A lamp, a lighting item, generally a device that illuminates. In ancient times, humans used torches for lighting, and later candles and oil lamps. In ancient times, "candle" is a kind of torch made of flammable materials, which is used to hold the torch that has been lit, called candle; Piles of thin grass and twigs placed on the ground for lighting are called singes, those outside the door are called candles, and those inside the door are called singes.

Where there is light, there is human civilization. For tens of thousands of years, humans have known how to use natural fire to keep out the cold, barbecue and light. More than 3,000 years ago, humans began to use simple lamps to carry candles and write the history of civilization. From rough stone lamps to bronze lamps, ceramic lamps to modern electric lamps, the historical change of lamps has marked a profound brand of The Times, and is also a microcosm of social economy and culture.

Lamps from bamboo, wood, iron, table copper, jade, silver to pottery, porcelain, reflecting the evolution and development of texture.
Back in history, light and fire are inseparable. Where there is fire, there is light. In ancient times, human ancestors made a fire with branches as a lamp. This is the earliest lamp in human history. At the time, torches were state-of-the-art.

By the Neolithic Age, oil lamps began to appear using oil as fuel. First, the brain bones of wild animals, clamshell or stone trough were used to make lamps, and later there were porcelain lamps made of ceramics and metals, copper lamps and iron lamps, each with a wick in order to burn fully and produce less black smoke. In order to make the oil lamp not smoke, people invented a lamp with a lampshade. Later, people invented candles made of solidified oil, which were more convenient to use and carry. In the 18th century, people improved the oil lamp, raised the oil pool of the oil lamp, and connected the lamp head to the oil pool with a pipeline. Because the oil supply is sufficient, the lamp flame is strong and bright. In 1745, kerosene lamps were made, and gas lamps soon followed. At the beginning of the 19th century, people discovered electricity. Since then, the lamp and electricity have formed an indissoluble bond.