Zhuqiao board dragon lanterns in Xuanzhou District are mainly popular in Guangde, Langxi, Jingxian and other places in Xuancheng City. It is said that it was initiated by a wealthy family named Zhang in Zhuqiao He Village in the eighth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty. In 1882, the first dragon lantern festival was planned and successfully held by local celebrities, which has a history of more than 100 years. Zhuqiao board dragon lanterns are magnificent in scale and magnificent in momentum. The dragon team consists of the old dragon team and the sub-dragon team. The old dragon has 59 sections, and a performance requires as many as 256 people; the sub-dragon usually has 12 sections, and a performance requires 28 people. Every leap year, the sub-dragon will add one section. In the past, dragon lanterns used candles and oil lamps. When making lanterns in modern times, the dragon head and tail are equipped with batteries, and the dragon body is equipped with batteries. Lights are installed around. When the board dragon dances, it looks like a dragon swimming from a distance. More than 200 people step on the sonorous rhythm of gongs and drums, walk in various formations, and people walk and lights move. The scene is very spectacular. The local custom is that the dragon lantern is played once every three years, and a worship ceremony is held before the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month every year. Whenever the dragon lantern arrives in a village or town, every household and every intersection along the street will burn incense and fire cannons, with dragon flags flying and gongs and drums leading the way. The village elders and the street officials will receive the performance with grand etiquette, and arrange fine wine and drinks to entertain the guests at mealtime. This custom has been passed down to this day no matter how far the performance is every night. Information source: Anhui Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center Information source: Anhui Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center