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China Binyang Paolong Carnival

Drumming, gongs and drums sound; Cracking, firecrackers. On the 11th day of the first month of the lunar calendar, the Paolong Festival is held in Binyang County, Guangxi. On this day, Binyang, Nanning, Guangxi has become the most lively place in the world. The local "Paolong Festival" with a history of thousands of years has plunged the whole county into carnival, and more than one million local residents and tourists from surrounding areas have experienced a "Chinese-style" carnival here. Binyang Paolong Festival was spread from three brothers named Lu in Guangdong to Luxu town in Binyang during the Qing Dynasty, and it has a history of more than 3 years.

The Binyang Fireworks and Dragons Festival, which originated in the Northern Song Dynasty, is known as the "China Carnival". It is held on the 11th day of the first month every year. On that night, the main streets are full of dragons and firecrackers. Each cannon dragon is 3-4 meters long and is regarded as a sacred object in the New Year.

At the beginning of the ceremony, an old woman took a chicken, bit the comb of the chicken, dipped the blood in a pen, smeared it on the dragon's eyes and tongue, and then began to dance the dragon. Surprisingly, the dragon dancers are all topless. Immediately after the finishing touch ceremony, some people in the crowd lit firecrackers and threw them at the dragon body to fry the dragon. The crackling firecrackers kept being thrown at the dragon body from all directions, while the topless dragon dancers quickly danced to escape. In the old temple of Paolong, twenty dragons moved around and began to March to the surrounding streets. Everywhere, countless dragon-fried people closely followed; Every household also lit firecrackers from the roof and fried dragons from high altitude, while the dragon dancers kept running and dodging. According to reports, firecrackers explode dragons mainly to pray for good weather, wealth and peace in the coming year. When the cannon dragon swam in the cannon light, many bold tourists crowded around the cannon dragon, waiting for an opportunity to drill the dragon belly. Legend has it that drilling dragon belly can bring good luck for a year; Couples can tie the knot if they join hands to drill the dragon belly, so many people are happy to drill the dragon belly. After the cannon dragon passed by, many residents were still in high spirits. Some men hung a string of firecrackers around their necks, lit firecrackers in the street like acrobatics, spun them around their heads several times and then threw them into the air. Many women also "don't let an eyebrow", like dancing after lighting firecrackers, spin around in the same place for a few times, and then unhurriedly throw the firecrackers that are being released into the air and on the ground. After the dragon dance, people burn the dragon head with only the skeleton left by firecrackers as firewood, then set up a big pot on it, put rice and various seasonings in the pot, and cook it into "dragon porridge" for everyone to drink and comfort the dragon-dancing warriors. It is said that drinking dragon porridge can cure all diseases and make you happy and healthy. On the 11th day of the first lunar month every year, it's the Baolong Festival in Binyang. Let's enjoy this "Dragon Leaping" scene!

In p>211, Binyang Fireworks and Dragons Festival attracted nearly 5, tourists.