As the Mid-Autumn Festival is five days away, a busy atmosphere pervades Phu Binh lantern making village, which is now over 50 years old, in District 11, Ho Chi Minh City.

Artisans in the village manually make lanterns with various shapes and colors.

There are many phases to complete hand-made lanterns, including choosing bamboo trees, cutting bamboo sticks to make frames, painting plastic papers for wrapping the frames, and decorating the lanterns.

Artisan Nguyen Trong Thanh said traditional lanterns using candles feature a great cultural value of Vietnamese people.

Children and those who are interested in cultural and artistic values still prefer them.

Nguyen Trong Binh, who has had half a century of experience in making lanterns, said he spent much time restoring traditional lanterns and preserving the craft.

Phu Binh’s lanterns have been put up for sale across Vietnam.

Luong Nhu Hoc Street, which is known as the ‘Lantern Street’ in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, welcomes thousands of customers a day who come to admire and buy lanterns.

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