"Bamboo Horse Dance" is a folk dance that is widely distributed and popular in Neixiang County. However, with the changes of the times and the diversification of entertainment forms, only Damaogang Village in Mashankou Town can perform it in a relatively complete way. Its main props are generally made of bamboo strips tied into the shape of a horse, with paper or cloth pasted on the outside, or more finely tied with woolen thread, divided into two parts from the waist of the horse, tied to the waist of the dancer, and danced like riding a horse. When dancing, the dancers show the horse walking slowly, galloping, and jumping, with relaxed and lively movements, passionate and unrestrained, and sometimes singing and dancing. The number of performers of Mashan "Bamboo Horse Dance" is up to 16 people, the minimum is three, and the form of five people's performance is more unique. During the performance, there are two lantern holders holding lantern boards in their hands, each wearing a green colored dress. First, the position is fixed in the performance venue, and the two lantern boards are about five meters apart. Eight copper bells are hung on the necks of the red horse and the white horse. The rider of the red horse wears a red dress, and the rider of the white horse wears a white dress. The red and white horses each walk around the sign in an "8" shape to the rhythm of the percussion music. The horse driver randomly follows behind a horse and whips the horse. At this time, the red and white horses first run back and forth around the sign, then gallop and jump until the two horses meet, get close to each other, and then bite each other. The horse driver whips the two horses apart, the red horse runs quickly, and the white horse begins to lie on the ground. The horse driver whips the white horse, which annoys the white horse and kicks and bites, causing the dance mood to reach 0. Then, the two horses walk normally, and the horse driver stands between the two horses, holding the whip easily, dancing and singing to the percussion music: "Come down to the stage and bow, gentlemen, don't squeeze, it's okay to squeeze the bamboo horse, it's okay to squeeze the girl." There is also a singing segment: "When the gongs and drums are struck, the trembling ropes and ropes are trembling. Listen to me sing a cross song. The one character, the one horizontal line, and the river. The new year is the beginning of the Spring Festival. The two characters are parallel with two horizontal lines. Both families like to pray for many happy events. The three characters are parallel with three horizontal lines. The three Yuans and the younger brother are in the court. The four characters are like a four-character seat. There are many gold ingots in all four seasons. The five characters are bent over and cross-legged. There is a good harvest and plenty of food. One dot and one horizontal line are staring with two eyes. (Bai) It is a six character. The six livestock are prosperous all over the mountain. Slope, one horizontal and one vertical hook, (white) is a seven, seven clever flexible happy heart, one left and one right (white) is an eight, eight immortals celebrate birthday can live more than a hundred years, one left and one horizontal and vertical hook, (white) is a nine, nine sings rich and happy events, one horizontal and one vertical (white) is a cross, perfect and nothing to say. Sing the cross song forward, sing the cross song backward, singing the cross song forward is easy to sing, singing the cross backward is really hard to learn "Playing bamboo horses on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, about the third century AD. The festival is very lively, generally from the fifteenth night of the first lunar month to the seventeenth night of the first lunar month. The singers have fixed lyrics, and some are picked up at will. They communicate with the audience on the spot, which is interesting. Most of them show their magic after "beating lions" and "playing land boats". During the performance, the horse riders are passionate and unrestrained, and the foot riders are relaxed and flexible, funny but not vulgar. The performance of the sixteen people is majestic and warm, with red, white and black horses in one row, changing formations with the lyrics, with fast, medium and slow steps. Each horse has eight bells, and sixteen people run together. The procession and bells are very majestic, giving off a majestic atmosphere. The "Bamboo Horse Dance" performance has no orchestral music, only percussion accompaniment. The interlude is all paved with percussion instruments, and the percussion instruments beat the rhythm during the singing. It has a very primitive, noisy and majestic atmosphere, and has unique artistic value and high folklore research value. In March 2008, the "Bamboo Horse Dance" was announced by the Nanyang Municipal Government as the first batch of intangible cultural heritage of Nanyang City.