At present, the smell of the New Year is getting stronger and stronger in various places. Various folk activities are staged in turn, and we will go to the scene to feel the strong flavor of the New Year
Nanchong, Sichuan
Light and shadow light up the Jialing River, and the intangible cultural heritage performance has a strong flavor of the year
Approaching the Spring Festival, in order to present a beautiful audio-visual feast to citizens and tourists, a large-scale light and shadow show and intangible cultural heritage live performance during the Spring Festival were opened on the bank of the Jialing River in Nanchong, Sichuan. The scene is based on the imitation of the ancient Song Dynasty building "Qinghui Pavilion" as the background, and the double-layer stage on the water surface of the Jialing River combined with the large-scale water curtain projection is full of light, so that the atmosphere of the New Year continues to be full.
The live performances include various intangible cultural heritage and folk performances such as unique northern Sichuan puppets, bench dragons, grass dragons, mountain hinges, Sichuan opera face changes, etc., so that citizens and tourists can feast their eyes.
Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia
The New Year Lantern Festival in the ancient city was officially turned on
The Spring Festival is approaching, and the New Year Lantern Festival in the ancient city of Ulanqab in Inner Mongolia is also officially lit up. The lifelike giant lanterns form a dazzling sea of lights, and the colorful lights and antique buildings complement each other, forming a magnificent and beautiful scene. Folk activities such as iron flowers, fire dragon dances, and fireworks shows are staged in turn, making tourists forget to return.
Xiamen, Fujian
Folk customs stamped on the streets, and lantern light shows lit up the streets
In the past few days in Tong'an, Xiamen, Fujian, the grand traditional street folk activities and the ancient city lantern festival have been opened simultaneously. Dragon dances, lion dances, waist drum teams and other parades depart from the center of Dong'an City. The performers dressed in costumes and holding props successively passed through the Tong'an Bell Tower, the former site of Tong'an County and other places, interacting enthusiastically with citizens and tourists, and also matched with large-scale lanterns and light shows along the way.
Beijing
The New Year market is full of goods and intangible cultural heritage performances
Also in Fozizhuang Township, Fangshan District, Beijing, the village front street, which was washed away by floods last summer, was renovated and a "intangible cultural heritage + New Year's goods" market was set up. Activities such as shaking bamboos and folk flower parties add festive joy to the villagers. In addition, in Beitou Aoyuan, intangible cultural heritage inheritors demonstrated production skills such as "hairy monkeys" and "noodle people" on site, and the "Olympic Memorial Area" can also be exchanged for exquisite Winter Olympics commemorative badges. Let citizens and tourists feel the strong atmosphere of the New Year.
Shanghai
Sing Shanghai opera and make dragon lanterns to celebrate the traditional Chinese New Year
In the past two days, various streets and communities in Shanghai have also carried out a variety of New Year's special activities, such as singing Shanghai opera, making dragon lanterns, experiencing intangible cultural heritage items such as ink ingots and red envelopes rubbing in the Year of the Dragon, promoting traditional culture and welcoming the arrival of the Spring Festival in the Year of the Dragon.
Qingdao, Shandong
"Green Car" held a colorful event to welcome the New Year
As the Spring Festival approaches, the wanderers who work abroad have embarked on the journey home. In order to bring joy to these migrant workers who have worked hard for a year, on the Z318 train from Qingdao North to Chengdu West, a pleasant cheerful melody sounded. The train staff invited three student passengers to play melodious and cheerful music for everyone.
Similarly, on the G232 train from Qingdao to Shanghai Hongqiao, the train staff wrote blessing characters and Spring Festival couplets to send New Year blessings to passengers in advance. The staff also prepared post-it notes in the shape of hearts for each participant to write down their New Year's wishes.
Sichuan
In 2023, the newborn giant panda baby will appear to celebrate the New Year
The two major institutions of the National Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda and the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, successfully bred a total of 34 giant pandas in 2023. On February 6, these giant panda babies made a collective appearance to celebrate the New Year.
China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda: "Universiade in the Year of the Dragon" and "Panda Sends Blessings".