The fishing customs of Xiangshan are mainly inherited in the coastal fishing areas, which is a historical reflection of the production and life of local fishermen. According to archaeological evidence, our ancestors had been fishing more than 6,000 years ago, first on the seashore, then on the coast, and then in the shallow sea; first by hand, then by fishing boats and nets, and gradually formed a series of fishing customs over thousands of years, many of which are still believed, followed and practiced by modern people, and some have become specific seasonal festivals in fishing areas (such as the opening of the fishing season, formerly known as "opening the ocean"), which have a profound influence and are well known to all Chinese people. Fishing customs include: 1. Shipbuilding customs, which include hiring a master shipbuilder, selecting materials, starting work, installing the eye of the boat, going to the water, and various sacrifices to gods and choosing auspicious days during the entire process of shipbuilding; 2. Production relationship customs, including the leasing system, unit system, joint ritual system, long yuan system, loan system, etc.; 3. Distribution customs, such as eating fresh and eating bad debts, borrowing and lending, dividing private feet, and dividends; 4. Customs of division of labor on the boat, including positions such as boss, multiple people, netting out, bagging, dragging down the net, pulling out the head piece, throwing the head anchor, and ritual pulping; 5. Fishing season and 1. Tidal period customs, including spring, summer, autumn and winter floods and tide periods; 2. Fish preservation and processing customs, including ice filling, pickling, light drying, salted drying, etc.; 3. Sacrificial customs, including worshiping the dragon boat, opening the ocean festival, thanking the ocean festival, worshiping the small sea, going out to sea, etc.; 4. Taboo customs, including behavioral customs, language customs and dietary customs; 5. Drinking customs, including drinking wine to worship the sea god, celebrating the new ship going to the water, New Year wine, New Year wine, Yang-supporting wine, etc.; 6. Other customs, such as distress and rescue, watching the tide, measuring time, measuring fish schools, etc. With the continuous progress of society, some of the above customs have faded, and some have disappeared, but many customs such as worshiping the sea, worshiping the gods, division of labor, opening and thanking the ocean, launching new ships, worshiping the dragon boat, fishing season, tide period, processing, etc. are still retained, and some customs (such as the opening ocean festival) have been given modern meanings and carried forward. Information source: Ningbo Cultural Center (Ningbo Exhibition Hall Ningbo Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center) Information source: Ningbo Cultural Center (Ningbo Exhibition Hall Ningbo Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center)