A traditional Japanese or Chinese lantern made of thin, brightly colored paper.

Examples

Hong Denglong (红灯笼), a traditional Chinese round paper lantern used in festival

Chouchin (提灯), a traditional Japanese cylindrical paper lantern

Kami dourou (紙灯籠), a traditional square-shaped floating water lantern used in mourning ceremonies

See also

• lotus lantern
• sky lantern
• stone lantern

External links

• Wikipedia: Paper lantern
• Wikipedia: Tōrō nagashi

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The following tags implicate this tag: lantern_on_liquid and sky_lantern (learn more).

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