“螳螂照日”是永春白鹤拳的一个寓意于螳螂捕蝉的动作而命名的套路，既有下盘的铰刀剪芙蓉，中盘的黄蜂出巢和直线转身退步的牵牛过岸，又有上盘的螳螂照日等技击攻防动作。演练中柔和大方、步法灵快、手法多变、吞吐浮沉、刚柔相济。

Mantis Exposing In The Sun in Yongchun Bai He Quan, is a routine which comes from the movement, Mantis catching the cicada. There are some attack and defence Movements, Cutting The Hibiscus With A Scissor in the lower section, Wasp Flying Out Of The Nest in the middle section, and turning around to step backward Leading The Cattle Across The River, and Mantis Exposing In The Sun in the upper section, and so on. It is soft and natural, with agile footwork and various hand forms, taking in and sending out, sinking and floating, with hardness and softness.