Zhuge Liang (181-234) was an outstanding statesman, military strategist, strategist, essayist, and diplomat during the Three Kingdoms period. The word Kong Ming, the number Wolong. According to legend, Kong Ming Lantern and Steamed Bun were both invented by Zhuge Liang.
Kong Ming Lantern is also called Sky Lantern, commonly known as Wishing Lamp, also known as Prayer Sky Lamp. It is an ancient Han handicraft that was used for military purposes in ancient times. Modern people put Kong Ming lanterns as a blessing. Men, women and children of all ages write their own wishes for blessings, symbolizing the success of the harvest and the happiness of the year. It is generally performed on major festivals such as the Lantern Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Legend has it that Zhuge Liang was besieged in Pingyang and could not send troops out of the city for help. Zhuge Liang calculated the direction of the wind, made a paper lantern that would float, tied a message for help, and then escaped from danger, so later generations called this lantern Kong Ming Lantern.
Steamed buns, also known as "steamed buns", "steamed buns", are a kind of food steamed with fermented noodles, with wheat flour as the main raw material, which is one of the daily staple foods Chinese. Legend has it that it was also invented by Zhuge Liang.
According to the notes of the Jin dynasty, the word steamed bun came from the hand of Zhuge Liang of the Shu Han Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms. At that time, Zhuge Liang led an army to cross Lushui south to please Meng. According to local customs, before crossing the river, the army must sacrifice the river god with a human head. Zhuge Liang then ordered people to wrap the meat in white noodles and steam it, and throw it into the river instead of the human head. Zhuge named it "Concealed Head", which means false head to deceive the river god, and later evolved into "Steamed Bun".