Huzhou, February 9 (Hu Fengsheng, Shen Xiayi, Yao Yao) Early in the morning of February 9, Lao Zhiyuan, a Chinese-French mixed-race child who lives in Lianshi Town, Nanxun District, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, got up, and he was extremely excited. The family returned to China after many years, and the most special thing for Lao Zhiyuan is that this year he plans to celebrate a traditional Chinese New Year. Buy New Year's goods, fight boats, write Spring Festival couplets ......Before the Spring Festival, Lao Zhiyuan followed the teacher to experience the traditional customs of the Chinese New Year, felt the strong Chinese New Year flavor in the streets and alleys, and experienced a unique and rich Chinese New Year "fancy".
Chinese-French mixed-race children experience boat boxing Photo courtesy of Shen Xiayi.
Lao Zhiyuan is 11 years old this year, his younger brother is 5 years old, their father is French, and their mother is Chinese. Ms. Lao, the mother of Lao Zhiyuan, said: "We overseas Chinese are also looking forward to the arrival of the Spring Festival. My brother came back when I was a child, and my younger brother came to China for the first time. ”
Candy pastries, peanuts and melon seeds, lantern couplets. Buying New Year's goods is an important way for people to welcome the Spring Festival, "Wow, it's booming here, I love this big lantern!" Under the influence of his mother, Lao Zhiyuan speaks Chinese very fluently, and carefully selects his favorite New Year goods with his younger brother. "These melon seeds are delicious, let's buy some too." Lao Zhiyuan carried a large bag and a small bag in his hand, and he was full of harvest.
Chinese-French mixed-race children and their families buy red lanterns to experience the Chinese New Year Photo courtesy of Shen Xiayi.
How can the Chinese New Year be without traditional folk customs? No, he also followed the calligraphy teacher to study ink, post, and write, and Lao Zhiyuan felt novel and interesting in all aspects of writing Spring Festival couplets with a brush. He also tried intangible cultural heritage embroidery once, "It's a little difficult, it's really interesting to embroider patterns with thread one by one." Lao Zhiyuan said that this year is the Year of the Dragon, and he embroidered a lovely pattern for the Year of the Dragon. As a traditional project of the Spring Festival in Lianshi Town, Boat Boxing naturally cannot be missed, and Lao Zhiyuan, who has just seen the Boat Boxing performance on the street, also experienced it with the children.
In Lao Zhiyuan's eyes, the Chinese New Year is colorful, "I have experienced so many interesting things, and I have also learned about China's intangible cultural heritage skills, which is really interesting!" I love Chinese New Year! He said. (ENDS).