From festival lights to palace lanterns, discover the craft behind Chinese lanterns.
From Han dynasty palace lamps to the great regional lantern schools of Beijing, Suzhou, and Zigong — two thousand years of Chinese lantern history.
Discover Chinese fish lanterns: the 'surplus year' blessing you can carry, the bamboo-and-paper craft, and the four national heritage fish lantern dances from Shatoujiao to Qingtian.
Learn what Chinese lanterns really symbolize — red for joy, roundness for reunion, light driving away darkness — and how color, shape and occasion carry different wishes.
Make a classic red Chinese paper lantern in 15 minutes with paper, scissors, and glue — plus the heritage craft behind it, decorating ideas, and variations.
The Lantern Festival closes Chinese New Year with 2,000 years of history: lantern fairs, riddle games, sweet rice balls, and the first full moon.
Meet three famous families of Chinese lanterns—palace lanterns, revolving lanterns, and red lanterns—and learn how materials, shape, and meaning turn a simple light into folk art.
Explore the Zigong Lantern Festival, from its Tang-Song roots in Sichuan's salt city to its rise as a global light-art phenomenon. Learn how the lanterns are made and what makes the show unforgettable.