Xiushan Lantern Kupanga Chizindikiro cha Mtundu, Zithunzi Zojambulidwa by Xuanli Pan

Xiushan Lantern Kupanga Chizindikiro cha Mtundu, Zithunzi Zojambulidwa by Xuanli Pan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Zithunzi, Zojambulidwa ndi Kulumikizana Mwazithunzi Competition Category.

BronzeZithunzi· 2026

Xiushan Lantern Kupanga Chizindikiro cha Mtundu, Zithunzi Zojambulidwa

by Xuanli Pan

Client: Northeastern University of China

Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award Winner in Zithunzi Category

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The Design

About Xiushan Lantern Kupanga Chizindikiro cha Mtundu, Zithunzi Zojambulidwa

Xiushan Lantern ndi ntchito yopanga chizindikiro cha mtundu ndi zithunzi zojambulidwa yozikidwa pa Gule wa Nyali wa Xiu Shan, chikhalidwe chosaoneka cha dziko lonse cha kum'mwera chakum'mawa kwa Chongqing. Kapangidwe kake kamatengera mawonekedwe a nyali, mapatani a chikhalidwe cha anthu, mitundu ya makolo ndi mayendedwe a gule, ndipo kenako amazifotokozeranso m'chinenero chosavuta chamakono chowonera. Zithunzizo zimajambulidwa ndi pulogalamu ya vekitala ndipo zimagwiritsidwa ntchito pa zinthu za chikhalidwe, kuphatikizapo maenvelopu ofiira osindikizidwa pa pepala lomwe lingagwiritsidwenso ntchito ndi zinthu zina zopangidwa ndi akiriliki. Cholinga chake ndi kubweretsa chikhalidwe cha nyali m'moyo wa tsiku ndi tsiku ndi kuthandizira kupitiriza kwake.

The Recognition

About the Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award

Xiushan Lantern Kupanga Chizindikiro cha Mtundu, Zithunzi Zojambulidwa ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka kwambiri komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe abwino kwambiri omwe amaonekera ndi luso lolenga, kuchenjera ndi nzeru zakuthwa. Opambana a Bronze ndi zinthu zaluso kwambiri ndi zolenga modabwitsa zomwe zimatsimikizira zochitika zazikulu, kulingalira ndi kuchenjera kwa opanga awo. Xiushan Lantern Kupanga Chizindikiro cha Mtundu, Zithunzi Zojambulidwa akuyembekezeka kukhala chinthu choyamikiridwa, chosirira ndi chokondedwa, chaukatswiri wapadera ndi chatsopano. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award awa amaphatikiza machitidwe abwino kwambiri a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo ndipo ndi abwino kwambiri chifukwa cha kusamala kwawo zazing'ono. Xiushan Lantern Kupanga Chizindikiro cha Mtundu, Zithunzi Zojambulidwa amakwaniritsa zosowa mokongola, kukhudza zilakolako, kukopa mitima ndi kudzutsa chidwi.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The work takes the national-level intangible cultural heritage, Xiu'an Lantern Dance, as the core for creation. It extracts its classic shapes, folk patterns and traditional colors, and reinterprets the traditional imagery with modern design language. By integrating contemporary aesthetics, it integrates the intangible cultural heritage into daily life. It not only inherits the regional cultural heritage but also gives a trendy expression to the lantern culture.
Dimensions & Packaging: 3600 x 3600 pixels, 300dpi, RGB
Tags: Branding, Visual Identity, Graphic Design, Cultural and creative product, Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage
Production Technology: This series of illustrations and patterns were created by the illustrator using vector design software. It is made through advanced printing and manufacturing techniques to showcase the exquisite details of the illustrations. Meanwhile, the red envelopes are printed on environmentally friendly and recyclable paper, while the other printed items are printed on acrylic materials.
Design Challenge: The main challenge of this design lies in how to extract the essence from the complex traditional elements of Xiu Shan Flower Lanterns, while preserving the original flavor of the intangible cultural heritage and transforming it into modern design language. At the same time, it is necessary to balance the cultural core and the practicality of cultural innovation, avoiding the rigid stacking of symbols, taking into account regional characteristics and contemporary aesthetics, and allowing the ancient intangible cultural heritage to truly integrate into modern life.
Research: Xiu Shan Lantern Dance, as a national-level intangible cultural heritage, is a precious folk culture treasure in the southeastern part of Chongqing. However, its dissemination form is traditional and disconnected from modern life, making it difficult to attract young people. This research uses cultural innovation as a carrier, delves into the core of the lantern dance culture, and revitalizes the intangible heritage through modern design, allowing traditional culture to integrate into daily life, and achieving the protection and innovative inheritance of regional cultural heritage.
Inspiration: The inspiration for this work comes from the intangible cultural heritage of Xishan Lantern Show in China. It extracts the lantern shape, folk patterns and dance movements, and integrates local culture. It translates the traditional intangible cultural heritage's charm with modern design language, eliminating the complexity and redundancy, allowing the ancient lantern culture to be integrated into daily life and achieving the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage.
Project Duration: Launched in Chongqing, China in 2025.
Operation Flow: By extracting distinctive elements of Shouxian flower lanterns and dance movements for creation, the local cultural characteristics are highlighted. A set of eco-friendly materials is designed, balancing practicality and commemorative value. The local flower lantern performances usually take place during the Spring Festival. Therefore, this work combines the traditional Chinese red envelopes with Spring Festival items, integrating these cultural products into people's daily lives, in order to promote and strengthen the culture of Shouxian flower lanterns.
Team Members: Pan Xuanli
Image Credits: Image #1 : Illustration Pan Xuanli 2025.
Image #2 : Illustration Pan Xuanli 2025.
Image #3 : Illustration Pan Xuanli 2025.
Image #4 : Illustration Pan Xuanli 2025.
Image #5 : Illustration Pan Xuanli 2025.