At noon on February 11, as soon as I entered the gate of Helan Mountain National Forest Park in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, I heard the sound of gongs and drums in joy, and the lively festival atmosphere came to my face.
At the site of the "I spend the New Year in Helan Mountain" activity in the scenic spot, the dragon dance, lion dance, Yangge, donkey driving and other social fire folk performances of the folk fire Yangge team are wonderful. With the cheerful sound of gongs and drums, two golden dragons more than 50 meters long changed into various shapes on the square, winning bursts of applause from tourists. The sound of gongs and drums continued to change, and the Yangge team merged with the two golden dragons, and many tourists couldn't help but enter the scene to sing and dance with the actors, constantly pushing the joyful atmosphere of the scene to a climax. The cast and crew randomly gave out lucky bags and red envelopes, so that tourists were constantly surprised.
Look, this is the lucky bag I got, and the Year of the Dragon cultural and creative gifts inside are so cute. The scenic spot holds so many New Year's activities today that I feel that it is very interesting to celebrate the New Year here, and I want to bring home the good luck brought by this lucky bag. Ms. Chen, a tourist, said happily.
In the Helan Mountain Ice Rink in the park, I saw tourists skating on the ice and snow rink, playing snow rings, and smoking "old cows", laughing and laughing one after another.
The Shehuo Yangge team sends blessings to tourists in the scenic area of Helan Mountain National Forest Park, Ningxia.
Today, our whole family came to Helan Mountain National Forest Park to play. After arranging for the two children to play at the skating rink, my wife and I accompanied my parents to climb the mountain and exercise. In order to welcome the Spring Festival, we have been busy at home for a few days, and as soon as we came out today, the elderly and children were very excited. Zhang Jianrong, a tourist, said that his family of six was going to play in the scenic spot for a day.
Tourists receive blessing bags in the scenic area Photo courtesy of Helan Mountain National Forest Park in Ningxia.
From the visitor center of the scenic spot, take the "Rock Sheep Adventure" sheep shouting special bus to Helan Mountain Research Base, only to see that many tourists are interacting closely with Helan Mountain Rock Sheep.
Tourists play at the Helan Mountain Ice Rink Photo courtesy of Helan Mountain National Forest Park in Ningxia.
Wang Hua, a tourist who led two children to interact with the rock sheep, said that the rock sheep are known as the elves of Helan Mountain, they are very sensitive and move quickly, and people used to only occasionally see them in the distant mountains. In recent years, the ecological environment of Helan Mountain has improved, and the relationship between humans and animals has begun to become more intimate. Last year, the children participated in the school organization of the Helan Mountain National Forest Park "Rock Sheep Adventure" sheep special class research tour, impressed, the Spring Festival holiday children asked to come to the mountain to see the rock sheep. "I used to come to Helan Mountain National Forest Park often, but this is the first time I can see so many 'not afraid of people' rock sheep here. Wang Hua said.
Take the ropeway to reach the Green Pine Ridge, and the top of the mountain is full of tourists who exercise and make wishes. "Look, this is the wishing card that the two of us hung on the top of the mountain, today the two of us have been climbing up the mountain from the bottom of the mountain, one is to exercise, and the other is that the two of us have graduated from college today] = year, hoping to find a good job and have a good marriage. On the Green Pine Ridge of Helan Mountain, Zhang Juan and her boyfriend made a wish for the Year of the Dragon.
Liu Zheng, manager of the logistics department of Helan Mountain National Forest Park in Ningxia, said: "The Spring Festival holiday is the peak period for tourists, which puts forward higher requirements for the service guarantee of scenic spots. The staff of the logistics department of our scenic spot will stick to the front line to ensure the safe operation of various facilities. ”
Su Jingyi, general manager of Helan Mountain National Forest Park, introduced that the Spring Festival activities with the theme of "I spent the New Year in Helan Mountain" have been carried out in the scenic spot for three consecutive years, and the attraction to tourists is getting bigger and bigger. This year, in order to increase the festive atmosphere, Helan Mountain National Forest Park invited the folk fire Yangge team from Hongguang Town, Helan County, to entertain tourists, and the scenic spot also prepared surprise activities such as drawing red envelopes and giving New Year's gifts for tourists.
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