Xinhua News Agency, Wuhan, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Reporter's return to his hometown: Mochou village dialect "Mochou".
Xinhua News Agency reporter Xiong Xianghe.
The reporter returned to Zhongxiang City, Hubei Province during the Spring Festival, and after the reunion, he often heard the words: "Let's go to Mochou Village to play, there has changed a lot." ”
Why did the barren countryside in my childhood impression turn into the first village of Hubei folk arts? The reporter walked into Mochou Village to explore the password for its popularity.
At 10 o'clock in the morning, the entrance of the village is already full of tourists, crossing the suspension bridge, an ancient Chu market comes into view, the tour guide is introducing the origin of the village: the word "Mochou", because the song and dancer of the Chu State during the Warring States Period Mochou girl grew up here and got the name ......
Walking in Mochou Village, there is a "lively energy" to celebrate the New Year and a "happy energy" to forget worries. embroidery shops, kite shops, scale shops, and many characteristic intangible cultural heritage stores; Rice tea, panlong vegetables, arrowroot powder, and there is a long queue at the entrance of the snack bar.
The family came to feel the Jingfeng Chuyun and was very pleasantly surprised, and 'Mo Chou' lived up to its name. Guo Zhen, a tourist from Wuhan, said.
The spring solstice is worry-free, and people don't worry. "There are also fashion elements such as a rocking boat ride that children love, and a glasses-free 7D theater. It's so good-looking, fun and delicious, so that tourists of all ages come to 'don't worry'. Tian Junmei, head of the operation department of Mochou Village Scenic Area, said that Mochou Village received nearly 40,000 people per day during the Spring Festival this year, and its operating income increased by 26% over the same period last year.
Mochou Village is located in the northeast of Zhongxiang, the "hometown of longevity", close to the World Cultural Heritage Mausoleum and Mochou Lake National Wetland Park. It was originally a pond wasteland on the outskirts of the city, and nearby villagers either worked in agriculture or went out to work. In order to integrate and make good use of cultural and tourism resources and let the local area embark on a new road of development, Zhongxiang City began to plan and build a total area of 650 acres of Mochou Village Cultural and Tourism Complex Project in 2015, and has now completed the development and construction of the first three phases.
During this year's Spring Festival, the folk song and dance performances of Mochou Village were staged. "It's hard work to be involved in eight performances from morning to night today, but it feels like it's worth it. 54-year-old Wang Weibing said that at night, the lights are bright and the piano is melodious, and an immersive sitcom "Dream Back to Jingchu" specially launched in the New Year will reproduce the peerless elegance of Mo Chou Nu.
The stories of the characters who have been sung for thousands of years have become a cultural IP that drives the tourism economy.
In the floating Hanfu hall on the side of the road, it is crowded. "Fifty or sixty people came on the first day of the Lunar New Year this year. Liu Xingyu, the owner, said that his shop started out small, but after two expansions, it is now hundreds of square meters. In the new year, I hope to seize the good opportunity of the national wind and make the business more prosperous.
Villagers can open shops and do business, and they can also work in scenic spots. The road has been repaired, the environment has improved, and we are very happy. Wang Luoying, a nearby villager, said.
Not long ago, the Mingling Cultural Tourism Scenic Spot, including Mochou Village, was identified as a national 5A-level tourist attraction by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, which will play a core role in Zhongxiang's all-for-one tourism.
As night falls, a bonfire is lit. People from all over the world gathered together, singing and dancing, and continued to write the story of "the people of the small town are not sorrowful".