March 11th, the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, is commonly known as "dragon raises its head", also known as the Spring Plowing Festival, Farming Festival, etc., and is a traditional Chinese folk festival.

There is a traditional folk custom of "shaving the dragon's head on February 2nd".

On the same day, many places in China held special activities to celebrate February 2nd.

　　Huayi Hair Salon, founded in 1958, is now the last state-owned barber shop in Taiyuan, Shanxi.

The traditional barbering skills are still preserved.

"February 2" every year is the busiest day for Huayi Hair Salon. From morning to night, people come to get haircuts in an endless stream. For more than 60 years, there have been "repeat customers".

　　The 5th Tianjin Water Park Dragon Dance Conference and the Old Tea House Tea Ceremony were held at the Tianjin Shuixiangzhou Culture and Art Center. People used this method to pray for good luck.

A traditional tea art performance was held at the event. Three international friends from Russia, Nigeria and Mongolia performed the "Song Dynasty Tea Ordering" technique, which attracted everyone's attention.

　　In the square of the Cultural and Art Center in Handan City, Hebei Province, the elderly diabolo team members of Handan District, Handan City, with an average age of 70, are performing a pattern diabolo and dragon dance performance.

Various and colorful "dragons" such as dragons and phoenixes appearing auspiciously, fish leaping over the dragon gate, giant dragons taking flight, rise and fall, flip and jump in the air with the music, just like a group of flying dragons.

　　Villagers of Baoyi Town, Shouxian County, Huainan City, Anhui Province dance the dragon at the "February Two Dragon Lantern Festival".

　　Hunan Agricultural University held a dragon dance parade to welcome the "dragon raises its head".

The school held this event to integrate farming culture into the entire process of education and teaching.

　　At the Shanghai Wildlife Park, conservationists are giving the baby alpacas a "haircut" to wish them a healthy growth.

　　(Part of Yue Ziyan’s video produced by China News Agency’s comprehensive report is from Shanghai Wildlife Park)

Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]