GLOBALink | Fish-shaped lanterns illuminate traditional festivals in east China's ancient county-Xinhua
GLOBALink | Fish-shaped lanterns illuminate traditional festivals in east China's ancient county
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2026-03-04 11:20:31
SHEXIAN, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Local villagers in Shexian County, east China's Anhui Province, have the tradition of making fish-shaped lanterns, an intangible cultural heritage, on festival days to pray for harvest and good fortune.
The parade featuring fish-shaped lanterns is an important folk cultural event celebrated during traditional festivals.
Nowadays, as the fish-shaped lantern has become well known, local people are developing new businesses connected to it, such as tourism and cultural or creative products.
A tourist poses for photos with fish-shaped lanterns in Wangmantian Village, Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, March 1, 2026. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)Villagers parade with fish-shaped lanterns in Wangmantian Village, Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, March 1, 2026. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)A villager makes a fish-shaped lantern in Wangmantian Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, March 1, 2026. (Photo by Fan Chengzhu/Xinhua)Tourists learn to make fish-shaped lanterns in Wangmantian Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, March 1, 2026. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)People watch a performance featuring fish-shaped lanterns in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 4, 2026. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)Tourists shop at a souvenir shop themed on fish-shaped lanterns in Zhanqi Village, Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, March 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)Villagers make fish-shaped lanterns in Zhanqi Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, March 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)People watch a fish-shaped lanterns performance in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 4, 2026. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)Tourists shop at a souvenir shop themed on fish-shaped lanterns in Zhanqi Village, Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, March 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)Performers holding fish-shaped lanterns perform in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 19, 2025. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)A staff member presents a product at a souvenir shop themed on fish-shaped lanterns in Zhanqi Village, Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 29, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)A craftsman makes a fish-shaped lantern in Zhanqi Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, March 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)A fish-shaped lantern performing team stages a performance in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 28, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)People watch a fish-shaped lanterns parade in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 14, 2026. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)A tourist holding a fish-shaped lantern poses for photos in Zhanqi Village, Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 14, 2026. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)People watch a fish-shaped lanterns parade in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 14, 2026. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)A craftswoman presents a fish-shaped lantern in Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 28, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 29, 2026 shows a fish-shaped lantern at an ancestral hall in Zhanqi Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province. (Photo by Fan Chengzhu/Xinhua)People watch a fish-shaped lanterns performance in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 4, 2026. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)A tourist holding a fish-shaped lantern poses for photos in Zhanqi Village, Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 14, 2026. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)
