The process of making lanterns

The process of making lanterns is as follows:

1, first of all, prepare the materials red, yellow drawing paper 1 each; 1 pair of safety scissors, 1 stapler; white latex or glue stick, red woolen root 1 each.

2. Fold the red paper horizontally, and use safety scissors to cut the red paper at equal distances from the fold.

3. Fold a small portion of the yellow paper horizontally and tear it away, roll up the remaining paper along the long edge and secure the opening with a stapler. You can also replace the staples in this step with white latex or glue sticks.

4: Coat both long edges of the cut red paper with white latex and roll it up around the straight yellow tube.

5. Paste a thin strip of red paper to make a lantern handle, and the confetti lantern is finished. Different colors of cardboard to match as well as in the shape of fine-tuning, lanterns can be infinitely varied.

Chinese lanterns:

Chinese lanterns, also known as lanterns, are an ancient traditional Han craft. After thousands of years of development, lanterns have developed different regional styles, each with a unique artistic expression. Every year around the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar, people hang up red lanterns symbolizing reunion to create a festive atmosphere.

Lanterns synthesize the crafts of painting, paper-cutting, papier-maché and sewing, and are closely linked to the lives of Chinese people. Lanterns have become a 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, lanterns, chandeliers and so on. From the stylistic 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.