Aba, March 3 (Reporter Liu Pai) Recently, the traditional wedding held by the male and female protagonists of the hit TV series "Summer Flower" in Guqiang City, Mao County, Sichuan Province, impressed the audience and also brought the local ethnic customs tour.
In recent years, Aba Prefecture in Sichuan has always taken the establishment of national unity and progress as the starting point, actively built a platform for the display and exchange of national culture to the outside world, inherited national culture, developed all-round tourism, and implemented rural revitalization, showing a vivid animation of "ethnic unity as a family, building the Chinese dream together".
Qiang traditional wedding display. Photo by China News Network reporter Liu Pai
Mao County, China's Ancient Qiang City: Traditional Culture Live Display Tourism revenue reached a record high
On the 27th, the "Our Home" network theme activity (Sichuan Station) walked into the ancient Qiang City of China in Mao County, encountered a Qiang wedding, and also felt the charm of Qiang culture up close.
At 9 a.m., trumpets sounded in unison, drums rumbled, and the gates of the ancient Qiang city slowly opened to welcome guests from all directions. Surrounded by the welcoming and sending off team and villagers, a couple slowly climbed the steps to welcome a new chapter in their lives. A wedding full of rituals like this perfectly demonstrates the Qiang wedding customs.
China's ancient Qiang City maintains the original architectural style, folk customs and rituals of the Qiang people, fully reflects the original ecological environment of the Qiang culture and the living characteristics of the Qiang people, and is a living display and experience tourist destination of the Qiang culture in China and even the world. According to Li Bo, deputy general manager of Guqiang City Scenic Area, since the beginning of this year, China's ancient Qiang City has welcomed 15,<> visitors, and tourism revenue has reached a record high in the same period.
"The actors participating in the Qiang cultural exhibition are all local people, which solves their employment problem and increases their income by nearly 2000,<> yuan per month." Li Bo said.
Fengyi Town, Mao County, where the ancient Qiang city of China is located, is about 150 kilometers from Chengdu and is located from Chengdu to Jiuzhaigou. In recent years, Fengyi Town has created a development path integrating cultural inheritance and protection, leisure experience, and tourism and optimism, and has become a unique Qiang culture condensed display place and cultural scenic spot of the brand.
Ganbao Tibetan Village in Li County: National Culture + Tourism Polishes the Brand The peak season is full of tourists
In the Ganbao Tibetan Village in Li County, more than 80 kilometers away from the ancient Qiang City in Mao County, the tourism development here is also booming. On the afternoon of the 26th, the drizzle failed to quench the enthusiasm of tourists. A "Boba Sengen" Nabejo dance is being performed.
Tibetan masses perform "Boba Sengen". Photo by China News Network reporter Liu Pai
"Boba Sengen" is a traditional folk large-scale narrative mass pot village dance in Li County, and one of the national intangible cultural heritage. According to local villager Zewang, "Boba Sengen" was created by Tibetan tun soldiers to commemorate their comrades who died in the battle against the British army, expressing the patriotic feelings of the Tibetan people.
Zewang said that in recent years, through the reception of tourists, farmhouses, fruit picking gardens and other ways, the people's life has become better and better, and the homestays are basically full during the peak season in July and August every year.
Ganbao Village, where Ganbao Tibetan Village is located, is 162 kilometers away from Chengdu, is a very representative Tibetan village, with a rich cultural heritage that attracts many tourists and drives the rapid development of the local tourism economy.
In recent years, relying on its location conditions and resource advantages, Ganbao Village has actively explored a development path that organically integrates grassroots party building and rural revitalization. With the help of well-known brands such as Taogan 4A Scenic Area, strengthen the construction of rural tourism, continuously improve the quality of tourism, and become a yearning place for tourists from near and far. (End)