٠٠:٠٤:٣٥China: 'Red Lantern Village' ramps up production ahead of New Year festivities
Locals in Shanxi province’s Yangzhao village are busy making red lanterns ahead of China’s Spring Festival and the Chinese Year of the Rabbit, as seen in footage captured last Friday, January 6.
This year, demand is particularly high for the decorative items as people all across China celebrate following Beijing’s abrupt reversal of its stringent zero-COVID policies.
"This year's lantern market is particularly hot, mainly due to the shortage of lanterns after the epidemic is released. Now that our inventory has been sold out, every household is rushing to make lanterns," explained Zhao Changqing, a lantern producer in Yangzhao.
The village, also known as 'Red Lantern Village' produces millions of lanterns every year and has a long history of manufacturing lanterns, dating back centuries.
"Our lantern-making in Yangzhao Village has been made since the Qing Dynasty, and it has a history of hundreds of years,” Changqing said.
"My father has been making lanterns since 2008 and has been doing it for 15 years. We can make more than 400,000 lanterns every year and send them to all parts of the cities."
There are around 100 factories and workshops and 2,000 residents in Yangzhao and surrounding villages, which are also involved in lantern production.
As many as four million pairs of lanterns can be produced annually, with an output value of 100 million yuan (14.4 million euros).
As a seasonal product, the peak of the lantern sales season comes ahead of the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, which will take place this year on January 22.
٠٠:٠٤:٣٥Locals in Shanxi province’s Yangzhao village are busy making red lanterns ahead of China’s Spring Festival and the Chinese Year of the Rabbit, as seen in footage captured last Friday, January 6.
This year, demand is particularly high for the decorative items as people all across China celebrate following Beijing’s abrupt reversal of its stringent zero-COVID policies.
"This year's lantern market is particularly hot, mainly due to the shortage of lanterns after the epidemic is released. Now that our inventory has been sold out, every household is rushing to make lanterns," explained Zhao Changqing, a lantern producer in Yangzhao.
The village, also known as 'Red Lantern Village' produces millions of lanterns every year and has a long history of manufacturing lanterns, dating back centuries.
"Our lantern-making in Yangzhao Village has been made since the Qing Dynasty, and it has a history of hundreds of years,” Changqing said.
"My father has been making lanterns since 2008 and has been doing it for 15 years. We can make more than 400,000 lanterns every year and send them to all parts of the cities."
There are around 100 factories and workshops and 2,000 residents in Yangzhao and surrounding villages, which are also involved in lantern production.
As many as four million pairs of lanterns can be produced annually, with an output value of 100 million yuan (14.4 million euros).
As a seasonal product, the peak of the lantern sales season comes ahead of the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, which will take place this year on January 22.