中英雙語話中國民風民俗 第153期:怎樣製作燈籠
How to Make a Lantern
怎樣製作燈籠The lanterns usually are made of thin bamboo strips, straw, rattan, metal or animal horns and covered with red paper or gauze. They come in various shapes and sizes. Some are classified as palace lanterns while others are revolving lanterns that feature fables or pictures of animals. Now technology and electronics are being used in festival lanterns , and neon lights side by side with traditional Chinese paper lanterns add more festivity to the holiday for both urban and rural dwellers.
燈籠通常是由薄竹片，草，藤，金屬或者動物的角，並覆蓋着紅色的紙或紗布製作而成的。它們有各種形狀和大小。它們被分爲宮燈而其他則是會旋轉的有寓言或動物的照片。現在，技術和電子產品被應用在節日彩燈上，霓虹燈與中國傳統的紙燈籠爲城市和農村居民增添更多的喜氣。
