Lanterns for the Mid-Autumn Festival in Stone Nullah Lane

by | Sep 20, 2021 | Students

Stone Nullah Lane is a street located in Wanchai District, Hong Kong Island.
There are many hawkers along the northern section of the street, and they cannot drive.
A young lady with short hair came by herself, bowed her head and carefully selected the lanterns on the shop floor.
An elderly people holding display lanterns hung on the ceiling, choosing a style.
At this time, a child carried a schoolbag and followed his mother to pick a lantern.
After choosing, he stared wide-eyed and watched the shopkeeper bring out a new lantern of this style for him.
The owner carefully explained to them how to assemble the lanterns and carefully checked the quality of the lanterns.
In the end, the purchase of lanterns for the Mid-Autumn Festival was over.
“Happy Holidays” hangs under the lanterns. The custom of buying lanterns for this traditional holiday continues to this day.

Stone Nullah Lane is located in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, named after the water channel that until 1959 ran down its middle. The street is noted for its historical landmarks, most notably the Blue House and Wan Chai Pak Tai Temple.

Different from those historical buildings, the north side of this street is full of small vendors. Before the coming Mid-Autumn Festival, many locals came here to buy food, supplies and lanterns for the festival.

A lantern shop was crowded with customers, and everyone was looking up to pick lanterns. There were young people who came alone, a family who came together, and children with schoolbags. The owner was busy with settlement and explanation to customers.

The Mid-Autumn Festival atmosphere was permeated in this lantern shop, with good wishes for the festival.


Tags: Hong Kong, lantern, Mid-Autumn Festival, Stone Nullah Lane, Wan Chai