Future 'glitters' for traditional lanterns

The industry in Zigong continues to see further growth in its overseas markets

In a lantern-making factory in Zigong, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Zhou Xian talks about a wire frame structure shaped into a human figure.

"This is the framework of a color lantern based on an image of a Terracotta Warrior," said Zhou, a vice-president of the Lantern Group, the biggest lantern-making company in the city.