How festival lanterns are made

How festival lanterns are made

The colourful lanterns that you see each year at the Lantern Festival are largely made by hand, and the process can be a long one. View the slideshow below to learn more about how these lanterns are made.

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New lanterns created for the festival often begin with a rough sketch by Asia:NZ’s culture director Jennifer King. This is a new lantern for 2012, and shows a mother and daughter doing traditional paper cutting.