紙(zhi)(zhi)燈籠(long)是(shi)(shi)(shi)一種常見的(de)傳統(tong)民(min)俗手工藝品。用紙(zhi)(zhi)制作成的(de)燈籠(long),有(you)名字(zi)可以看出(chu)制主要的(de)作原料(liao)是(shi)(shi)(shi)紙(zhi)(zhi)。紙(zhi)(zhi)燈籠(long)的(de)裝(zhuang)飾效果(guo)比(bi)它的(de)照明(ming)效果(guo)好。我們一般都是(shi)(shi)(shi)將(jiang)紙(zhi)(zhi)燈籠(long)用來(lai)觀賞或裝(zhuang)飾,來(lai)增添節日氣氛。燈籠(long)與(yu)中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)人生活(huo)息息相連(lian),廟宇中(zhong)(zhong)、客廳里,處處都有(you)燈籠(long)。仔(zi)細推算,中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)有(you)燈是(shi)(shi)(shi)秦漢以后的(de)事,有(you)紙(zhi)(zhi)燈籠(long)又是(shi)(shi)(shi)在(zai)東漢紙(zhi)(zhi)發明(ming)之后。