As one of the unique ethnic folk cultural activities in our city, the Chengdu Lantern Festival enjoys a high reputation both at home and abroad. The Chengdu Lantern Festival sprouted in the Western Han Dynasty, took shape in the Eastern Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang Dynasty, and became a fair in modern times. It has a history of more than 1,800 years. After the founding of New China, the Party and the government attached great importance to its inheritance and development. So far, 39 sessions have been held, which is the lantern festival with the most consecutive sessions in China. It plays a great role in enhancing the connection between our city and other provinces and cities and foreign countries, making friends with lanterns as a medium, promoting the development of our city's culture and tourism, and letting the people of the world further understand Chengdu and know Chengdu. The area where the "Chengdu Lantern Festival" is located is in Chengdu. Chengdu is located in the center of Sichuan Province, in the upper reaches of the Minjiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River. It is surrounded by fertile plains, mild climate, fertile land, rich products, outstanding people and beautiful scenery. From ancient times to the present, it has been praised as a land of abundance with unique advantages. According to research, Chengdu has held a three- to ten-day "Lantern Festival" almost every year during the Lantern Festival, except for the war years. Chengdu Lantern Festival has gone through nearly 2,000 years, and the craftsmanship of colored lanterns has also been improved and developed, becoming one of the folk and folk cultural contents of Chengdu, a famous historical and cultural city. Chengdu Lantern Festival enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad and is an important intangible cultural heritage of Chengdu. Chengdu Lantern Festival sprouted in the Western Han Dynasty, took shape in the Eastern Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang Dynasty, and became a fair in modern times. It has a history of more than 1,800 years. After the founding of New China, the Party and the government attached great importance to its inheritance and development, and 39 sessions have been held so far. There is no conclusion as to which era the Chengdu Lantern Festival can be traced back to. According to relevant written materials, from the time of Emperor Shun of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, the rulers of each dynasty held various lantern festivals to symbolize prosperity. During the Republic of China, the Lantern Festival was generally called "Lantern Festival" in custom. Several lantern festivals were held in a year. There was a Lantern Festival in the first month, a Lotus Lantern Festival in Qingming, and a Chrysanthemum Lantern Festival in September, also known as the Imperial Lantern Festival. However, the Lantern Festival was the most grand. Huaxing Street and the commercial area were the most lively places for the Lantern Festival every year. Later, the Lantern Festival gradually moved to Qingyang Palace until today. According to some data, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Liu Zhuang of the Han Dynasty ordered the whole country to hang lanterns during the Lantern Festival to show respect for Buddha. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the custom of watching lanterns during the Lantern Festival has been formed in various places every year. According to records, the Lantern Festival started in the Tang Dynasty, with three nights around the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. It was extended to ten nights in the Ming Dynasty, from the eighth to the seventeenth night, with the market during the day and lanterns and fireworks at night. The lanterns in the Qing Dynasty followed the Ming system and were also ten nights. After the founding of New China, the annual lantern festival is held from the first day of the first lunar month to the fifteenth day of the lunar year, generally for about thirty days. During the lantern festival, lanterns are hung everywhere, and lanterns are watched and riddles are guessed. There are folk performances such as dragon dance, lion dance, juggling, and opera; merchants hold large-scale material exchanges; snacks from all over the country gather. At night, lanterns are lit, accompanied by drums and juggling, and the excitement can be said to be extreme. At that time, no matter whether it is the royal family, ordinary people, or ladies in the boudoir, they can break the routine and follow the customs. Making lanterns for fun, going out and having fun, the grand occasion is unprecedented. As social customs evolved, the use of lanterns gradually changed from general lighting to being used for worshipping gods, holding celebrations, decorating facades, decorating gardens, and providing people with viewing and atmosphere. Lanterns were used for exhibitions, which first originated in the palace and temples, and then gradually spread to the people. According to relevant written materials, the "lighting lanterns and offering sacrifices" ceremony held by Zhang Daoling, a native of Peiguofeng, who founded the "Five Pecks of Rice Sect" in Heming Mountain, Sichuan during the reign of Emperor Shun of the Eastern Han Dynasty, is the oldest primitive lantern festival known to date. The "Three Officials" are three gods invented by Taoists, namely the Heavenly Official, the Earthly Official, and the Water Official. It is said that they come down to the world on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, and the 15th day of the tenth lunar month to perform magic. The 15th day of the first lunar month is the day when the Heavenly Official blesses people, which is called "Shangyuan". As for hanging lanterns, it is actually a way to please the gods. It is said that the Three Officials have their own hobbies: the Heavenly Official likes entertainment, the Earthly Official likes excitement, and the Water Official likes lights. Therefore, people hang lanterns and watch in groups during the Lantern Festival, and also hold various entertainment activities such as guessing riddles, tug-of-war, and stepping songs, in order to please the "Three Officials" at the same time. Later generations call the Shangyuan Festival "Noisy Yuanxiao", highlighting the word "noisy", for this reason. In the long-term development, Chengdu lanterns have integrated the strengths of many schools and formed their own unique artistic style and exquisite production technology. In addition to using traditional materials such as bamboo, rattan, silk, satin, metal, sugar, glass, silk cocoons, shells, and porcelain, lantern artists also continue to use modern lasers, optical fibers, voice control, computer program control and other new technologies and processes to make Chengdu lanterns particularly dazzling and colorful. Chengdu Lantern Festival has a long history and a long history. It enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad and is an important part of the connotation of Chengdu, a famous historical and cultural city. In particular, the giant lantern group made of tons of sugar, tens of thousands of porcelain and glass bottles is refreshing and breathtaking. It is called the "three wonders" of Chengdu Lantern Festival. Chengdu Lantern Festival integrates shape, color, sound, light, movement, height, size, strangeness, novelty, refinement, artistry, knowledge and fun. People praise it as "gorgeous poetry, three-dimensional painting, sculpture with sound, and flowing music." Information source: Chengdu Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center Information source: Chengdu Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center