The story of carrying a pole, also known as the story of going up the pole, commonly known as the story of holding the pole or acting as a story, is a unique folk dance in Yangcheng County, mainly spread in Chengnanguan Village and Zhangzhuang Village in Shitou Township. The story of carrying a pole appeared in its embryonic form in the late Ming Dynasty and matured in the early Qing Dynasty. It has a history of nearly 400 years. The story of carrying a pole originated from folk sacrificial activities. At that time, whenever there was a severe drought, people would pray for rain and put the statue of the god on the altar, and carry two children dressed as boys and girls out, which was called "carrying a stick". Over time, with the evolution of people's daily life and sacrificial activities, the "carrying stick" changed to carrying it on the shoulders and walking barefoot, to the current form of carrying poles, and adding some drama character stories, and also from a simple rain-praying and sacrificial activity to the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, temple fairs and other celebrations and festivals, becoming one of the traditional customs activities that the people love to hear and see. It is praised by people as "wordless drama" and "dance in the air". The main way to pass on the story of carrying a pole is through family inheritance. Children often perform on the pole and adults operate under the pole. Most of the current performers are costumed performers when they were children. Every time a celebration comes, each household buys their own costumes and spontaneously organizes a pole class to perform. The content of the story is mainly taken from "The Generals of the Yang Family", "The Biography of Yue Fei", "Journey to the West", "The Battle of Youzhou" and "The Female Generals of the Yang Family". The costumes are colorful and majestic, and the pole-carrying artists perform wonderful performances with dancing. The story of carrying a pole has experienced maturity and development during the Ming and Qing dynasties, interrupted during the Japanese invasion of China, rescued at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and banned during the "Cultural Revolution" and declined. After several ups and downs and twists and turns, it is still passed on from generation to generation, which shows its strong vitality. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)