Modern lamps and lanterns are varied, what were the ancient lamps and lanterns like?

Our modern lamps. Always let much is not only Chinese, American, European, Western, and a variety of lamps. In fact, our ancestors, our ancient people than our modern people are rich in wisdom, from ancient times to the present, they have different lamps, each era, each dynasty has a variety of lamps similar to works of art.

These lamps are not only beautiful, but they are all valuable for now. With the virtues of traditional millennium culture, but also a kind of wisdom of our ancient people. Here's a look at the wisdom of lamps given to us by the ancients.

We have not experienced the ancient times, but the legacy of lamps for us this is a cultural heritage, but also the history of the lives of our ancestors epitomized. Lamps have gone through thousands of years of long development, there are many changes. But the basic structure is not very different, generally are lamp base, lamp post, lamp bowl composed of several parts. And our ancestors also used candles.

The earliest lamps we have no way to prove, but from the current archaeological excavations in the Warring States period of the tomb group, there are lamps found. More ancient than the Warring States period of the burial complex for the time being has not been found lamps. To the Qin and Han Dynasties, lamps and lanterns are gradually more and more. And there were artifacts of lamps and candles in the Qin-Han period, civilization.

And our ancient lamps and lanterns material type is also very annoying more, also bronze, pottery, porcelain, glass, wood, stone, iron, gold and silver various candlesticks and so on. The style is also very diverse, some of them are on the plate, some of them hold oil, and some of them are inserted candles. And our ancient people not only use these lamps for living purposes, but also made into geese foot lamps, human-shaped lamps, tree-shaped lamps, animal-shaped animalistic lamps and so on.

These are the wisdom of our ancient people. And the classification of the lamp is also divided according to the dynasties, ancient lamps. For example, the Warring States lamps and lanterns, Qin and Han lamps and lanterns, the Three Kingdoms, the two Jin and the North and South Dynasties lamps and lanterns. Or Sui and Tang lamps and lanterns, Song, Liao, Jin and Yuan lamps and lanterns, Ming dynasty lamps and lanterns, Qing dynasty lamps and lanterns, Republic of China lamps and lanterns and so on.

Later there are no lamps we are familiar with, chandeliers, hanging lamps, wall lamps, floor lamps, multi-branch lamps, Buddha lamps, colored lamps. These thousands of lamps and lanterns have a very wide range of uses, not only show our ancient state of life, but also show the art and interior integration of a cultural heritage.

The significance of lamps and lanterns is very important to us, especially to the ancients, not only to bring a cozy atmosphere, but also to bring warmth and peace to our family life. The lanterns we picked on the 15th of January when we were young are also inherited from the ancients.