CCTV News: On the banks of Ninghai Bay in Ningbo, Zhejiang, fish lantern parade is a unique folk custom in local fishing villages, with a history of hundreds of years. On February 9, the annual fish lantern parade was staged in Xiashan Village, Qiangjiao Town, Ninghai County. Villagers and tourists watched the fish lanterns, appreciated the intangible cultural heritage, and prayed for blessings and blessings.

When night fell, led by the 4-meter-long fish lamp king, hundreds of various fish lamps formed six lantern teams, including "Big Begonia" and "Double Dragons Going to the Sea", and walked through the streets and alleys of the fishing village. The villagers held fish lanterns, beat drums and drums to pray for the New Year. Whenever they go to an open area, villagers dressed in traditional costumes will raise the small fish lanterns in their hands and dance the unique local fish lantern dance with the drum beats, attracting many tourists to come and watch. The local area also organized a fish lantern production experience event, allowing tourists to join the parade with their own fish lanterns to experience the festive and peaceful festive atmosphere.

Qiangjiao Town, Ninghai County is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and more than 5,000 villagers are engaged in industries related to marine fisheries. Every year starting from the 12th day of the first lunar month, fish lantern parades will be held in the local area. This year, various intangible cultural heritage performances such as dragon dance, drums, and sea ironwork flowers are organized on the basis of fish lantern parades.

Kaijiang in Sichuan: Fire dragons leaping, fireworks shining, welcoming the Lantern Festival

Happy and happy year, welcoming the Lantern Festival. On the evening of February 8, a folk performance of Tiancheng "Fire Dragon" with a very traditional charm was lively in Kaijiang County, Sichuan.

Under the night sky, two lions danced in the drum beats, sometimes shaking their heads and tails, sometimes jumping happily. Performances such as colorful dragon boats and aquarium elves were also performed wonderfully, allowing people to feel the charm of traditional folk culture up close. As the dragon danced and fiddled with the dragon's tail, the craftsman who made iron water hit the iron water of thousands of degrees into the sky. The iron flowers splashed, and the fire dragon danced and shuttled among the iron flowers all over the sky, presenting the scene of "people dance in fire, dragons fly in fire".

Ningde, Fujian: 100-meter "Bowl Banlong" intangible cultural heritage is making a Lantern Festival

"Thousands of doors unlock and ten thousand lights, and the imperial capital will be moved in the middle of the first lunar month." In Ningde, Fujian, the Lantern Festival must have been "disturbing". From the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, the local characteristic "Bowl Banlong" kicked off the Lantern Festival in Ningde.

At around 6 pm, Wanyao Village in Feiluan Town, Ningde City was crowded with people. Gongs and drums in the village sounded, and firecrackers sounded throughout the village. Amid the cheers of everyone, a hundred-meter-long dragon winds along the village road. This dragon is called "Wanbanlong", which is a type of bench dragon. It consists of four parts: dragon ball, dragon head, dragon body and dragon tail. The "Wanbanlong" dance in the first lunar month is the most distinctive traditional folk custom in Wanyao Village.

This year, there are 35 sections of this bowl-board dragon in Wanyao Village. Hundreds of villagers showed their movements and expressions of the dragon walking, turning, crossing, etc. one by one. Among them, "Tuanlong" is the finale of the Bowl Dragon. Under the guidance of "Dragon Head", the dragon body is coiled into a spiral shape with a circle, and the head and tail echoes, which means a perfect reunion.