The loud mountain songs were sung, and the bright national costumes were shown. "March 3" is coming, and the costumes of Zhuang and other ethnic minorities are eye-catching. Recently, the citizens of Guilin have put on national costumes to welcome the festival with a full "sense of ceremony". The colorful costume elements together paint the "most dazzling national style".
Citizen Zhou Ping (second from left) and his friends "sing" under wisteria flowers.
Citizens: Wear a festive atmosphere and take pictures of flowers so beautifully
At noon on April 8, Liu Shihua, Ou Xiaoting, and two girlfriends, who worked on Dongcheng Road in Qixing District, took time to take a few photos in the nearby flower field. Liu Shihua is a "post-00" who has been working for less than a year. "The costumes of various ethnic groups are very beautiful, and when you wear them, you will suddenly have the taste of a festival. Liu Shihua said that the atmosphere of "March 3rd" is getting stronger and stronger, and she bought several sets of national costumes online, in addition to wearing "March 3rd", she will wear them when she goes out to play and take pictures in the future, and she is not afraid of missing "beautiful photos" in the circle of friends. "Post-95" Ou Xiaoting said that when she went out for a spring holiday recently, she saw many people wearing national costumes, which are not only beautiful, but also add to the festive atmosphere, and it is easier to take pictures.
On the morning of April 3, Zhu Zhou, a citizen who lives on Heming Road in Qixing District, put on a Zhuang costume for the first time and practiced playing songs with leaves in the square near the community. Zhu Zhou said excitedly that wearing national costumes feels like a festive atmosphere, which is not only full of festivity, but also makes people feel younger and more energetic.
At noon on April 3, Liu Gelan, who lives in Jindi Yihe East Coast Community, and her two sisters rehearsed a dance. They agreed that every year on the third day of March, they would wear national costumes to take group photos and square dances together, and freeze the happy time.
On the afternoon of April 3, Zhou Ping, a resident of Kongming West Road, put on national costumes with his friends and came to take pictures under the wisteria flowers in the customs dormitory. Zhou Ping proposed to divide into two teams, men and women, imitating Liu Sanjie and Brother A Niu's mountain songs, everyone was very interested, you sang it one by one, everyone was very happy, and their faces were full of smiles.
Ms. Huang Ergan is 60 years old and lives near Jinshuiwan in Lingui District. In order to welcome the upcoming "March 3rd", Huang Ergan prepared his "battle robe" early and bought 5 sets of national costumes such as Zhuang and Yao. "Although this is specially prepared for the '3rd of March', I have already put it on in advance when I went out to play recently. Huang Ergan said that "March 3" is the time when the spring flowers are blooming, and people look several years younger when they put on beautiful clothes to enjoy the flowers and take pictures. When she came to the peach blossom forest in Lingchuan Ocean Township, she felt that she had also become a landscape. In the East and West Alleys, her national costumes and antique buildings complement each other, and the photos taken are more distinctive.
Children: Dress happily and learn a lot
On April 8, Chenshan Primary School, as a demonstration school of ethnic unity and progress education in the autonomous region, held a series of activities of the 2024 National Traditional Sports Games "March 3" with the theme of "Feeling the Zhuangxiang Style and Inheriting the National Culture".
Sixth-grader Chen Junan was playing hydrangea throwing with his classmates, and he accurately received several of them with a basket on his back. "I look forward to the 'March 3rd' and the school national sports meeting every year, and I feel very good wearing national costumes, and I have learned a lot about the various ethnic groups in our country. Long Yanbing, who is also a sixth-grader, wore a national costume and danced a bamboo pole dance with his classmates. Long Yanbing said that wearing different national costumes, he would take the initiative to understand the history, culture and customs of this nation, and learned a lot of knowledge.
On April 8, Lequn Primary School held a morning meeting with the theme of the spring semester of 2024 of "Our Festival, Guangxi Zhuang March 3rd", and students danced cheerfully to welcome the festival. Chen Anqi, a fifth-grade student, said that she wears Miao costumes and gets together with her family to eat five-color glutinous rice every year on March 3. Xia Ruichen, a fourth-grade student, said that the "March 3rd" event held by the school was very interesting and allowed him to better understand the cultures of various ethnic groups. "Everyone sang, danced, and ate five-color glutinous rice together, and we felt the diversity of national culture. Fourth-grader Hong Jiajun said.
Inherit the national culture, starting from the baby. On April 7th, the teachers and students of Aile Kindergarten in Qixing District put on national costumes to welcome the "March 3rd". Xu Genyi, a sophomore in the class, and his classmates sang and danced, and the cheers continued. He said that he knew that "March 3rd" was an important festival, "to wear national costumes and eat five-colored glutinous rice". Yu Sihan's children said that the national costume is her favorite costume, "so beautiful, so beautiful". Liao Beishi, a sophomore teacher, introduced that the kindergarten children's understanding of the traditional festival "March 3" mainly starts with clothing and food, "Parents are very cooperative with the work, and prepare beautiful national costumes and food for the children, and the teachers also carefully explain to everyone."
College students: dress generously and confidently to let the national culture shine
In recent years, national style has become a fashion trend and is loved by young people. As March 3 approaches, many young people, especially university students, wear national costumes to welcome the festival.
Xiong Yingying, a girl from Guilin, is a senior this year and is currently interning at a company on Jiefang East Road. She recently took the time to put on a national costume and go to several scenic spots in the city center to take photos, and also posted it on Moments. "My classmates were very envious of me, thinking that the national costume was not only distinctive, but also beautiful. Xiong Yingying said that college students are energetic and energetic, wearing national costumes to show themselves and promote national culture at the same time.
Zhang Yuzhe, who lives in Qixing District, graduated from university last year and is currently preparing for graduate school. On April 7, Zhang Yuzhe and his friends went to Dongxi Lane to rent a set of national costumes, and looked at himself in the mirror and couldn't help but smile in surprise. "I've seen other people wear it, and this time I wear it on myself, and it feels very fresh, interesting and very personal. Zhang Yuzhe said that not only clothes, but also different styles can be combined with various accessories to meet individual needs. In addition, the national costumes are also very compatible with the landscape of Guilin, and they are very popular no matter where they are filmed.
Zhu Minhua is a graduate student at Guangxi Normal University and has already tried on the costumes of different ethnic groups. "Usually I go out in Hanfu generously and put on ethnic minority clothes, I feel like I have 'crossed over', and there is a special sense of ritual. Zhu Minhua said that he planned to wear national costumes with his friends during the "March 3" holiday to go out to play and take pictures.
Zhu Minhua believes that more and more young people around him are interested in national costumes, history and culture, which is not only the importance and inheritance of traditional festivals, but also a manifestation of cultural self-confidence, which will make traditional culture shine more brightly in the new era.
Source: Guilin Evening News