[Explanation] On the night of the Lantern Festival on February 5th, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, in the ancient village of Zhangjiao, located in Tuling Town, Quangang District, Quanzhou, Fujian, young people who worked in other places and went home for the festival, braved the drizzle, carrying Hundreds of meters long bench dragon lanterns parade in the village, and the fiery red "dragon lanterns" shuttle through the village's ancient alleys and fields, turning the quiet small village into a sea of ​​lights.

　　[Concurrent] Xiao Lianxing, a villager in Zhangjiao Village, Tuling Town, Quangang District

　　This activity is about the culture and (customs) in our village. No matter how heavy the wind and rain are, it must be carried out. This Lantern Festival and the fifteenth day of the first lunar month will hold this activity of the lantern parade.

　　[Explanation] According to traditional customs, as many men as there are in the family will light as many lanterns. The more lanterns, the more prosperous the family.

Young and middle-aged men are responsible for carrying the dragon, and villagers are responsible for beating gongs and drums. Thousands of people participate in folk activities.

　　[Concurrent] Lin Ziguo, a villager in Zhangjiao Village, Tuling Town, Quangang District

　　(I) should be able to walk since I was a child, and I started to follow when I was four or five years old.

It feels like a kind of inheritance. If my child is in the future, I feel that as long as he is willing, I will bring him to participate in this event.

　　[Concurrent] Xiao Lianxing, a villager in Zhangjiao Village, Tuling Town, Quangang District

　　Except for very special reasons, everyone has to rush back, so through everyone gathering like this, everyone will also form such a unity and cooperation, so everyone will be more harmonious, so we hold such an event.

It has a good influence on the villagers and the next generation.

　　[Explanation] According to legend, the custom of visiting lantern dragons in Zhangjiao Village began at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, torches were used. Later, it gradually evolved into the use of kerosene lamps and horse lanterns. More than 100 years ago, it evolved into being fixed on wooden boards and pasted with oil paper. There are 8 to 12 lanterns on each wooden board, and the bench lights of the same surname clan are connected to form a long "lantern dragon".

　　[Concurrent] Lin Jinhui, Director of the Party History and Local Chronicles Research Office of the Quangang District Committee

　　(In some places) In ancient times, there were still some disputes among the surnames in order to fight for land.

But in this place they did not argue, but strung together the various surnames, which in itself is a manifestation of harmony and unity.

And they need to add a lantern for each newborn every year, so this lantern will travel around the whole village, so as to get the protection and blessing of the whole village, so this one is more meaningful.

　　Ko Ning and Wu Guanbiao reported from Quanzhou, Fujian

Responsible editor: [Bian Liqun]