Legend has it that Zhuge Liang invented it during the Three Kingdoms period. Zhuge Liang was besieged by Sima Yi in Pingyang, and the whole army was helpless. Zhuge Liang came up with a clever plan, calculated the wind direction clearly, and ordered people to bring thousands of blank sheets of paper and paste them into countless lanterns.
Then use the upward gravity of the smoke to remove them, and the little lantern will rise. The soldiers in the camp shouted: "Mr. Zhuge broke through in the sky lantern!" ".Sima Yi actually believed that Zhuge Liang was able to escape by going out to chase the sky lanterns. Later generations called this lantern "Kongming Lantern".
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When taking off with a light, tie a piece of coarse cloth or gold paper stained with kerosene or peanut oil in the middle of the bracket at the bottom, and light the fuel before flying. After the fire in the lamp burns for a while, it will produce hot air and the lanterns will expand. After flying, the whole lantern will soar in Ran Ran. If the weather is clear and the kerosene at the bottom burns out, the Kongming Lantern will automatically descend.
Kongming lanterns must be released in windless weather and open space, otherwise they will not fly into the sky and may cause fire. You need 2-3 people to cooperate when flying, and it is strongly required to be accompanied by an adult. In addition, the cable can be tied to the bottom of Kongming Lantern, which can not only fly repeatedly, but also control the take-off height and range to avoid fire.