The origin of lanterns with interesting lanterns
Lanterns were closely related to the life of ancient people. Lanterns were needed everywhere in homes, temples and palaces. According to historical records, lanterns should first appear in the Eastern Han Dynasty, because lanterns and paper already existed at that time. These two aspects provided the material basis for the existence of paper lanterns in the early days. With the development of lantern manufacturing technology is also more mature, its comprehensive integration of painting, paper-cutting, embroidery and other traditional handicrafts, lanterns are more and more styles. Traditional lantern types are mainly divided into "palace lantern and gauze lantern". As the name suggests, palace lanterns are used in the royal court, which began in the Eastern Han Dynasty and was popular in the Sui and Tang dynasties. In structure, they are usually composed of fine wood and silk yarn and carved or painted with auspicious patterns such as dragons and phoeniths to give people a graceful and luxurious temperament. The lantern is a simple and common lantern, which means that the lantern is covered with gauze. It is a common thing in ordinary people's homes. Wei Yingwu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote in his poem "Send Can Master" : "The forest yard is full of night, and the gauze lamp is on the west porch."
Of course, the mention of lanterns is associated with the various kinds of lanterns on the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival originated in the Han Dynasty, after the Sui and Tang dynasties to carry forward the Lantern Festival is more and more kinds of lanterns. Sui Dynasty Lantern Festival on the pursuit of the lantern is a "high" word, at that time appeared the tower structure of the lantern; To celebrate the Lantern Festival in the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court would specially order people to build lanterns taller than people, which can be found in the mural "Dance Music"; Ma Zhiyuan has described the Yuan Dadu Yuanxiao spectacular wrote "spring city night priceless, as the star bridge fire tree silver flower" visible in the Yuan Dynasty will have the practice of decorating lanterns on trees; Ming Dynasty Lantern Festival was again attached importance to, and there are vivid animal lights, "Ming Xianzong Yuanxiao fun Picture" has this record; Although the time to celebrate the Lantern Festival was shortened in the Qing Dynasty, the lively atmosphere of the Lantern Festival was still strong.
The difference between the lanterns of the south and the north
Since ancient times, there has been a difference between the North and the South. Because of the difference in production and life style, the cultural expression of the north and the South will also be different. Lantern, as a traditional handicraft, will naturally combine with the unique local cultural factors in different regions to produce the local lantern culture.
The color of lanterns in the north of China is mainly Chinese red, and the gorgeous color and shape of lanterns are mainly palace lanterns and gauze lanterns. Sanzhao Village in Xi 'an, Shaanxi province, is an ancient village famous for making lanterns. According to statistics, 95% of the thousands of households in Sanzhao Village can make lanterns. In the last century, palace lanterns and gauze lanterns in the whole Xi 'an market were basically from Sanzhao Village. For the villagers of Sanzhao Village, lantern making is not only a way of production and life, but also a kind of inheritance of traditional lantern handicraft culture.
Sorghum stalks can be found everywhere in northern China. Some people use them to weave matting or cover curtains, but they are also used to make lanterns in Qingyang, Gansu province. According to records, "sorghum stalk lantern" has a history of more than 400 years, and its making technology appeared in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Similar in shape to palace lanterns in the north, the lanterns feature a pure mortise and tenon process for making the joints. Sorghum stalk lantern has a strong local culture, which is a combination of Chinese traditional architecture and lantern culture.
Lanterns in the south have different shapes, various styles, and various techniques. They are mainly used for blessing and portal signs. Quanzhou, as the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road, has rich regional culture. The Quanzhou Lantern Festival started in the Tang Dynasty and is still praised today. Quanzhou lantern is the representative of southern lantern. In terms of craftsmanship, Quanzhou lantern is mainly divided into three categories: colorful lantern, paper-cutting lantern and needled boneless lantern. Each of these three techniques has its own unique features. Among them, the paper carving lamp has no skeleton, and its structure is all made of carved cardboard spliced together, and then embellished with glass filament, which gives us the magnificent Quanzhou paper carving lamp. It is because of the time-honored and unique craft of Quanzhou Lantern Festival that the annual Quanzhou Lantern Festival is shaped, and thousands of colorful lanterns shine the scene of the ancient city.
