On September 22, Yuncheng, Shanxi.
Feng Huailin, a palace lantern maker in Wangshou Village, Quanzhang Town, Xinjiang County, rushes to make various festival lanterns on the harvest festival of farmers.
Palace lanterns, also known as palace lanterns, began in the Eastern Han Dynasty and flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. They are mainly framed with fine wood, inlaid with silk yarn and glass, and painted with various beautiful patterns.
On this basis, Jiangzhou Palace Lantern incorporates traditional art elements such as paper-cutting and blue and white porcelain to meet the aesthetic needs of contemporary people.
Feng Huailin's palace lantern skills were inherited from his ancestors. His grandfather was good at sculpting and his father was good at mortise and tenon. Feng Huailin learned painting, calligraphy, carving and other skills and blended into it.
The production of a palace lantern includes 20 processes including material selection, design, flattening and polishing, hollowing out, and polishing.
Feng Huailin's palace lanterns are made of exquisite materials and exquisite carvings. The craftsmanship of Jiangzhou palace lanterns has become Yuncheng-level intangible cultural heritage.
(Reporter Qu Lixia and Fan Lifang)
Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】