Popular network reporter Zhao Feifei reported from Dongying.
On the morning of March 2, the Kenli Hongguang 2024 Sea Opening Ceremony and Kailingsuo Food Festival opened at Hongguang Fishing Port. More than 2,000 people participated in the event, including city news**, photographers, tourists and local fishermen.
With the start of the opening ceremony, ten fishing boats set off from the wharf and slowly sailed to the hinterland waters of Bohai Bay to fish, while the gongs and drums on the shore were noisy, and the provincial intangible cultural heritage project Red Light Festival Sea Folk Performance officially began. Fishermen perform in a simple way to pray for safe navigation and a good harvest in the new year.
The cooking of Kailing barracuda cuisine also began at the same time. Professional chefs and villagers in the fishing village make a variety of Kailing Suo delicacies on the spot, including Kailing Barracuda Soup, Kailing Barracuda Barbecue, Kailing Barracuda Sushi, etc. In addition, many tourists bought fresh barracuda and other seafood in the fishing port, ready to take home to cook slowly and taste this "first freshness" of spring. The whole event was crowded and the atmosphere was warm, which injected a new round of vitality into this year's red light opening season.
It is reported that more than 2,000 photographers, tourists and local fishermen from all over the world participated in the event. The Open Sea Festival has become a business card for Kenli Provincial Agricultural High School Zone to publicize to the outside world, an important window to show the unique traditional culture and humanistic spirit of Hongguang, and a strong support for the Agricultural High Zone to promote advanced marine culture and build a well-known cultural tourism festival brand.