The Origin of Xinhui Fish Lantern

The Xinhui Fish Lantern, to be precise, should be a carp lamp. "Fish" "Yu" resonance, fish lamps will mean year after year, and fat carp, golden scales, is a symbol of harvest and good luck, very beautiful and festive colors.

Carp lamps, is a paper-drawn folk craft. When making, the first bamboo sheet tied into a circle, and then the bamboo sheet will be large and small circles even tie into the fish torso skeleton, fish head, fish tail also made in accordance with the shape of the intersection with a strong toughness of the gauze paper sticky tie. After the skeleton is tied, red paper is glued on the outside, and finally fish scales are printed on the fish. A small opening in the spine of the fish is used to light a fire and place a candle. In the past, every New Year's Eve, especially the night of the Lantern Festival, Xinhui streets and alleys, in front of every house, are hanging fish lamps, street stalls stalls, you can also buy carp lamps of different sizes.

Xinhui fish lanterns have a long history, well-made, very ornamental, is to set the festive atmosphere, create social harmony of the auspicious supplies. Xinhui fish lanterns symbolize the yearly surplus. People make and buy fish lanterns to pray for good health and peace in the new year. The history of Xinhui fish lanterns can be traced back to at least the early Qing Dynasty, and has a history of nearly 400 years. Xinhui fish lanterns symbolize a good year.

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