Appreciating lotus flowers, learning to plant lotus flowers, tasting all lotus feasts, and also going down to the pond to fish, Chinese and foreign teenagers go to a "summer solstice" appointment. On the morning of July 3, the "Study in Chongqing, Understanding the Lunar Calendar" Chinese and foreign teenagers' natural exploration of the countryside in Tongliang District was held in Heheyuan Township, Tuqiao Town, Tongliang District. The international students of Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, together with dozens of local teenagers in Chongqing, walked into the 100-acre lotus pond to learn about the summer solstice culture and customs, experience the summer solstice farming, and taste the summer solstice poems.
The abundant activities allow Chinese and foreign teenagers to immerse themselves in the traditional Chinese solar term culture, and increase the form of communication between Chinese and foreign teenagers.
The event was organized by Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Internet Radio and Television Station, Propaganda Department of Chongqing Tongliang District Committee, Chongqing Tongliang District Education Commission, and Chongqing Tongliang District Tuqiao Town Government. Co-organized by Chongqing Jiahe Vocational Training School and Chongqing Bishan District Youth Activity Center.
Class meeting on the bank of the Netherlands
The students walked into the summer solstice together
"The ancients said: 'The day is long, the shadow of the sun is short, and the solstice is the extreme, so it is called the summer solstice.'" 'To' means the extreme, the culmination. At 9 o'clock in the morning, a class meeting on the edge of the lotus bank opened, and the students from the Bishan District Youth Activity Center, under the leadership of teacher Xiao Ya, walked into the summer solstice.
Xiao Ya introduced that the summer solstice is the tenth of the 24 solar terms in China. The arrival of the summer solstice marks the official beginning of the hot summer. "During the summer solstice, what folk customs do you know?"
"Enjoying the lotus garden", "climbing high to pray for blessings", "eating pasta", "making lotus lanterns", ...... In class, the students raised their hands to interact and said the answers they knew.
"In the summer, the lotus leaves are rippling, and the wine surface is cold and the flowers are near the water", "There are also childhood cottages, painting lotus flowers out of the pond spring", "The lotus leaves are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers are different red...... In the class meeting, the students and teachers shared the lotus flowers written by the poets and writers.
Smelling the fragrance of lotus flowers, tasting the poems of lotus flowers, there was also a gentle and melodious piano music floating in the class. Two specially invited students, young actors Wang Yutong and Shi Wenwen from Chongqing Jiahe Vocational Training School, brought "Flowing Water", "Guangling San", and "Happy Days" respectively.
"It's really beautiful!" After class, the students said that the class meeting moved from the classroom to the outdoors, so that they felt the charm of summer, enjoyed the beauty of summer lotus flowers, learned a lot of knowledge about the summer solstice, and felt the unique charm of Chinese culture.
Taste the rhyme of summer solstice poetry
Enjoy the beauty of the lotus cheongsam show
After the class meeting, the students followed Qin Panjie, a specialist in comprehensive management of Liuying Village, and walked along the pond ridge and by the lotus pond. I saw that in the dense green of the lotus leaves, the pink, red, and white lotus flowers were blooming one after another, and the breeze was blowing, and they were swaying, singing and dancing, and overflowing with tenderness. Enjoying the beautiful scenery of the lotus field, Chinese and foreign teenagers came to the "Art School - Summer Solstice Pastoral Poetry Club".
"The bright waves are shadowing a thousand willows, and the house is facing ten thousand lotuses. The new sense of things is shifting, and the sense of consciousness is more. Swimming fish gather in the pavilion shadow, and the mirror surface scatters micro-vortices ......" a song by Chen Youyi's "Summer Solstice and Taixue Fellow Dormitory Will Baozhen Two Songs", which caught the eyes of the students.
"This poem is very interesting, but unfortunately the Chinese language is limited, so it is difficult to read." The international students of Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications said that the beauty of lotus flowers is exciting.
When everyone was immersed in the beauty of the lotus pond, the cheongsam catwalk in the lotus flowers was even more amazing, and it also attracted international students and tourists to stop and watch. Shan Daqiong, the intangible inheritor of Shu embroidery at the municipal level in Chongqing, said, "As an important part of traditional Chinese culture, blue and white porcelain is combined with cheongsam. The lotus pond catwalk not only respects the originality of the cheongsam, highlights the noble quality of the lotus, but also shows the traditional Chinese culture. ”
Arrange lotus flowers and make lacquer fans
Heavy postal international students immerse themselves in the experience of solar terms and folk customs
Every solar term has a kind of flower, and during the summer solstice, the lotus flower is its representative. It means auspiciousness and auspiciousness, symbolizing a good life. And the flower language of the lotus flower is innocence, purity, faith and love.
