The second day of the second month of the lunar calendar is a traditional festival of the Chinese nation, on which all parts of the country will pray for a year of smooth wind and rain and national peace in the form of dragon and lion dances. On March 4, on the second day of the second lunar month of the lunar calendar, the online live broadcast of the "February 2nd Dragon Dance Conference" jointly organized by the five cities of Jiaodong under the guidance of the Department of Culture and Tourism of Shandong Province was successfully held.
The theme of the event was "Jiaodong Five Cities Rising from the Long Dragon", With Rizhao City as the main venue and Jiaodong City as the sub-venue. The event aims to continue to build the cultural tourism brand of the February 2nd Dragon Dance Conference, carry forward the excellent traditional culture, enrich the spiritual and cultural life of the citizens, promote the creative transformation and innovative development of china's excellent traditional culture, and help the high-quality development of cultural tourism in the Jiaodong Economic Circle.
The Dragon Dance Conference is divided into four chapters: folk performance, eye-catching ceremony, dragon and lion exhibition, and common lyricism. The five dragons of Golden Dragon, Orange Dragon, Red Dragon, Blue Dragon and Green Dragon represent the five cities of Qingdao, Yantai, Weifang, Weihai and Rizhao Jiaodong respectively, and symbolize the integrated development of the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, implying the brotherly friendship of the five cities of Jiaodong, witnessing the five cities of Jiaodong Economic Circle shaking their fingers into fists and developing together. On the same day, Rizhao Dongyi Town and Tiantai Mountain Tourist Area also held a series of supporting activities for the Dragon Dance Conference.
(Reporting by Ding Zhaoxia, client reporter of Dazhong Daily, correspondent Wang Xiaodong)