Quanzhou Festive Lantern

　　Once a year, the Lantern Festival is cheerfully celebrated with people lighting lanterns.

　　Quanzhou festive lanterns, also known as "Deng Cai"

　　In the local dialect,

　　the pronunciation of "deng" (light) is similar to "ding" (population)

　　lighting up the lanterns means,

　　lighting up people's earnest wishes for a growing and harmonious family.

　　In terms of the production methods,

　　Quanzhou lanterns can be divided into three categories.

　　Colored bamboo lanterns, Paper-cutting lanterns or perforated boneless lanterns.

　　The exquisite craftsmanship has made Quanzhou lanterns famous and amazing to the world.

　　Landscape, pavilions,

　　Birds and beasts, historical legends,

　　All of them can be vividly reproduced on a small lantern by the ingenious craftsmanship of the artisans.

　　The history of Quanzhou lanterns can date back to ancient times.

　　On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month,

　　lanterns were lighted to pray for blessings.

　　During the war in the mid-8th century,

　　the northern people moved to the south ,

　　And bring with them the custom of lighting up lanterns.

　　The lanterns became an important symbol to miss their family and hometown

　　which promoted the lantern art in Quanzhou.

　　Nowadays, Lanterns are still an essential part for every Lantern Festival.

　　Families hang lanterns under the eaves of their houses.

　　People go to the streets to enjoy lanterns.

　　Children walk through the streets,

　　guessing the riddles written on the lanterns.

　　What a peaceful and joyful festival!

　　Don’t forget to visit the lantern fair,

　　If you travel to China in the first lunar month.

　　Look!

　　The memories witnessed by the colorful lanterns are shining so brightly year after year.

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