Folk activities are staged during the "cai jie" parade. [Photo/WeChat ID: qztour]

With 1,500 performers in 30 different formations, the culture-defining folk custom "cai jie," a type of festive parade in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, resumed on February 15 after two decades, bringing audiences 30 kinds of performances this Spring Festival that have been listed as forms of intangible cultural heritage.

The three-hour parade included the most distinctive folk customs of different counties in Quanzhou. From straw-woven dragons, wooden-bench-made dragons to southern Chinese music, operas, martial arts and ancient dances for exorcising evils, the performers either performed while advancing or on a spot, creating scenes of jubilation during the ongoing Spring Festival holidays.

The parade has attracted visitors from the city and beyond. Lu Qiming and his family from nearby Guangdong Province especially drove to Quanzhou for the event. Lu said the drive was definitely worth it. The event is said to have witnessed over 300,000 people.