Chao News client reporter Xu Xuechun.
On the evening of January 31, the launching ceremony of the "Our Festival, Spring Festival" New Year cultural activities was held in the Qinghefang Historical and Cultural District, and a series of welcome activities such as street parades, folk performances, literary and artistic displays, Spring Festival interactions, and theme performances were carried out at the same time, and national, provincial and municipal intangible cultural heritage projects and intangible cultural heritage inheritors were linked to carry out the New Year intangible cultural heritage market, and officially opened the "Dragon Welcomes Jiachen Songfu Hangzhou" series of New Year cultural activities.
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Through three chapters: "Dragon Fortune", "Phoenix Rises and Dragon Teng", and "Dragon Yin Guorui", you can immerse yourself in the unique charm of Song Yun culture, folk culture and Hangzhou's intangible cultural heritage, and experience the "Song Yun Hangzhou Year" with a more ceremonial sense.
With the sonorous sound of gongs and drums, several giant dragons leap into the air and roll up and down, and the event kicks off with the dragon dance performance in the first chapter, "Dragon Fortune".
The second chapter, "Phoenix Rises and Dragon Teng", is carried out in folk activities, acrobatic performances and intangible cultural heritage markets, including "Subject 3 Song" performed by Hanfu dancers, and "Five Roads God of Wealth" walking the streets and alleys to pray for the blessings of the citizens; There is also the Southern Song Dynasty's "New Year Three-Piece Set" - Tusu Wine, Spring Plate, and Glutinous Food, which means "New Year's Wine Persuades Tu Su, and the Spring Breeze Enters the Monarch's Will"; There are also more than 10 national and provincial intangible cultural heritage representative projects such as Hangzhou engraving and printing skills, umbrella making skills (West Lake silk umbrella), Hangzhou Zhiweiguan traditional pastry making skills, and intangible cultural heritage inheritors and citizens to interact with the public.
The third chapter of "Dragon Yin Guorui" New Year literary and artistic performance was held in the small square of the Southern Song Dynasty study, Qin Se ancient music "Cow", "Left Finger Moon", dance "Grinding and Drinking Music", Wu opera performance "Lu Bu Trying Horses", acrobatics "Inspiring Feiyang Kicking Drums", situational performance "Little Dragon Man Song Fu Hangzhou" and other programs have appeared. Finally, the prelude to the "Lighting Ceremony" of Hangzhou's "Our Festival, Spring Festival" cultural activities was opened in the "Lighting Ceremony", which means that the green dragon was in place and the country of Xinxin.
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In addition, the 2024 Lantern Festival Lantern Riddle Garden Party and Canal Lantern Festival will be held in Canal Square (Minxing Grand Stage and Small Square) of "Our Festival, Lantern Festival", "Dragon Walking, Lantern Song Fu", and the "Dragon Festival" will be held in Canal Square (Minxing Grand Stage and Small Square), at that time, the venue will build an immersive experience with a scattered layout, and set up four links: Longzhong "Lantern" Field, Dragon Year "Collection", Dragon Tide Pass, and Dragon Teng Shengshi. Rolling hoops and other traditional sports and amusement projects.
Our Festival, Spring Festival" New Year cultural activities are sponsored by the Propaganda Department of the Hangzhou Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China and the Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, and undertaken by the Hangzhou Cultural Center (Hangzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center), the Propaganda Department of the Shangcheng District Party Committee, the Shangcheng District Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau, Shangcheng District Qingbo Street, Shangcheng District Culture, Commerce and Tourism Group, and supported by the State Grid Chengnan Company and the Southern Song Dynasty Study.
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From January 31st to February 24th, the main urban area of Hangzhou and all districts, counties (cities) will hold various special activities including theatrical performances, lectures and exhibitions, folk customs experience, market and elegant gatherings.
The "Dragon" theme activity is presented in a fancy way
In this year's Spring Festival activities, the dragon has become the absolute protagonist of the Spring Festival activities, and a dazzling array of "dragon" theme activities have come one after another. The Southern Song Dynasty Deshou Palace Ruins Museum will hold the "Deshou Wanglong - Deshou Dragon Year New Year Aesthetic Art Exhibition", with the theme of "Painting Dragon", "Thing Dragon" and "Looking for Dragon", combined with the Spring Festival celebration customs of the Song Dynasty court, telling the story of the "dragon" in the unearthed cultural relics and Song paintings and documents; The Qinghefang Historical and Cultural District will hold a lantern parade for the Year of the Dragon, which will connect themed check-in points such as "Fish Leaping Dragon Gate", "Lucky Star Shine", "Wind and Rain" and "Zhang Lantern Color" through the typical IP image and meaning brought by the zodiac sign of "Dragon", creating a unique New Year lantern atmosphere; Qiantang District launched a series of market activities of "Auspicious Dragon Welcoming Spring" in the outdoor square of Jinsha Lake Grand Theater, including auspicious dragon eyesight, flash mob of characteristic dragon dance team, and "Huiyou Songfu" garden tour.
Traditional culture has become the "main tone".
As in previous years, traditional culture has always been the "main tone" of Hangzhou's Spring Festival cultural activities, and various places have launched special activities related to Song Yun culture, intangible cultural heritage folk art, traditional folk customs, etc.
The West Lake District held the "Saicun (Spring) Gala" theatrical performance, which was held in various towns (streets); Gongshu District held a variety of cultural activities such as exquisite window flowers to send blessings, "Dragon Universiade" ** exhibition, blessings to thousands of families to give Spring Festival couplets and so on; In addition to hanging lanterns, lantern strips, road flags and other atmosphere decorations on the main roads, cultural squares and parks in the district, Linping District will also select characteristic cultural and artistic programs in various towns and streets to carry out cultural performances in Song-style costumes; The Yuhang District Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum will carry out special activities to enjoy intangible cultural heritage and celebrate the New Year with the "Dragon", covering traditional intangible cultural heritage such as embroidery, paper-cutting, clay sculpture, bamboo weaving, etc., so that the masses can experience it and feast their eyes at their doorstep; New Year's cultural tourism festival in Lin'an District, bench dragon cultural festival in Yejia Village, Weiping Town, Chun'an County, Luoshen bamboo dance in Wangchuan Village and other traditional activities with local characteristics have given traditional culture new vitality in the new era; Fuyang District will hold a series of activities in the Spring Festival of Song Fufu in 2024, organizing activities such as market gatherings, check-in stamps and other activities.
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