Huangshan, Anhui, China, September 20 (Liu Honghe, Fan Chengzhu) The spirit rabbit under the moon, the good fish often come, the cool lion brothers... On the evening of September 19, the three-day "Night Bo Liyang Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival" was held in Liyang Town, a thousand-year-old town in Huangshan, Anhui Province. Large-scale lantern festivals, intangible cultural heritage folk performances, Mid-Autumn Festival garden parties, moon poetry festivals, moon prayers and other activities have attracted many citizens and tourists to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival together.
On the evening of September 19, performers dressed in traditional costumes were performing the traditional folk custom of Huizhou , playing with fish lanterns. Photo by Fan Chengzhu
It is understood that In 207 AD, Liyang County was established, and the Jin Dynasty changed "Liyang" to "Liyang". The geographical location of "the confluence of two rivers and the passage of three provinces" has made Liyang a commercial center in the border areas of Anhui, Zhejiang, Gansu and Gansu and an important wharf town for thousands of years, with the saying of "Tunxi in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Liyang in the Tang and Song Dynasties", and the Hui culture has a long history.
Tourists take selfies in Liyang Old Street. Photo by Fan Chengzhu
At about 20:00 on the same day, in the sound of light music, the 600-year-old Huizhou folk performance, the playful fish lantern, was staged in the dock square of Liyang Water Street. Twelve performers dressed in traditional costumes, the vivid fish lanterns in the hands of the performers sometimes tumbled, sometimes jumped... It's like wandering in an ocean of joy.
"The playful fish lantern is a traditional culture of our Huizhou folk customs, and it has a history of more than 600 years." Zhou Minping, a member of the Aihuangshan Art Troupe, said, "Whenever there are large-scale holidays such as mid-autumn festival, national day and lunar new year, our art troupe will perform this fish lantern dance to express our Huizhou people's yearning for a better life and let more tourists understand our traditional culture." ”
On the evening of September 19, two young tourists were experiencing fish lanterns. Photo by Fan Chengzhu
According to reports, Liyang In Lane, as a national 4A-level tourist attraction, is a diversified comprehensive tourism scenic spot integrating intangible cultural heritage, theme catering, boutique homestays, leisure and entertainment, tourism and shopping. Since its official opening in August 2013, the neighborhood has combined Huizhou traditional culture with modern fashion elements and has become an Internet celebrity punch card for Huangshan tourism.
Liu Ying from Xuancheng, together with friends, said after walking around the old street and watching the fish lantern and victory drum performance, "Liyang In Lane is a neighborhood where tradition and modernity collide, walking in the traditional architectural complex of Huizhou, old streets, archways, ancient opera stages... Everywhere reveals a strong Huizhou culture; flashing neon, dreamy light show... Complementing traditional architecture, folk performances give people a sense of pride in traditional Chinese culture. ”
Tourists dressed in Hanfu experience fish lanterns. Photo by Fan Chengzhu
"When I was young, I also saw playful fish lanterns, but at that time I just thought it was fun, and now I think Huizhou culture is really colorful." Xiong Shiming, a tourist from Hefei, said, "So in this Mid-Autumn Festival, I took my son to the bank of the Xin'an River to watch folk performances, so that he could also feel the traditional culture of Huizhou, and he was also very happy." ”
It is reported that the Liyang Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival lasted for three days from September 19 to 21, in addition to the traditional folk performances such as playful fish lanterns and victory drums, there were also activities such as the Moon Poetry Festival, The Moon Prayer blessing, chanting poems and praising the moon, inheriting classics, sending homesickness together, and blessing a better life.
"Our neighborhood as a fashion freshman 4A scenic spot, but also tourists and citizens love to punch card, this Mid-Autumn Festival we prepared a fusion of fashion and new mid-autumn lantern festival, I hope that tourists and friends who come to Liyang in Lane, can enjoy the flower lanterns, fish lanterns, swimming in the river, enjoy the traditional festival of festive reunion festival atmosphere." Liyang In Lane Planning Manager Sun Fengjiao (End)
Source: China News Network