Band members Brad Delson and Mike Shinoda served as the album's primary producers. The band recorded the album between September 2015 and February 2017 in multiple studios. It is the last Linkin Park album to feature lead vocalist Chester Bennington before his death on July 20, 2017. It was released on May 19, 2017, through Warner Bros. 'I'm old and feel keen that my abilities fall short of my wishes, but I can still continue to make lanterns for four or five more years,' said Zou.One More Light is the seventh studio album by American rock band Linkin Park. Now, Zou's two granddaughters as well as his son and daughter-in-law have all joined him in making lanterns. If no one makes the lanterns, the traditional folk custom will be lost,' said Zou. 'Sending lights is our local custom and it's quite popular. The amount of time and effort required for lantern-making has led to the dwindling numbers of handicrafters, but Zou still insists on it as he has a deep affection for the traditional handicraft. 'The real essence of the traditional folk art is released when the light shines through the paper-cuts,' said Zou, noting that the lantern shows in big cities seem to only care about appearance while losing the traditional appeal. In Zou's eyes, the beauty of traditional lanterns lies in the interaction between light and paper-cutting. 'Now, we use glue, and it's more efficient.' Zou said adhesive paste was used years ago, but it would become hard overnight. The craft of pasting paper-cuts has been improved in recent years. Paper-cutting relates much to the design, which usually adopts symmetrical patterns so that the light can better radiate out from the inside. 'If it's too tender, it will easily shrink, and if it's too old, it will easily break,' said Zou, adding that the more accurately cut the bamboo is, the better the lanterns will be. The lantern frame requires bamboo that has grown for about two years - not too tender or too old. Making a lantern usually takes three steps - framing, paper-cutting, and pasting. This year, Zou made about 500 lanterns that were sent out to people from over 120 surrounding villages. It is lantern handicrafters' persistence that keeps the traditions alive.įor Zou, the Spring Festival is the busiest time of the year, leaving him with only three or four hours of sleep after making lanterns all day. Accompanied by the sounds of gongs and drums, children carry small lanterns while adults shoulder larger traditional lanterns - the 'lantern parade' begins. When evening falls, the lanterns are lit. In Wenchang, people usually 'send lights' to celebrate and express their wishes and expectations, a tradition dating back more than 100 years. The Lantern Festival, which falls on Tuesday this year, is the climactic end to the Chinese New Year holiday. The typical structure of the traditional handicraft includes lanterns with auspicious Chinese characters such as 'Fu' and 'Xi,' which mean fortune and happiness. Zou, 73, has been making festive lanterns for over 40 years in Baiyan Village of Wenchang City, south China's Hainan Province. 14 (Xinhua) - Holding a small steel file in one calloused hand and a hammer in the other, Zou Hongda finished a thick pile of paper-cutting artwork after a few knocks with his trusty tool.

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