Yuyuan Garden Lantern Festival to light up Shanghai on New Year's Day
By Wang Xin in Shanghai |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2024-12-17 20:19
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Themed "Beyond Lanterns", the exhibition is the first of its kind in Shanghai and will comprehensively showcase the history, folk culture, craftsmanship and unique charm of lanterns. In addition to 13 pieces of ancient lantern artifacts from museums and 10 nianhua (Chinese New Year paintings) kept in the Shanghai Library, the exhibition will also showcase lantern masterpieces made by inheritors of intangible cultural heritage from eight cities across the nation, including Shanghai, Beijing, Chaozhou and Shantou in Guangdong province, Zigong in Sichuan province, Quanzhou in Fujian province.
