Lamp fans:
Lantern riddles are riddles written on colored lanterns. The riddles originated from Chinese folk oral riddles and were later processed into riddles by scribes. It has a long history in China. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, "argot" or "thin words" appeared. In the Qin and Han Dynasties, it became a kind of written creation.
During the Three Kingdoms period, riddles were popular. Lantern riddles appeared in the Song Dynasty. People tie puzzle strips to colorful lanterns for people to guess. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, guessing lantern riddles was very popular among Chinese people.
Chinese riddles have a long history and have a history of more than 3,000 years. Long before the Western Zhou Dynasty when productivity was still very low, the language phenomenon of riddles, that is, ballads rich in metaphors and hints, appeared.
The argot appeared later than the slang words. Like the slang words, it also uses vivid comments to imply things, so it is very popular. From the princes and generals to the common people, almost everyone Like argot.
Some rulers like to speak in cryptic words but are not fond of speaking harshly. If the subjects want to satirize the government, they must follow their own preferences and use cryptic words to persuade them in a roundabout way. In political struggles between countries, in order to achieve ulterior motives, argots are often used to cover up people's ears and communicate secretly.