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What are colorful lanterns

Colored lanterns, also known as lanterns, are a traditional Han Chinese folk craft originating in China.

In ancient times, its main function was illumination, made of paper or silk as the outer skin of the lantern, the skeleton was usually made using bamboo or wooden strips, with a candle or light bulb in the center, which became the lighting tool. Influenced by Han Chinese culture, lanterns are also quite a common item in temples in many countries in Chinese Asia.

Chinese lanterns, reputation in ancient and modern times, Zigong Lantern Festival, renowned. The industrious and wise people of Zigong have not only dedicated the unparalleled well salt technology to the world, but also contributed the beautiful colored lantern craft to mankind.

The creation of colored lanterns is the development of the ancient Han Chinese working people who used fire, invented lamps, manufacturing lamps, etc. The Suiren's invention of drilling wood for fire, the ancients lit a fire, lit a torch, which fire, torch is the origin of the primitive lamps.