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Lantern making a long history, with the changing times, the material and shape have changed a lot. Paper, bamboo, silk, wood is very common traditional materials, plastic, cellophane, acrylic ...... and so are modern materials. In fact, as long as the light, lantern making material is not limited, and even fruit, discarded cartons, aluminum material can be done, so changes lantern has unlimited imagination. A beacon of light in addition to the night like a little firefly, different lantern shape also tells people desire in the New Year. Lovely Tinker Bell and Winnie the Pooh ...... and so is inviting new model of modern culture, and the traditional Chinese zodiac is replaced with the New Year as, emerging relatively popular in many modern new styling, enough topped the ranking lantern shape champion, to get people's favorite. Since ancient times, the Chinese lantern is a symbolic expression of festive lanterns dragon is the deepest heart of the complex. Holidays, decorated, both contain auspicious, also shows hope. When the wheels of history into the twenty-first century, this ancient folk craft lantern is also advancing with the times? With this question mark, a few days ago, reporters interviewed attracted old artist - "Lantern Forest." "Lantern Forest" called Lim-Ah-kun, this year over 70 years old. Located in the East Gate into the pocket "forest lantern" lantern processing plant, the whole small space, a variety of lanterns, dazzling. Pointing to a house lantern old told reporters: "These lanterns are not mine, I do have is taken away people simply unable to retain." Conversation, a middle-aged man hurried into the store, said a few days His family new home housewarming, let him rushing two red lanterns, pick up tomorrow ...... "Lantern Forest", 18-year-old began to learn with people tie lanterns. Ingenuity, he soon became experts in rolled lantern. Not only because of his unique style lantern making, and durable, so many people are attracted to come to him before making lanterns. Especially the holidays, come build lantern is an endless stream, not simply a few days earlier not on the number row. That year, he is with the craft "breadwinner burnt mouth." As for lantern making process, he said, making bamboo lantern bamboo material to choose first, then be cut open, dried, this process is necessary only two or three days. In post-production, they should according to the shape of the lanterns, baking bamboo materials, shape, form a simple lantern baking process is relatively simple, and encountered some more complex shapes, such as a leader, the Lunar New Year and other lines of varied shape lanterns when they have put a lot of effort for each baking bamboo materials, stereotypes. After completion of the work, but also on the bamboo bandage, sticky burnt, this work is also time-consuming.