紙(zhi)(zhi)燈(deng)籠(long)是(shi)一種常見的(de)(de)傳統民俗手(shou)工藝品。用紙(zhi)(zhi)制(zhi)作成的(de)(de)燈(deng)籠(long),有名字可以看(kan)出制(zhi)主(zhu)要的(de)(de)作原料(liao)是(shi)紙(zhi)(zhi)。紙(zhi)(zhi)燈(deng)籠(long)的(de)(de)裝飾效(xiao)果比它的(de)(de)照(zhao)明(ming)效(xiao)果好。我們(men)一般都是(shi)將紙(zhi)(zhi)燈(deng)籠(long)用來觀賞(shang)或裝飾,來增(zeng)添(tian)節(jie)日氣氛。燈(deng)籠(long)與中(zhong)國人(ren)生活息(xi)息(xi)相(xiang)連,廟宇中(zhong)、客廳里,處處都有燈(deng)籠(long)。仔細推算,中(zhong)國有燈(deng)是(shi)秦漢(han)以后的(de)(de)事,有紙(zhi)(zhi)燈(deng)籠(long)又是(shi)在東漢(han)紙(zhi)(zhi)發(fa)明(ming)之(zhi)后。