[Explanation] Lantern Festival is coming, the streets and alleys are lit up with lights, colorful and beautiful lanterns light up the night sky, people go to the streets to guess riddles, admire the lanterns... Lanterns are the iconic cultural symbols of the Chinese Lantern Festival.

A few days ago, the reporter visited Li Banghua, the inheritor of Beijing's intangible cultural heritage "Beijing Lanterns", and listened to him to talk about the charm of traditional Chinese lanterns.

　　[Concurrent] Li Banghua, the inheritor of "Beijing Lantern"

　　There are jade plates in the sky and thousands of lamps in the underground. People come to express their joyful feelings.

We all know that the first festival after the Spring Festival is the Lantern Festival. The yuan we eat the Lantern Festival is actually pointing to the moon in the sky, when the moon is full, so people have a hope that the coming year will be better.

The other one can download songs and dances in the lamp, symbolizing hope and light.

　　[Live Voice] Li Banghua, the inheritor of "Beijing Lantern"

　　The name of this lamp is Sifang Pavilion Revolving Lantern.

Here, the hot air rises and the cold air descends. The air circulates in a process that pushes the fan on it, and the hot air rotates in one direction, and it does not turn up.

　　[Explanation] The revolving horse lanterns, the brightly colored palace lanterns, the goldfish-shaped modeling lights... these bright and lifelike lantern works are all made by Li Banghua.

The lantern art with a long history of nearly two thousand years has been passed down throughout China and has its own characteristics.

The Beijing lanterns come from the palace, and learn from the best of all families.

The craftsmanship is superb, the meticulous brushwork emphasizes color, and the appreciation is high.

　　[Concurrent] Li Banghua, the inheritor of "Beijing Lantern"

　　Common people think that the red lantern is what they understand. In fact, the red lantern is only a part of the lantern.

One is called gauze lantern, another is called palace lantern, and the third is called toy lantern.

Since its (Beijing Lantern Festival) craftsmen are the best gathered from all over the country, its craftsmanship is the best.

At the beginning of the design and selection of materials, another painting is painted, and there are some decorations on the lamp. You must have the ability to shape, that is, to have spirit, this thing looks like alive at first glance.

(Production) It usually takes half a year and a year, which is relatively simple and has a relatively long period of ten days.

　　[Explanation] Due to the exquisite materials and difficult preservation, most of Li Banghua's works can only be kept in photos.

Although he was over 70, he did not stop making lamps.

Learning modern lighting techniques, cooperating with young designers... Now, he is making the mascot of the Winter Olympics.

He believes that the development of lanterns should not only inherit the tradition, but also keep pace with the times.

　　[Concurrent] Li Banghua, the inheritor of "Beijing Lantern"

　　Recently (the founding of the People’s Republic of China) 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Asian Games Village to make more than 100 lights, I took these grandpas and aunts, some people like painting, some people like paper-cutting, personally use their own characteristics, no What technology can you lay hands on.

I made a big flower basket, and made 7 big peaches on the big flower basket. I used more than 150 lotus petals to form a flower pot.

Let the lanterns be more grounded and let the people know what Beijing lanterns are and how they are made.

　　[Explanation] When he was young, he was taught by Li Dongxue, the artist of Beijing Lantern Festival and the designer of the red lantern of Tiananmen Gate. Until he became the inheritor, Li Banghua was with the lamp all his life.

He said that lanterns are not only an indispensable folk craft for festivals, but also Chinese people's pursuit of beauty and hope for a better life in the future.

　　[Concurrent] Li Banghua, the inheritor of "Beijing Lantern"

　　First of all, it is a symbol, a symbol of our Chinese civilization, and it is a very important project in the history of Chinese civilization for thousands of years.

Lanterns are a beautiful thing, something that gives people happiness and beauty. I hope someone likes these things.

I just said that in my position, I will fight to the last breath and live to learn.

　　Wang Shibo Report from Beijing

Editor in charge: [Sun Jingbo]