中国自古以来就有元宵节猜灯谜的习俗。灯谜又称文虎,猜灯谜,亦称打虎、弹壁灯、商灯、射、解、拆等,但人们都习惯用“灯谜”一称。早在夏朝,就出现了一种用暗示来描述某种事物的歌谣。到了春秋战国时期,这种歌谣发展、演变成“廋辞”(亦称“隐语”)。当时由于列国纷争,有不少游客在进谏时,往往都用“隐语”道出己见,使君王从中得到启发。《国语·晋语》记载:“有秦客厦辞于朝,大夫莫之 China since ancient times there Lantern Festival riddles custom. The riddles, also known as the text tiger, guess the riddles, also known as playing tiger, wall lamp, lamp, shooting, solution, demolition, etc., but people are accustomed to using ”riddles “ said. As early as the Xia Dynasty, there appeared a kind of ballad that used cues to describe something. In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, this ballad developed and evolved into a ”mantra“ (also known as ”lexicon“). At that time, due to the disputes among various nations, many tourists often used their ”hidden language“ to make their own opinions when prompted by remonstrances so that the monarchs could inspire them. ”Mandarin Jin language“ records: ”Qin guest off in the North House, the doctor Mo