Cut the head of the head is also called "burning yellow paper", was once popular in Hong Kong, a popular form of public swearing.

The ceremony began, the two sides kneel before the case of God, and the gods, lit incense, pay homage to worship. Then, the two sides holding a yellow paper, which read the oath of the gambling, they loudly recite the oath, "pure heart straight that there is no virtual words", "if there is joke, not too good to die, cut off the child" and the like. Then, the temple deacon removed the already prepared chopper, chopping board and rooster, a knife chopped the head, so that the chicken sprinkled on the written vow of the yellow paper, and then the yellow paper burning, side to knot.

This custom originated in the folk, and later the court to deal with some headless cases, the use of people ignorant folk psychology, but also to take this form, soil and ocean combination, "chopped head, broken case." But also occasionally successful. In 1918 there were two big businessmen to fight money and lawsuit, both sides can not get strong evidence, the court mediation many times can not be resolved, so had to let them to Wenwu Temple to "cut the head." Master, lawyers at the same time go to "cut cut". To the temple, the plaintiff refused to kneel down and swear, the defendant refused to kneel down swear, so cut the head did not cut into the court, the judge refused to kneel down the swear, The plaintiff is guilty and the defendant is not guilty. The case was a sensation throughout Hong Kong. Although this form of adjudication has become history, it is rare to bring gambling customs to court.