Gloomy outlook for traditional lanterns


A classic favourite: Customers posing with the colourful handmade lanterns hung from the ceiling of Tai Tong Restaurant in George Town. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: That craze for old-school lanterns is back again, but the days of playing with these quaint ornaments are numbered as apparently, only a few lantern makers are still operating.

A restaurant here that has been selling thousands of them every Mid-Autumn Festival over the past 10 years is having trouble keeping the tradition alive because many lantern makers have retired.

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