On beginning of autumn night, there is a custom of "touching autumn" in the north of Yancheng. On this night, people can touch all kinds of melons and fruits in private or collective melon gardens, commonly known as "touching autumn". Those who have lost "autumn", no matter how much they lose, should sacrifice to the kitchen god. This is one of the important "five sacrifices" since the pre-Qin period. According to the Book of Rites. The Moon Order ","The moon in Xia Meng, it worships stoves. " Xia Meng in the Qin Dynasty was the revised moon. However, there are different opinions about the specific date and origin of the sacrificial furnace. When it burns, the whole family will bow down and knock it off, indicating that they will send the kitchen god to the sky to "report the situation." On new year's eve, the kitchen god will be brought back, called yingzao or jiezao.

Yancheng is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province and one of the 27 cities in the central area of the Yangtze River Delta. It is located in the eastern coast of China, in the middle of Jiangsu Province, bordering the Yellow Sea in the east, Nantong in the south and Yangzhou and Taizhou in the southwest. Population: 6,709,629 people (the seventh census) 1 693 1km _ Location: East coastal area of China, famous scenic spots in Central Jiangsu: China Elk Garden, the New Fourth Army Memorial Hall, Dazong Lake, Holland Flower Sea, Yancheng Red-crowned Crane Reserve, climate.