紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)燈(deng)籠(long)(long)是(shi)(shi)一種常見的(de)傳統民(min)俗手工(gong)藝品。用紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)制作(zuo)成的(de)燈(deng)籠(long)(long),有名字可以看出制主要的(de)作(zuo)原料是(shi)(shi)紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)。紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)燈(deng)籠(long)(long)的(de)裝飾(shi)效(xiao)果(guo)比它的(de)照明效(xiao)果(guo)好。我們一般都是(shi)(shi)將紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)燈(deng)籠(long)(long)用來觀賞(shang)或(huo)裝飾(shi),來增添節日氣氛。燈(deng)籠(long)(long)與中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)人(ren)生活息息相連,廟(miao)宇(yu)中(zhong)(zhong)、客廳里,處處都有燈(deng)籠(long)(long)。仔細推算,中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)(guo)有燈(deng)是(shi)(shi)秦漢以后的(de)事,有紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)燈(deng)籠(long)(long)又是(shi)(shi)在東漢紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)發(fa)明之后。