Article by hi joiney
Ever since Thomas Edison invented the light of foreign, Chinese people began out of a candle lamp, gradually forget their appearance. However, Mr. Lee, who lives in the town is very like Tangjiawan collection of oil lamps, the family collection from the Qing Dynasty to the modern table lamps placed in God, like a brief history of oil lamps. Lingnan characteristics of these great lamps, to show us the ordinary farmers have already gone on the "light" of the life cycle.First generation: simple plainLee's home in that lamp first minimum, but a high 1.5 cm wide and 6.8 cm diameter, bottom diameter 2.3 cm wide and the crude oil dish, supposedly handed down from the Qing Dynasty. Just put a wick inside, add some oil, on the bright lights can be lit up. Lee estimated that the oil under the original dish and a tray, but the long years, the tray had disappeared, leaving only a small lamp panel that recorded history of heavy.The second generation: Lingnan flavorThe second generation of lighting for the two piece light butter glaze, oil the top of a dish, here is a bump caused by the cylindrical base, dating to the early Qing Ming. In addition, it also comes with a green glaze lamp, bottom diameter 10.8 cm wide, 13.3 cm high, the external design patterns for the two-money, at the top of a prominent melon-like New York, to provide easy to take.According to Mr. Lee introduced the shade and we have seen today, modern shade different from the role it is to extinguish the lights, so the design for the top of a closed cylinder, eliminating the need for mouth blown or hand the risk of twisting off the lights. Ancient Pu Suya's Siamese light, revealing the unique flavor of Lingnan, which gave it the green shade brings a breath of fresh breath, a combination of both and glorified.Third Generation: Western styleThe third generation of foreign oil lamp glass lamp is two, with Islamic style, returned overseas Chinese were brought back early. A transparent white, 17 cm high, the bottom of the printed circle "HORLICK'S" words in English letters, estimates are produced overseas business name; the other is a light blue glass at the bottom of the external printed pattern. 2 foreign oil lamp has a head the size of the spin button control lights, internal lighting was not available, then this technology into China, to facilitate the people. "People" in the lamp technology is also implemented in "ism."Fourth Generation: Integrated Chinese and WesternBarreled glass, fence-like wick outer, transparent dark green oil bottles form the third generation of lighting. According to Lee describes, the use of such lamps of the 60s of last century to the reform and opening up, his childhood home and have this light. Lamp appearance, which combines the features of East and West, there is a "mixed U.S.." At this time the lamp has a light brightness can be adjusted function, and barreled glass to block the wind off the lights, put God on stage can keep a long light, a symbol of longevity, harmony.Fifth Generation: ordinary practicalFifth generation and fourth generation of lighting lamps look the same, but the bottom of the glass oil bottles is more translucent, long-barreled glass to the Duantong glass, also has the role of blocking the wind, and the body in the bottle more than a bottle of ear convenient to mention get moving, become ordinary practical. This lamp produced in the last century 90's, now some farmers can still see traces of it, is today the most common of the older generation lamp.Folk Arts: its own systemLee collection of old lamps, such as a thread through a history of Lingnan lamps, City Museum, Long Yang, assistant director of care that these folk heritage self-contained, highly collectible. "These are relics are the witness of history, if no one to preach, to explore the history that is buried!" Mr Lee said the Lingnan farmers to move each new home, that they will pick one from the family elders fear to go in the new basket front, hands still holding lamps, children and grandchildren with the abacus in the back can get books and other things into the house after the first stage lights placed in God, a symbol of continuity to the new housing estates of incense.Lee usually likes to keep some old material, the Five lamps placed there in silence, each generation of lamps is two, have both ends on the Altar, in pairs to witness the changing things, changing times.These small lamps from the body, we can see that each time the characteristics of Lingnan lamps, or plain old, or the external imported goods, or the combination of Chinese and Western, have given each generation of people with endless light and hope. Although God, the lights on stage were replaced by a candle, but they are deep in history, the lights flickered faintly, still moved to later generations.