孔明灯又叫天灯,相传是三国时期诸葛亮发明的,算起来已有一千七百多年的历史了。当年,诸葛孔明被司马懿围困于平阳,无法派兵出城求救。他算准风向,制成会飘浮的纸灯笼,系上求救的信息,随后果然脱险,于是后世就称这种灯笼为孔明灯。另一种说法则是这种灯笼的外形像诸葛孔明戴的帽子,因而得名。 Kongming lantern, also known as sky lanterns, according to legend was invented by Zhuge Liang during the Three Kingdoms period, it has been more than 1700 years of history. That year, Zhuge Kong Ming was Sima Yi siege in Pingyang, unable to send troops out of the city for help. He considered the standard wind, made of floating paper lanterns, tied to the information for help, and then sure enough escape, so later called the lantern lanterns. Another argument is that the lantern looks like Zhuge Kong Ming wearing a hat, hence the name.