On February 12th, brilliant fireworks bloomed in the sky above the ancient county town of Taiyuan, colorful and dazzling. Photo by Mi Guowei.
The streets and alleys are full of light, and the southeast, northwest, and northwest are festive and lively. During the Spring Festival, the weather in our city is sunny and the temperature is suitable, which is a good time for people to go out and play. The reporter saw in Taiyuan Botanical Garden, Taiyuan Zoo and Zhonglou Street, Taiyuan Ancient County and other places, enjoying flowers and lanterns, watching fireworks, dragon and lion dances to see intangible cultural heritage, all kinds of activities were carried out one after another, shopping, eating, playing "one-stop" lively and lively, providing a rich and colorful tourism feast and cultural feast for the majority of tourists.
During the Spring Festival, the ancient county town of Taiyuan and Zhonglou Street have become the two most popular check-in points for the general public. The reporter saw in two places that the performers danced more than 10 meters long auspicious dragons, and under the guidance of the dragon balls, they worn, soared, jumped, flipped, rolled, played, and entangled, fully demonstrating the spirit of the "dragon"; There is also a lion dance, one red and one yellow, civil and military, in the hands of the performers, fluttering, falling, rolling, jumping, rubbing the itch, both powerful and masculine, and there is no lack of humor, attracting tourists to praise again and again. Several tourists said, "The Chinese New Year is a festive and lively picture, the dragon and lion dance has cultural connotations, grabbing pearls, eye-catching and adding good colors, and the mood is also happy." "Not only are the lanterns beautiful, but the ancient county town also sets off fireworks every night, and the atmosphere of the Spring Festival is getting stronger and stronger!" ”
In the Taiyuan Botanical Garden, phalaenopsis and peonies carefully cultivated by horticultural professionals are in full bloom. Red, pink, blue, white, the color is brittle, the shape is chic, and the wisps of fragrance make tourists feel refreshed and happy. There are also intangible cultural heritage performances at the gate, shadow puppetry, candy man, majestic gongs and drums, adults and children have their own good and fun; In Taiyuan Zoo, the "Dragon Zodiac Culture Exhibition" attracted many tourists. Mr. Liu, a citizen, explained to the children while watching the exhibition: "From the perspective of history and traditional Chinese culture, the dragon may be a product of cultural integration, with horns like a deer, a body like a snake, scales like a fish, claws like an eagle, and palms like a cow. From today's perspective, from the perspective of the integration of China and the West, the dragon should be transliterated as 'loong' rather than literally translated as 'dragon', because the meaning of the two is obviously different. And 'dragon' is a product of Western maritime civilization, which has a bit of a ** taste. The two are not the same. The explanation made the children around him pause.
According to the staff of the Municipal Park Service Center, during the Spring Festival, the number of tourists in our city continued to blow out, such as the Taiyuan Botanical Garden, which received nearly 20,000 tourists per day, and the cultural tourism market was booming.
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