History and Culture of Shuikou Town

Pancun Lantern Festival: Pancun Lantern Festival, also known as Dance Lantern Festival, is a traditional folk activity of Han nationality in Kaiping City, Guangdong Province. It has a history of nearly 600 years since the 13th day of the first lunar month. In May 2007, Kaiping Pancun Lantern Festival successfully declared the intangible cultural heritage of Guangdong Province, and was selected into the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list in June 2008. Pancun Lantern Festival is not only a traditional handicraft, but also has a folk flavor. It is a valuable cultural wealth and historical and cultural heritage of the Han nationality.

Tan's Dragon Dance: The 14th day of the first month is a traditional festival for Tan clan in Shuikou Town, Kaiping City. On this day, the Tan clan in Shuikou Town, Kaiping City and the clan at home and abroad gathered in Songlang Tam Kung Temple to attend the Tan Dragon Boat Festival, watch the dragon dance, talk about the nostalgia and seek development.

Worship to ancestors in Longgang: April 1 1 day is the World Longgang Day, which belongs to Liu, Guan, Zhang and Zhang. In order to commemorate their ancestors Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun in the Three Kingdoms period, they established the idea of "one family in four seas, four surnames linked together" and advocated the spirit of loyalty, filial piety and benevolence of their four ancestors. Every April 1 1 day, people from all over the world gather in Longgang Ancient Temple in Shuikou, Kaiping City, Guangdong Province, to hold the annual "Longgang Day" with four surnames.

Dragon Boat Race in Longdong: Dragon Boat Race is an important traditional activity of Dragon Boat Festival. During the Dragon Boat Festival, Shuikou Longdong Dragon Boat Association will hold a dragon boat invitational tournament, hoping to pray for a good weather and a healthy life through the dragon boat competition. Longdong Dragon Boat Race started in Qianlong period and lasted for more than 300 years. Because it is located at the intersection of Kaiping, Taishan, Xinhui and Heshan, it has a unique geographical position and attracts tens of thousands of people to watch it every year. It is one of the largest and most influential traditional folk activities in Wuyi area.