US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
    China / News

    Sichuan abounds in festive Spring Festival events

    By Li Fusheng (China Daily) Updated: 2016-02-05 07:54

    Spring Festival is around the corner and many who are ready to celebrate the Year of the Monkey might find that Sichuan province in Southwest China is an ideal destination to experience traditional folk customs.

    People will encounter monkeys at Mount Emei; enjoy the splendid culture of the Three Kingdoms, experience folk customs and Sichuan food in Chengdu; trace the origin of Spring Festival in serene and old Langzhong; celebrate the holiday with Tibetans in Aba prefecture; and visit Zigong, hailed the capital of salt.

    Temple fairs

    Each year, major attractions in Chengdu will hold a series of festive events with themes ranging from the Three Kingdoms, the ancient Shu state, folk customs, poetry and food.

    This year, the Chengdu Temple Fair, Chengdu Jinsha Sun Festival and the 7th Chengdu Du Fu Festival will be held from Feb 6 to 22.

    The Chengdu Temple Fair will focus on the Three Kingdoms and hold events under the theme of the ancient Silk Road and the Year of Monkey.

    It will feature performances, traditional Chinese arts and lantern exhibitions. Visitors will have a chance to taste Chinese and foreign snacks and check out traditional artworks.

    Chengdu Jinsha Sun Festival, which is featuring ancient Chengdu as its theme, will showcase the ancient city's cultural achievements from the Shu State to the zenith of the Roman Empire through exhibitions, lanterns and performances.

    The 7th Chengdu Du Fu Festival will kick off on Feb 5. With its theme of poetry and flowers, the event will include a poetry festival and a plum flower exhibition.

    The first Sichuan Festival of Cultural Consumption as well as the Yangtze River Temple Fair will be held from Feb 6 to March 6 in the city of Yibin, located in southeastern Sichuan.

    The event, planned and implemented by the Chengdu Temple Fair organizers, will feature lantern exhibitions, stage performances and food stalls. There will be about 80 performances, including singing and magic shows.

    Lantern fairs

    Lantern fairs have a history of 800 years in the city of Zigong, located in southern Sichuan. Locals have staged lantern fairs during Spring Festival for more than 20 years.

    The city's organizers have been invited to hold lantern fairs in about 200 cities and regions in China and in 60 cities across the globe, including the United States, Russia, South Korea, Singapore and Malaysia.

    The 22nd Zigong International Lantern Fair, which began in late January, will run through the middle of March. Across a 10-hectare park, the event consists of 110,000 modern lighting displays in four categories: Amazing China, Romantic France, Great China and Happy Chinese New Year. Visitors can enjoy performances from French clowns and 3-D balloons from the US. They can also try their hand at making lanterns.

    The 48th Chengdu International Panda Lantern Fair began on Feb 2 at Qicai Tianye in Sansheng township, located near Chengdu. The fair boasts more than 100 lighting displays over more than 26 hectares, double the size of the fair of previous years. The event incorporates folk customs, international elements and tulip exhibitions.

    The city of Langzhong, located in the northeastern region of Sichuan, has long been hailed as the birthplace of the Spring Festival holiday. Legend has it that astronomer Luo Xiahong during the Han Dynasty set the first day of the first lunar month, which is the start of Spring Festival, in the city. Across the city, there will be lots of performances celebrating the holiday.

    Folk customs

    Langzhong residents customarily celebrate the festival by eating porridge on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month, after which they sweep the house, hold a New Year's vigil, organize ceremonies to worship their ancestors, set off fireworks, make dragon lanterns, fly Kong Ming lanterns and have family gatherings. Colorful festive events will not stop until the second day of the second lunar month.

    Visitors can also go to Deyang, located in northern Sichuan, where they can see New Year's paintings, or participate in ceremonial events in nearby Sanxingdui.

    There is also a two-day trip designed for visitors to celebrate Spring Festival. Stops include Jiuhe Farm in southwestern Sichuan where they can explore a village filled with New Year's paintings and traditional performances. The trip also takes visitors to Lushang Hot Spring, the only warm spring rich in sodium bicarbonate, and the Sanxingdui Museum.

    lifusheng@chinadaily.com.cn

    Sichuan abounds in festive Spring Festival events

     Sichuan abounds in festive Spring Festival events

    The lantern fairs in the city of Zigong, Sichuan province, which have a history of more than 800 years, attracts visitors from home and abroad. Photos provided to China Daily

     Sichuan abounds in festive Spring Festival events

    Residents in Sichuan province hold a variety of colorful activities to celebrate the coming Spring Festival.

    Sichuan abounds in festive Spring Festival events

    (China Daily 02/05/2016 page12)

    Highlights
    Hot Topics
    ...
    最好看2019高清中文字幕| 国产欧美日韩中文字幕| 亚洲欧美日韩中文字幕一区二区三区| 玖玖资源站无码专区| 国产中文在线亚洲精品官网| 精品无人区无码乱码大片国产| 一区二区三区人妻无码| 免费A级毛片无码A∨中文字幕下载| 亚洲爆乳无码精品AAA片蜜桃| 亚洲精品无码久久久久sm| 久久男人中文字幕资源站| 亚洲AV无码乱码在线观看牲色| 亚洲AV无码一区二区乱孑伦AS| 最近最好最新2019中文字幕免费| 亚洲精品无码成人片在线观看| 小13箩利洗澡无码视频网站| 中文字幕日韩第十页在线观看 | 亚洲视频无码高清在线| 中文字幕无码人妻AAA片| 99无码熟妇丰满人妻啪啪| 亚洲VA中文字幕不卡无码| 中文字幕亚洲无线码| 中文字幕一区二区精品区| 天堂亚洲国产中文在线| 无码8090精品久久一区| 国产成人精品无码片区在线观看| 亚洲AV无码国产精品色午友在线| 日日摸夜夜爽无码毛片精选| 日韩精品一区二区三区中文字幕| 亚洲中文精品久久久久久不卡| 在线精品自拍无码| 亚洲高清无码综合性爱视频| 久久精品无码一区二区三区日韩| 99久久无码一区人妻a黑| 精品久久久久久无码中文字幕一区| 无码av免费一区二区三区| 亚洲AV无码成人精品区在线观看| 亚洲不卡中文字幕无码| 无套中出丰满人妻无码| 人妻少妇偷人精品无码 | 久久久无码人妻精品无码|