The process of splitting a bamboo pole to make the bamboo strips, which are then worked into a lantern, is done entirely by hand, Tang Chiu-shui said. As one feels the blade slicing through the bamboo ...

The kantō bamboo poles come in four sizes, ranging from the smallest, a 5-meter pole carrying 24 lanterns, to the largest, a 12-meter giant that weighs as much as 50 kilograms and bears a rack of ...

Bamboo poles, which are both lightweight and strong, ... which lets in a small amount of light during the day and looks like a glowing lantern at night. Inside, ...