Lanterns are the representative of Chinese traditional handicrafts. On the one hand, they inherit the wisdom of ordinary people in handicrafts and on the other hand, they constantly integrate with the life culture of ordinary people. Through lanterns, we can feel the diversity of Chinese traditional folk culture.
Folk proverbs are summed up and tempered for a long time, and they represent the truth and fun in people's lives. As a traditional lighting object, lanterns can also be found in many folk proverbs. For example: black paper paste lantern - not clear; Playing lanterns during the day -- useless; The lantern on the flagstaff -- clever; Lanterns in the cellar -- bright; Hang a lantern on the nose -- a discerning man; Nephew playing lanterns -- according to uncle...... We can see that these classic folk proverbs are from the most common everyday life, which is combined with the function of lantern lighting to speak the truth of life simply and clearly by using homophony or metaphor.
In Guanzhong, it is a tradition for uncles to finish the lamp for their nephews when their children reach the age of 12. Before the child was twelve years old, my uncle would follow the traditional custom of sending two lanterns to his nephew every Spring Festival, hoping that the child would grow up healthily. On the night of the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the children will wait and say "lantern will, lantern will, lantern will go home to sleep". Twelve years old symbolizes that a child has learned to end childhood and begin to step into adulthood. In this year, my uncle will send the lantern for the last time, which is called "lantern ceremony or lantern chase". At the same time, my uncle will also give my nephew an important gift such as a bicycle, a lamp or a red envelope. The Lantern ceremony is the beginning of a child to become an adult, and it is the elders' hope for the younger generation to start a new life.
In traditional society, people have always been in constant pursuit of beautiful connotations, and both palace lanterns and gauze lanterns can carry such cultural demands. In ancient times, people usually painted auspicious animals such as dragons and phoenixes on lanterns, as well as the use of Chinese red, the main color of lanterns, as a sign of people's pursuit of auspiciousness. In addition, in ancient times, when children were about to start school, parents would prepare a special lantern for the teacher to light. It is called "turning on the light", which means the child has a bright future. In some areas, lighting a lamp to pray for good luck also means "praying for a son" because the lamp is similar to Ding. Nowadays all over the country, people hang red lanterns on their doorways during the Spring Festival to welcome the auspicious New Year.
Now the unique lantern crafts in many areas have been listed as local intangible cultural heritage. Through these different lanterns, we can clearly see the wisdom and traditional culture of ordinary people in their lives.
Lanterns, in addition to lighting its cultural meaning do you know
Lanterns are an ancient lighting appliance, which were usually placed indoors or hung in the courtyard. In the lighting function, it has the advantages of concentrating light and windproof, and is closely related to people's lives. With the development of society, lanterns have added decorative functions besides practical ones. Landscape, fish and insects, flowers, birds, dragons and phoenixes can all become the shape of lanterns, which makes the lanterns also become a social custom.
Even in different dynasties, the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is one of the most important festivals. All kinds of interesting lanterns are placed in the street, and under each lamp there are interesting lantern riddles. People have to go to the street to play. The prosperity of the Lantern Festival is not only the embodiment of national strength, but also the manifestation of excellent traditional folk handicraft.custom snow globe lantern is available here.
In modern society, lanterns are no longer used in homes because of the invention of new lighting systems. However, the custom of hanging red lanterns in the streets is still preserved every Spring Festival. In many places, traditional craftsmen still insist on making lanterns by hand. After two thousand years of historical development, although the lantern has gradually withdrawn from the daily life of the people, but we should have some understanding of the traditional culture bred in the history.
The origin of lanterns with interesting lanterns
Lanterns were closely related to the life of ancient people. Lanterns were needed everywhere in homes, temples and palaces. According to historical records, lanterns should first appear in the Eastern Han Dynasty, because lanterns and paper already existed at that time. These two aspects provided the material basis for the existence of paper lanterns in the early days. With the development of lantern manufacturing technology is also more mature, its comprehensive integration of painting, paper-cutting, embroidery and other traditional handicrafts, lanterns are more and more styles. Traditional lantern types are mainly divided into "palace lantern and gauze lantern". As the name suggests, palace lanterns are used in the royal court, which began in the Eastern Han Dynasty and was popular in the Sui and Tang dynasties. In structure, they are usually composed of fine wood and silk yarn and carved or painted with auspicious patterns such as dragons and phoeniths to give people a graceful and luxurious temperament. The lantern is a simple and common lantern, which means that the lantern is covered with gauze. It is a common thing in ordinary people's homes. Wei Yingwu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote in his poem "Send Can Master" : "The forest yard is full of night, and the gauze lamp is on the west porch."
