Beijing Lantern Festival

Beijing
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Beijing Lanterns are an intangible cultural heritage project in Beijing. Lanterns have a history of thousands of years and can be divided into palace lanterns and folk lanterns. The main tools for making traditional lanterns are saws, planes, chisels, hammers, axes, pliers, carving knives, brushes, flat shovels, etc. The specifications vary according to the production process. Some electrical tools are also used in modern times. The main raw materials are wood, bamboo, silk, yarn, cloth, paper, etc. Zhang Mingliang makes lanterns, mainly palace lanterns, folk lanterns, and lanterns. Palace lanterns were originally used only in the palace, so the materials used are exquisite, the process is complicated, and the production is rigorous. The structural skeleton is mainly made of wood, and there are also bamboo and iron art. Wooden palace lanterns are mostly made of high-quality wood with fine wood, high density, not easy to break, and straight wood grain. They are made through multiple processes such as selection, baking, carving, grooving, planing, grinding, painting, waxing, glass painting, etc. Common ones include hexagonal palace lanterns, octagonal palace lanterns, mother-and-child hanging lanterns, and square lanterns. Bamboo palace lanterns are of various varieties. The materials should be selected with long knots, smooth skin, toughness, and multiple processes such as opening strips, bending, baking, tying, pasting, and carving. Folk lanterns are widely used and mostly used in traditional festivals. The main materials are mostly wood, bamboo, and iron bars. The fabrics are mainly sheep spinning or other economical fabrics with bright colors. The painting materials are mainly oil paintings and watercolors. There are many varieties, such as revolving lanterns, wind lanterns, auspicious lanterns, and twelve zodiac signs. They are inexpensive, beautiful, and suitable for the people. Representative works include wooden palace lanterns, hexagonal palace lanterns, octagonal palace lanterns, mother-and-child hanging lanterns, and square lanterns. Bamboo lanterns include lotus lanterns, lotus lanterns, lion lanterns, and twelve zodiac signs. Folk lanterns include revolving lanterns, wind lanterns, auspicious lanterns, and big red lanterns.

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