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===East Asia=== ====China & Taiwan==== {{Main|Palace lantern}} Paper lanterns are called ''Dēnglóng'' ({{zh|s=灯笼 |t=燈籠 |p=}}) in China. <gallery> File:ChiangKaiShek-MemorialHall-LanternFestival.jpg|[[Lantern festival]] at the [[Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall]] in Taiwan File:London's Chinatown.jpg|alt=Lanterns above the street in London's Chinatown|Lanterns above the street in [[Chinatown, London|London's Chinatown]] </gallery> ====Japan==== {{Main|Traditional lighting equipment of Japan}} In Japan [[Traditional lighting equipment of Japan|the traditional styles]] include ''[[bonbori]]'' and ''chōchin'' and there is a special style of lettering called ''[[edomoji|chōchin moji]]'' used to write on them. <gallery> File:Japanese Lantern Makers.jpg|Japanese Lantern Makers, photo by [[T. Enami]] File:Ikuta jinja Chochin.JPG|A [[chochin]] lantern from Japan File:Aki-no-nanakusa 01.JPG|Hexagonal [[bonbori]] lamps the [[Ise Grand Shrine]] </gallery>
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