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Dong-men Elementary School, TaiwanTeacher : Han-Chun Liu

Fifth Grade

Sky lantern, which is Sky lantern, which is also called Kong-Ming also called Kong-Ming lantern, was invented lantern, was invented by Zhu Ge, Kong-Ming by Zhu Ge, Kong-Ming (ancient Chinese (ancient Chinese celebrity). celebrity).

The principle of sky lantern is based on hot air goes upward, and then makes a sky lantern rise. It is also believed that sky lantern is the origin of hot air balloons.

• It is alleged that sky

lantern was originally designed for the transmission of military situation. The army led by Si Ma,Yi was deceived into wrong astrological information by sky lanterns.

• Afterwards, sky lantern has become a medium for people make a wish.

My sister and I wrote our wishes on the sky lantern.

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First deployed as a type of signaling balloon or, it is claimed, as a type of spy blimp in warfare. Later non-military

applications were employed as they became popular with children at carnivals. These lanterns were subsequently

incorporated into festivals like the Chinese Mid-Autumn and Lantern Festivals.