At the event site, Chinese and foreign teenagers came to the cultural auditorium - the Summer Solstice Customs Hall to learn flower arrangement. "When the lotus flowers are in full bloom, they are the most beautiful. This flower arrangement will learn to arrange lotus flowers, when inserting can use the triangular composition method, choose the best one to insert in the middle of the flower mud, first remove the lotus calyx petals, and gently open the petals......" The flower arrangement teacher explained the principle of flower arrangement and the details that need to be paid attention to.
At the scene, the reporter noticed that there were lotus flowers to be opened, as well as lotus flower bones with buds to be released, as well as lotus pods, and plants such as green hairballs used to match when arranging flowers. Under the guidance of the flower arrangement teacher, everyone cut off the excess branches of the lotus flower and lotus pod, and quickly completed the flower arrangement according to their own preferences and understanding.
"It's so beautiful!" Looking at the lotus flowers they had planted with their own hands, the international students of Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications took out their mobile phones to take photos with their works.
At the scene, the international students also experienced the production of lacquer fans. Under the guidance of the staff, everyone selected two or three of their favorite pigments, dropped a few points in the water, gently blew them to show a unique texture, and then slowly immersed the fan into it, and the lacquer fan with a unique pattern was successfully made.
"It's amazing! The process is so much fun. "I chose red and yellow, and the fan was dyed like the sunset." The international students showed each other their work, which was very rewarding.
Go down to the pond for fishing
The exclamations at the game scene continued
In the nature class - Summer Solstice Farming Village Meeting, international students and Chinese teenagers rolled up their trouser legs, took off their shoes and socks, carried fish baskets, and walked into the pond to start a fishing competition.
"Come on! There are fish here! There are fish here! "I touched it, I didn't catch it!" "Ahh Fish, I'm kicking the fish! "At the beginning of the competition, the players who lacked fishing experience repeatedly missed the opportunity to catch fish.
"Drive the fish to the side, slowly tighten your hands, and when you touch the fish, you must be steady, accurate, and ruthless, and catch the fish." In the fish pond, a master fisher in the village helped everyone catch fish while demonstrating.
"Look! I got it! After receiving the guidance of the master fisherman, the two elementary school students worked together to catch a palm-sized fish, happily hold it up to display the results, and quickly put it in the basket for fear that it would run away. At the end of the competition, some of the international students who "watched" couldn't hold back and joined the fishing team to enjoy the unique fun of the summer solstice.
Shutiuk Elizaveta from Russia told reporters that the fish were too slippery and he didn't catch any of them, and it was really a good memory to be able to catch fish in China with everyone this time.
Lotus stalks as straws? Lotus is also a vegetable?
The all-lotus banquet made the international students applaud
"This lotus seed can be eaten raw, lotus can also be used to cook, lotus stalk is a natural straw ......" activity site, the international students came to the lotus lake hotel in Tuqiao Town and the original township, and tasted the whole lotus banquet together: lotus root clip, lotus leaf pork ribs, lotus green pepper fish, soft fried lotus, osmanthus glutinous rice lotus......
When they heard that lotus flowers are also vegetables and lotus stems are used as straws, the international students were shocked. According to the chef of the hotel, all the ingredients of the all-lotus banquet come from lotus leaves, lotus seeds, lotus flowers, lotus roots, and lotus stems. With the exception of lotus roots, they are freshly picked in the morning, cleaned, and prepared by various cooking methods.
"When will I use the lotus stem?" In the face of the questions of the international students, the chef revealed the mystery, there is a drink called lotus tea at the whole lotus banquet, which is washed and baked by fresh lotus leaves, brewed out of tea soup, and then poured on fresh lotus petals.
Brandon, an Australian student at Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, said: "It was the first time I knew that lotus flowers could also be eaten and that they could make so many kinds of delicacies. I have taken a picture for the first time and shared it with my girlfriend. After that, I will also recommend the all-lotus banquet to my family and friends so that they can try it too. ”
Marshev Daniil, a student from Russia, said that this was his first time participating in a traditional Chinese solar term event, and he felt very novel. He hopes that through these experiences, he can learn more about traditional Chinese culture and see more beautiful villages like this.
The relevant person in charge of the Propaganda Department of the Tongliang District Party Committee said that as a part of Chinese civilization, the twenty-four solar terms will work with the civilizations of other countries to give full play to the role of cultural ties connecting the world. This time, international students from Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications and young people from Chongqing gathered in Tongliang countryside to meet friends with festivals, let the 24th solar term go to the world, and also show the unique charm of Chinese traditional culture and traditional solar terms to Chinese and foreign teenagers.