There were many versions of the story. There was a Miao dance version and a folk legend version. Most of them involved the story of the lantern girl and mortals. The ending was so beautiful.
The story of " Flower of Lights " revealed many meanings. From Dulin's experience, it was clear that laziness would lead to misfortune in life, and hard work could create a better life. The story of the lantern girl inspires us to punish evil, promote good and be willing to help others. These stories warn us to stay away from laziness, uphold kindness, and build a good life with hard work and virtue.
There were many meanings to lantern flowers. They could refer to books, Miao dance dramas, the custom of lighting flowers on the 16th day of the first lunar month, and the granny of lantern flowers in stories.
If " Fallen Flower " referred to the online novel written by Travel366 that was published on Qidian Chinese Network, the specific story content could not be found, so it was impossible to answer accurately. If "falling lantern flowers" referred to the "idle chess pieces falling lantern flowers" in Zhao Shixiu's poem "Inviting Guests", the story behind it was that the poet waited for the friend he had made an appointment with on a rainy night in Huangmei season. When the friend had not arrived in the middle of the night, the poet tapped the chess pieces in boredom while waiting, shaking off the lumps formed by the wick, showing the poet's lonely state of mind and depicting the scene of the poet waiting for his friend on a rainy night.
The Miao story "Lantern Flower" tells the story of a young Miao man named Dulin. He went up the mountain every day to cultivate terraces and plant rice. During this time, he inadvertently nourished a singing lily. He took the lily home and planted it in the stone mortar used to pound rice. On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the lily under the window turned into a girl, and the two of them lived together diligently. As the days got better, Durin became idle, and the girl flew away on the golden rooster sadly. Later, Dulin came to his senses and began to work hard again. The lantern girl returned to his side and lived happily. In another version of the story, Dulin was a bachelor. He planted rice on a steep slope, and a singing lily grew in a stone nest. Dulin brought home the lilies that had been knocked down by wild beasts and planted them in the stone mortar used to pound rice under the window. At night, he weaved a bamboo basket under the light, smelling the fragrance of flowers and listening to songs. One night during the Mid-Autumn Festival, a big red flower bloomed in the middle of the lamp, and there was a girl inside. After that, the two of them lived a good life. Later, Dulin became satisfied with the current situation and became lazy. The girl's persuasion was useless. One night, when the girl was embroidering, a colorful peacock appeared in the red flower of the lamp and sang, hinting that Dulin had become a lazy guy.
The colorful lights could have many meanings. In some festivals or scenic spots, for example, the scenic spots of Nanjing Bailuzhou Park used various colored lanterns to decorate the boats and float for appreciation. In addition, in terms of commercial sales, there were colorful lanterns for indoor and outdoor decoration. The price ranged from 6.06 to 57.97. The origin was Linhai City and other attributes. When a kerosene lamp was burning, small flowers might grow in the flame. They were in different shapes, such as peonies and daisy.
The author of " Lantern Flower " was Xiao Ganniu.
Different works related to " lanterns " had different main characters. In the Complete Biography of Lantern Flower Dream, there are Yang Zhixian, his wife Wang and her eldest aunt; in the dance play Lantern Flower, there are fairy, Dulin, strange stone spirit, etc.; in folk stories, there is Aladdin; in the Strange News of Chinese Ghosts, there is Granny Lantern Flower; in addition, there is mention of Liu Lang and his wife in Chang 'an City. The original novel of the TV series " The Unique Empress of Generals " was called " The Rebirth of the Poisonous Empress of Generals." The original plot was equally exciting. You can click on the link below to read the original novel.
In ancient times, when an oil lamp was used for illumination, the burning wick would form a flower-like shape. When the wick burned down, it would fall like a shiny flower. This phenomenon was called "falling lantern flower". In the context of poetry,"falling lantern flowers" were often used to create an atmosphere, express emotions, etc. For example, in "I have an appointment not to come to the middle of the night, I play chess and fall lantern flowers", the detail of "falling lantern flowers" expressed the poet's loneliness and disappointment in the middle of the night.
" Smiling Lantern Flower " was a work that originated from an ancient romance novel of the same name created by a tea guest from Qianshan Mountain. The plot revolved around the heroine, Lu Tong. After she went up the mountain to study medicine for seven years, she found that her family had encountered major changes. Her elder sister was killed, her elder brother was wronged, her father was killed, and her mother died of madness. Lu Tong had once become a medicine man to save her loved ones. She had endured great pain and had also developed a strong personality and superb medical skills. When she returned to her hometown and faced her family's destruction, she resolutely went to the capital to take revenge. In the capital, he relied on his medical skills to gradually expose the truth and punish his enemies. In addition to the main plot of revenge, she also delicately portrayed her emotional world, showing her extraordinary courage and wisdom. At the same time, the relationship between the core characters Lu Tong and Pei Yunying was complicated. At present, the drama was in the preparatory stage and had not yet begun casting. However, it was rumored that the lead actor had contacted Yu Shuxin and Liu Haocun, which caused widespread attention and discussion among fans and netizens. Fans of both sides believed that their artists were suitable candidates for the drama, and netizens were full of expectations for who would eventually star in the drama.
Some readers felt that the ending of " Smiling Lantern " was a little rushed. Many things were not explained clearly before it ended in a hurry. It felt like a bad ending. For example, the male supporting role did not have many scenes. At the end, it gave people the feeling that many plots had not yet been fully developed before they ended. However, this was only the opinion of some readers. Overall, the quality of the novel was relatively good among ancient revenge novels.