Of course, the mention of lanterns is associated with the various kinds of lanterns on the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival originated in the Han Dynasty, after the Sui and Tang dynasties to carry forward the Lantern Festival is more and more kinds of lanterns. Sui Dynasty Lantern Festival on the pursuit of the lantern is a "high" word, at that time appeared the tower structure of the lantern; To celebrate the Lantern Festival in the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court would specially order people to build lanterns taller than people, which can be found in the mural "Dance Music"; Ma Zhiyuan has described the Yuan Dadu Yuanxiao spectacular wrote "spring city night priceless, as the star bridge fire tree silver flower" visible in the Yuan Dynasty will have the practice of decorating lanterns on trees; Ming Dynasty Lantern Festival was again attached importance to, and there are vivid animal lights, "Ming Xianzong Yuanxiao fun Picture" has this record; Although the time to celebrate the Lantern Festival was shortened in the Qing Dynasty, the lively atmosphere of the Lantern Festival was still strong.
The difference between the lanterns of the south and the north
Since ancient times, there has been a difference between the North and the South. Because of the difference in production and life style, the cultural expression of the north and the South will also be different. Lantern, as a traditional handicraft, will naturally combine with the unique local cultural factors in different regions to produce the local lantern culture.
The color of lanterns in the north of China is mainly Chinese red, and the gorgeous color and shape of lanterns are mainly palace lanterns and gauze lanterns. Sanzhao Village in Xi 'an, Shaanxi province, is an ancient village famous for making lanterns. According to statistics, 95% of the thousands of households in Sanzhao Village can make lanterns. In the last century, palace lanterns and gauze lanterns in the whole Xi 'an market were basically from Sanzhao Village. For the villagers of Sanzhao Village, lantern making is not only a way of production and life, but also a kind of inheritance of traditional lantern handicraft culture.
Sorghum stalks can be found everywhere in northern China. Some people use them to weave matting or cover curtains, but they are also used to make lanterns in Qingyang, Gansu province. According to records, "sorghum stalk lantern" has a history of more than 400 years, and its making technology appeared in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Similar in shape to palace lanterns in the north, the lanterns feature a pure mortise and tenon process for making the joints. Sorghum stalk lantern has a strong local culture, which is a combination of Chinese traditional architecture and lantern culture.
Lanterns in the south have different shapes, various styles, and various techniques. They are mainly used for blessing and portal signs. Quanzhou, as the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road, has rich regional culture. The Quanzhou Lantern Festival started in the Tang Dynasty and is still praised today. Quanzhou lantern is the representative of southern lantern. In terms of craftsmanship, Quanzhou lantern is mainly divided into three categories: colorful lantern, paper-cutting lantern and needled boneless lantern. Each of these three techniques has its own unique features. Among them, the paper carving lamp has no skeleton, and its structure is all made of carved cardboard spliced together, and then embellished with glass filament, which gives us the magnificent Quanzhou paper carving lamp. It is because of the time-honored and unique craft of Quanzhou Lantern Festival that the annual Quanzhou Lantern Festival is shaped, and thousands of colorful lanterns shine the scene of the ancient city.
Lanterns are the representative of Chinese traditional handicrafts. On the one hand, they inherit the wisdom of ordinary people in handicrafts and on the other hand, they constantly integrate with the life culture of ordinary people. Through lanterns, we can feel the diversity of Chinese traditional folk culture.
Folk proverbs are summed up and tempered for a long time, and they represent the truth and fun in people's lives. As a traditional lighting object, lanterns can also be found in many folk proverbs. For example: black paper paste lantern - not clear; Playing lanterns during the day -- useless; The lantern on the flagstaff -- clever; Lanterns in the cellar -- bright; Hang a lantern on the nose -- a discerning man; Nephew playing lanterns -- according to uncle...... We can see that these classic folk proverbs are from the most common everyday life, which is combined with the function of lantern lighting to speak the truth of life simply and clearly by using homophony or metaphor.
