When there are huge ceremonies in Mountain Jiuhua or nearby, there are dragon lantern dancing and lion lantern dancing. Dragon lantern is made of curved slices of bamboo and board, every board is about 1.5 meters in length, with lighted candles inside, the number of the board is from 9 to dozens(all is odd number). Every board is carried by a person who is dancing to the beating of gong and drum. Dragon lantern is a huge collective ceremony, wherever it goes, crowds of people will follow, it is very jollification. |