Handmade small lantern production process is as follows:

1, first ready scissors, red and pink cardboard (novice need to prepare a few more);

2, take out a piece of red cardboard, fold the cardboard in half;

3, and then along the "ridge" cut cardstock Cut the paper along the "spine", leaving 5 centimeters at the end.

4, and then roll the cardboard a few times, so that it looks curved;

5, and then open the rolled cardboard, the end of the first and the end, with double-sided adhesive tape to stick together, it became a cylinder;

6, and then the sticky cylinder down, and then slowly adjusted the curvature of the paper strips with their hands, the main body of the lantern part of the production is complete;

7, with a needle and thread, disposable chopsticks to the two ends of the lantern with a needle threaded on a few lines, the line tied on the knot;

8, one end of the line tied on a small stick, can be used as a lantern handle;

9, and then two colors of cardboard with scissors to cut into thin strips, mixed with the tassel as a lantern;

10, the tassel of the lantern tied to the production of the main body of the part of the lantern, the production of lanterns is complete.

Chinese lanterns, also collectively known as lantern colors, are an ancient traditional Han craft. Through thousands of years of development, lanterns have developed different regional styles, each with a unique form of artistic expression. Every year around the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, people hang up red lanterns symbolizing the meaning of reunion to create a festive atmosphere.

Lanterns synthesize the crafts of painting, paper-cutting, papier-maché, and embroidery, and are closely linked to the lives of Chinese people. Lanterns have become a symbol of festivity for Chinese people. Through successive generations of lantern artists inheritance and development, the formation of colorful varieties and high level of craftsmanship. From the types of lanterns: palace lanterns, lanterns, chandeliers and so on. From the stylistic points, there are figures, landscapes, birds and flowers, dragons and phoenixes, fish and insects, etc., in addition to the horse lanterns for people to enjoy.