One of the greeting dragon dance Miao folk sports, popular in Xiangxi, Jishou, Baojing, phoenix ancient counties Miao greeting dragon dance, as a recreational strong traditional sports. According to Song Dawen, "" said Miao Solitaire, Hunan and Guizhou in the Qing Dynasty miaomin uprising, Qing Miao will be out of fear, and then sent to the sons of the heaven "Hunan, Guizhou, Sichuan border" mountain dragon ", such as mining soil nail groove, copper screw, pour in boiling oil and so on, still have some" cut traces of the Dragon ". In order to keep the Miao "dragon", then tit for tat Jielong ceremony held, has gradually formed a kind of greeting dragon dance.
"Dragon" is made up of 200 Miao men and young women, and the 100 young women who wear flowers and silver wear a flower umbrella, one hand holding the yellow silk, while the other one, the 100 young men hold a green umbrella, and one hand holds the blue silk. "Long" in the twists and turns of the hill on the winding road, until the pond, green umbrella umbrella suddenly opened, yellow silk blue silk wind and dance, like smoke, rain with dragon. In the "dragon" side, fish lamp, lamp, lamp and other competing shrimp crab surrounded. At this time, 200 young men and women together performing stand up, get Erlong Bao, Huanglong Huanglong, Longmen, closed door lost rake to action. Miao based band Trombone and bag gongs, beating drums and blowing trumpets very busy.
Solitaire after as a dragon, Enron's activities, to pray for happiness and well-being from the Miao village. A dragon, the whole event in Anlong, but also play Solitaire, sticks, knives and forks, boxing, martial arts project meteor.