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Chinese Festival Culture Series-The Lantern Festival [PDF ebook]

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Lantern Festival is the first full-moon of the first lunar month in China. The book introduces the origin, development, dissemination, and traditions of the Lantern Festival and techniques of producing lanterns. This book shows the ultimate beauty of ancient Chinese decorative arts. Lanterns symbolize the raising of hope like sunrise and colorful lanterns with a background of full-moon at night represent peace, tranquility and harmony. Thus, the Lantern Festival is an irreplaceable part of Chinese festivals.This book not only describes the origin, design, production for each kind of lantern, but also explains lantern riddles and interesting stories hidden behind lanterns, which are appealing to readers. CONTENTSThe Origin and the Legends of the Lantern Festival The Development of the Lantern Festival The Customs of the Lantern Festival Unique Customs in Different Regions The Lantern Festival of Minority Ethnic Groups The Lantern Festival in Other Countries The book includes illustrations, tables and graphics.

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Format PDF ● Pages 200 ● ISBN 9781844644230 ● Publisher Paths International ● Published 2015 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4844470 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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