What styles of pictures do lanterns have?

The styles of lanterns are divided into palace lanterns, gauze lanterns and chandeliers. There are figures, mountains and rivers, flowers and birds, dragons and phoenixes, fish and insects, etc. In addition, there are lanterns with surnames and auspicious lanterns.

1. Palace lantern: It is mainly a colored lantern with fine wood as the skeleton, inlaid with silk yarn and glass, and painted with various patterns, also known as palace lantern.

2. gauze lantern: a traditional handicraft, that is, a lantern made of gauze paste. In ancient times, bamboo lampstands and candles were used for lighting. Nowadays, many steel wires are used to make lampstands and light bulbs for lighting.

3. chandelier: chandelier refers to a kind of advanced decorative lighting hanging on the indoor ceiling.

4, the word surname lamp: one side of the lamp is the surname, and the other side is the official name once owned by the ancestors.

5. Auspicious lamp: One side of the lamp is the surname or the name of a god, and the other side is an auspicious pattern such as the Eight Immortals (Lv Dongbin, He Xiangu, etc. ) and Fu Lushou Samsung.

The origin of lanterns:

China's lanterns, also called lanterns, originated in the Western Han Dynasty more than 800 years ago. Every year around the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, people hang red lanterns symbolizing reunion to create a festive atmosphere. Later, lanterns became a symbol of happiness for the people of China. Through the inheritance and development of lantern artists in past dynasties, colorful varieties and exquisite craftsmanship have been formed. There are many styles of lanterns and they have a long history. After the Spring Festival, we still need a red lantern to hang outside our door, so that we can be happy enough.