Shanghai lanterns are a new type of lantern art developed in the urban environment of Shanghai. They inherit the excellent skills of ancient lanterns and develop them rationally. Not only are the materials updated, but the varieties are also richer. Shanghai lanterns are divided into four types: shed lanterns, revolving lanterns, palace lanterns, and three-dimensional animal lanterns. Among them, the three-dimensional animal lanterns represented by He Keming are ornamental, artistic, and decorative, and are the most refined part of Shanghai lantern art. He Keming is known as the "King of Lanterns in Jiangnan" and is the founder of three-dimensional animal lanterns. He has learned the essence of northern and southern lanterns, and absorbed Western sculpture art. He has a unique style and gradually broke through the popular lantern forms, forming a personalized style with his own features. In the production process, he uses artistic means to give the lanterns a lively life, and the meaning is to be appreciated by both the refined and the popular. People's thoughts and feelings of pursuing a better life are often expressed through auspicious words and "asking for good luck". He's lanterns use animal shapes as the skeleton structure, and use lead wire to wrap wrinkled paper instead of traditional bamboo strips. The skeleton structure of the lanterns is accurate, delicate and exquisite, the shape is vivid, and the posture is vivid. Due to the transformation of social economy, in the modern commercial Shanghai, traditional lantern art has lost its living space. In the case of insufficient funds, the inheritors of Shanghai lanterns are unable to make exquisite masterpieces and can only make small tourist souvenirs to make a living. In addition, there is a lack of successors, and it is difficult for traditional lantern art to continue to develop and inherit. Shanghai lanterns represented by He Keming lanterns are in an endangered state and urgently need help from relevant parties to help revive.