Lantern-makers limber-up for Mid-Autumn Festival in Suzhou
(CRI)
Updated: 2007-09-12 11:34
Updated: 2007-09-12 11:34
 A craftswoman concentrates on making a colorful lantern bearing the made-up image of a Peking Opera character, in a local lantern factory in Suzhou, east China on Monday, September 10, 2007. [Photo: 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.
The Mid-Autumn Festival, the third major festival of the Chinese calendar, is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth month.
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