Lantern craftsman upholds 2,000-year-old tradition in China's Hangzhou

STORY: Lantern craftsman upholds 2,000-year-old tradition in China's Hangzhou DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:07 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of lanterns 2. STANDUP (English): ZHENG MENGYU, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CAI XUEAN, Inheritor of Xixing lantern-making skills STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHENG MENGYU, Xinhua correspondent "Happy Lantern Festival! This is a day when people go out at night, carrying paper lanterns and solving riddles. Here in Xixing town, Hangzhou city, east China's Zhejiang Province, the handmade Xixing bamboo lanterns have been existing as a cultural heritage for generations." 80-year-old Cai Xue'an is the oldest inheritor of Xixing lantern-making skills. Today he still runs his own lantern workshop. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CAI XUEAN, Inheritor of Xixing lantern-making skills "The Xixing lantern has a history of more than 2,000 years. I hope that what was created by the older generations can be passed forward." To better