Chaoshan culture handwritten newspaper

Lantern fan is an art form of folk literature and the wisdom and crystallization of people's long-term labor practice. They come from life and are used in life. They are also popular intellectual games, which make people gain wonderful enjoyment while increasing their knowledge and enlightening their wisdom.

Chenghai District of Shantou City is the hometown of folk riddles in China, and Chenghai riddles have been listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list of China. It has a strong knowledge, artistic characteristics of appealing to both refined and popular tastes, and a strong literary flavor, and its life is hidden in its words and customs. Every year around the Lantern Festival, riddles are set up in various places to attract people of all ages who like solve riddles on the lanterns. Organizers usually write riddles on paper for everyone to guess. Because riddles can enlighten people and cater to the festive atmosphere, many people respond. Moreover, the answers to riddles are very wide: local characteristics, historical figures, people are better than historical sites ... I learned knowledge and interest in drumming and guessing newspapers, and laughter and laughter merged into a cheerful symphony.

The reason why Chaoshan lantern riddles are enduring is that they contain rich knowledge of China traditional culture and are extremely entertaining. Lantern riddle is an ingenious form of training thinking and learning language, which fully embodies the guessing people's ability of association, imagination and reasoning, and shows Chaoshan people's wisdom and yearning for a better life.

With this "Chaoshan Cultural Festival" activity, I sincerely hope that all kinds of traditional cultures can continue to carry forward and pass on these spiritual wealth!