What are the characteristics of riddles?

Generally, it consists of three parts: riddle, riddle and answer.

Liu Xie, a famous classical literary theorist in China, said in "Wen Xin Diao Long Harmony": "Since the Wei Dynasty, it has been quite embarrassing, and those who laugh at the monarch have turned into riddles. Mystery also, turn your back on each other, make a coma.

Or text, or picture items, exquisite to thinking, superficial to dazzling words. Righteousness is graceful and correct, and words are hidden and obvious. "He made a highly theoretical summary of riddles and made a profound analysis and incisive exposition on the development history, definition and characteristics of riddles.

After the middle of Qing dynasty, enigma prevailed and many enigmas appeared. After the Revolution of 1911, lantern riddles formed two styles: "Southern School" and "Northern School". In the old society, because most riddlers were literati, some literati pretended to be lofty, unilaterally emphasized elegance and rejected folk lantern riddles. After liberation, under the guidance of the party's literary policy of "letting a hundred flowers blossom", lantern riddles have developed more vigorously.

The mystery has been perfected and enriched day by day, which has made great contributions to the construction of socialist spiritual civilization and the active cultural life of the masses. Chinese overseas Chinese all over the world have lantern riddle activities and lantern riddle academic exchanges. In ancient times, riddles were called "argot" and "awkward words". Now it usually refers to traditional folk riddles.