AccordingtotheChinesetradition,attheverybeginningofanewyear,whenthereisabrightfullmoonhanginginthesky,thereshouldbethousandsofcolorfullanternshungout.
DuringtheLanternFestival,peoplewilltrytosolvethepuzzlesonthelanternsandeatyuanxiao(glutinousriceball)。
IntheSuiDynastyinthesixthcentury,EmperorYangdiinvitedenvoysfromothercountriestoChinatoseethecolorfullightedlanternsandenjoythegalaperformances.
BythebeginningoftheTangDynastyintheseventhcentury,thelanterndisplayswouldlastthreedays.Theemperoralsoliftedthecurfew,allowingthepeopletoenjoythefestivelanternsdayandnight.