LAMPIONS JAPONAIS TEMPLE SHINTO
Un lampion est une lanterne faite en papier dont l'usage est décoratif. On trouve des lampions de diverses formes et tailles et leur modes de construction sont variés. Il existe des lampions plus compliqués composés d'une armature pliante faite en bambou ou en métal, recouverte de papier dur. Les lampions sont communs en Chine ou au Japon (chōchin). On les trouve par exemple accrochés à l'extérieur des entreprises pour attirer l'attention.
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The chōchin has a frame of split bamboo wound in a spiral. Paper or silk protect the flame from wind. The spiral structure permit it to be collapsed into the basket at the bottom. The chōchin hangs from a hook at the top. In present-day Japan, plastic chōchin with electric bulbs are produced as novelties, souvenirs, and for matsuri and events. The earliest record of a chōchin dates to 1085, and one appears in a 1536 illustration.
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The chōchin has a frame of split bamboo wound in a spiral. Paper or silk protect the flame from wind. The spiral structure permit it to be collapsed into the basket at the bottom. The chōchin hangs from a hook at the top. In present-day Japan, plastic chōchin with electric bulbs are produced as novelties, souvenirs, and for matsuri and events. The earliest record of a chōchin dates to 1085, and one appears in a 1536 illustration.