Not only can you visit the prosperous New Year market, but also can climb high and look far away to feel the city skyline, this year's Spring Festival, Longfu Temple held a variety of New Year activities, the former "people's market" is lively again. From the first day of the first lunar month to the sixth day of the first lunar month, about 100,000 citizens and tourists participated in the event to experience a unique Chinese New Year journey.
"Our family used to live in Qianliang Hutong, and we often went up here for a walk after dinner. At noon on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Sister Liu and her daughter came to Longfu Temple and left a group photo in front of the background board that said "People's Market". "I told her a lot of old stories on the way here, and now it's time for her to show me around. Sister Liu said with a smile that she used to come here to watch movies and drink bean juice, but now she follows her children to the market and drink coffee.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the adventure of "Fortune to the High Ding" is the first to start here. Make New Year's expectations in front of the "network of wishes", draw New Year's "signatures", and write down the righteous things in your heart on the "wall of justice...... Citizens and tourists complete 9 small tasks to collect Kowloon blessings, collect all the Fu cards to receive gifts, and get a "ticket" to the top terrace of Longfu Building. The reporter saw that the Longfu Cultural Center on the top floor is holding a series of exhibitions of "Ink Night", and citizens and tourists can walk to see the exhibition, and they can also look at the CBD and Jingshan on the terraces on the east and west sides, and take in the city skyline, which can be described as quiet in the middle of noisy.
In the new Longfu People's Market, the nine sons of the dragon appeared with a new image of the national tide, narrowing the distance between traditional culture and young people. On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the Joy Dragon Dragon New Year Market "Dragon Treasure Garden" is lively and lasts until the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. Trendy New Year's goods, art and cultural creativity, Beijing snacks...... More than 100 booths evoke the holiday memories of old Beijing in the fireworks, and make young people who love trends feel unconventional.
Speaking of time-honored brands, there are Quanjude, Donglaishun, Fangshan Restaurant, and when it comes to "Internet celebrity" brands, there are Fat Lemon Thai hand-made lemon tea, flower and moon glutinous rice wine, etc. Traditional intangible cultural heritage and contemporary art are "fighting" on the same stage, and a variety of handmade products bring more personalized choices to the market. Trendy cultural and creative products such as national style bags, art aromatherapy, and original jewelry have their own interests and are dizzying.
"The child bought a bag of wool felt, and also bought some small headdresses with dragon elements, which I felt like I had never seen anywhere else. I just saw a wood carving of a zodiac and I liked it too. Ms. Sun, a citizen, came from Haidian, and the mother and daughter walked around, and the interested stall owners also added WeChat, waiting to buy new products in the future. "Compared with the traditional temple fair, there are a lot of cultural and creative things here, and they are not big road goods, which is quite surprising. Ms. Sun said.
Accompanied by the rhythmic sound of drums, gongs and cymbals, the joyful lion dance performance brings a strong flavor of the New Year. Longfu Temple, which once carried the prosperity of the capital, has now become a new landmark of cultural consumption. In June this year, the second phase of the Longfu Temple project will start the overall trial operation, and the east courtyard and Nanfang of Longfu Temple are expected to become new Internet celebrity check-in places.
Source: Beijing Daily client| Reporter Chen Xuening Deng Wei
Edited by Zeng Jiajia
Process Editor: Weili Liu