The flag banner parade with gong and drum performance is an important part of the custom parade in Chaoshan.

On October 23rd, on the Double Ninth Festival, Chendian town in Chaonan District, Shantou City, was bustling with exciting performances: the Yingge Dance (a traditional art that merges opera, dance and martial arts), gong and drum performance, parade of girls carrying flag banners, lion dances and the like.

Chaoshan elements in the parade

The eye-catching children with flower baskets

The parade marching through the streets and alleys

In Chendian, Shantou, there is a tradition of holding a grand parade during the Double Ninth Festival to pray for good luck and happiness. After three years, the parade kicked off again, attracting overseas Chinese and people from surrounding towns and villages to attend.

 Impressive Yingge Dance performance

 Magnificent Yingge Dance TeamSix-year-old Yingge performer draws attention

The performance of the Yingge Dance won continuous cheers from the audience.

The parade was led by a traditional Chaoshan Yingge Dance team, which attracted continuous cheers from the audience along the way.

Joyful lion dance performance

Girls held flag banners embroidered with expressions of good wishes such as "peace and prosperity", "all industries flourish", and "everything goes well" in the parade. The atmosphere of the festival infected everyone on the scene, and every household along the parade was well-decorated and full of joy.

图集｜广东汕头：重阳民俗巡游祈吉祥

英歌舞、大锣鼓、标旗、舞狮……10月23日，在传统节日重阳节当天，汕头市潮南区陈店镇内热闹非凡。

在汕头陈店，素有在重阳节举行巡游盛会，祈求吉祥幸福的传统。时隔三年，陈店重阳节巡游盛会再度重启，吸引了海内外游子及周边乡镇的群众前来观赏。

巡游的队伍由潮汕传统英歌队伍打头，气势磅礴的英歌舞表演引来沿路围观群众欢呼不断。

女生们手执绣有国泰民安，百业兴旺，万事如意等美好祝语标旗，跟着巡游队伍前行。节日的喜庆气氛感染了现场的每一个人，巡游队伍所到之处、家家户户张灯结彩，一派喜气洋洋。

图片 | 记者 蔡嘉鸿
文字 | 记者 陈锴跃
翻译 | 白心怡 
责编 | 王瑜瑛