Millennium-old lantern array lights up in Gansu, China

STORY: Millennium-old lantern array lights up in Gansu, China DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: ZHANGYE, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the lantern array 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIAO WENJIE, Inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, meandering array of illuminated lanterns STORYLINE: A meandering array of illuminated lanterns is a millennium-old intangible cultural heritage item in Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province. During the Spring Festival, local people walk into the lantern "maze," hoping to have a good harvest and a happy life next year. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JIAO WENJIE, Inheritor of the meandering array of illuminated lanterns "My father is the second-generation inheritor of the traditional lantern array. In the earliest days, they made simple paper lanterns to arrange the array. After years of development, the lantern array becomes more enriched with the support of the scenic spot. As an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage, I feel so honored

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