Chinese lanterns are a combination of painting art, paper cutting, paper binding, sewing and other techniques. Among the lanterns made in ancient China, palace lanterns and gauze lanterns are the most famous. Lanterns are connected with the life of Chinese people. Lanterns are everywhere in temples and living rooms. It is calculated carefully that the existence of lanterns in China came after the Qin and Han Dynasties, and the existence of paper lanterns came after the invention of paper in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Chinese lanterns are not only used for lighting, they are also often a symbol. Wu Dunhou said that he used to make bridal lanterns (i.e. palace lanterns) to represent weddings; Bamboo strip lamps announce that this is a funeral occasion; Umbrella lamp (surname lamp), because "lamp" and "ding" have the same pronunciation, means that people are thriving. Therefore, in the past, every family had a family name lamp, which was hung under the eaves and in the living room. Today, there are still two big lanterns in front of the gods, which is the continuation of this custom. However, the lantern is probably the lantern of the Lantern Festival. The custom of watching lanterns during the Lantern Festival originated in the early years of the Han Dynasty. During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, in order to celebrate the prosperity of the country and the peace of the people, lanterns were tied up to symbolize the "auspicious color of dragons, the prosperity of the people, and the strength of the country" with flickering lights. The custom of lanterns became widely popular. When Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty established his capital in Nanjing, he set off thousands of water lanterns on the Qinhuai River; Yongle Dynasty set up a lamp post at Wumen, and set up a "light market" outside Huamen, making Peiping still have a street called "Dengshikou". After the Republic of China, although the activity of lantern is still going on, it has become a lot more prosaic. Fortunately, due to the Chinese craze, lanterns have gradually played an important role in home decoration. However, some of the materials of lanterns have changed from paper and bamboo to cloth, plastic, and iron wire, and the shape and color of lanterns are also very different from traditional ones. Besides lighting, lanterns have other meanings. When the private school (an ancient school) opens in the first month of each year, parents will prepare a lantern for their children, which will be lit by the teacher to symbolize the bright future of the students. It is called "turning on the light". Later, it evolved into the custom of raising lanterns on the Lantern Festival. Since the pronunciation is similar to "Tianding", lanterns are also used to pray for children. In the era of Japanese occupation, patriots drew folk stories on lanterns to teach their descendants to understand their own culture, so it has the significance of passing on the torch.