Qingming Festival is one of the twenty-four solar terms, but also one of the most important traditional festivals in China, dating back to more than 2500 years of history, in traditional Chinese culture, Qingming Festival is a festival to commemorate ancestors and deceased relatives, its main commemoration ceremony is to sweep the tomb and worship ancestors.
It is understood that the earliest written record of "Qingming" comes from Liu An's "Huainanzi Astronomical Training" of the Western Han Dynasty: "Fifteen days after the spring equinox, dou zhi B, for qingming." ”
Before and after the Qingming Festival, the herbs are born, the rape flowers are fragrant, the willows are green, the countryside is wild, it is called the Qingqing Festival, therefore, the Qingming Festival is also called the Qingqing Festival, in addition to remembering and remembering, it is also a good time to hike and get close to nature. The Ming Dynasty said in the Imperial Scenery Strategy: "The Day of the Qingming Dynasty in March... It is the day of the willow, the tour of the sorghum bridge, the green step. The Qing people also said in the "Words of Bamboo Branches in The Gate": "The mountain flowers are walking on the green sidewalk, and the children meet each other and ask for their names." ”
With Qingming being listed as a national statutory holiday, every year Qingming will form a small peak of short-distance travel and domestic flower-viewing tourism. "Festive qingming peach plum smile, rain foot suburbs of the original grass and trees soft." The following small series to recommend some places to you.
Lushan Mountain, north of the Yangtze River, east of Poyang Lake, surrounded by rivers and lakes, the mountains and waters are excellent, is a mountain scenic area composed of a barrier-type broken block mountain. Lushan is famous for its beautiful scenery and deep cultural precipitation, known as the "Holy Mountain of Humanities", the poet Li Bai also has a special love for Lushan, and wrote the famous sentence "Wanglushan Waterfall": Sunshine incense burner produces purple smoke, and the waterfall hangs in front of the river. The current flowed down three thousand feet, and it was suspected that the Milky Way had fallen for nine days.
April, is also the most beautiful season in Beijing Pang gezhuang, Pang Gezhuang ushered in the annual grand festival, with the daxing district 2018 spring tourism and Pang Gezhuang town 25th pear blossom tourism and cultural festival opening, as well as pear blossom temple fair and food carnival activities, pear garden hiking and a series of play projects, let you feel the spring flower atmosphere! Wander through a sea of flowers and enjoy a variety of spring global cuisine.
Taishan is known as "the first of the five mountains" and "the first mountain in the world". Mount Tai is majestic and bright, and the silence is full of magic. There are many ancient poems depicting the scenery of Mount Tai, and the Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu's "Wangyue" shows the grandeur of Mount Tai to the fullest, which is deeply popular: How about Dai Zongfu? Qilu Qingwei. Create Zhong Shenxiu, yin and yang cut dawn. Stratus clouds are born on the chest, and the birds are returned to the birds. Will be the top of the mountain, overlooking the mountains small.
Wulingyuan Scenic Area is located in the northwest of Hunan Province, which is a national-level famous tourist scenic spot, consisting of four major parts: Zhangjiajie, Suoxiyu, Tianzi Mountain and Yangjiajie. Wulingyuan belongs to the world's rare sandstone peak forest landform, the scenery here has not been carved by any artificial, full of stone pillars and stone peaks, cliff cliffs, ancient trees, clouds and smoke, flowing springs and waterfalls, rare birds and animals. Immersed in it, it is like arriving at a magical world and a naturally interesting art landscape gallery.
West Lake, famous for its beautiful lakes and mountains and many scenic spots and monuments, is a famous tourist attraction in China and is also known as "paradise on earth". In spring, "the flowers are full of su causeway willows full of smoke", or stroll under the flowers, or stop to take photos, forming a scenery of "human faces and peach blossoms reflecting red". Bai Juyi's "Spring Trip to Qiantang Lake" restores the spring beauty of the West Lake, with cloud mountains on three sides, one water hugging the city, and the mountain light and water color of Hangzhou's Qingming season really responds to "light makeup and thick wipes are always appropriate".
From March to April every year, it is the season of Wuyuan rape blossoms. The canola flowers that spread over the mountains are complemented by layers of terraced fields, ancient houses of huipai, and swirling clouds, and a large number of tourists revel in this picturesque scene. In recent years, Wuyuan has vigorously implemented the "Tourism +" project, promoted the deep integration of tourism with agriculture, sports, homestays, medical and health care and other industries, and accelerated the formation of a new pattern of global tourism. Wander through the golden canola flowers and white walls of Dewa, and you will understand why she is called "the most beautiful village in China".
Shaanxi Hanzhong is known as the "Northwest Small Jiangnan", where the climate is humid, the ecological environment is good, every year to spring, Hanzhong South Zheng County Pingchuan, hills, mountainous areas 230,000 acres of rape flowers competing to bloom, staggered. Around the Qingming Festival, millions of acres of rape flowers in the Hanzhong Basin competed to bloom, splendid and spectacular. This season, whether traveling through Hanzhong by train or car, you will see a large area of rape flowers. Swim in the countryside, stroll to the field, only to see a piece of gold, bees and butterflies flying, flowers overflowing, as if stepping into the spring golden ocean.
Perceive tradition while walking
Today's tourists are not satisfied with just enjoying the rustic scenery of the countryside, but also hope to go deep into the farm yard and taste the unique local cuisine.
In traditional Chinese festivals, food is an extremely important part. The Qingming Festival and the Cold Food Festival are only a day or two apart, and the two have slowly merged into one in the evolution of history, so the Qingming Festival, there are many seasonal "cold food" everywhere, and tourists also lend the convenience of travel, feasting on the sound and taste of traditional food.
Tourists who enjoy flowers in Beijing should not miss the "Thirteen Best Cold Foods". The "Thirteen Absolute Cold Foods" are said to have been named after the Qing Dynasty, namely Donkey Rolling, Ai Wo Wo Wo, Sugar Ears, Sugar Fire Burning, Ginger Shredded Fork, Scorched Circle, Steamed Bun Twist, Pea Yellow, Screw Turn, Cream Fried Cake, Hard Noodle Dumpling, Sesame Sauce Baked Cake and Sage Horse. Some folklore experts said that "thirteen" refers to the perfection of the world, plus "Fu", "Lu", "Shou" three, taking the meaning of auspicious and perfect.
If you travel to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, be sure to taste the freshly baked youth dough. Every year around the Qingming Festival, it is the best season for wormwood growth, and the wormwood at this time is tender and green, which is most suitable for picking and making mugwort leaf sticks.
Visitors to the Chaoshan area of Guangdong must try "Park Citrus". It is reported that every year around the Qingming Dynasty, the Park Citrus Tree began to sprout, and it was also when the Chaoshan people rushed to make various kinds of kueh to worship the ancestors, and the Chaoshan people picked the leaves and fruits of the Park Citrus tree and processed and steamed the "Park Citrus Grove", so the custom of eating "Park Citrus" on the Qingming Festival was also passed down. Compared with the Qingtuan in the Jiangnan area, Park Yu Kuei is sweet but not greasy, and more light. (Comprehensive Xinhua Net, People's Political Consultative Conference Network, etc.)