Chinese lantern has originated from the Western Han Dynasty. Around the yearly Lantern Festival, people all hang red lanterns up, which are symbols of reunion, to create a festive atmosphere. Lanterns later become a joyous symbol for Chinese. Chinese lantern synthesizes techniques of painting art, paper cutting, paper bundling and prickseaming. Palace lantern and gauze lantern are the most famous among the lanterns made in ancient China.
Nowadays, lanterns still paly an important role in home decoration, but the material of some lanterns have changed from paper and bamboo to cloth, plastics and iron wire, and their shape and colour have been quite different from traditional ones.
Chinese lantern has originated from the Western Han Dynasty. Around the yearly Lantern Festival, people all hang red lanterns up, which are symbols of reunion, to create a festive atmosphere. Lanterns later become a joyous symbol for Chinese. Chinese lantern synthesizes techniques of painting art, paper cutting, paper bundling and prickseaming. Palace lantern and gauze lantern are the most famous among the lanterns made in ancient China.
Nowadays, lanterns still paly an important role in home decoration, but the material of some lanterns have changed from paper and bamboo to cloth, plastics and iron wire, and their shape and colour have been quite different from traditional ones.
中國的燈籠起源於西漢時期。在每年的元宵節前後，人們都會掛起象徵團圓的紅燈籠，來營造一種喜慶的氣氛，後來，燈籠就成了華人喜慶的象徵。中國的燈籠綜合了繪畫藝術、剪紙、紙紮、刺縫等工藝。在中國古代製作的燈籠中，以宮燈和紗燈最為有名。
如今，燈籠在居家裝飾上仍扮演者重要的角色，但是有些燈籠的材料由原來的紙、竹子變成了布、塑膠、鐵線，而且燈籠的形狀和顏色與傳統也大不相同。