Singing the Kirin is a folk art project on the third batch of representative projects of Nantong's municipal intangible cultural heritage. Singing the Kirin is a kind of folk art project that was first spread from the Gao (you) Bao (ying) Xing (hua) area deep in the Lixiahe water town in northern Jiangsu Province, through the "Tainan" line of Dongtai, and then spread to the vast rural areas of Sha (gang) Chou (hu) townships and towns in Hai'an. It is often performed during folk festivals, especially during the Spring Festival celebration and entertainment activities. The two characters "Kirin" are both derived from "deer", but they are not "deer" animals. Like the "dragon", she is also a "divine beast" of totem worship imagined by ancient ancestors. According to legend, it was used by the "compassionate and merciful Guanyin Bodhisattva" to serve as the "child-giving Guanyin" mount for the "offspringless" good men and women. When singing, the prop used is the "Kirin". Its shape is "lion body", "deer horns", "dragon whiskers", "fan tail" and "tiger feet". Its face is peaceful and friendly, and its body is covered with emerald fluff. The "Guanyin of Childbearing" holds a baby boy sitting on her back. Two short bamboo sticks support the props. The performers hold a stick in each hand, and vibrate frequently to the rhythm of the huqin and gongs and drums. The other five people are the qin player and the gong and drum player. In the old days, "singing the unicorn" was spread from the depths of the Lixiahe water town to Hai'an, a relatively prosperous rural area in the Lixiahe area of northern Jiangsu. At that time, there were many rotten paddy fields in Gao, Bao, and Xing areas, and only one harvest of rice was planted a year, and there were no winter "dry grain" crops. After the autumn harvest, the "Xiahe people" had a custom of sealing the door with "tu ridges" (a large piece of unburned adobe) after the harvest, going south to "beg for food", and returning home after the festival. "Singing the unicorn" is a way for the "Xiahe people" to "sing auspicious words and beg for food from hundreds of families", and over time it has formed a "translocation". At the beginning of the founding of New China, this kind of singing type of folk art performance activities in the Lixiahe area of Hai'an were "self-taught" and passed down from generation to generation. After agricultural collectivization and the subsequent changes in the agricultural production management system, especially the mainstream stage of collective economy and the implementation of the "family planning" policy of "only one child is better", this kind of art form that promotes the traditional consciousness of "more children, more blessings" was once restricted, gradually forming a "fault" and rarely seen in the vast rural areas. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)