At the beginning of the lanterns, night falls, the streets of Xilingchang Town are brightly lit, the lion dance performance is magnificent, the toast song is cheerful and warm, the flower dance is like a flower in full bloom, a group of children dressed in Hanfu seem to come from the depths of history, in front of them is "the poet saint Du Fu", who is reciting poetry together: "The window contains a thousand autumn snow in Xiling, and the door is berthed in the Dongwu Wanli ship......". On December 21st, with the grand opening of the Dayi Ice and Snow Hot Spring Tourism Season, the Xiling Snow Mountain Wine Market was opened, reproducing the grand occasion of the Chengdu Wine Market in the Northern Song Dynasty.
The activities in the wine market are wonderful: you can first go to the Daowang Pharmacy, make sachets with Xiling Snow Mountain herbs, and then go to the "cooking wine around the hearth" area to listen to Guzheng Yale and taste green plum fruit wine; if you meet "Zhao Zilong" who has returned victorious, then you must drink a glass of "roadblock wine" before leaving; if you strayed into the plot of "Cao Chengxiang" and "Uncle Liu Huang" of "Cooking Wine on Heroes", how can you make a wine order, and then listen to the sentence: "Today's heroes, only the king and Cao Er!" In addition, there are also "Nine Folds Market" and flash mob dances where poetry and wine achieve each other...... It is understood that the Xiling Snow Mountain Wine Market will last from December 21, 2023 to January 1, 2024, with many highlights and fascinating.
The reporter learned that in addition to the Xiling Snow Mountain Wine Market activities, this year's ice and snow hot spring tourism season, Dayi County is also along the Snow Mountain Tourism Corridor to create a one-stop immersive experience of winter ice and snow hot spring tourism products, and launch Huashuiwan Ice and Snow Hot Spring Maker Festival, Kangjiang Plum Cooking Wine and other diversified winter ice and snow consumption new scenes, tourists can experience the fun of skiing, taste green plum cocktails, and enjoy the delicious roast whole sheep in the bonfire night market.
This winter, tourists can also visit the national 5A-level tourist attraction Anren Ancient Town, explore the legendary history of 27 old mansions of the Republic of China, taste the wonderful stories of more than 800,000 pieces of fine collection of Jianchuan Museum, walk into Heming Mountain, the birthplace of Chinese Taoist culture, feel the philosophical thought of "Taoism and Nature", and appreciate the infinite charm of China's excellent traditional culture...... The delicious taste on the palate will keep diners coming back for more.
In addition, in order to allow tourists to get a better play experience, Xiling Snow Mountain Ski Resort, located at the top of Chengdu, has completed the upgrading of infrastructure and tourism products, comprehensively upgraded a number of hotel accommodation systems, improved the functions of the ski hall and optimized the circulation line, and added multiple functional areas such as leisure viewing areas and children's recreation areas. Innovatively launched cultural activities such as the Guoman Fengshen List, the Fantasy Classic of Mountains and Seas, the National Style Hanfu Show, the New Year's Day Poetry Conference, and the Spring Festival Inheritance of Intangible Cultural Heritage, and will also hold the 2024 Public Ski Competition, Chengdu Youth Ski Championship, 2024 World Snow Day and International Children's Ski Festival and other events.
The relevant person in charge of Dayi County said that Dayi County will continue to deeply practice the concept of "lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets" and "ice and snow are also invaluable assets", actively integrate into the construction of the Bashu Cultural Tourism Corridor in the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle, further polish the golden signboard of the national 5A-level tourist attractions, anchor the development goals of world tourist destinations, and make every effort to create a national tourist resort in Xiling Snow Mountain and Huashuiwan.
Chengdu Daily Jinguan News Reporter Li Keyu Editor-in-charge He Qitie Editor Wang Qi Photo courtesy of Dayi County