Lanterns in Sui Dynasty In Sui Dynasty, lantern festival declined or flourished from time to time. emperor Suiwendi (581—604) forbid the lantern festival while Suiyangdi was fond of it. On every Jan 15th of lunar calendar, Suiyangdi (569—618) would order to hold grand lantern show. Lantern shed, drama stage stretched 4km starting from the palace gate. Actors and actresses were more than 30000,...

After discovery of the fire, the fire became the source of lamp, the lamp is the source of Chinese lantern. Sprouting of lamp The conservation of live cinder and collective use of fire laid a foundation for lamp. One million seven hundred thousand years ago, the first fire human ancestors ignited could be called the first artificial light source—lamp. In the site of Haiyuan Stone Age in Ningxia (about...

For clearly know about the Formation of the Lantern Festival, at first we must talk about the  discovery of the Fire in the old stone age. The retaining and utilization of fire Paleolithic－Neolithic ages (about 2.5 million years~4000 years ago) Fire was the totem of human ancestors. In the history of human development, the fire brought human being into a civilized age. Mankind experienced following...

The birth of lantern, the appearance of hurricane lamp in Han Dynasty and introduction of Buddhism created a good condition for outdoor lamp and lantern show. For the purpose of shielding wind, moving lamps and working at night, human being produced various kinds of practical lamp and lamp utensil via various vessels and fuels. Since thousands of years, human pursuit to the craftwork of lampshade has...

The historical scroll of Chinese traditional culture unrolls its all glory. The bright and colorful lantern culture with substantial contents is just a glorious view of it. Fire was the main tool when the remote ancestors trudged over a difficult way to civilization. It was fire and light that opened the heart of human beings and brought the birth to lamps. China is one of the earliest countries that...

By the Sui Dynasty, the custom to hold a lantern show on the night of the 15th of the 1st lunar month had evolved into a legal traditional festival – Lantern Festival, which was celebrated with specific rituals in fixed time every year. The Lantern Festival in Zigong On the night of the 15ht of the 1st lunar month, there was a sea of various fascinating lanterns accompanied by wonderful displays...

This post recorded the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival 2007 in Chinatown Singapore, the highlights of this Lantern Festival were the group of the playing Fairy who were in the middle of the road, the new material of Chinese lanterns has been applied, you can find Fairy’s head is made by transparent FRP, it changed the FRP to be a luminescent  material. After viewing these pictures you can view...

After our reform project, you can find 4 main theme about Chinese lanterns in the 7 halls of Chinese Lantern Museum,  the history of Chinese lanterns, Zigong Lantern Festival, Chinese lantern crafts, Chinese lantern complexes. If you do not have a chance to get there, you can follow my photos tour Chinese Lantern Museum. [Show as slideshow] [View with PicLens] ...

In 2008 Chinese Lantern Museum reformed, about 9 imitation lanterns heritages were collected into Chinese Lantern Museum. This post recored the imitation lanterns heritages in Chinese Lantern Museum. 1. The Warring States Camel Copper lights diameter 8.9 cm high 19.2 A Hall Camel Copper lights 2. Warring States Bronze Phoenix-shaped Lamp Hall A high 23.3 cm Bronze Phoenix-shaped Light 3. Qin Dynasty....

After Chinese Lantern Museum reformed in 2008, 10 new lantern heritages were collected into this museum, comparing to the original lantern heritages, their age were not very old. Most of them were borned in Period of the Repbulic of China and Qing Dynasty. The latest collection lantern heritages in Chinese Lantern Museum 1. Period of the Repbulic of China . Pastel flowers menorah 220mm × 270mm B...