Senior makes tiger lanterns to celebrate upcoming Chinese zodiac Year of the Tiger

Cao Zhenrong, an artisan of the Jiangsu provincial intangible cultural heritage practice of lantern-making, wastes no time in making tiger lanterns before the Chinese zodiac Year of Tiger, which falls on February 1, 2022. [Photo: VCG]

Cao Zhenrong, an artisan of the Jiangsu provincial intangible cultural heritage practice of lantern-making, wastes no time in making tiger lanterns before the Chinese zodiac Year of Tiger, which falls on February 1, 2022. [Photo: VCG]

Cao has finished more than 200 handmade colorful lanterns in the shape of tigers. [Photo: VCG]