What kind of paper is used in the oil paper lanterns made in Chaoshan?

The oil paper lanterns made in Chaoshan are made of special oil paper, following the ancient method, self-adjusting paste, boiling tung oil, hardening and thickening of the paper without changing the transmittance, which is the secret of their oil paper lanterns not to be bitten by cockroaches and rats, and not to fade in more than ten years.

The older generation believes that a large part of the reason why people are attracted to paper lanterns is because of the auspicious symbolism they contain. In Chaoshan dialect, "lamp" and "ding", "bamboo" and "de" homophonic, so the lantern made of bamboo Therefore, lanterns made of bamboo represent "prosperity" and "virtue". The completion of the palace and temple, wedding, marriage, add Ding into the wealth, when there are happy events, people always like to buy lanterns to add atmosphere. Zheng Yi's handmade lanterns are in great demand, with customers from all over Chaoshan, even from Hong Kong. Every year, Zheng Yi always have to make some bead lamps sent to Hong Kong, Guangzhou and other places, "This year, I also made for the Hong Kong Wong Tai Sin Temple, a diameter of 2 meters, 3 meters high giant lanterns, in a foreign country to see the lights such as seeing the homeland, the hometown of the light is warmer," mention their own masterpieces, Zheng Yi, his eyes light, happy.

"There are two main types of lanterns: the barrel type and the persimmon type," Zheng Yi said while compiling the lanterns. "The ancient names such as Daho, Daji, Dabu, Shakufu, and Shakuji are the fixed sizes of the traditional oil-paper lanterns. In addition, some of the lanterns should be written on the front of the family name, written on the back of the "Hall, County, House, the first" and other allusions to the family name, to herald the family prosperous Dingxing.