Colorful Lotus Boat: It is called Colorful Boat, also called Land Boat. It originated in the Sui and Tang Dynasties and flourished in the Song Dynasty. The Colorful Lotus Boat in Changqing is a self-entertainment dance passed down from generation to generation by the people of Changqing Town, Zitong. It is also the most widely spread folk art activity in the county. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it has always been an indispensable program content of large-scale cultural activities in the county. Every Spring Festival, there are colorful lotus boats active in towns and villages. However, affected by film and television programs, the performance opportunities of Changqing Colorful Boat are getting worse year by year. The production of Changqing Colorful Lotus Boat is generally sedan-top style. There is a pot of lotus in front of the boat, and there are many kinds of patterns. There are several types of high tails, short tails, and no tails behind the boat, with small red lights hanging on the four corners, a lantern in front and behind the boat, and 48 lanterns are held on bamboo poles with bamboo leaves or cypress wax branches. The lights are brilliant at night, colorful and unique. The people who play the colorful boat are composed of three parts: sitting on the boat, rowing the boat, and accompanying the boat. The scene inspires emotion, improvises, amuses each other, and attracts the audience with excited expressions, graceful movements, harmonious lyrics, and graceful singing. The skills of punting are different for each performer, but generally, they go through the process of sailing along the zigzag line, "climbing the boat", "climbing the line", "getting on the water boat", "getting off the water boat", "water waves", "passing the whirlpool", "lying on the beach", "digging sand", etc., plus some big circles, small circles, Taigong punting, fast and slow punting, turning the boat to rotate, wave-like, small bumps, etc. The movements are beautiful and varied, so that the audience can enjoy the beauty. Changqing Color Boat imitates the action of rowing on the water and has evolved through folk development. It reproduces the water life of boatmen on land. During the performance, the female dancers, due to the limitations of the "boat", mainly use the "rolling step" and "broken step" footwork changes, the left and right forward and backward tilt of the body and the hand movements to show that the "boat" is moving in the rapids or wandering in the stable river, while the "boatman" must imitate the rowing action and work closely with the "young sister". From a distance, the woman looks like a boat floating in the water. The Changqing colorful lotus boat has a beautiful shape, and the performance style is fresh and graceful. The performers' movements are brisk and smooth, giving people a comfortable feeling. The performance time of the colorful lotus boat is generally during the Spring Festival, which is roughly the same as the activity time of "lion dance". Streets, squares, courtyards, etc. can all be used as its performance venues. The musical instrument accompaniment is generally four types: hall drum, gong, bowl, horse gong (can also be added with suona). Playing the colorful lotus boat not only requires a wonderful performance, but also an important part is the close coordination of singing and gongs and drums, improvisation of lyrics, and improvisation of singing, which shows the artist's quick thinking and fluent eloquence. Changqing Lotus Boat is an indispensable activity during the Spring Festival. Information source: Mianyang Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) Information source: Mianyang Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)