Set around a sweet courtyard, hung unsurprisingly with red lanterns, Red Lantern House is located down a hutong (old alleyway).

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He shot to fame in the late 1980s with a the successful Red Sorghum (1987) and Raise the Red Lantern (1991).

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Coming in red, gray and clear, the lantern gives the feeling of having a live fire in the room but without the fuss.

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