Wax paper, bamboo frames, fire, and a wish. All you have to do is write your wish on the paper, lit the wax paper, and there it goes, flying away into the heavens. The night sky consumes thousands of sky lanterns every year at the Lantern Festival in China or Taiwan.
In the third century B.C., the Kongming Lantern was the first hot air balloon invented for signaling, spying, and warfare in China. Although they may be pleasant, these balloon munitions were used to deploy bombs especially in World War II.
What do they look like? That is, they are like cylinders with two holes, one at the top and one at the bottom. Then, there’s a bamboo frame that gives the balloon the structure. At the bottom of the feather weighted paper cylinder, there is a small candle or fuel cell made of waxy flammable material that is lit by fire. When lit, the flame will heat the inside of the lantern, which decreases the density of it causing the lantern to slowly rise into the star-it night sky. So Beautiful, don’t you think?
Someday, that day will come when I stand in the cities of Taiwan or China.
Someday, that day will come when I write my wish on that wax paper.
Someday, that day will come when I finally light my lantern, glowing so brightly.
I’ll be waiting for that day…
When my wish comes true… :D
