Development of Chengdu Lantern Festival

Fire is the source of light, and light is the English for fire. According to legend, digging wood for fire in Sui Dynasty was the beginning of the prosperity of the Chinese nation. Fire is considered as a light, and the light indicates prosperity, so the light is fire. Where there is a lamp, there is a meeting, and three friends and four friends gather in front of the lamp to raise money, raise wine and recite poems. Generally speaking, this may be the reason why people hold the Lantern Festival every year! The rise of the large Lantern Festival is a symbol of prosperity. During the Han and Jin dynasties, the rulers of Shu county had to "entertain the people and play in the West Garden" every spring and every month when flowers were in bloom, symbolizing prosperity. Lu, one of the "four outstanding figures in the early Tang Dynasty", wrote in the poem "Watching Lights": "The banquet in Jinli is fragrant ... and the splendor is far away ...", describing the grand Lantern Festival and the prosperity of society at that time.

Lantern Festival is the epitome of the times. Different times have different scientific, technical, cultural and economic conditions, and the characteristics of lamps are also different. Since there was electricity, the Lantern Festival has developed to a brand-new stage. The ever-changing technology not only makes the Lantern Festival held with the concept of "the city that never sleeps" unable to meet the requirements of the audience; It also makes the general concepts of sound, color, shape, light and motion not applauded by the audience.

In this case, exquisite production reflecting distinctive local characteristics and strong spirit of the times has become the main standard for the masses to appreciate Yuanxiao. For example, the simplicity and elegance of the Northern Lights, the elegance of Suzhou and Hangzhou lanterns, the splendor of Fu Guang lanterns and the cleanliness of Harbin ice lanterns all have their own distinctive local characteristics. Chengdu lamp, besides integrating the strengths of various places, is also famous for its beautiful shape, exquisite workmanship and novel concept. Take Chengdu Lantern Festival as an example. This year is the Year of the Loong. Chengdu Lantern Festival arranged 48 dragon lanterns and 265,438+00 different sentences. Among them, the 35-meter-high "China Tengfei" giant lamp, a dragon around the column, soared into the sky. It symbolizes the ambition of Dragon, the descendant of Dragon, and strongly expresses the ambition of China to take off. Clever production highlights this theme more effectively. The two dragons of the "Porcelain Dragon Playing Beads" group lamp are * * *18m long, which is made up of 15000 pieces of porcelain tableware such as cups, plates, bowls, dishes and spoons. There are also 20 Kowloon lanterns around, with 180 dragons. The dragon body is sparkling and the exquisite craftsmanship is amazing. There are many similar lamps, such as the street lamps on both sides of the park path, many of which are exquisite palace lanterns, and some even have a lamp as a play.

The level of Lantern Festival also depends on whether it shines with the light of science and technology and economic prosperity. In addition to electromechanical control, many lights of Chengdu Lantern Festival are also made of modern latest technologies such as computer, television, far infrared ray, laser and optical fiber. In the central square of the Lantern Festival, the "Red Light Soaring into the Sky" group lights are17m high and10m in diameter, with a big crown in the middle, a glass earth on it, and then a TV tower. In addition to four groups of ancient drama lights, A Dream of Red Mansions, The West Chamber, Qiu Jiang and The Fairy Couple, there is also a TV with color video to show the achievements of the production unit in reform and opening up. Standing in front of the far-infrared camera, the audience can also see their own images on the screen.