Jieyang is named after Jieyang Ridge, one of the ancient Five Ridges, which has been recorded in history for more than 2,200 years. She set up a garrison in the Qin Dynasty and established a county in the Han Dynasty (111 BC), which set a precedent for the establishment of the system in eastern Guangdong. It is the birthplace of Chaoshan history and culture and is known as the "Zou Lu by the Sea". Since the establishment of the county, the ancient Jieyang has been introduced from the north to the south through the coastal and land routes through channels such as the jurisdiction of the jurisdiction and the migration of officials and civilians. Therefore, the Central Plains culture has formed a deep accumulation and combined with the local indigenous culture, giving birth to the Jieyang culture with both the characteristics of the Central Plains culture and local characteristics. Jieyang City is located in the southeast of Guangdong Province. It is the main port of the Guangdong Coastal Open Area and the hometown of overseas Chinese. It is also the largest and most populous prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong. Most of the ancestors of Jieyang City came from the Central Plains, and their ancestors who entered Jieyang brought the customs of the Central Plains to varying degrees. Some of these customs have been passed down from generation to generation and are still preserved among the people; some have been integrated with the original local customs and evolved into new customs with deep local characteristics of Jieyang. Jieyang has a long history, and therefore has a profound cultural heritage and a long history of folk customs. Most of the residents in Jieyang speak the Chaoshan dialect of the Minnan dialect, and some speak Hakka. Due to the different places of residence and climate, production and living conditions, and language communication of residents in different places, their customs have similarities and differences in the long-term development and evolution, and each has its own characteristics. Jieyang had foreign exchanges early and has a large number of overseas Chinese. Many overseas Chinese brought in some customs from overseas, which are diversified and in various forms. Jieyang's Spring Festival customs are very rich in content, which can be roughly divided into three categories: living customs, worship customs, and recreational customs. The main living customs include: eating dumplings during the Winter Festival (also known as the Little New Year), thanking the gods (thanking the gods to whom wishes were made at the beginning of the year or the gods invited to the home for worship and prayer for peace), worshiping the Kitchen God (on the 24th day of the 12th lunar month, sending the Kitchen God and other gods to heaven for the New Year), welcoming the spring on New Year's Eve (gathering around the stove on New Year's Eve), the Spring Festival, welcoming the gods (the fourth day of the first lunar month), the beginning of the harvest, Human Day (eating seven dishes on the seventh day of the first lunar month), walking on the colorful bridge, Zheng Wengzai lanterns in the broken gate tower, the Lantern Festival, outing (the sixteenth day of the first lunar month), etc.; the worship customs include: parades and competitions, walking the master, raising the king, jumping over the fire, setting up the kitchen stove, racing pigs and sheep, sending incense boats to pray for peace, city god temple fairs, etc.; the entertainment customs usually include: fireworks and fire dragon performances, gongs and drums and flags, dancing Yingge, dancing nine crocodiles, dancing cranes, golden lion worship, lantern riddles, poetry and couplets, etc. Jieyang Spring Festival customs are an important manifestation of Chaoshan folk customs. They record the development of human history from Jieyang to the entire Chaoshan area. They are an important manifestation of Jieyang's ancient civilization, reflecting the simple, hardworking and wise spirit passed down from generation to generation by the Jieyang people. They connect the hometown friendship of millions of Jieyang people all over the world, especially the Jieyang people on both sides of the Taiwan Straits. They use the traditional colorful folk activities held during the important Spring Festival as a bond, which effectively promotes the spiritual unity of the people on both sides of the strait.