Last month when I was in the Suburbs of Beijing there was an old man selling all kinds of things and i found that he had 2 wishing lanters for sale. I got them for about 3 euros and they turned out to acutally work really well.
Lanterns in China are lit on the Lantern Festival to wish you good luck, wealth, sucess etc. I didn't really buy them for wishing, just because it might be fun to send them up in the sky and see it they actually work.
The lantern is made out of very thin paper like fabric and has a wax candle tied to the lower part of it. It works exactly like a warm balloon, add fire/warm air and the ball will fly higer. The text says 许愿灯-Xuyuandeng which means wishing light. It also had an english "how to use" instruction but it was more hilarious than helping :P
And away they flew! I wonder how long time the candle kept burning and how long way they were able to fly. The night was pretty windy so it might have been a long way.
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