
6. Go to Potan ancient town in June
The tourists will be impressed by the ancient street paved with cobblestones the minute they set foot on the Potan ancient town in Xianju county, east China's Zhejiang province. This two-kilometer-long street runs from east to west.
The boneless festive lantern from Potan was listed as the national intangible cultural heritage. Xianju boneless festive lantern originated in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) in Xianju County in East China's Zhejiang Province. The embroidered boneless festive lantern of Xianju is reputed as the "No. 1 lantern of China".
In ancient times, Xianju lanterns were reserved for use in imperial palaces and their construction techniques limited to only a few artisans.
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