紙(zhi)燈(deng)(deng)籠(long)是(shi)一(yi)種常見(jian)的(de)(de)(de)傳統(tong)民俗手工藝品。用(yong)(yong)紙(zhi)制作成的(de)(de)(de)燈(deng)(deng)籠(long),有(you)名字(zi)可以看出制主要的(de)(de)(de)作原料是(shi)紙(zhi)。紙(zhi)燈(deng)(deng)籠(long)的(de)(de)(de)裝(zhuang)飾(shi)效(xiao)果(guo)比它(ta)的(de)(de)(de)照明效(xiao)果(guo)好。我們一(yi)般(ban)都(dou)是(shi)將紙(zhi)燈(deng)(deng)籠(long)用(yong)(yong)來觀賞(shang)或裝(zhuang)飾(shi),來增添節日氣氛。燈(deng)(deng)籠(long)與中(zhong)(zhong)國人生活息(xi)息(xi)相連(lian),廟宇中(zhong)(zhong)、客廳里,處處都(dou)有(you)燈(deng)(deng)籠(long)。仔細(xi)推算,中(zhong)(zhong)國有(you)燈(deng)(deng)是(shi)秦漢(han)以后的(de)(de)(de)事,有(you)紙(zhi)燈(deng)(deng)籠(long)又是(shi)在(zai)東漢(han)紙(zhi)發明之后。