Method for make traditional lanterns in China

1, choose flexible bamboo branches or bamboo skins.

2. Make a frame with bamboo branches or bamboo skins, and tie the seams with thin lines. Make a skeleton. The simple shape of paper lanterns is a cube or cylinder to make the lamp body.

3. Make the lamp body. You can make beautiful patterns.

4. Stick the pattern on the skeleton.

5. Be a light source. If you put it indoors, you just need to light an ordinary candle in the lantern

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Hanging lanterns during the Spring Festival is for auspiciousness and celebration. There are three kinds of lanterns: hanging lanterns, swinging lanterns and carrying lanterns. The chandelier hung high on the beam, illuminating the whole room, bright, warm, peaceful and festive. Lighting is mainly used to decorate houses, which is of little practical use and also to increase the festive atmosphere.

As a traditional folk handicraft, red lanterns are still popular in China. It plays an irreplaceable role in the long history of the Chinese nation. It symbolizes the splendid culture of the Chinese nation and is a part of intangible cultural heritage. In the eyes of China people, red lanterns symbolize family reunion, prosperity, happiness, brightness, vitality, completeness and wealth, so everyone likes them. Especially in areas where overseas Chinese live in concentrated communities, such as Chinatown, red lanterns are hung all year round. This tradition permeates the unique and rich cultural heritage of the Chinese nation. Red lanterns have become a symbol of China culture.