Recently, the "Chinese and Foreign New Year Interview" walked into Minhang Qibao Old Street. The Shanghai Municipal Information Office led reporters from Hong Kong Economic Herald, Hong Kong Commercial Daily, Hong Kong Economic Connect, Hong Kong Mirror, Eastern Sen New ETtoday News Cloud, People's News, CCTV, China, China News Service, Jiefang, Xinmin Evening News and many other reporters to taste the traditional food of the old street and feel the atmosphere of the Spring Festival.
The event was hosted by the Shanghai Municipal Information Office and undertaken by the Minhang District Information Office.
As soon as the Chinese and foreign ** interview group got off the bus, a "giant dragon" came into view. The narrator introduced at the front: "This is the theme scene of the 'Dragon Dance Xiangrui, Qibao Gathering Blessings' Spring Festival Garden Tour that Qibao Ancient Town will launch during the Spring Festival. You can see that the dragon body part is arranged in an S-shaped corridor with a combination of lanterns, and the dragon's tail is in the east direction, implying that the auspicious dragon is cruising from the east, bringing joy and auspiciousness. "The reporters looked closely at each lantern and found that there was also a New Year's message written on it. The imposing and visually impactful set immediately captured everyone's hearts, and people raised their mobile phones and cameras to record it.
Following the narrator, the interview group walked forward along North Street. Although the weather is cold, the old street is still crowded. On Tangqiao Square, red lanterns are hung in front of time-honored hotels such as Qibao Old Hotel and Tianxianglou, and bursts of glutinous rice fragrance waft out from Qibao Lane, evoking childhood memories and setting off a strong New Year's flavor. Walking across the Puhuitang Bridge, there is South Street, which mainly sells all kinds of snacks. In front of the Laojie dumpling shop, everyone saw that the master was making dumplings, and the hot dumplings were out of the pot, soft and glutinous, salty and sweet.
Afterwards, the interview group went to the century-old teahouse of Qibao. Eight immortal tables, backrest chairs, and the sound of comments, the local elderly like to meet three or five friends, sip tea, chat, and talk about the world for decades. While experiencing the tea culture of Qibao Ancient Town, the interview group tasted the steaming old street soup dumplings and deeply experienced the "slow life" of the ancient town.
Qibao Ancient Town will launch a theme garden tour during the Spring Festival, showing the cultural charm of Qibao Ancient Town with three major sections: "color, fragrance and taste". Tourists can taste the iconic food of the ancient town, appreciate the exquisite cultural and creative handicrafts, and experience the elegant life of the "Seven Spices Collection". The garden tour will continue from the first day of the Lunar New Year to the second day of the Lunar New Year, and the special food activity "Long Dragon Seat" will continue until after the Lantern Festival.
It is reported that in this year's New Year, Minhang District will focus on the four major sectors of "Dragon Spirit", "Dragon Universiade", "Year of the Dragon" and "Dragon Event", support key commercial carriers to hold New Year's Eve shopping season activities, highlight the cross-border linkage of "business + experience", create a strong New Year atmosphere, and promote the improvement of consumption energy level. At the same time, more than 100 activities are planned to be carried out in 28 cultural and tourism venues in the region to attract the general public to deeply experience the Spring Festival with "Minhang flavor", "Shanghai tune", "Chinese style" and "international style".
*Authorized by "Minhang Today").