Chinese sky lanterns, or Kongming lanterns, are decorative paper lanterns that create stunning light displays at weddings, festivals and parties. When choosing lanterns for an event, there are a few ...

A little more than two months from now, lanterns of all shapes, sizes, and colors will light up the streets of China’s cities. At the end of the Chinese New Year, children will carry paper lanterns as ...

Chinese artist Li Hongbo takes the 2,000-year-old tradition of paper lanterns to an entirely new artistic level. What looks like a white marble bust stretches the imagination as it pulls apart to ...

Cary is one of the few places in the world where dozens of handmade Chinese lanterns are on display for two months, celebrating a new year. The N.C. Chinese Lantern Festival is back for its eighth ...

In China, red lanterns could guide a traveller to safety in cold winter alleyways, be symbols of power outside an imperial hall, or act as a call to religious devotion when hung in a temple. They are ...