Wan'an County has a long history and profound cultural heritage. Since ancient times, there has been a custom of offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors during the Spring Festival. The Lantern Festival boat singing in the first month of the first lunar month is a folk activity for the Hakka people in the county to trace their roots, offer sacrifices to gods and ancestors, and pray for blessings and eliminate disasters. The activity starts on the first day of the first lunar month every year and ends on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month. The custom of singing boats during the Lantern Festival in Wan'an County includes three parts: welcoming the boat, singing the boat, and sending the boat. On the first day of the first lunar month, the villagers first hang the "painted Shenzhou" (locally known as: Lantern Festival painting) in the temple or ancestral hall, and invite the Bodhisattva statue to take its place in front of the painting. After that, the villagers take the sacrificial items to the riverside to burn incense and recite texts, and play music to welcome the boat god. After that, the villagers escort the boat god to various temples and villages in the order of big flags, signs, gongs and drums, Bodhisattvas, lanterns, and firecrackers to bless and eliminate disasters. Singing the boat is the main part of the whole activity, including knocking on the god, singing the boat, praising the boat, and rowing, which are divided into two periods during the day and at night. Knocking on the god and performing during the day. Singing boats, praising boats and rowing boats at night create a festive atmosphere of harmony between heaven, earth and people. The boats are sent off on the 16th day of the first lunar month and the activity ends. The folk custom of singing boats during the Lantern Festival in Wan'an County originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty and flourished in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. As early as the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, the Wan'an County Chronicles and the Customs of the Geography Chronicles recorded in detail: "During the Lantern Festival, the painted divine boats are hung. During the day, sacrifices are made to the gods, which is called knocking on the gods. At night, the group sings in a slow voice with songs, which is called singing boats; holding oars and flags and walking around in circles, which is called rowing boats; adding auspicious words each time is called praising boats. The sound of drums and firecrackers is endless, and then drinking and stopping." This activity has four main features: First, "hanging the painted divine boats", that is, a Lantern Festival painting, which is a traditional folk painting. Second, carry out "singing boats" activities, including singing boats, praising boats, rowing boats, etc. The lyrics used for singing boats and praising boats are a kind of folk narrative poems, and the singing style and accompaniment are also very rich in local characteristics. The third is to drink Yuanxiao wine and Yuanxiao soup. Yuanxiao wine is a traditional rice wine brewed in rural areas. Yuanxiao soup is made by boiling eight kinds of raw materials, including fried rice noodles, celery, tofu, pork, garlic, radish, Chinese cabbage (wind vegetable), chopped green onion, etc., which is called Eight Treasure Soup. There is a saying among the people in Wan'an: "After drinking Yuanxiao wine, you can't stop working." "After drinking Yuanxiao soup, you will be heartbroken and make a living" comes from this. Fourth, the activity always revolves around the theme of "We are all descendants of the dragon", expressing the people's respect for the national ancestors' loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, entrepreneurship and trustworthiness, and their good wishes for peace and prosperity in the country and people's longevity. Yuanxiao singing boat is a traditional activity that the people in Wan'an County love to see during the Spring Festival. During the Cultural Revolution, the activity was suspended for more than 10 years, and it was slowly resumed in the 1980s. In recent years, with the care of the Party committees and governments at all levels and the help and guidance of cultural departments, the activity has become more and more popular, its influence has gradually increased, and the number of participants has increased year by year, with an average of more than 100,000 people benefiting each year. More than 50 national and provincial news media, including "China Culture News", "Xinhuanet", "Cultural Communication Network", "National Public Culture Network", "China Cultural Media Network", and "China Civilization Network" have publicized and reported on it. In 2013, the activity was included in the provincial intangible cultural heritage protection list by the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government. Rescuing, excavating, inheriting and protecting this activity are of great value for studying the history, social customs, folk beliefs, promoting folk customs and folk culture and art, enhancing national unity, and building a harmonious society.