The history of Chinese lamps and lanterns, like Chinese civilization, has a long history.
There is a history to examine, which is roughly divided into five stages:
The first stage, before the Qin Dynasty;
The second stage: The Han Dynasty;
The third stage: The Southern and Northern Dynasties of the Wei and Jin Dynasties;
The fourth stage: Sui, Tang and Song dynasties;
The fifth stage: The Ming and Qing dynasties
