Lanterns (Beijing Lanterns)

Chaoyang District, Beijing
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Lanterns, also known as "flower lanterns", are a kind of decorative traditional handicrafts popular in various parts of my country. Historically, hanging lanterns and decorating with colorful lanterns was the most important festival activity of the Lantern Festival, and fireworks were the most prominent landscape of the Lantern Festival. Against this historical and cultural background, the art of lanterns that combines "light" and "color" has acquired a unique aesthetic value. Beijing lanterns have long been popular in Beijing. According to the way they are used, they mainly include chandeliers, table lamps, wall lamps, lanterns, etc.; according to the materials used, they include gauze lanterns, palace lanterns, revolving lanterns, three-dimensional animal lanterns, metal lamps, silk lamps, etc. Beijing lanterns have a rich variety of production techniques, and colorful tying, mounting, knitting, embroidery, carving, paper cutting, calligraphy and painting are all important technical means. Beijing's traditional lantern activities are mainly held during the Lantern Festival. Later, lanterns and decorations were also required for grand ceremonies, weddings, birthdays, festivals and other happy events. Lanterns have become a symbol of auspiciousness and celebration, and they embody people's wishes for a better life and their yearning for a happy future. After the 1950s, with the disappearance of the Lantern Festival, only two types of lanterns remained in Beijing: palace lanterns and red gauze lanterns, and the production techniques of other lanterns have been lost. Faced with a series of problems such as the decline of the Lantern Festival, the gradual disappearance of lanterns, the weakening of traditional Chinese festival culture by foreign festivals, and the impact of modern technology on traditional handicrafts, Beijing lanterns are struggling and lack successors, and are in urgent need of rescue and protection.

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