In Guanzhong, it is a tradition for uncles to finish the lamp for their nephews when their children reach the age of 12. Before the child was twelve years old, my uncle would follow the traditional custom of sending two lanterns to his nephew every Spring Festival, hoping that the child would grow up healthily. On the night of the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the children will wait and say "lantern will, lantern will, lantern will go home to sleep". Twelve years old symbolizes that a child has learned to end childhood and begin to step into adulthood. In this year, my uncle will send the lantern for the last time, which is called "lantern ceremony or lantern chase". At the same time, my uncle will also give my nephew an important gift such as a bicycle, a lamp or a red envelope. The Lantern ceremony is the beginning of a child to become an adult, and it is the elders' hope for the younger generation to start a new life.
In traditional society, people have always been in constant pursuit of beautiful connotations, and both palace lanterns and gauze lanterns can carry such cultural demands. In ancient times, people usually painted auspicious animals such as dragons and phoenixes on lanterns, as well as the use of Chinese red, the main color of lanterns, as a sign of people's pursuit of auspiciousness. In addition, in ancient times, when children were about to start school, parents would prepare a special lantern for the teacher to light. It is called "turning on the light", which means the child has a bright future. In some areas, lighting a lamp to pray for good luck also means "praying for a son" because the lamp is similar to Ding. Nowadays all over the country, people hang red lanterns on their doorways during the Spring Festival to welcome the auspicious New Year.
Now the unique lantern crafts in many areas have been listed as local intangible cultural heritage. Through these different lanterns, we can clearly see the wisdom and traditional culture of ordinary people in their lives.
The origin of lanterns with interesting lanterns
Lanterns were closely related to the life of ancient people. Lanterns were needed everywhere in homes, temples and palaces. According to historical records, lanterns should first appear in the Eastern Han Dynasty, because lanterns and paper already existed at that time. These two aspects provided the material basis for the existence of paper lanterns in the early days. With the development of lantern manufacturing technology is also more mature, its comprehensive integration of painting, paper-cutting, embroidery and other traditional handicrafts, lanterns are more and more styles. Traditional lantern types are mainly divided into "palace lantern and gauze lantern". As the name suggests, palace lanterns are used in the royal court, which began in the Eastern Han Dynasty and was popular in the Sui and Tang dynasties. In structure, they are usually composed of fine wood and silk yarn and carved or painted with auspicious patterns such as dragons and phoeniths to give people a graceful and luxurious temperament. The lantern is a simple and common lantern, which means that the lantern is covered with gauze. It is a common thing in ordinary people's homes. Wei Yingwu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote in his poem "Send Can Master" : "The forest yard is full of night, and the gauze lamp is on the west porch."
Of course, the mention of lanterns is associated with the various kinds of lanterns on the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival originated in the Han Dynasty, after the Sui and Tang dynasties to carry forward the Lantern Festival is more and more kinds of lanterns. Sui Dynasty Lantern Festival on the pursuit of the lantern is a "high" word, at that time appeared the tower structure of the lantern; To celebrate the Lantern Festival in the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court would specially order people to build lanterns taller than people, which can be found in the mural "Dance Music"; Ma Zhiyuan has described the Yuan Dadu Yuanxiao spectacular wrote "spring city night priceless, as the star bridge fire tree silver flower" visible in the Yuan Dynasty will have the practice of decorating lanterns on trees; Ming Dynasty Lantern Festival was again attached importance to, and there are vivid animal lights, "Ming Xianzong Yuanxiao fun Picture" has this record; Although the time to celebrate the Lantern Festival was shortened in the Qing Dynasty, the lively atmosphere of the Lantern Festival was still strong.
The difference between the lanterns of the south and the north
Since ancient times, there has been a difference between the North and the South. Because of the difference in production and life style, the cultural expression of the north and the South will also be different. Lantern, as a traditional handicraft, will naturally combine with the unique local cultural factors in different regions to produce the local lantern culture.
