Hunan** New Hunan Client, February 24 (Reporter Cheng Junfeng, Tang Xi, Correspondent Wenlan, Yi Bin) February 24, the annual Lantern Festival. In the morning, at the foot of Nanyue Heng Mountain, the longevity dragon leaped and leaped, and the people were boiling, and the "Nine Dragons Dynasty Zhurong Holy Flame Yao China" intangible cultural heritage dragon dance competition was in full swing.
The scene of the event. Before the opening, nine "dragons" of different shapes were ready to go off the field, with the dragon's head facing inside and the dragon's tail lined up neatly. Nine dragon heads gather together, spit sparks, and the holy flame in the basin is ignited, which is called "Kowloon Offering Rui Gathering Holy Fire", which is a unique ignition ceremony in the Year of the Dragon, implying that the four seas are peaceful, and the country and the people are safe.
At 10 o'clock, the leaders and guests at the meeting gave the "Jiaolong" the finishing touch, and the competition officially began. Nine intangible cultural heritage dragon teams, including Nanyue Shoulong Team, Chengbu Hanging Dragon Team, Hengnan Qiqiao Dragon Team, Changning Chicken Feather Dragon Team, and Hengshan Bailong Team, took turns to fight. The drum beat is rapid like a shower, the gong is sonorous like thunder, a "dragon" chases the "dragon ball" that is teasing, and it is tumbling up and down, sometimes it seems to be soaring clouds and fog, sometimes it seems to be turning over the river and the sea, sometimes it is galloping like flying, sometimes it is shuttling like weaving, the dragon body is entrenched, and the majestic weather and vast antiquity of the dragon in the world are vividly displayed between shaking their heads and shaking their heads.
The scene of the event. The spirit of the dragon is the symbol of the Chinese nation, the symbol of China's 5,000-year-old history, and the carrier of the Chinese people's spirit of diligence, bravery, perseverance, integrity and harmony. We held the Intangible Cultural Heritage Dragon Dance Championship in Wanshou Square, which is not only a grand event of traditional sports competition, but also an affectionate tribute to excellent traditional culture. Liu Lang, secretary of the Nanyue District Party Committee, said.
The "Intangible Cultural Heritage Dragon Dance Competition" is the finale of the Nanyue Temple Fair, attracting tourists and citizens at the scene. The Nanyue Temple Fair has a history of 1,000 years from the Tang Dynasty to the present, and is a national intangible cultural heritage and the largest annual custom event in southern China. It is reported that the 2024 Nanyue Spring Festival temple fair will start on January 18 and last until February 24, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.