Hangzhou Hupao Park launches National Day cultural activities for tourists to experience national style NPC interaction

China News Service, Hangzhou, October 2 (Cao Dan) On October 1, the first day of the National Day holiday, the autumn rain in Hangzhou, Zhejiang was slightly cool, and the spring in Hupao Park gurgled. In the drizzle, the metasequoia forest was filled with mist, and seven national-style NPCs held up oil-paper umbrellas and walked along the tiger's running trail - this is the "Ode to the Spring and the Peace of the Mountains and Rivers" cultural activity launched by the Qianjiang Management Office of the West Lake Scenic Area in Hangzhou.

On October 1, tourists in Hupao Park interacted with NPCs in the scenic area. Photo by Cao Dan

Hupao Park is located in the southwest corner of West Lake in Hangzhou. Hupao Spring is known as the "third spring in the world", and "Longjing Tea Hupao Water" is also known as the two best springs in the West Lake. This is also an important life node of Master Hongyi Li Shutong: in 1916, Li Shutong fasted here and practiced intensively, and two years later he became a monk at Hupao Dinghui Temple.

Walking on the Tiger Running Trail, the Quanlin hermit used an umbrella as a medium, sometimes stopping to 'listen to the spring', and sometimes using his hands to guide the way. The flower sellers walked through carrying flower poles, and the clothes of the Flower Goddess matched the rain and mist, attracting tourists to take photos and check in. Beside Hupao Spring, actors and tourists started a Q&A around the history of Hupao and the two unique features of the West Lake, "Longjing Tea and Hupao Water".

On October 1, tourists took photos in Hupao Park. Photo by Cao Dan

“On a rainy day, holding an umbrella and watching the hermits dance gives me a more Jiangnan flavor, like walking into a living landscape painting. ’ said Chen Jie, a tourist from Shanghai.

In front of the ‘Double Tigers’ sculpture area and Jie Cuixuan, the national style cultural market opened simultaneously, with booths of Song Dynasty ancient style, local customs, creative gifts and other items arranged at random.

On October 1, tourists stopped at the Memorial Hall of Master Li Shutong Hongyi. Photo by Cao Dan

‘This year we deliberately designed the park to be more exploratory. ’ Li Ruoxi, deputy section chief of the Cultural Relics and Heritage Section of the Qianjiang Management Office of Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area, introduced that during the National Day, NPC parades are held four times a day. The parades are interspersed with spring tea quizzes, and tourists who answer correctly will receive a tiger running ‘hidden note’; ancient folk music pop-ups will appear randomly in the forest, and the fog forest system next to the metasequoia forest and the release pond will be activated from that day. ‘As you walk, you might encounter a burst of mist and a piece of music.

It is reported that this event will last until October 7. (over)