As the Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) is approaching, Xiayang Town, Yongding District, Longyan City, Fujian Province, as a famous hometown of overseas Chinese, is quietly warming up a 300 year long lantern feast. On February 26th, at the traditional lantern making site in Zhongchuan Village, Xiayang Town, Yongding District, villagers worked together and cooperated seamlessly, using their ingenuity to make lanterns. Through more than 20 processes such as cutting bamboo, cutting bamboo strips, pasting paper, and painting, they rushed to make traditional handmade lanterns. Bamboo utensils are transformed into exquisite skeletons in the hands of craftsmen, and rice paper blooms with dynamic patterns after being painted. Traditional shapes such as drum lamps, lotus lamps, and flower basket lamps are gradually taking shape. The production process of drum lanterns is numerous, with over twenty steps involved. We started preparing in January and started on the second and third day of the lunar new year. We expect to complete the project by the eleventh or twelfth day of January. ”Traditional handmade lantern craftsman Hu Yuhu introduced. Following elders to make lanterns and listening to their old stories about making lanterns is particularly interesting. It makes me very happy and proud to think that my own lamp can be lit on Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) night, so that tourists and villagers can see it. ”Hu Dingying, a villager from Zhongchuan Village, said with pride on his face. It is reported that the handmade lanterns from Yongding Xiayang have a history of more than 300 years, originating from the Suzhou Hangzhou craftsmanship of the Qing Dynasty. After being localized and transformed by Hakka craftsmen, they have formed a unique style with exquisite patterns, strong three-dimensional sense, and unique overseas Chinese charm. Among numerous lamp types, the "bamboo pole lamp" is the most spectacular. It consists of four bamboo poles hanging on six feet in a group, which are connected and the poles are linked together. During the Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) night parade, the poles are connected head to tail and extend like a dragon, which is not only a long light, but also a link to maintain the local feelings. Nowadays, convenient and beautiful electronic lanterns have gradually become mainstream, but every household in the Western world has never stopped adhering to the tradition of handmade lanterns. An old lamp connects the roots of the countryside with the emotions of overseas Chinese, embodying the longing for a better life, and witnessing the vivid practice of intangible cultural heritage's active inheritance and cultural confidence rooted in the countryside. This is not only a decoration for festivals, but also a cultural totem of Hakka people's "welcoming lanterns and welcoming children", a vivid connection between local roots and overseas Chinese sentiment. Hu Saibiao, president of the Earthen Building in Fujian Province College of Literature, said, "The 'lantern' is homophonic to 'Ding', and the welcoming lantern is the welcoming lantern, which carries the good wishes of adding more talents and wealth. The unique feature of hand-made lanterns is their unique ingenuity, which can not be copied. Now more and more young people have joined in, and the vitality of this intangible heritage is being continued and inherited." (Lixin News Agency)