Public | "Cultural East City" living room- "Moon Round Lantern" Mid -Autumn Festival Handmade Lantern Production Activities

The Mid -Autumn Festival originated in the ancient times, popularized in the Han Dynasty, was shaped in the early Tang Dynasty, and prevailed after the Song Dynasty. The Mid -Autumn Festival is a combination of autumn seasonal customs. Most of the festival factors contained in it have ancient origins. The Mid -Autumn Festival is reunited with the circle of the Moon. In order to trust the hometown, miss the love of relatives, and pray for a bumper harvest and happiness, it has become a colorful and precious cultural heritage. "Rabbit Lantern" is an ancient traditional Chinese handicraft. The traditional folk customs of large cloth "passing lights" are interested in the Tang Dynasty. People regard rabbit as auspicious things. Transport to your side.

On the occasion of the Mid -Autumn Festival, the "Moonlight View Lantern" Mid -Autumn Festival handmade lantern production activity co -sponsored by the Propaganda Department of the Dongcheng District Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Beijing Dongcheng Cultural Development Research Institute invites the representative inheritance of the Beijing palace lantern to "Culture Dongcheng's "living room is a guest, bringing you a lecture on" the source of Beijing Lantern ", and participated in the production of exquisite rabbit lights with the 20 citizen friends recruited at the scene.

A beautiful palace lamp created by a traditional process is made of rosewood, mahogany, rosewood and other precious wood skeleton. Fan, hand -painted landscapes, Bogu or character patterns, the lower part of China and the tassel. Lantern, represented by palace lamps in 2006, was selected into the Chinese national intangible cultural heritage list in 2006. "The palace lamp does not need a nail, all of which are tenon -and -mortise structures, which are fully consistent with our traditional architectural culture of China." The palace lamp is a beauty created between square inches. From wood to a component that can be assembled. The procedures such as carving, engraving, carving, and hotness, from woodworking, opening, to carving, stitching, and bonding, they all need the master's good work. Then it should be polished, waxed, paint, then apply silk or upper glass, and finally insert the faucet and hang the tassel. There are doors in the process. "In ancient times, the palace lantern did not hesitate to use the best materials." Teacher Zhai Yuliang said in the lecture, "Now we are making palace lamps, the materials are more diverse, but the craftsmanship is passed down."

Teacher Zhai Yuliang produced with ingenuity and skills, and used tenon -mortise to bite the connection of the wooden palace lamp, which also allowed us to connect with the brilliant lantern culture in history. At the event, Teacher Zhai Yuliang also made exquisite lanterns with the citizens who participated in the event to feel the festive atmosphere. It also added more warmth to the traditional festival, giving the "reunion" greater significance.

Responsible editor: Gou Xiaoqing

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