紙(zhi)燈(deng)籠(long)(long)是一種常見的(de)傳統民俗(su)手工藝品。用紙(zhi)制(zhi)(zhi)作(zuo)成(cheng)的(de)燈(deng)籠(long)(long),有(you)(you)名(ming)字可以(yi)看出制(zhi)(zhi)主要的(de)作(zuo)原料(liao)是紙(zhi)。紙(zhi)燈(deng)籠(long)(long)的(de)裝(zhuang)飾(shi)效(xiao)果比(bi)它的(de)照明(ming)效(xiao)果好。我們一般都(dou)是將紙(zhi)燈(deng)籠(long)(long)用來(lai)觀賞或裝(zhuang)飾(shi),來(lai)增添節日氣氛。燈(deng)籠(long)(long)與中(zhong)國人生(sheng)活息(xi)息(xi)相連,廟宇中(zhong)、客廳里,處處都(dou)有(you)(you)燈(deng)籠(long)(long)。仔細推算,中(zhong)國有(you)(you)燈(deng)是秦漢(han)以(yi)后的(de)事,有(you)(you)紙(zhi)燈(deng)籠(long)(long)又是在(zai)東漢(han)紙(zhi)發(fa)明(ming)之后。