According to legend, during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, fishermen came to Zhougezhuang, Tian Heng Town, before going out to sea, and asked nuns in Xiangu Temple to bless the smooth sailing, thus forming a traditional custom of offering sacrifices to the sea. In addition to the largest Tian Heng Sea Festival, there are similar sacrificial activities in Haiyang, Shandong Province. [4] The 13th day of the first lunar month is the traditional "birthday" of the sea. On this day every year, fishermen along the coast of Haiyang, Shandong Province will set off firecrackers, dance yangko and perform sea worship activities, hoping that the weather will be good and the fishing industry will have a bumper harvest. At the seaside of Zhangjiazhuang Village in Liugezhuang Town, with deafening firecrackers and loud gongs and drums, the annual ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sea began, and 15 yangko teams from all over Haiyang City appeared one by one. Haiyang Yangko, with its magnificent folk custom and momentum, complements the activities of offering sacrifices to the sea and wins the applause of the villagers. The sonorous sound of gongs and drums shattered the fishermen's hopes for a bumper harvest. At the East China Sea Fishing Port Pier, fishermen's well-dressed pig heads, whole chickens and fresh fish are covered with paper-cut invitations, which means that this year's fishing can be a bumper harvest; At the same time, folk programs such as yangko and waist drum are also staged wonderfully. Yangko, which came to worship the sea, took turns to worship and sent fishermen's New Year prayers. In Haiyang Port, foreign businessmen do as the Romans do. The five consecutive Haiyang Port Folk Festival for Sacrificing the Sea was grand and enthusiastic, and each session was splendid. Seven yangko teams, including Liugezhuang Town and Xujiadian Town. On the stage, the cheerful yangko pushed the whole sea worship activity to a climax. Cheerful dance steps twist out the joy of harvest, and noisy gongs and drums knock out the hope of the New Year. In 2009, the cargo throughput of Haiyang Port reached 740,500 tons, a record high. 20 10 Haiyang port continued to increase capital investment and accelerate the pace of development.