Before the arrival of China's traditional lunar New Year, people in some parts of China are accustomed to make lanterns in observation of the coming lunar New Year. This time as the Ox lunar New Year is around the corner, people in certain local areas are busy with making ox lanterns.

Women are making ox lanterns to embrace the lunar year of ox in Kuisan village, located in Shandong Province, East of China. (Photo from Xinhua)

Another woman is decorating the ox lantern in Kuisan village, sit in East China's Shandong Province. (Photo from Xinhua)

With a long and abounding history, Chinese people have inherited various custom and habits. To explore and encourage the development of local speciality,  practice like lantern making should be advocated in a widespread way so that China's features and tradition will be known to the world.

Edit and written by Kitty