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Chinese lanterns<\/a> make a colorful and distinctive addition to creative backyard and patio decor.\u00a0 But, you don’t need to wait until Chinese New Year rolls around again to adorn your garden or patio with Chinese lanterns.\u00a0 Fun and funky, solar-powered Chinese lanterns bring colorful illumination to any backyard gathering no matter the time of year.\u00a0 Since they’re covered in a weather-resistant nylon fabric rather than fragile paper, they can stay in your outdoor areas indefinitely.\u00a0 And,\u00a0 because they are solar-powered, these energy-saving lights require no wires or cords, making them easy to hang anywhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chinese lanterns make a colorful and distinctive addition to creative backyard and patio decor.\u00a0 But, you don’t need to wait until Chinese New Year rolls around again to adorn your garden or patio with Chinese lanterns.\u00a0 Fun and funky, solar-powered Chinese lanterns bring colorful illumination to any backyard gathering no matter the time of year.\u00a0 Since they’re covered in a weather-resistant nylon fabric rather than … Continue reading Solar Powered Chinese Lanterns Make Creative Lighting Year Round<\/span> »<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,14,15],"tags":[90,492,493],"class_list":["post-1983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-backyard-fun","category-entertaining","category-outdoor-lighting-ideas","tag-chinese-lanterns","tag-solar-lanterns","tag-solar-lighting"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Nnyf-vZ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1493,"url":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/green-energy-for-the-plant-and-the-pocketbook\/","url_meta":{"origin":1983,"position":0},"title":"Green Energy – For the Planet AND the Pocketbook","author":"Trey Collier","date":"March 18, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Going Green\" is a trend that is gaining momentum every year and has become a lifestyle choice for many Americans. 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