中国画家笔下的元宵节（组图）

The Lantern Festival is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunar calendar, marking the last day of the Chinese New Year celebration. During that day, ancient Chinese people go out at night to temples carrying paper lanterns and solve riddles displayed on the lanterns. Nowadays the festival lanterns are not as popular as they once were in ancient times, but Chinese painters preserve these traditions in their paintings. Let's check them out.

元月十五是元宵节，在中国古时候人们会在元宵节晚上提着纸灯笼到庙里猜灯谜。如今这一习俗已经随着岁月变迁渐行渐远，所幸的是我们还能在中国画家描绘元宵节的画作中去找寻往昔的欢乐气氛。

A painting of the Lantern Festival by Zou Li. [Photo/artron.net]