Xiushan Lanterns are popular in Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Chongqing. They originated in the Tang and Song Dynasties, continued in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, flourished in the Qing Dynasty, developed in the Republic of China, and flourished after the founding of the People's Republic of China. It is a comprehensive performing art that integrates singing, dancing, drama and folk blowing and percussion, with singing and dancing as the main performance. Xiushan Lanterns include single lanterns performed by two people, double lanterns performed by four people, and group lanterns performed by many people. The music includes tunes and percussion. The tunes are divided into "main tunes" and "miscellaneous tunes". There are more than 500 traditional repertoires such as "Huangyang Shoulder Pole". There are more than 40 percussion tunes such as [Lazy Dragon Crossing the River] and [Tiger Going Down the Mountain]. Lantern Opera is also called a one-man show, with more than 30 repertoires such as "Drunk Flower Boy". The Xiushan Lantern Performance starts on the second day of the first lunar month and ends on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. After the sixteenth day, it is called "Thick Face Lantern". There is a complete set of procedures for performing lanterns, including offering lanterns, turning on lanterns, opening the door to wealth, viewing lanterns, sending birthday wishes, playing red lanterns, greeting the New Year, thanking the master, bidding farewell to the gods, burning lanterns, etc. In the long period of performance, it has formed characteristics such as dance, singing, drama, simulation, nationality, regionality, procedure, and mass participation, and is deeply loved by the general public. Rescuing and protecting Xiushan lanterns has important practical and academic value for enriching the cultural life of the people and promoting the study of Tujia folk music and dance art and its history.