Ancient poets had countless poems of praising Lantern Festival, and now it is still fun to read.

In Tang Dynasty, the Chinese Lantern Festival has developed into a grand event, the Tnag poets described grand occasion of lantern festival, their poems contain happiness and bustling scene.

Tang poet Su Weidao Lantern Festival poem in Tang Dynasty:

元夕 [唐]苏味道

火树银花合，星桥铁锁开。暗尘随马去，明月逐人来。游妓皆秾李，行歌尽落梅。金吾不禁夜，玉漏莫相催。

This poem described a scenery of Lantern Festival in the evening at Chang-an town, to the effect that:

The light is brightly, tonight the no-go area is opening. The horse gallop that stirred up the dust,the moon seemed to follow the people. The young singing girls look more beautiful, they walk and sing songs. The capital guards does not work tonight, the drum will not urge the people back home.

十五夜观灯 [唐]卢照邻

锦里开芳宴。兰缸艳早年。缛彩遥分地。繁光远缀天。接汉疑星落。依楼似月悬。别有千金笑。来映九枝前。

This poem described the atmosphere of Lantern Festival, and the beautiful light of lanterns in the evening, to the effect that:

People were busying worship the immortal of year after Chinese New Year, they putting on new clothes and eating food, However, the recreational activities were relatively few;

The Lantern Festival broke this dull atmosphere, brought the New Year and the first month’s celebrations to a climax;

The Lantern Festival let the earth to be very colorful, or even have the stars which were in the sky togethered into one place, the distance (light) like the stars fell to the ground, the light relying on floor it seems like the moon.

Beautiful girls’ laughter add more glory to this holiday.

Editor: Shi Liwei