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Reporter Liu Wei, correspondent Wang Haolin, Du Xiaoran, photographer Li Qiang.
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On February 24, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, at 9 a.m., accompanied by a sonorous and powerful gong and drum, the 2024 Zibo Folk Costume Tournament Yiyuan Venue Activity kicked off in Yiyuan County Cultural Square, and 15 dress-up teams from all over Yiyuan sang and danced on the spot.
The scene was noisy with gongs and drums, applause and cheers. Dry boats, stilts, dragon dances, lion dances and other representative folk costume shows have been put into battle, Yangge team members waved bright colored silk, stepped on rhythmic drums, let go of the pace to twist out the rural culture of the new era. "With the theme of 'Longteng Zibo, Love Holy Land Seeking New Year's Flavor, Great Beauty Yiyuan Makes New Year's Celebration', highlighting the culture of 'The Legend of Love of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl', a total of 15 dress-up teams, 17 floats, and more than 1,000 cast and crew members participated. At the performance site, Sun Zhijun, director of the Yiyuan County Cultural Center, said.
From the intersection of Mantis River East Road and Lushan Road in the county seat, to the intersection of Zhenxing Road and Ruiyang Road, the floats and play teams are mighty, stretching for three or four kilometers. Early in the morning, many people rushed to both sides of the parade street, grabbing a favorable position to wait for the procession. "This event is so spectacular, the scene is particularly festive and lively, and the cheerful gongs and drums make people excited! On Lishan Road, Mr. Zhang, who was holding his mobile phone to record **, kept praising him.
In this parade, various towns, streets, and units also organized performance teams.
The Lantern Festival costume team in Yuezhuang Town is composed of more than 60 people from 6 villages, including Zhuzhuang Village and Zhangliang Community, including both cadres of town organs and literature and art lovers from various villages. They brought wonderful programs "Golden Dragon to the Sea" and "Colorful Phoenix Chaoyang", and through performances, they sang the praises of prosperity and peace and tranquility of life. In the Yangge team supporting the army, the performers were dressed in the costumes of the Red Army period, tied with red silk around their waists, and stepped on the sonorous and powerful drums. **The crowd took photos and videos, and the scene turned into a sea of joy.
Make a fuss, spring is coming. With the beating of lively gongs and drums, the "Song of the Prosperous Age" in Nanlushan Town appeared in a grand manner. Traditional activities such as stepping on stilts, twisting Yangge, rowing boats, and riding donkeys are wonderful, allowing people to experience folk culture in humorous laughter. "This is the taste of my hometown, there is a lively atmosphere that has been absent for a long time, you must come and feel it! Chen Fangjing, a college student who went home from vacation, held up her mobile phone and introduced the customs of her hometown to her classmates from other places.
At the same time, the folk costume team of Zhangjiapo Town, Yiyuan County, shined at the Zibo Convention and Exhibition Center, and they presented their best intangible cultural heritage marquee performance. Under the command of the "head flag" and "waist flag", the team of 40 people reproduced the scenes of the ancient battlefield and the golden iron horse through the changes of the plum blossom array, the gate tower array, the plum blossom array, the five-star array and other formations.
The street is full of lights and dust, and the scenery is five days of spring.
This year's Yiyuan Lantern Festival has been a wonderful and wonderful event, which has greatly enriched the spiritual and cultural life of the masses, fully demonstrated the unique charm of Yiyuan County's folk culture, and also built a platform for display and exchange of excellent traditional culture.