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Lantern Festival is a traditional folk activity in China. Zhang Daoling, a native of Peiguofeng during the reign of Emperor Shundi in the Eastern Han Dynasty, held a ceremony of "burning lanterns to sacrifice a bucket" in Hemingshan, Sichuan Province, which is the oldest primitive lantern festival known so far. During the Southern Dynasties, the custom of holding traditional Lantern Festival appeared in Jiankang (now Nanjing), and its grand occasion was the highest in the country. Lantern Festival flourished in Tang Dynasty, flourished in Song Dynasty and reached its peak in Ming Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Yangdi, a lantern festival was held at the end gate of the main entrance of Luoyang Miyagi, the capital of the first month, and the lights at the end gate were extremely prosperous.
On May 2th, 26, the Qinhuai Lantern Festival declared by Nanjing, Jiangsu Province was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage (category: folk custom; No.: X-5).
On June 7, 28, the Lantern Festival declared by many places was approved by the State Council and included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list (category: folk customs; No.: X-81).
According to documents, as early as the beginning of the Southern Dynasties, the Lantern Festival was held in Nanjing, the capital city, which was the earliest recorded lantern festival in China. In order to pray for a good weather, a happy family and peace in the world, the scene of decorating with lanterns began to move from deep palaces and religious places to the folk masses, and the scene of "lights everywhere" was quite spectacular. In this regard, Liang, Jian Wendi, Xiao Gang, Chen Houzhu, etc. all used vivid poems to describe the social fashion of using lanterns to add festive atmosphere in the Southern Dynasties.
During the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Dynasties, Nanjing was the capital of China at that time. There were many dignitaries, nobles and celebrities living along the Qinhuai River. Every Lantern Festival, they followed the example of the court and decorated with lanterns. Poets in the Eastern Jin Dynasty learned to carve their teeth with a poem "Poem Lantern" to describe the situation of decorating lanterns at that time. During the reign of Emperor Xiaowu of the Southern Dynasties, paper technology developed rapidly and the cost was low, which replaced a large number of applications of silk fabrics and made the art of lantern color develop rapidly.