Chinese Palace Lanterns Made for Spring Festival

A woman paints decorative parts of palace lanterns in a factory in Pan’an, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Dec. 27, 2011. Local palace lantern business saw a peak season as the traditional Chinese new year is approaching. The Chinese palace lantern is a popular decoration for the Spring Festival, Chinese new year on the Lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

A man paints bases of palace lanterns in a factory in Pan’an, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Dec. 27, 2011. Local palace lantern business saw a peak season as the traditional Chinese new year is approaching. The Chinese palace lantern is a popular decoration for the Spring Festival, Chinese new year on the Lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

A woman makes palace lanterns in a factory in Pan’an, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Dec. 27, 2011. Local palace lantern business saw a peak season as the traditional Chinese new year is approaching. The Chinese palace lantern is a popular decoration for the Spring Festival, Chinese new year on the Lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Source: Xinhua