What are the shapes of Lantern Festival lanterns?
1, palace lantern
Palace lantern is a world-famous handicraft with China characteristics. Palace lanterns are mostly made and used by palaces and government officials, so they have this name. The shapes of palace lanterns are very rich, including square, hexagonal, octagonal, round bead, flower basket, square victory, Pisces, gourd, disc, mugwort leaf, glass, collar and many other varieties, especially hexagonal palace lanterns. The production of palace lanterns is also very complicated, mainly based on wood carving, bamboo carving and copper carving, and then inlaid with tulle, glass or horn pieces, which are painted with various auspicious and festive themes such as landscapes, flowers and birds, fish insects and figures. High-grade palace lanterns are also inlaid with jade or white jade.
2. Lantern
In ancient times, riding lanterns were called pan-pot lanterns (Qin and Han dynasties), fairy candle and Zhu dew lanterns (Tang dynasty) and riding lanterns (Song dynasty). It is also one of the traditional holiday toys, belonging to lanterns. It is a unique ornamental lantern in lantern art, and its reputation is all over the world, and it is common in Lantern Festival, Lantern Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and other festivals. A candle is lit in the lamp, and the heat generated by the candle causes airflow and makes the axle rotate. There is paper-cut on the axle, and the shadow of paper-cut is projected on the screen by candlelight, and the image keeps moving. Because there are many pictures of ancient military commanders riding horses on all sides of the lamp, it seems that several people are chasing it when the lamp rotates, so it is named lantern. The candle in the lantern needs to be cut into small pieces. When you put it in a lantern, you should put it straight and never put it sideways. When the candle is lit under the wheel, the hot air rises, causing air convection, making the wheel rotate and the paper image rotate with it. The picture is continuous, dynamic and fascinating.
3. Rabbit lamp
The rabbit lamp is a three-headed parallel * * * body, with the big head in the middle, commonly known as "rabbit girl" and the small heads on both sides, so it is called "thin rabbit". Take the bamboo stick as the skeleton, paste red, white and green paper, insert the wick, light it and carry it away. According to legend, some people are eager to have children, symbolizing that rabbits can have children and grandchildren, which has been passed down to this day.
4. Lotus Lantern
Lotus lantern is a gift given by young men and women in ancient Minnan, with rich meanings. Later, it is usually presented to newlyweds and a pair of lanterns during the Lantern Festival. It is said that praying for blessings can give birth to healthy fat dolls.
5. Dragon Lantern
China is the hometown of dragons, and people in China regard themselves as descendants of dragons. Dragon Lantern, also known as "Dragon Dance", is a folk dance form of light in China, which is popular in many areas of China. Dragon is the first of the five beasts, and dragon culture is the most important totem culture of the Chinese nation. There is a faucet in front of the dragon lantern. The number of sections in the middle of the dragon lantern varies, but it is generally singular, and there is a stick under each section for support. Each node of candles is called "Dragon Lantern", and those who don't light candles are called "Bulong". During the dance, one person plays the dragon with colored beads, and the faucet rotates with the beads. The people of the dragon body and the dragon tail each hold an accompaniment, which tilts up and down, turns left and right, and is accompanied by gongs and drums, which is very spectacular. Since ancient times, there have been countless legends about dragons, and dragons have become the spiritual symbol of the Chinese nation's unremitting self-improvement.
6, gauze lamp
The gauze lamp takes hemp yarn or hemp fabric as the lamp surface, which is mostly round or oval. Red gauze lanterns, also known as Hongqing lanterns, are bright red all over. The lantern is decorated with golden moire above and below, and the bottom is decorated with golden tassels. They are beautiful and generous, festive and auspicious, and are often hung during festivals. Shadow yarn lanterns are made of all kinds of hemp yarn, painted with flowers, birds, fish, insects, pavilions and other landscapes, and decorated with golden moire and various tassels. They are colorful and colorful, adding luster to the festival.
Types of Lantern Festival lanterns
China Lantern is a comprehensive art made of various technologies, crafts, decorative techniques and materials. There are many kinds of lanterns, such as dragon lanterns, palace lanterns, gauze lanterns, flower blue lanterns, dragon and phoenix lanterns, corner lanterns, tree lanterns, fireworks lanterns and mushroom lanterns, with round, square, cylindrical and polygonal shapes.
Dragon Lantern, also known as "Dragon Dance", is a folk dance form of light in China, which is popular in many places in China. There is a faucet in front of the dragon lantern. The number of joints in the middle of the body varies, but it is generally singular. There is a stick under each joint for support. Each node of candles is called "Dragon Lantern", and those who don't light candles are called "Bulong". When dancing, one person plays the dragon with colored beads and the faucet rotates with the beads. Many other people each hold an accompaniment, tilting up and down, turning left and right, and cooperating with gongs and drums, which is very spectacular.
Palace lantern is a world-famous special handcrafted lantern art in China. Palace lanterns are mostly made and used by palaces and government officials, so they have this name. The earliest palace lantern in existence is the Ming Dynasty palace lantern collected by the Palace Museum. The production of palace lanterns is very complicated, mainly with carved wood, bamboo and bronze as the skeleton, and then inlaid with tulle, glass or horn pieces, on which various auspicious and festive themes such as landscapes, flowers and birds, fish and insects, and figures are painted. High-grade palace lanterns are also inlaid with jade or white jade. The shapes of palace lanterns are very rich, including square, hexagonal, octagonal, round bead, flower basket, square victory, Pisces, gourd, disc, mugwort leaf, glass, collar and many other varieties, especially hexagonal palace lanterns. 19 15, Beijing Palace Lantern participated in the Panama World Expo for the first time and won the gold medal, which was well received internationally. Since then, palace lanterns have gradually developed in the practical direction, and various chandeliers, wall lamps, table lamps and poke lamps have appeared. China's palace lanterns are the most famous in Beijing.
Lantern is a unique ornamental lamp in the art of lantern, and its reputation is all over the world, especially in Guangdong Lantern.
Introduction of lanterns
Lantern, also known as lantern. Lantern is a traditional folk handicraft originated in China. In ancient times, its main function was lighting. The outer skin of lanterns is made of paper or silk, and the skeleton is usually made of bamboo strips or wooden strips, with candles or light bulbs inserted in the middle to become lighting tools. Influenced by the culture of China, lanterns are also quite common items in temples in Asian Chinese areas and many countries.
Lantern is the product of China ancient traditional culture, which has both life function and artistic characteristics. Lantern is an important entertainment culture of the Chinese nation for thousands of years. It rewards God and entertains the public. It not only has the function of "Nuo opera" to reward the gods, but also has the value of entertaining people. In modern society, it is hung more than festivals such as Spring Festival and Lantern Festival, adding luster to festive days and praying for peace.