The National Day holiday, seeing intangible cultural heritage and watching folk customs, has become a major choice for citizens to travel during festivals. In Tongliang, Longxiang, Chongqing, the dragon dance feast launched by the local government during the National Day brings together the most distinctive dragons, competitive dragons and fire dragons, so that tourists who come to watch are impressed by the wonderful intangible cultural heritage.
From the first day of the National Day holiday, the Dragon Dance Plaza, which can accommodate 1,800 spectators, is packed on the banks of Xuantian Lake in Chongqing's Tongliang District. Different from the previous only single dragon performance, this dragon dance special program added a magnificent two dragon play beads and a competitive dragon that overturned the river and the sea, so that the audience had a deeper understanding of the dragon.
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Tourist Ms. Yan said: Because I came to Tongliang for the first time, and then I saw such a wonderful performance, I was particularly happy in my heart, and I was even happier when I celebrated the birthday of my mother on National Day.
Mr. Zhou, a tourist, said: The Chinese dragon and the world dragon have fully seen a spirit and a heritage of our Chinese, Chongqing people, and even Tongliang people on this stage. And I think that on today's National Day, I am very, very happy and wish our motherland a happy birthday.
Tourist Mr. Liu said: Because before I had the impression of just playing iron flowers, but now I have added a lot of elements, so I feel that it is particularly good.
Of course, the focus of this performance is none other than the brass-beam fire dragon. As the 1500-degree molten iron is sprinkled into the sky like a meteor, the spectacular scene of "people dancing in the fire, dragons flying in the fire" is suddenly presented, and the screams and cheers of the scene rise and fall, and tourists feel that it is both thrilling and exciting.
Tourist Mr. Zhang said: The fire dragon is particularly shocking, when I am in it, I feel that it is shocking two words, shaking my heart, it feels worth the trip.
Tourist Ms. Bai said: I have seen it on TV before, but I think that watching it on the spot is simply unparalleled, so I hope that everyone can come to the scene to see the fire dragon of our copper beam.
Ou Jiankang, the district-level inheritor of the fire dragon intangible cultural heritage of Tongliang District, said: Use pig iron to fuse it, melt to about 1500 degrees, and then scoop it up with bamboo, use wooden boards to play out, the higher the better, the more wonderful, today is the birthday of our motherland, we are red-hot, to celebrate the birthday of our motherland, the copper beam dragon dance is now a hundred performances, the field is full.
It is understood that the special performance of the Dragon Dance in Tongliang District will last from October 1 to October 6, from 8:00 to 9:00 every night, and will be held at the Xuantian Lake Dragon Dance Square. In order to do a good job in epidemic prevention and control, tourists need to check the Yukang code and communication itinerary card when entering, and within 14 days, those returning to Chongqing or returning to Chongqing from low-risk areas outside the city need to provide a 48-hour nucleic acid test report (no paper materials are required), and masks are required to be worn throughout the viewing scene. During the National Day period, the public can purchase tickets online, by telephone and on the spot.
Liu Yun, head of Chongqing Xuantian Lake Cultural Tourism Development Co., Ltd., said: "On the beautiful day when the whole country celebrates the 72nd anniversary of the founding of New China, on the basis of building a normalization of epidemic prevention and control, we have launched a special performance of the Copper Liang Dragon Dance to the audience and friends, with two dragon play beads, competitive dragons, and fire dragons, hoping that the splashing iron flowers will burn a good year, pour out a good situation, and wish our motherland more prosperity." ”