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The village making lanterns for Lunar New Year | BBC News
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2:31Now PlayingPreparations are under way for the Lunar New Year celebrations, which take place in February.
One village in Hebei Province in north China is a hub for the manufacture of the traditional red lanterns to supply shops and restaurants, making 80% of the China's lanterns for the festivities.
The BBC's China Correspondent Stephen McDonell travelled to Tuntou to see how it’s done.
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