What are the folk customs of Qinzhou in Guangxi Province

Qinzhou, southwest of Guangxi, Zhuang and Han folk traditional festival customs. Also known as "jumping Lingtou". More than ten days before and after the Mid-Autumn Festival was held, individual places in the lunar calendar in March or October. For the local second only to the Spring Festival festivals. Because of its activities are held in the village on the ridge and so named.

On that occasion, the village Tuen Mun exhaustion pond fishing, every family slaughter ducks and set up a feast, ancestor worship God. At the same time, the "Lingtou Team" (Shigong) is invited to the village ridge to perform a dance and festival. The Shikongs wear masks and perform the "Throwing Maddie" (dance) and "Singing Ge" (song and dance); in some places, there are also martial arts and "Fighting Method" (folk magic) performances. The performance program is to install the altar, invite the gods, collect the ban, songs and dances, and so on. The songs and dances are accompanied by drums and music. It was recorded in Qinzhou Zhi during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty. Today, it has evolved from a religious ritual to a folk entertainment activity. 2006, "Jumping Lingtou" was identified as the first batch of intangible cultural heritage projects in Guangxi.