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Expats experience Lantern Festival immersion in Wenzhou

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ezhejiang.gov.cn|Updated: February 16, 2022

Expats in Wenzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, got an authentic taste of Lantern Festival traditions on Feb 15, drawing the Chinese New Year to a festive close.

Watch the video to learn about Akmal's lantern-making experience in Caocun town, Rui'an city. [Video/Wenzhou Overseas Media Center]

Akmal, an online influencer from Tajikistan, learned to make festive lanterns from Chi Renqian, a craftsman living in Caocun town, Rui'an. Lighting festive lanterns is one of the most important traditions of the Lantern Festival, and Caocun town boasts a lantern-making history of over 800 years.

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