Qinhuai Lantern Festival originated in the Southern Dynasties. According to China Intangible Cultural Heritage Network, Qinhuai Lantern Festival has a long history. According to documents, as early as the Southern Dynasties, the custom of holding the traditional Lantern Festival appeared in Nanjing, the capital of China, and its grand occasion was the highest in China. After Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang advocated the Lantern Festival in Nanjing in the early Ming Dynasty, Nanjing gradually began to enjoy the reputation of "Qinhuai Lantern Festival is the best in the world". The Qinhuai Lantern Festival, also known as the Jinling Lantern Festival, is a folk cultural activity circulating in Nanjing in history, mainly held during the Spring Festival to the Lantern Festival every year. The Qinhuai Lantern Festival in history was mainly distributed in the Qinhuai River Basin in Nanjing. After the 20th century, it mainly concentrated in the Confucius Temple area. At present, it has been extended to the Wuli section on the east side of Shili Qinhuai. The core area includes Confucius Temple, Zhanyuan, Bailuzhou Park, Wu's former residence exhibition hall, Jiangnan exhibition hall, Zhonghua Gate Wengcheng exhibition hall and Zhonghua Road, Pingjiangfu Road, Zhanyuan Road and Pipi Road. Qinhuai Lantern Festival has important historical significance, humanistic value, economic value and social influence. As a characteristic cultural space of Nanjing, it will be further developed and passed down.