Write a 500-word composition about the customs of a place.

Lantern Dance Lantern Dance is mainly popular in counties of northern Jiangxi language family, among which Jiujiang, Ruichang, Wuning and Yongxiu are widely popular. In ancient times, people mostly performed lantern dance when they prayed for good weather and abundant crops. Today, on festive days, people dance all kinds of lanterns in Changjie Square or Cuntouwan to increase the joyful atmosphere.

There are many kinds of lanterns with different names, including dragon lanterns, lion lanterns, clam lanterns, chariot lanterns, tea basket lanterns, festive lanterns, lotus picking lanterns and so on.

Dragon lanterns in Jiujiang are also called dragon dancing, commonly known as "playing with dragon lanterns". Its image has its own characteristics, made of bamboo, wood, cloth and paper. The number of knots ranges from nearly a hundred to at least twenty or thirty, but they are all singular. Those who can light candles in the body are called dragons, while those who can't are called Bulong and Salon.

The "boat lights" in Jiujiang counties are also called "lotus picking boats". They tied bamboo sticks into boats, covered with colorful cloth or paper, and covered with green silk to indicate the waterline. There are boatmen, boatmen (paddles), boatmen, boatmen, holding the rudder and shaking the cattails. The three people coordinated their movements to simulate sailing movements such as going up and down the beach and running aground with the wind. The girls on the boat sang all kinds of minor tunes, accompanied by gongs and drums, and the husband and wife echoed them from time to time, which was humorous.

Hukou fishing drum Hukou fishing drum is popular in Hukou and Poyang Lake areas. It is based on the rich fishing songs and folk songs in Poyang Lake, and can be used singly, multi-purpose and multi-tune. Singing can be combined with rap. When singing, the performer holds a bamboo drum made of puffer fish skin in his left hand and a delicate wooden stick in his right hand, and beats the drum surface and postscript at the same time, making a crisp and rich "two rings" sound. It sounds like a fishing boat cloak flapping waves, with a smooth melody and a strong flavor of water life.

Nuo dance is also called "Nuo dance" and "Nuo dance", commonly known as "ghost play" or "grimace dance" It originated from the totem belief in ancient clan society, and later developed into a ritual in primitive witchcraft, and gradually evolved into a festival ceremony with fixed purpose and content. This kind of folk dance with a long history makes a "Nuo" sound from the mouth. The other is composed of twelve people, each with a painted hair and a few feet of hemp whip in his hand, shaking and shouting the names of gods who specialize in eating evil spirits and beasts, accompanied by music.

Because Nuo dance is spread in different regions, its performance style is also different, including the genre of "Wen Nuo" with complex scene changes, meticulous and rigorous performance, strong life atmosphere and beautiful and moving dance; There is also the "Wu Nuo" school with great momentum, unrestrained and cheerful mood, bright rhythm and vigorous movements. This ancient traditional flower of Nuo dance is still popular in the stage, hall and village head of De-an Yu, Wuning and Duchang counties.

Ruichang boat drum, formerly known as "Dragon Boat Drum", was originally a tune sung by residents of lakeside water towns during the dragon boat race in Duanyang. During the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, it was introduced to Ruichang. On the basis of gradually absorbing local folk tunes, it has been enriched and developed. In addition to the original drums and horsemen, the accompaniment instruments also added cheerful suona, forming a unique Ruichang boat drum.

At first, the singing form of the boat drum was sung by a person standing, and later it developed into a chorus. When singing, a woodcut "Dragon Boat" will be mounted on the orange tree. The bow is tied with a single drum and a small gong, which is mainly singing. The lyrics are even sentences, five to seven sentences, and cross. Traditional songs include "Noisy Duanyang", "Flower Dynasty Tune" and "Happy New Year"

Ruichang paper-cutting is a traditional folk decorative art in China, and Ruichang is known as the hometown of paper-cutting.

Ruichang paper-cutting is characterized by simplicity and beauty, symmetrical composition, vivid modeling and lively paper-cutting methods. Scissors are used as tools, and both yin and yang cutting methods are used. Folklore, flowers, birds and animals, and dramatic figures are the themes. Good paper-cutting can be used as decoration for doors and windows, ceilings, baskets and furniture. It can also be used for embroidery of pillowcases, uppers, door curtains and tablecloths, giving people beautiful enjoyment and being deeply loved by the broad masses of the people.

Wuning tea-picking opera is located in Wuning county, Mufu mountain area, which is rich in tea. Because of the popularity of tea-picking songs in the local area, a small tea-picking drama named "Triangle Class" was gradually formed, which spread to parts of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, and gradually formed a unique tea-picking drama in Wuning through the creative innovation of many artists. Taking the county seat as the center, it is called Shanghe School in the upper reaches of Hexiu and Xiahe School in the lower reaches of Hexiu. The former is influenced by large-scale dramas such as Han Opera, xiang opera Opera and Ninghe Opera, and is good at workmanship. The latter is influenced by Huangmei and Yangxin tea-picking dramas in Hubei, and mainly sings.

There are more than 50 kinds of tea-picking dramas in Wuning/kloc-0. Most of them are literary dramas with folk themes, and there are also a few martial arts dramas. The aria of this play can be divided into three categories: orthodox tune, coloratura and miscellaneous tune. They are an organic combination of folk music language and folk literature language, with beautiful singing, easy to understand and strong local flavor.

The mountain-hoeing drums in Wuning County, also known as "the drum for urging workers" and "drum songs", are popular in the towns and villages of Wuning County, such as Chuantan, Wentang, Nanyue, Lindong, Li Xi and Yangzhou. It is a traditional folk art with a unique local style, and it is also an activity in collective labor to entertain with songs, to encourage ambition and to entertain with work.

Mountain-hoeing drums mostly appear in collective places such as digging tea mountains, hoeing camellia oleifera forests and reclaiming land. Dozens of people line up, and one person plays drums and leads songs; While waving hoes, the crowd played numbers harmoniously, with fast and slow rhythm, rough melody and high style.

Generally speaking, drum hoeing can be divided into three times: the first time is slow, the second time is fast, and the third time is fast and agile. With the ups and downs of the drums, the rhythm of the song is melodious, but it is very hoeing, and the voice of "Oh" is sonorous.