With the Spring Festival approaching, the flavor of the New Year is getting stronger and stronger in various parts of Zhejiang. Beat the dragon drum, board the dragon boat, point the dragon's eyes, and wear the dragon's belly ......All parts of Zhejiang welcome the arrival of the Year of the Dragon.
Listen to the story of the dragon in Deoksugung Palace
A few days ago, the "Our Festival, Spring Festival" New Year cultural activity was launched in the Qinghefang Historical and Cultural District of Hangzhou.
With the theme of "Dragon Welcomes Jiachen and Song Fu Hangzhou", the event will last until February 24, and the main urban area of Hangzhou and various districts, counties (cities) will hold various special activities including theatrical performances, lectures and exhibitions, folk customs experience, market and elegant gatherings, etc., to enrich the festival life of the general public and make the New Year more flavorful.
As the protagonist of this year's Spring Festival activities, the dragon will occupy the "C position" in various theme activities. For example, the Southern Song Dynasty Deshou Palace Ruins Museum will hold the "Deshou Wanglong - Deshou Dragon Year New Year Aesthetic Art Exhibition" to tell the story of the unearthed cultural relics and the "dragon" in Song paintings and documents; Qiantang District will carry out a series of market activities of "Auspicious Dragon Welcoming Spring" in the outdoor square of Jinsha Lake Grand Theater.
Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition to see dragons
Yesterday morning, sponsored by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, and undertaken by the Zhejiang Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center and the people of Yueqing City, the "Returning Home for the New Year - Zhejiang Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition" opened in the Zhejiang Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum. The exhibition deliberately selects intangible cultural heritage items and exhibits closely related to the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon from all over Zhejiang, with the New Year's customs from the Lunar New Year to the Lantern Festival as the main content.
Walking into the exhibition hall, a variety of different forms of dragons come into view one after another. There are dragons that appeared on the sacrifice ceremony of the Yellow Emperor in Jinyun, gorgeous Yueqing jewelry dragons, and cute Tonglu Shenao lantern dragons, which are full of dragon elements. The intangible cultural heritage digital micro-cinema has carried out a film on the production skills of Yueqing jewelry dragons, taking the audience to look back on its "past and present life". In order to increase interactivity, the exhibition is equipped with customized blessing medals and roll-printed red envelopes, "Red Fire Zhejiang Year" paper-cutting device, and "Mountain Fire and New Year" interactive experience.
The series of activities of the Jiachen Year of the Dragon of the Zhejiang Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum will run through the small year of Layue and continue until the second dragon raises its head in February.
Experience dragon culture on the canal
Beat the dragon drum, board the dragon boat, the dragon boat Fuka set the blessing seal, the loop tour park, enjoy the food and drink ......Recently, Hangzhou Canal Cruise has a new way to check in, and these experience activities can be realized on the "Universiade Dragon Lantern Blessing Boat".
The "Universiade Dragon Lantern Blessing Boat" decorates 8 cruise ships and 10 bus boats on the canal with handmade fish lanterns, and the cabins are decorated with dragon elements, and dragon window stickers, hanging decorations and other elements add to the New Year's atmosphere. The clothing and ornaments of the ship's service personnel have also been updated in conjunction with the existing Song Dynasty facsimile "Han Xizai's Night Banquet" and the famous painting "Listening to the Qin" created by Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty.
From now until March 11, the "Universiade Dragon Lantern Blessing Boat" will simultaneously launch the Dragon Universiade Day Tour Loop, allowing citizens and tourists to experience the charm of canal culture and tourism. In addition, there are also experience activities such as dragon drum opening and dragon scale sign-in at Wulinmen Wharf and Souvenir Wharf.
The lantern will "meet" auspicious beasts
On February 2, the lighting ceremony of the 2024 China Cicheng Year of the Dragon Lantern Festival was held at the east gate of Cicheng Ancient County. This year's lantern festival takes the charm of the ancient county town as the background color, combined with the elements of the classic of mountains and seas, to create a fantastic event full of charm.
Walking along the Saoma River, the mountains and seas pass through the mysterious and graceful goddess of the merman, and a number of Rui beasts such as Fu Zhu, Su Wu, Cunning, Bai Ze break the dimension from the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", the phoenix inhabits, the white deer rests, and the river lantern prays for blessing and ......Hundreds of exquisite lanterns bloom beautifully, outlining rare beasts and legendary scenes, weaving the ultimate romance of Chinese style.
This lantern festival will last until March 22, from 14:00 to 21:00, from the first day of the first month to the eighth day of the first month.
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"Art" started the New Year
On the evening of February 2, as the eyes of the national intangible cultural heritage - the incense grass dragon were "lit up", the series of activities to celebrate the New Year in the "Chinese New Year, Quzhou Flavor" cultural venue and the "art" of the Municipal Cultural Center were officially launched.
Kaihua incense grass dragon originated in Kaihua Suzhuang Town, with a history of 1100 years. At the scene, citizens and tourists took incense and inserted it into the dragon made of straw, and the surrounding atmosphere became hotter. When dancing, the grass dragon has turned into a fire dragon, and there is a "Luan driver" to dance, running wildly, attracting bursts of applause.
The event will launch 100 traditional cultural experiences, 100 reading promotion lectures, 100 intangible cultural heritage skills exhibitions, 100 special theatrical performances, 100 art popularization training, and 100 exhibitions of fine works in Quzhou, including new forms of "tide" activities such as "Treasure Hunt in the Sea of Books, Five Dragons Gathering Fun", "'Library Wonderful Day' Live Character Show", "Longmen Check-in Collection of Five Blessings", "Hanfu Check-in and Gifts" and other new forms of "tide" activities. A total of nearly 1,000 colorful activities constitute a "cultural feast", which has been restarted.
The light show "Dragon" is present
As the Lunar New Year approaches, Qingtian County's Spring Festival-themed light show "Dragon" is back on display.
On the bank of the Oujiang River, citizens have taken photos with the "Shenlong Tunnel", looking forward to wearing the dragon's belly and carrying good luck.
Shenlong Tunnel "takes the whole dragon as the main body, including the dragon head and tail of the dragon a total of 9 arches, the arch circle is spiral, the center point of a single arch circle is 4 meters high, the width of the arch circle is 9 meters, and the diameter of the dragon body is about 13 meters, this is one of the special colors of the local New Year's lanterns.
Chao News Editor Ni Bing.