[Genshin Impact] Chinese origins of the Lantern Rite Festival



A short video on some cultural elements behind the Lantern Rite Festival in game (official English subtitles available), but DON’T eat yuanxiao/tangyuan the way I did at the end of the video when they are hot because you WILL burn your tongue!

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:13 About the name “Lantern Rite Festival”
01:09 About the Lantern Festival
01:30 About Kongming Lantern
01:52 About Lotus Lantern
02:17 About other lanterns
02:36 About Lantern Riddles
03:29 About Yuanxiao/Tangyuan
04:51 Outro

As always, video clips in the background are all from my own game.

Image sources (all from Chinese sites):
– Kongming lantern: https://www.sohu.com/a/161399412_244922

– Lotus lantern: https://m.sohu.com/a/249996901_99989744, https://you.ctrip.com/travels/lijiang32/3473362.html
– Display lanterns: https://dp.pconline.com.cn/dphoto/list_3612273.html
– Lantern riddles: https://www.nanrenwo.net/zlht/88502.html
– Glutinous rice balls: https://www.sohu.com/a/283466628_317812, https://www.douguo.com/cookbook/2405474.html

BGM source: https://youtu.be/fWiDmzQAbHA

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6 thoughts on “[Genshin Impact] Chinese origins of the Lantern Rite Festival”

  1. Nice video! I wish that nights in Genshin Impact were darker, so the lantern light would be contrasted more with the environment.
    Speaking of riddles – I think I just figured out the last riddle from the Qingce village questline. It refers to the floating lanterns.

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