On that day, we visited Cai Chusheng's former residence in Jixing Village, Chaoyang District, Shantou, which is known as the "China film master", remembering the origin of this outstanding film artist and feeling the deep affection between him and Zhongshan actress Ruan Lingyu. On the way home, I passed a newly-built village road, and met a huge parade marching in the rain. As soon as I learned, it turned out to be a popular folk "cursor flag" activity in Chaoshan area. I saw beautiful girls dressed in distinctive costumes carrying a flagpole in groups of two, with rectangular banners hanging on it. The words "peaceful country and people's safety" and "prosperous times with songs" were written on the flag pole, with flowers and fruits ornaments hanging from the head and bamboo leaves tied to the tail of the pole, symbolizing luck and good fortune. According to the organizer, whenever there is a Taiping event or economic development, they will celebrate it by means of a cursor flag, usually they nest, the whole village. He said that the progress of the times has also given new meaning to the cursor flag activity: "In addition to commemorating the martyrs of the Song Dynasty, we mainly carry out the second class in schools to train primary school students to learn traditional folk art."
In the parade, the singing and dancing team, which is composed of all students, is particularly eye-catching. The leader painted a face and held a long fake viper in command, while the players were dressed as ancient warriors, beating rhythmically with two wooden sticks, accompanied by shouts and conch trumpets, as if they were on the battlefield. According to reports, there are 18 regular dancers in singing and dancing, representing 18 heroes in Liangshan in Water Margin.