What are the types of traditional paper lanterns? Where can I buy them?

Taobao.com and Paipai.com both sell them. Chinese lanterns are also collectively known as lantern colors. Originated more than 1800 years ago in the Western Han Dynasty, every year around the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar, people hang up red lanterns to symbolize the meaning of reunion, to create a festive atmosphere. Later on, lanterns became the symbol of festivity for Chinese people. Through successive generations of lantern artists inheritance and development, the formation of colorful varieties and high level of craftsmanship. From the types of lanterns: palace lanterns, gauze lanterns, chandeliers and so on. From the shape of points, there are figures, landscapes, birds and flowers, dragons and phoenixes, fish and insects, etc., in addition to the horse lanterns for people to enjoy. Chinese lanterns combine the art of painting, paper-cutting, papier-maché, felting, etc., and are made from bamboo, wood, rattan, straw, animal horns, metal, damask and silk, etc., which are produced in various regions. Among the lanterns made in ancient China, palace lanterns and gauze lanterns are the most famous. Lanterns are closely linked to Chinese life, and they are found in temples and living rooms everywhere. Carefully projected, China has lamps after the Qin and Han Dynasties, and paper lanterns may be after the invention of paper in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Chinese lanterns are not only used for illumination, but also as a symbol. Wu Dunhou said that he used to make bridal lanterns (i.e., palace lanterns) to represent wedding festivities; gabion lanterns to signify funerary occasions; and umbrella lanterns (Chinese character lanterns) to signify a thriving family, as "lantern" and "ding" are phonetically identical. Therefore, in the past, every family had a lantern hanging under the eaves of the house and in the living room. The fact that there are still two large lanterns in front of the deity's ding-tao at today's welcome ceremony is a continuation of this custom. However, I am afraid that the most reverie and expectation of the lanterns is the lanterns of the Lantern Festival. The custom of viewing lanterns at the Lantern Festival originated at the beginning of the Han Dynasty, and during the reign of the Tang Dynasty, in order to celebrate the prosperity of the country and the peace of the people, lanterns were tied up to symbolize the "colorful dragons that signify auspiciousness and the strength of the people and the country," and the lanterns have become widely popular since then. When Zhu Yuanzhang, the capital of Ming Dynasty, established Nanjing, he set up 10,000 water lanterns on the Qinhuai River; the Yongle Dynasty erected a large lantern post at the Wumen Gate, and set up a "Lantern Market" outside the Huamen Gate, which made it possible for Beiping to still have a street called "Lantern Market". After the Republic of China, although the lanterns are still there, they are much more subdued. Fortunately, nowadays, due to the China Fever, lanterns are gradually playing an important role in home decorations, but the materials of lanterns nowadays have changed from paper and bamboo to cloth, plastic, and iron wires, and the shapes and colors of lanterns are very different from those of the traditional ones. Traditionally, the yellow color was the dominant color in temples, and the size and color of the lanterns varied according to personal preference, without any symbolic meaning. In addition to illumination, lanterns have other meanings. Surname Lanterns: One side of the lantern is the family name, and the other side is the name of the official that the ancestor used to hold. For example, the surname "Xie" is the crown prince's major, and the surname "Zheng" is the king of Yanping Shao, and so on. Auspicious Lamps: On one side of the lamp is the family name or the name of a god, and on the other side is an auspicious design of the Eight Immortals (Lv Dongbin, He Xiannu, etc.), the Three Stars of Fortune, Luck and Longevity, and so on. General type: Same as character lamps and auspicious lamps, one side of the lamp is the name of the family name or god or auspicious words, and the other side is an auspicious pattern. Official Lamp: The words and pictures painted on the lamp are the same as those of the general lamp, but the bottom is black and the words are gold. Only when the emperor's royal gift, you can hang this kind of lantern.