2019佛山秋色赛会正在火热进行中，佛山非遗传承基地的大门敞开，面向社会和小学招收学员啦！一场别开生面的传承活动将让更多群众关注秋色，感受非遗传承的荣耀。

The 2019 Qiuse Artwork Competition is on, and Foshans intangible cultural heritage base is open to the public, recruiting students from primary schools and the society. A unique inheritance activity will make more people pay attention to Qiuse folk activity and feel the glory of Foshan intangible cultural heritage.

秋色赛会涵盖香云纱、佛山彩灯、狮头等佛山民间艺术瑰宝，其中佛山独有的彩灯是秋色民俗极为重要的一部分。

The Qiuse Artwork Competition covers the folk art treasures of Foshan, including Canton Embroidery, Color Lantern, Lion Head and so on, among which the unique Foshan Color Lantern is an extremely important part of Qiuse folk activity.

佛山彩灯是广东省佛山市的汉族传统手工艺品。它具有广东省南方彩灯精巧秀丽的特色，是汉族传统彩灯艺术的主要流派之一。它的扎制工艺水平在国内领先，以品种丰富、款式新颖、装饰独特、工艺精致而深受群众喜爱。

Foshan Color Lantern is a traditional handicraft of Han nationality in Foshan, Guangdong Province. Having the exquisite and beautiful characteristics of the color lantern in southern Guangdong, it is one of the main types of the traditional Color Lantern of the Han nationality. With leading tie-up level, rich variety, attractive style, unique decoration and exquisite craftsmanship, it’s deeply loved by the public.

明代的佛山手工业、商业十分发达，人民生活安定，流传于中原的元宵灯会、中秋赏灯等汉族民俗风尚也在佛山兴起，彩扎工艺应运而生。彩灯成为秋色盛会、元宵灯节、中秋节等汉族民间节日习俗必不可少的项目。

In the Ming Dynasty, Foshan’s handicraft industry and business were very developed and people lived in stable life. Naturally, the folk customs of the Han people, such as the Lantern Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival were also in rise. The color lanterns have become an essential part of the Han’s folk customs including the Qiuse Parade, the Lantern Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival.

佛山彩灯造型千姿百态，有的做成瓜果动物，有的则取材于民间传说故事。小的彩灯可以挂在家中，大型彩灯则灯高数米，蔚为壮观。

Foshan color lanterns are shaped in a variety of ways, some of which are made into fruits or animals, and some are based on folklore stories. Small color lanterns can be hung at home, and large color lanterns are several meters high, showing a spectacular view.

以工艺精细著称，佛山彩灯的艺术表现既细腻又夸张。民间艺术社制作的龙船灯，高三层，雕梁画栋，龙船内还有整套的彩扎人物以及台椅陈设，可称得上是工精艺绝。

Famous for its exquisite craftsmanship, the artistic expression of Foshan color lanterns is both delicate and exaggerated. The dragon boat lantern made by the folk art association is three layers high. It’s carved and painted, and it also has a complete set of colorful characters and furnishings, which is exquisite and artistic.

此外，“佛山彩灯”还具有构思独特、题材广泛、装饰材料多样、造型千姿百态、工艺精细等特点。在装饰上，“佛山彩灯”选用当地民间剪纸做装饰，纹样丰富、色彩艳丽、精巧美观，使“佛山彩灯”更突出浓郁的地方特色。

In addition, Foshan Color Lantern also has the characteristics of unique conception, rich content, diverse decorative materials, various shapes, delicate craftsmanship and so on. In the decoration, Foshan Color Lantern chooses paper-cut that has various patterns and beautiful colors, which grants Foshan Color Lantern more local characteristics.

在佛山传统习俗中，凡年前添丁得子者，于年宵灯节时会在家中厅堂以及本族祠堂挂彩灯。家有男丁者，每年灯节都要更换新灯，即香灯延续之意。为此，人们都十分重视年宵灯节的挂灯习俗，流传数百年而不衰。

In Foshan traditional customs, those who give birth to a son would hang a lantern in their living rooms and ancestral halls during the Lantern Festival. If there is a son in the family, the lantern would be replaced with a new one every year, which has the meaning of carrying on the ancestral line. Therefore, people attach great importance to hanging lanterns during the Lantern Festival, which has lasted for many years.

佛山彩灯，它曾挂满佛山人的家家户户，也曾作为大型巡游彩船，见证了香港、澳门回归。每逢年节，佛山彩灯不仅在佛山街头能够看到，也享誉珠三角地区，甚至海内外华人圈。

Foshan color lantern was once hung all over Foshan families. And it had also been served as a large parade boat, witnessing the return of Hong Kong and Macao. On every festival, Foshan color lantern not only can be seen on the streets of Foshan, but also is famous in the Pearl River Delta Area and among Chinese people at home and abroad.

(Eleanor)