Lanterns play an important role in the long history of Chinese culture

Lanterns play an important role in the long history of Chinese culture

Chinese Lantern Festival is a time of joy and relaxation:

• It is a time of cheerful music and songs.

• It is a time of dragon and lion dances.

• It is a time of bright and colourful lanterns.

Every handmade lantern is unique, and it tells its own story, that's the soul of it. You can design the main body on computer, but the details need human feeling.

• It is a time for entertaining riddles.

"Guessing lantern riddles" is an essential component. Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the lanterns in advance. If visitors can answer the riddles, they can just pull the paper out and go to the lantern owners to check their answers. If they are right, they win a little gift. The activity emerged during the Song Dynasty (AD 960-1279).

Chinese Lantern Festival is also a time of feasting:

• Food is heaven, as the Chinese often say.

• This is the time to get together and create a dazzling assemblage of delicacies.

• This is the time to literally get the real taste of the Chinese Spring Festival.