Listening to operas on the water, lion dances in ancient towns, fire dragons flying in the sky, going to intangible cultural heritage fairs... The Mid-Autumn Festival has not yet arrived, but various places have already become lively in advance! The old tradition meets the new method, which not only attracts domestic tourists, but also attracts many foreign tourists to come to China to "celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival".
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Made a special trip to China to “celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival”
Chinese style attracts foreign tourists
Appreciating the Mid-Autumn Festival, visiting ancient towns, and experiencing traditional folk customs... More and more foreign tourists are giving "China travel" a "national flavor."
This holiday, many foreign tourists choose to come to China to immerse themselves in traditional culture. The Shandong Border Inspection Station predicts that during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, the total number of entry and exit personnel at various ports in Shandong will exceed 190,000. Among them, the number of Korean inbound tour groups at Weihai Shidao Port is expected to reach more than 3,000 people.
A Korean tourist made a special trip to Rongcheng, Weihai during the Mid-Autumn Festival: "I am very interested in Chinese traditions. This time I came to Rongcheng, Weihai during the Mid-Autumn Festival to experience the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival."
The popularity of “travel to China” continues. During the holidays, Jiangsu ports are expected to inspect and release 110,000 inbound and outbound passengers; the total number of inbound and outbound passengers at four key ports including Nanning, Guilin, Youyiguan and Dongxing is expected to exceed 355,800.
From listening to operas on the water, welcoming guests at ancient inns, to flying dragons in the sky, and attending fairs as intangible cultural heritage, traditional culture is unlocking more new ways to play.
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Shanghai Yuyuan "moves" the stage onto the water
You can admire the moon, listen to operas, and take an immersive tour of Jiangnan gardens.
For the first time, Shanghai Yuyuan built a water stage on the Jiuqu Bridge. With the pavilion in the center of the lake and the cornice pavilions as the natural background, classic songs such as "The Peony Pavilion" and "The Story of the Hosta" were performed in turn, and the lake became part of the stage.
Some tourists said that being in it was "like returning to ancient times."
This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival brings a lively return to traditional folk customs in Shanghai’s Old Town. "Walking on the Moon" folk parade, Pingtan singing, worshiping the moon and praying for blessings...the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival rituals have returned to the streets.
This intangible cultural heritage music season will last for 58 days, during which a "Monday-themed" local intangible cultural heritage market will be launched, allowing tourists to appreciate intangible cultural heritage, experience handicrafts, and taste special customs.
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Thousand-year-old town reappears as ancient post to welcome guests
In Chongqing’s Zouma Ancient Town, old traditions that have disappeared for many years have returned.
As an important node on the Chengdu-Chongqing ancient post road, Zouma Ancient Town has recently re-engraved the ancient welcome etiquette of the ancient post. Different from traditional fixed-point performances, this time the lion dance went directly into the crowd. The lion leaned over to deliver blessings and interacted with the children. The ancient ceremony also had a more pyrotechnic atmosphere.
Chen Kaihui, a local resident, said that he had seen such a welcoming ceremony when he was a child, but "hadn't seen it for decades." Now that he saw it again, he felt very happy, and the popularity of the ancient town has become more popular.
After the welcome ceremony, intangible cultural heritage projects such as sugar painting, dough-making, tie-dying, face-changing, and fire-breathing were rolled out along the street. The thousand-year-old post road also has new ways to play during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
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"Fire Dragon" attracts attention
The Mid-Autumn Festival night market has also become popular
In Meizhou, Guangdong, the night before the Mid-Autumn Festival was lit up by a "fire dragon".
As night falls, the national intangible cultural heritage village fire dragon rises into the sky. This intangible cultural heritage project, which used to be mainly performed during the Lantern Festival in Puzhai Town, is now on the banks of the Meijiang River, taking turns with more than ten national and provincial intangible cultural heritage projects such as cup flower dance, Hakka folk songs, and lantern lighting customs.
The fire dragon attracts attention, and the intangible cultural heritage market nearby also rises in consumer enthusiasm. Hakka intangible cultural heritage items from Guangdong, Fujian and Jiangxi provinces were on display together, and Xingning prints, Guangde ceramics, etc. were displayed and sold.
According to an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, more than 2,000 yuan of ceramic trinkets and handmade works were sold in one or two hours.
From "seeing intangible cultural heritage" to "buying intangible cultural heritage" and "experiencing intangible cultural heritage", the local government has also launched five food routes to connect consumption scenarios such as catering, scenic spots, accommodation, transportation, etc., further transforming the "traffic" of intangible cultural heritage into "increase" in cultural tourism consumption.
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Guessing lantern riddles and dancing bamboo poles
The atmosphere of Mid-Autumn Festival is full
With the lanterns hanging high and the moonlight getting darker, the Mid-Autumn Festival in Wenshan, Yunnan Province has an added ethnic flavor.
In Pipa Island Park, people of all ethnic groups dressed in ethnic costumes guessed lantern riddles, made moon cakes, danced bamboo poles, and visited the intangible cultural heritage market. The dynamic and cheerful bamboo pole dance attracted many citizens and tourists to join in, and the intangible cultural heritage market has also become a popular place for children to check in.
On the full moon-shaped stage, more than ten intangible cultural heritage programs were staged one after another; under the stage, the aroma of intangible cultural heritage food overflowed.
You can see, play, and experience, and there is also a strong atmosphere of fireworks.
From foreign tourists making a special trip to China to "celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival" to new intangible cultural heritage experiences and consumption scenarios in various places, traditional culture is being integrated into holiday life with more new scenes and new ways to play.
This Mid-Autumn Festival, old traditions have new ways to play, and Chinese romance has more ways to open up.
