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Fish-Shaped Lanterns - China

Fish-Shaped Lanterns - China

A villager makes fish-shaped lanterns in Wangmantian Village of Xitou Town in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, February 10, 2025. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune and parade with them cheerfully around the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, or February 12 this year. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Duan/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fish-Shaped Lanterns - China

Fish-Shaped Lanterns - China

A villager ignites the candles inside the fish-shaped lanterns in Wangmantian Village of Xitou Town in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, February 10, 2025. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune and parade with them cheerfully around the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, or February 12 this year. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Duan/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fish-Shaped Lanterns - China

Fish-Shaped Lanterns - China

A villager practices drumming in Wangmantian Village of Xitou Town in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, February 10, 2025. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune and parade with them cheerfully around the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, or February 12 this year. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Duan/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fish-Shaped Lanterns - China

Fish-Shaped Lanterns - China

A villager makes fish-shaped lanterns in Wangmantian Village of Xitou Town in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, February 8, 2025. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune and parade with them cheerfully around the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, or February 12 this year. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Duan/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fish-Shaped Lanterns - China

Fish-Shaped Lanterns - China

Kids holding fish-shaped lanterns pose for photos in Wangmantian Village of Xitou Town in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, February 10, 2025. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune and parade with them cheerfully around the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, or February 12 this year. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Duan/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fish-Shaped Lanterns - China

Fish-Shaped Lanterns - China

Villagers parade with fish-shaped lanterns in Wangmantian Village of Xitou Town in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, February 10, 2025. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune and parade with them cheerfully around the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, or February 12 this year. Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fish-Shaped Lanterns - China

Fish-Shaped Lanterns - China

Villagers parade with fish-shaped lanterns in Wangmantian Village of Xitou Town in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, February 10, 2025. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune and parade with them cheerfully around the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, or February 12 this year. Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fish-Shaped Lanterns - China

Fish-Shaped Lanterns - China

A villager makes fish-shaped lanterns in Wangmantian Village of Xitou Town in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, February 8, 2025. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune and parade with them cheerfully around the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, or February 12 this year. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Duan/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fish-Shaped Lanterns - China

Fish-Shaped Lanterns - China

Villagers parade with fish-shaped lanterns in Wangmantian Village of Xitou Town in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, February 10, 2025. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune and parade with them cheerfully around the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, or February 12 this year. Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fish-Shaped Lanterns - China

Fish-Shaped Lanterns - China

A tourist records the process of making fish-shaped lanterns at a workshop in Wangmantian Village of Xitou Town in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, February 8, 2025. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune and parade with them cheerfully around the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, or February 12 this year. Photo by Xinhua/Zhang Duan/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AmazingAnhui | New business forms advance development and protection of traditional fish-shaped lantern

AmazingAnhui | New business forms advance development and protection of traditional fish-shaped lantern

(240519) -- HUANGSHAN, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child plays with a fish-shaped lantern at a lantern workshop in Wangmantian Village in Xitou Township of Shexian County in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, May 10, 2024. In Xitou Township of Shexian County in east China's Anhui Province, local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune for over six centuries. While protecting the intangible cultural heritage, Xitou Township has worked on expanding new business forms in recent years. Fish-shaped lanterns of diverse sizes and materials have been made for display, performance, and sale. Other business development including study tour themed on intangible cultural heritage, related cultural and creative products and lantern-making experience also emerged. (Photo by Fan Chengzhu/Xinhua)

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AmazingAnhui | New business forms advance development and protection of traditional fish-shaped lantern

AmazingAnhui | New business forms advance development and protection of traditional fish-shaped lantern

(240519) -- HUANGSHAN, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Shengjuan, a county-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor, makes a fish-shaped lantern at a workshop in Wangmantian Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, May 10, 2024. In Xitou Township of Shexian County in east China's Anhui Province, local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune for over six centuries. While protecting the intangible cultural heritage, Xitou Township has worked on expanding new business forms in recent years. Fish-shaped lanterns of diverse sizes and materials have been made for display, performance, and sale. Other business development including study tour themed on intangible cultural heritage, related cultural and creative products and lantern-making experience also emerged. (Xinhua/Fu Tian)

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AmazingAnhui | New business forms advance development and protection of traditional fish-shaped lantern

AmazingAnhui | New business forms advance development and protection of traditional fish-shaped lantern

(240519) -- HUANGSHAN, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Villagers practise the fish-shaped lantern performance at a workshop in Wangmantian Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, May 10, 2024. In Xitou Township of Shexian County in east China's Anhui Province, local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune for over six centuries. While protecting the intangible cultural heritage, Xitou Township has worked on expanding new business forms in recent years. Fish-shaped lanterns of diverse sizes and materials have been made for display, performance, and sale. Other business development including study tour themed on intangible cultural heritage, related cultural and creative products and lantern-making experience also emerged. (Xinhua/Fu Tian)

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AmazingAnhui | New business forms advance development and protection of traditional fish-shaped lantern

