走马灯的故乡在中国,中国人最早发明了走马灯。走马灯是灯笼的一种,又叫蟠螭灯、仙音烛、转鹭灯、马骑灯、赛马灯。走马灯常见于元宵、中秋等中国传统节日。走马灯还被赋予“时来运转”“马到成功”“走马上任”等吉祥寓意。在灯泡发明之前,走马灯的灯罩内点上蜡烛,蜡烛燃烧产生热,使空气上升,形成热气流,可以使轮轴转动。轮轴上有剪纸,烛光把剪纸影子投射在屏上,图画 The hometown of the lantern In China, the earliest Chinese invented the lantern. Lantern is a kind of lantern, also known as Pancake lights, cents tone candle, turn heron lights, horse riding lights, horse racing lights. The lantern is common in the Chinese Lantern Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and other traditional festivals. The lantern was also given auspicious meaning of “when to run ” “horse to success ” “take office”. Prior to the invention of the light bulb, a candle was placed inside the lampshade of the lantern and the candle burned to generate heat, causing the air to rise and create a hot air flow that allowed the axle to rotate. There is a paper-cut on the axle, the paper-cut shadow cast on the screen by candlelight, the picture