The color of lanterns in the north of China is mainly Chinese red, and the gorgeous color and shape of lanterns are mainly palace lanterns and gauze lanterns. Sanzhao Village in Xi 'an, Shaanxi province, is an ancient village famous for making lanterns. According to statistics, 95% of the thousands of households in Sanzhao Village can make lanterns. In the last century, palace lanterns and gauze lanterns in the whole Xi 'an market were basically from Sanzhao Village. For the villagers of Sanzhao Village, lantern making is not only a way of production and life, but also a kind of inheritance of traditional lantern handicraft culture.
Sorghum stalks can be found everywhere in northern China. Some people use them to weave matting or cover curtains, but they are also used to make lanterns in Qingyang, Gansu province. According to records, "sorghum stalk lantern" has a history of more than 400 years, and its making technology appeared in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Similar in shape to palace lanterns in the north, the lanterns feature a pure mortise and tenon process for making the joints. Sorghum stalk lantern has a strong local culture, which is a combination of Chinese traditional architecture and lantern culture.
Lanterns in the south have different shapes, various styles, and various techniques. They are mainly used for blessing and portal signs. Quanzhou, as the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road, has rich regional culture. The Quanzhou Lantern Festival started in the Tang Dynasty and is still praised today. Quanzhou lantern is the representative of southern lantern. In terms of craftsmanship, Quanzhou lantern is mainly divided into three categories: colorful lantern, paper-cutting lantern and needled boneless lantern. Each of these three techniques has its own unique features. Among them, the paper carving lamp has no skeleton, and its structure is all made of carved cardboard spliced together, and then embellished with glass filament, which gives us the magnificent Quanzhou paper carving lamp. It is because of the time-honored and unique craft of Quanzhou Lantern Festival that the annual Quanzhou Lantern Festival is shaped, and thousands of colorful lanterns shine the scene of the ancient city.
Lanterns are the representative of Chinese traditional handicrafts. On the one hand, they inherit the wisdom of ordinary people in handicrafts and on the other hand, they constantly integrate with the life culture of ordinary people. Through lanterns, we can feel the diversity of Chinese traditional folk culture.
Folk proverbs are summed up and tempered for a long time, and they represent the truth and fun in people's lives. As a traditional lighting object, lanterns can also be found in many folk proverbs. For example: black paper paste lantern - not clear; Playing lanterns during the day -- useless; The lantern on the flagstaff -- clever; Lanterns in the cellar -- bright; Hang a lantern on the nose -- a discerning man; Nephew playing lanterns -- according to uncle...... We can see that these classic folk proverbs are from the most common everyday life, which is combined with the function of lantern lighting to speak the truth of life simply and clearly by using homophony or metaphor.
In Guanzhong, it is a tradition for uncles to finish the lamp for their nephews when their children reach the age of 12. Before the child was twelve years old, my uncle would follow the traditional custom of sending two lanterns to his nephew every Spring Festival, hoping that the child would grow up healthily. On the night of the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the children will wait and say "lantern will, lantern will, lantern will go home to sleep". Twelve years old symbolizes that a child has learned to end childhood and begin to step into adulthood. In this year, my uncle will send the lantern for the last time, which is called "lantern ceremony or lantern chase". At the same time, my uncle will also give my nephew an important gift such as a bicycle, a lamp or a red envelope. The Lantern ceremony is the beginning of a child to become an adult, and it is the elders' hope for the younger generation to start a new life.
In traditional society, people have always been in constant pursuit of beautiful connotations, and both palace lanterns and gauze lanterns can carry such cultural demands. In ancient times, people usually painted auspicious animals such as dragons and phoenixes on lanterns, as well as the use of Chinese red, the main color of lanterns, as a sign of people's pursuit of auspiciousness. In addition, in ancient times, when children were about to start school, parents would prepare a special lantern for the teacher to light. It is called "turning on the light", which means the child has a bright future. In some areas, lighting a lamp to pray for good luck also means "praying for a son" because the lamp is similar to Ding. Nowadays all over the country, people hang red lanterns on their doorways during the Spring Festival to welcome the auspicious New Year.
Now the unique lantern crafts in many areas have been listed as local intangible cultural heritage. Through these different lanterns, we can clearly see the wisdom and traditional culture of ordinary people in their lives.