Chinese Lantern Festival Lovely

Chinese Lantern Festival

Lovely Lanterns and Sweet Dumplings

The Lantern Festival or Yuanxiao Jie is a traditional Chinese festival, which is on the 15th of the first month of the Chinese New Year. The festival marks the end of the celebrations of the Chinese New Year.

Chinese started to celebrate the Lantern Festival from the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 221 AD). Like most other Chinese festivals, there is also a story behind the Festival. It is also believed that the festival has Taoist origins.

This is a festival for people having fun. On the night of the festival, people go on streets with a variety of lanterns under the full moon, watching lions or dragon dancing, playing Chinese riddles and games, and lighting up firecrackers. There is really a lot of fun for the young and the old.


Yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) or Tangyuan is the special food for the Lantern Festival. It is believed that Yuanxiao is named after a palace maid, Yuanxiao, of Emperor Wu Di of the Han Dynasty. Yuanxiao is a kind of sweet dumpling, which is made with sticky rice flour filled with sweet stuffing. And the festival is named after the famous dumpling. Yuanxiao is sticky, sweet and round in shape, symbolizing family unity, completeness and happiness.

Chinese Papercutting Art

Chinese papercutting is a unique artform and has existed for thousands of years. The common designs made include animals, flowers and figures cut, with scissors or knives. They are mainly made to decorate doors and windows, and therefore are sometimes known as 窗花 chuāng huā (window flowers) or 剪纸 jiǎn zhǐ (cutting pictures). Papercutting has long history featuring both national and regional themes. It was most popular throughout the Qing Dynasty during which many skills developed, including drafting and the use of smoked paper.

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Chinese Gift----Coloured Glaze Necklece

Glazes can be translucent, opaque or coloured.Coloured glaze jewelry has been hand-made by a special and unique technicle in Acient China. In the past it was only used by royal palace. I have some cloured glaze necklaces and bracelets brought from China(So it is very cheap :)). If you have interest on them, please contact me and I can give you more information and pics which you can choose. Thanks! :-)