Order Construction:Artistic Characteristics and Cultural Roots of Folk Lantern Festivals in the Chaohu Lake Region
Lantern festivals are popular folk activities in the Chaohu Lake region,characterized by their variety,wide distribution,and significant influence.From a macro perspective and through comparative research methods,this study explores the connection and rules between the explicit individual characteristics and implicit common essence of lantern festivals in the Chaohu region,constructing the order features that run through the visual art,ac-tivity procedures,and cultural origins of the lantern festivals.Based on rural spaces,the Chaohu lantern festivals indirectly construct a cross-border social spatial order with their unique ceremonial performances at traditional fes-tivals.They have invisibly achieved the orderliness and standardization of local rural and town life,objectively re-flecting the prominent features and good qualities of the Chaohu regional culture,which could help promote the protection and inheritance of the intangible cultural heritage in the Chaohu Lake region.
order constructionChaohu Lake regionfolk lantern festivalsartistic characteristicscultural roots