Temple fair is a unique custom in Mountain Hengshan. Temple fair started from the Tang Dynasty, it is said that the May 17 measured by the Chinese lunar calendar of every year is the birthday of Tianfu Emperor. All kinds of activities of sacrificing gods and recreation are carried out before or after this day for celebration, and it is called the “temple fair”. In the past, this kind of temple fair is purely sacrificing activities. At present, it has converted into a large pageant integrating martial arts, acrobatics and songs and dancing with handwriting, colored lantern and precious cultural relics, missing its original meaning.

The joss-stick period is one of the unique customs of Mountain Hengshan, which means that from July to September, folks use specific form to burning joss-sticks in Mountain Hengshan. It is a kind of sacrificing activity in folks. Especially it is stipulated in Mountain Hengshan that August 1 measured by Chinese lunar calendar is the birthday of the Emperor of Mountain Hengshan. Therefore August 1 is the climax of the joss-stick period, hundreds of thousands of come to Mountain Hengshan to burn joss-stick and worship the emperor on this day.

People in Mountain Hengshan have the custom of burning joss-sticks and worship to Gods and Buddha on the first day of a new year measured by the Chinese lunar calendar. There is a legend that the one who robs the head of the joss-stick of the new year will be blessed by Gods and he will has a smooth life. So “robbing the head of the joss-stick” is also called lucky joss-stick, which is a traditional custom in spring festival of Mountain Hengshan. Every year, tens of thousands of travelers from home and abroad come to burn joss-sticks and warship, praying the prosperous business and happy family.