New Hainan Client, Nanhai Net, April 9 News (Reporter Zhang Ye) On April 9, the 2024 Hainan Li and Miao Traditional Festival "March 3" Wanning Branch and Cultural Tourism Festival kicked off in Beida Town. Focusing on the theme of "Li and Miao Songs on March 3, Revitalizing Peking University", the event focused on the local Li and Miao traditional culture of Wanning in the form of folk song and dance performances, costume catwalks, food carnivals, and agricultural consumption markets, creating a joyful, harmonious and united "March 3" festival atmosphere of the Li and Miao people.
The Li compatriots presented the guests with a welcome wine - Li Nationality Characteristic Shanlan Wine. Organizer poof
The theatrical performances are splendid and new songs are released, highlighting Wanning's profound Li and Miao cultural heritage
On the morning of April 9, the launching ceremony and theme theatrical performance of the Wanning branch of the 2024 Hainan Li and Miao Traditional Festival "March 3rd" kicked off with enthusiastic dancing. "How Beautiful Our Miao Village Is", "It's Not Beautiful as the Third March of the Li Family", "Panhuang Dance" and other programs with distinct themes and wonderful contents were staged in turn, winning bursts of applause from citizens and tourists. In addition, in the calligraphy performance, the calligraphers improvised with the theme of "dragon", and showed their heroic and free momentum. In the dragon dance performance, the guests held brushes to put the finishing touches on the auspicious dragon, and a "green dragon" and a "red dragon" slowly woke up and danced in the crowd.
Li compatriots and tourists join hands to dance bamboo pole dance. Photo courtesy of the organizer
The theatrical performances are splendid, with singing and dancing to celebrate the festival. Photo courtesy of the organizer
It is worth mentioning that the launching ceremony also released the new song of Wanning's "March 3" festival "The Love of the Li Family and the Love of the Miao Family". The new song integrates the traditional culture of the local Li and Miao with cheerful musical elements, sings the love of life and the yearning for a better future of the Li and Miao compatriots of Wanning, and shows the distinctive national characteristics and profound cultural connotation of Wanning.
Li Miao costume catwalk, staged ethnic customs, long table banquet, welcome guests, and feel the authentic Li family food
In the Li Miao clothing catwalk, the models wore Li Miao's characteristic beautiful dresses. The vivid Li Miao element symbols on the costumes and the innovative design complement each other, and the refreshing sense of fashion and the mystery of traditional culture are integrated and collided, showing the endless charm of the ancient skill of Li Jinmiao embroidery, and bringing a shocking visual feast of folk culture to the audience.
Li Miao's costume catwalk staged ethnic customs. Photo courtesy of the organizer
At noon that day, the long table banquet was very lively. Dressed in traditional national costumes, Li Miao and Amei sang folk songs and invited guests from all over the world to sit at a long table banquet with the most simple enthusiasm. The long banquet table was full of special dishes such as three-color rice, roast pig, Neishan black pig, lychee roast chicken, Dilong porridge, and ruyi dishes, and the guests and friends had a great appetite and praised them.
Live weaving Li brocade performance. Photo courtesy of the organizer
The Agricultural Aid Market and Food Carnival are in full swing to boost rural revitalization and rejuvenate the countryside
On the morning of April 9, Wanning City's "Welcome to March 3rd" Consumption and Agricultural Assistance Market officially opened in Beida Town. 26 exhibition booths from various towns and villages of Wanning City are neatly lined up on both sides of the road, and the exhibition booths are full of dried fish, mutton, beef, coffee and other special agricultural products, which are dazzling and have everything, attracting citizens and tourists to watch and consult and buy. In addition, the event site can also participate in consumption to help farmers through the methods of "purchasing instead of donating" and "buying instead of helping", and use practical actions to help farmers increase income.
Dragon dance performance. Photo courtesy of the organizer
The scene of the 2024 Wanning Taste Peking University "March 3" Food Carnival was also full of people. The event site set up four major sections: food area, game area, agricultural products area and leisure area, integrating elements such as food, entertainment, and ethnic customs, bringing an excellent festival experience. The booth showcased all kinds of special foods and products of Wanning, and the citizens and tourists who came here to taste their favorite food, watch the performance or join in the game interaction, feel the taste buds and enjoy the endless fun of shopping and eating.
Long Table Banquet. Photo courtesy of the organizer
In addition, the 2024 Hainan Li and Miao Traditional Festival "March 3" Beida Town Special Job Fair held at the same time launched on-site recruitment, employment skills display, job search courtesy and other activities to help workers find employment, employment and entrepreneurship, and play a positive role in public employment service work to stabilize jobs and promote employment. At the same time, the closing ceremony also commended the series of selection activities of "Civilization in Action" in Beida Town, combined with folk song duet, dance, chorus and other interpretations to draw a successful end to the "March 3" Wanning branch.