There is a custom of playing Kongming lanterns in Liuzhou, and there are many places with this custom.

Kongming Lantern, also known as Sky Lantern, is said to have been invented by Zhu Gekongming in the Three Kingdoms period. At that time, Zhu Gekongming was besieged by Sima Yi in Pingyang, and could not send troops out of the city for help. Kong Ming calculated the direction of the wind, made a floating paper lantern, tied with a message for help, and then escaped as expected, so later generations called this lantern Kong Ming Lantern. Another way of saying it is that this lantern looks like a hat worn by Zhu Gekongming, hence its name.

The structure of Kongming Lantern can be divided into two parts: the main part is made of bamboo grates, the second part is made of cotton paper or paper paste, and the bottom bracket is made of bamboo grates. Kongming lanterns can be large or small, round or rectangular. Generally, Kongming lanterns are made of bamboo pieces in a barrel shape, surrounded by thin white paper and open downwards. When you want to light a lamp and take off, tie a piece of coarse cloth or gold paper stained with kerosene or peanut oil in the middle of the bracket at the bottom, and ignite the oil before flying. After the fire in the lamp burns for a while, hot air will be generated, and the Kongming Lantern will expand. After letting go, the whole lantern will soar in Ran Ran. If the weather is fine, the Kongming Lantern will automatically descend after the kerosene at the bottom is burned.

Modern people often put the Kongming Lantern as a blessing. Men, women and children personally write down their wishes for blessings, symbolizing the success of harvest and happiness every year.