What do palace lanterns mean during the Spring Festival in Beijing?

Gong Deng, also known as Gong Deng, is one of the most distinctive traditional Han handicrafts in China. Palace lanterns began in the Eastern Han Dynasty and flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. They have strong local characteristics. As the name implies, palace lanterns are used in palaces, mainly with fine wood as the skeleton, silk yarn and glass as materials, and painted with various patterns of colored lanterns. They are famous for their elegance and court style. Because it has been used by the court for a long time, in addition to lighting, it must be accompanied by elaborate and complicated decoration to show the wealth and luxury of the emperor. Orthodox palace lanterns are octagonal, hexagonal and quadrilateral, and the contents painted on each side are mostly auspicious dragons, phoenixes and longevity.