AmazingAnhui | New business forms advance development and protection of traditional fish-shaped lantern

(240519) -- HUANGSHAN, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child plays with a fish-shaped lantern at a lantern workshop in Wangmantian Village in Xitou Township of Shexian County in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, May 10, 2024. In Xitou Township of Shexian County in east China's Anhui Province, local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune for over six centuries. While protecting the intangible cultural heritage, Xitou Township has worked on expanding new business forms in recent years. Fish-shaped lanterns of diverse sizes and materials have been made for display, performance, and sale. Other business development including study tour themed on intangible cultural heritage, related cultural and creative products and lantern-making experience also emerged. (Xinhua/Fu Tian)

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AmazingAnhui | New business forms advance development and protection of traditional fish-shaped lantern

AmazingAnhui | New business forms advance development and protection of traditional fish-shaped lantern

(240519) -- HUANGSHAN, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huawu, a county-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor, makes a fish-shaped lantern at a workshop in Wangmantian Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, May 10, 2024. In Xitou Township of Shexian County in east China's Anhui Province, local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune for over six centuries. While protecting the intangible cultural heritage, Xitou Township has worked on expanding new business forms in recent years. Fish-shaped lanterns of diverse sizes and materials have been made for display, performance, and sale. Other business development including study tour themed on intangible cultural heritage, related cultural and creative products and lantern-making experience also emerged. (Xinhua/Fu Tian)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240224) -- BEIJING, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The fish-shaped lantern performing team patrol in Wangmantian Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 22, 2024. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune on the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, or Feb. 24 this year. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-SHEXIAN COUNTY-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FISH-SHAPED LANTERN (CN)

CHINA-ANHUI-SHEXIAN COUNTY-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FISH-SHAPED LANTERN (CN)

(240223) -- SHEXIAN, Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The fish-shaped lantern performing team patrol in Wangmantian Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 22, 2024. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune on the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, or Feb. 24 this year. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-SHEXIAN COUNTY-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FISH-SHAPED LANTERN (CN)

CHINA-ANHUI-SHEXIAN COUNTY-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FISH-SHAPED LANTERN (CN)

(240223) -- SHEXIAN, Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take photos of a fish-shaped lantern in Wangmantian Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 22, 2024. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune on the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, or Feb. 24 this year. (Photo by Fan Chengzhu/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-SHEXIAN COUNTY-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FISH-SHAPED LANTERN (CN)

CHINA-ANHUI-SHEXIAN COUNTY-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FISH-SHAPED LANTERN (CN)

(240223) -- SHEXIAN, Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The fish-shaped lantern performing team patrol in Wangmantian Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 22, 2024. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune on the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, or Feb. 24 this year. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-SHEXIAN COUNTY-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FISH-SHAPED LANTERN (CN)

CHINA-ANHUI-SHEXIAN COUNTY-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FISH-SHAPED LANTERN (CN)

(240223) -- SHEXIAN, Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The fish-shaped lantern performing team patrol in Wangmantian Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 22, 2024. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune on the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, or Feb. 24 this year. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-SHEXIAN COUNTY-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FISH-SHAPED LANTERN (CN)

CHINA-ANHUI-SHEXIAN COUNTY-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FISH-SHAPED LANTERN (CN)

(240223) -- SHEXIAN, Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The fish-shaped lantern performing team patrol in Wangmantian Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 22, 2024. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune on the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, or Feb. 24 this year. (Photo by Fan Chengzhu/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-SHEXIAN COUNTY-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FISH-SHAPED LANTERN (CN)

CHINA-ANHUI-SHEXIAN COUNTY-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FISH-SHAPED LANTERN (CN)

(240223) -- SHEXIAN, Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The fish-shaped lantern performing team patrol in Wangmantian Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 22, 2024. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune on the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, or Feb. 24 this year. (Photo by Fan Chengzhu/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-SHEXIAN COUNTY-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FISH-SHAPED LANTERN (CN)

CHINA-ANHUI-SHEXIAN COUNTY-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FISH-SHAPED LANTERN (CN)

(240223) -- SHEXIAN, Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The fish-shaped lantern performing team patrol in Wangmantian Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 22, 2024. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune on the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, or Feb. 24 this year. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-SHEXIAN COUNTY-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FISH-SHAPED LANTERN (CN)

CHINA-ANHUI-SHEXIAN COUNTY-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FISH-SHAPED LANTERN (CN)

(240223) -- SHEXIAN, Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor holds a fish-shaped lantern in Wangmantian Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 22, 2024. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune on the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, or Feb. 24 this year. (Photo by Fan Chengzhu/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-LANTERN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION (CN)

#CHINA-LANTERN FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION (CN)

(220215) -- HUANGSHAN, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A local villager holding a fish-shaped lantern parades to celebrate the Lantern Festival in Wangmantian Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 14, 2022. The Lantern Festival, the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 15 this year. (Photo by Shui Congze/Xinhua)

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