紙(zhi)燈(deng)籠(long)(long)(long)是(shi)(shi)(shi)一(yi)種常見的傳統民俗手工藝品。用(yong)紙(zhi)制(zhi)作成的燈(deng)籠(long)(long)(long),有名字(zi)可以(yi)看出制(zhi)主(zhu)要(yao)的作原料是(shi)(shi)(shi)紙(zhi)。紙(zhi)燈(deng)籠(long)(long)(long)的裝飾(shi)效果比(bi)它(ta)的照(zhao)明效果好。我們一(yi)般都(dou)是(shi)(shi)(shi)將紙(zhi)燈(deng)籠(long)(long)(long)用(yong)來(lai)觀(guan)賞或裝飾(shi),來(lai)增添(tian)節日(ri)氣氛。燈(deng)籠(long)(long)(long)與(yu)中國人生活息(xi)息(xi)相(xiang)連,廟宇中、客廳里,處(chu)(chu)處(chu)(chu)都(dou)有燈(deng)籠(long)(long)(long)。仔細推算,中國有燈(deng)是(shi)(shi)(shi)秦漢(han)(han)以(yi)后的事,有紙(zhi)燈(deng)籠(long)(long)(long)又是(shi)(shi)(shi)在東漢(han)(han)紙(zhi)發(fa)明之后。