Palace LanternⅠ

The Palace lantern is very ornate and used to decorate many impressive public and private buildings in China. It is usually large in size and embedded with painted silk or glass panes around its body, The lantern is a Six-side-lantern, each side has its superbly Chinese Arcadian construction, like the Imperial Palace, The Great Wall Etc.

The ordinary lantern transformed into the Chinese palace lantern. This was a far more ornate and highly decorated version of the orthodox lantern. The main aim of these lanterns was to serve as a center piece in an interior setting.

The use of Chinese palace lanterns was popular in the homes of Chinese people. It was however most popularly used in public and private buildings. Today however the use of the Chinese palace lantern has spread to all corners of the world. Anyone looking to give an oriental touch to their home or office setting can make use of Chinese palace lanterns.