Shaanxi couple keeps 400-year bamboo lantern craft alive for Spring Festival
By Qin Feng in Xi'an and Chen Meiling |
chinadaily.com.cn |
Updated: 2026-02-12 20:28
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The lanterns come in flexible shapes, decorated with exquisite ornaments. They carry a stronger festival charm than mass-produced plastic ones. The fire wheel and star patterns are iconic in Xi'an's Bofang village, where the couple resides.
Bofang sits beside Jingyu Valley, home to forests of bamboo. The unique bamboo resources have enabled the village to pass down the bamboo lantern craft through the generations. Zhang has continued his family's craft for more than 40 years, and Geng learned it after they married.
