A craftswoman concentrates
on making a colorful lantern bearing the made-up image of a Peking
Opera character.(photo source: Xinhua)
Craftsmen in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou are
in a hurry to make colorful lanterns for this year's Mid-Autumn
Festival, which falls on September 25.
In addition to eating moon cakes, the Mid-Autumn Festival is
full of folklore and traditions, including observing the sea-tide
and lighting bright and colorful lanterns.
A craftswoman produces
colorful lanterns in the shape of flower, in a local lantern
factory in Suzhou in east Chinap. (photo source: Xinhua)
The Mid-Autumn Festival, the third major festival of the Chinese
calendar, is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month.
(CRI.cn September 11, 2007)
