"The moon is on the willow tip, and the man is about after dusk". It's the annual Lantern Festival again, we have the Lantern Festival today, it is the family sitting together, the tangyuan is at the table, the lights are amiable, and the suffering is gone. Do you know how people celebrated the Lantern Festival in the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago? Maybe tonight in Chengdu's Wangjiang Park there's the answer you want.
Tonight, the "Tang Dynasty Hualu Shangyuan Lantern Festival" was held in Wangjianglou Park, reproducing the prosperous Chang'an. When Hanfu meets the Lantern Festival, what kind of wonderful encounters will occur? Next, Guan Guan takes you to immerse yourself in the Tang Dynasty Lantern Festival!
The bright moon hung high, the drums sounded, and the curtain opened, only to see the maid carrying the flower lantern slowly entering. Subsequently, the handsome young girl in the gorgeous Han costume passed by, each of them played a different role, but together they performed the poetic meaning of "the crowd looked for him for a thousand hundred degrees, and suddenly looked back, but the person was there, and the lights were dimmed".
In the center of the main venue, a woman dressed as a flying dancer, standing on a large drum, with the flute, erhu, pipa, guzheng and other folk music playing, the dance sleeves are dancing, reproducing the Dunhuang flying dance. Between the noisy big strings and the small strings, it seems to return to the prosperous Chang'an thousand years ago when the drum music was noisy and the crowds were surging.
"The long street is as bright as the moon, and the fireworks shine brighter than the stars." According to historical records, since the Tang Dynasty, the government has attached great importance to the Lantern Festival, and the lantern viewing activities of the Lantern Festival have reached an unprecedented climax, and customs such as burning lanterns have been handed down. At the event site, a variety of flower lanterns with classical elements competed for beauty, creating a strong festive atmosphere and spectacular.
Along with the lanterns, there is also the guessing riddle. There is a lot of fun in thinking and seeking, and every conjecture is a surprise. Here, Guan Guan also wants to give everyone a riddle: "A group of yellow chicken girls, laying eggs into the cabin." After the roasting, there was a loud sound, and every one was bigger than a lady." The answer is at the end of the article!
In addition to traditional lantern activities such as lantern viewing and lantern riddle guessing, there are also scene interpretations of historical figures in the Tang Dynasty. There are wonderful swordplay interpretations by The Poet Immortal Li Bai and General Wang Zhongsi. There is a love story between the famous poet Xue Tao and Yuan Shu. There are also Tang Dynasty Jinwu guards to guard security. At the end of the event, there was a blessing ceremony. A series of traditional rituals such as "first incense, sub-incense, three incense, prostration, reset, offering..." are only for the blessing of the country and the people, and the wind and rain are smooth.
This event not only makes people feel the charm of traditional festivals in an increasingly faded festive atmosphere, but also gives people the opportunity to encounter the romance of ancients thousands of years ago. Contribute to the dissemination of traditional culture and the telling of Chinese stories. Finally, the answer to the riddle is popcorn. Did you get that right? Go get your family and friends.
Source: Sichuan Observation Minsheng I Long Yujiang Li Tao (Intern) Bai Zaihong (Intern)