The "Hand-held Lion Lantern" (formerly known as "Lion Lantern") in Dushan Township has a long history. It began during the reign of Emperor Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty and became popular in the county and in the areas of Jiangpu and Jiangpu in Jiangsu. It has a history of more than 300 years. The lion body of the "Hand-held Lion Lantern" is four and a half feet long and more than three feet high. It is made of bamboo strips and paper and painted. The lion's two front paws hold a hydrangea, which is made of bamboo strips, pasted with white transparent paper, and lit with candles. Two wooden sticks are installed under the lion's belly. The lion dancer holds a wooden stick in each hand and lifts the lion to dance. Each lion weighs about 50 kilograms. A lion dancer and an assistant take turns to cooperate in the dance performance. The "Hand-held Lion Lantern" in Lai'an consists of six lions. The people playing the lanterns wear the same clothes. It is magnificent and lively when viewed from a distance or near. The performance forms of the "Hand-held Lion Lantern" include more than ten kinds of actions such as "shaking the lion", "shaking the lion", "sleeping lion", "playing with the ball", "lion sitting on the shoulder", "lion grooming", "double lions pushing the mill", "lion worshipping the door", and "amusing the monkey". The performance incorporates acrobatic performance art and is quite difficult. The performers are all strong and powerful male farmers. The inheritance of the "Hand Lion Lantern" has certain local characteristics and religious colors. Local farmers light lanterns on the eighth day of the first lunar month and worship in temples on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, which has become a fixed pattern. The highlight of the "Hand Lion Lantern" is playing with lanterns at night, which the artists call "playing with red lanterns." It means lighting candles in hydrangeas and dancing at night, with red lights flashing. Five square tables are set up with incense tables. The lamp head first climbs onto the square table, and then the lions climb onto the table one by one, offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, praying for peace and prosperity in the country, good weather, and a good harvest, which is full of pious religious colors.