The One-Thousand-Angle Light is a lantern with a thousand lamps. In Cantonese dialects, One-Thousand-Angle Light is a homonym for Qiangeding (one thousand people), which means that the population will grow prosperously. One-Thousand-Angle Light has a long history, large volume and exquisite craftsmanship, and thus is hailed not only as the treasure of Dongguan’s folk handicrafts but also as “the best lantern in China”. As a folk handicraft, One-Thousand-Angle Light can only be found in Dongguan, and there are only three left. Legend has it that when Zhao Meirong, young sister of Zhao Kuangyin, Emperor Taizu of Song, was living in Dongguan, she taught local craftsmen how to make the lantern based solely on her memory of the style of the palace lantern.
千角灯是千盏灯的灯，即一盏灯里有一千个角、一千盏灯之意，取千角千灯人丁兴旺之意。千角灯历史悠久，体积巨大，工艺精湛，被誉为东莞民间工艺的瑰宝，更有“中华第一灯”美誉。在我国民间工艺中，千角灯仅见于东莞，而东莞目前仅存三盏。相传是宋太祖赵匡胤的小妹赵美容流落东莞时，凭记忆中皇宫灯的样式，指导当地艺人扎作了“千角灯”。
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