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What styles of lanterns do you have?

lantern

Lanterns in China, also known as lanterns, originated in the Western Han Dynasty more than 800 years ago. Every year around the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, people hang red lanterns symbolizing reunion to create a festive atmosphere. Later, lanterns became a symbol of happiness for the people of China. Through the inheritance and development of lantern artists in past dynasties, colorful varieties and exquisite craftsmanship have been formed. There are palace lanterns, gauze lanterns, chandeliers and so on. From the modeling point of view, there are figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, dragons and phoenixes, fish and insects, etc. Besides, there are lanterns for people to enjoy.

type

There are palace lanterns, gauze lanterns, chandeliers and so on.

From the modeling point of view, there are figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, dragons and phoenixes, fish and insects and so on.

In addition, there are lanterns for people to enjoy. Lanterns in China are made of bamboo, wood, rattan, straw, animal horn, metal, silk and other materials produced in various regions, combining painting art, paper cutting, paper binding, acupuncture and other technologies. Lanterns have other meanings besides lighting.

Word surname lamp

One side of the lamp is the surname, and the other side is the official name once owned by the ancestors. For example, the surname Xie is Prince Shaobao, and the surname Zheng is Yanping.

Auspicious lamp

One side of the lamp is the surname or the name of God, and the other side is auspicious patterns such as the Eight Immortals (Lv Dongbin, He Xiangu, etc. ) and Fu Lushou Samsung.

General shape

Like Chinese lanterns and auspicious lanterns, on the one hand, there are surnames, names of gods or auspicious words, on the other hand, there are auspicious patterns.