As an ancient Han folk culture. Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month is the most lively traditional festival in China, also known as Shangyuan Festival and Lantern Festival. Legend has it that it originated in the Western Han Dynasty and flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties, with a history of more than 2,000 years. In ancient times, "night" meant "night". The first month is called January, and the fifteenth night of the first month is the first full moon night in a year, so this night is called Yuanxiao. Throughout the ages, the Lantern Festival is very grand, and there are "Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month" activities all over the country. The Lantern Festival in Zhanjiang inherits the traditional content and form of the Chinese nation, and also has its own regional customs and characteristics. The Qing Dynasty's "Suixi County Records" contained: "In the Yuan Dynasty, lanterns were decorated, lion dances were like zaju games, fireworks were set off as' fire trees', and swings were held to celebrate solve riddles on the lanterns." The activities in Zhanjiang to celebrate the Lantern Festival generally include: eating glutinous rice balls, participating in mass organizations to distribute pork, having a big meal, wandering around, cruising, turning on the lights, dancing dragons and lions, setting off fireworks, crossing the flower bridge, climbing the flower tower, watching clay sculptures, swimming, performing big dramas and sports competitions. The form is rich and colorful, and the scene is lively. In addition, some areas in Zhanjiang have unique and unusual stunts. These superb skills are hidden in the countryside. Performers are ugly and usually practice very hard. The Lantern Festival has its own advantages, which has become the highlight of the Lantern Festival, and it is also a great spectacle for Zhanjiang to celebrate the Lantern Festival.

Piercing an arrow, also called piercing the cheek, is a stunt performed in the rural parade around Zhanjiang during the Lantern Festival. Arrows are made of metals such as copper, iron, silver and stainless steel. Solid structure, thick on the top and thin on the bottom, needle-shaped tail, different lengths, generally about one meter. The performer stabbed an arrow into the entrance from one cheek, and then went out from the other cheek, holding the exposed part with his hand and letting people carry the parade. The journey is several kilometers, and the time is two or three hours. From beginning to end, it looks natural. When the arrow is pulled out, the performer's cheeks can't see the marks of holes and bleeding, which is amazing. There are also difficult performances such as ear piercing and tongue piercing

Han folk custom, three days before the performance, first polish the arrow, and then respectfully put it in the temple to seal it; Take order seriously and worship it with incense sticks. Performers have to bathe and clean themselves, and some even fast and eat vegetarian food for three days. Traveling with arrows shows that God is blessed, secure and lucky, so most performers don't pay. In the past, peanut oil award 1.5 kg, pork award 2.5 kg. The performance is extremely exquisite, the position of the arrow entering the cheek should be accurate, and the method of pulling the arrow should also be exquisite, and there is no room for carelessness. The longest arrow in folklore is an arrow performed in Diaoluo Village before liberation. The performer's face was shot through by an arrow, and the exposed part was more than 3 meters long. Three people marched together with forks at the arrow, causing a sensation.