China News Service, Jinan, February 5th (Zhao Xiaosun Tingting) Wrapping the Lantern Festival, guessing lantern riddles, walking on stilts, rowing a dry boat... In recent days, many places in Shandong have staged a variety of intangible cultural heritage performances and folk cultural activities to celebrate the Lantern Festival .

　　On February 5th, the Linqing Canal Cultural Square in Liaocheng, Shandong was full of gongs and drums, and it was very lively.

Based on the rich and excellent traditional culture, Linqing City's "Catching the Yellow River and Appreciating Folk Culture" Lantern Festival social fire show was held. Programs such as "Lantern Festival", Linqing Shitiao "Praise Linqing", and Wooden Drum "Longyou Fish and Water" are staged in turn, allowing the public to truly feel the festive atmosphere of the Lantern Festival.

In Linqing City, the Lantern Festival social fire performance activity of "Catching the Yellow River and Appreciating Folk Culture" was held.

Photo by He Xinhua

　　In the intangible cultural heritage product exhibition area on the east side of the Canal Cultural Square, intangible cultural heritage products such as Linqing paper-cutting, Phellinus japonica, dough figurines, carved porcelain, egg carvings, Sanhe wax printing cloth, Dahan bronze, gold and silver fine workmanship are displayed on the display stand , to demonstrate the craftsman spirit of traditional craftsmen and add a strong flavor of the year.

　　"If you don't rush, I won't go. If you come and chase, I will go backwards, twist around, have fun, and celebrate the Lantern Festival happily." The traditional folk performance "playing" was recently held in Guoli Town, Huantai County, Zibo City, Shandong Province Yanjia Village and Louli Village were unveiled, and many unique folk entertainments such as walking on stilts, rowing dry boats, twisting Yangko, driving donkeys, and picking lanterns made the New Year flavor here more intense.

The traditional folk performance "playing" was unveiled in Huantai County, Zibo City.

Photo by Luo Jing

　　According to the local people, "playing" is a traditional folk performance of the Lantern Festival. It has a long history and various forms of performance, which is very local.

People in Huantai call the Lantern Festival "playing around" as "noisy Lantern Festival", and the word "noisy" vividly reflects the lively scene of the Lantern Festival.

　　In Chengwu County, Heze, the local people have always celebrated the Lantern Festival with traditions such as viewing lanterns, guessing lantern riddles, walking the scriptures, dancing Yangko, and setting off fireworks. Experiencing the Moonlight Water City, which is "receiving Han and doubting the stars, and hanging on the building like the moon", has become a new choice for locals to celebrate the Lantern Festival.

Meet at the Chengwu Lantern Festival in Shuiyun New City, and the night view of the lake is moving.

Photo courtesy of Chengwu Propaganda Department

　　Chengwu County has transformed the 10,000-acre Wenting Lake into a holy place suitable for living, business and tourism through the improvement of human settlements and ecological restoration.

The neon lights of the buildings along the lake are shining, and the cruise ships in the lake are decorated with lights and festoons. After visiting the lantern festival, many people will choose to take a boat to enjoy the night view of the lake, and experience the charm of the Lantern Festival in the water town of Jiangnan in Gaocheng Water Street.

"If Zhan Fangzun opens his mouth and smiles, how can we get rid of this good time", meet at Chengwu Lantern Festival, and people who are "drunk" after dusk will know the true taste of "Lantern Festival".

　　In the Xingfu Canteen of Wanglinpo Village, Qiujiadian Town, Taishan District, Tai'an City, many volunteers led the migrants from the reservoir area in the village to pack Lantern Festival together to celebrate the Lantern Festival.

In the Xingfu Canteen of Wanglinpo Village, Qiujiadian Town, Taishan District, Tai'an City, many volunteers led the immigrants from the reservoir area in the village to pack Yuanxiao.

Photo by Chen Yang

　　As a scattered resettlement village for reservoir immigrants, there are currently 48 immigrants in Wanglinpo Village, which were relocated from Huangqian Reservoir in the 1960s.

"I have moved from Huangqian Town for more than 50 years, and I have witnessed that the conditions in the village are getting better and better, and the environment is getting more and more beautiful. When I open the door of my house, there is a park. It can be said that I live in a scenic spot, and I feel very comfortable." Li Yuangong, a 68-year-old immigrant from the reservoir area, said while eating warm Lantern Festival delivered by volunteers.

　　"Festival fireworks", "blind man touching an elephant" type one idiom, "one plus one" type one word... At the Juxin Pavilion not far from Li Yuangong's home, immigrants from the reservoir area also participated in a lantern riddle guessing competition, and put the guessed lantern riddles Take it off and exchange it for Lantern Festival at Happiness Canteen, welcome the Lantern Festival with joy.

Children participate in wrapping Lantern Festival to celebrate the Lantern Festival.

Photo by Chen Yang

　　Walking into Qufu, Shandong, the hometown of Confucius, the activity of "intangible cultural heritage into scenic spots" is in full swing, and the major scenic spots are full of New Year flavor.

The "Three Kongs Scenic Area" carefully planned a series of cultural activities of "Confucian Mansion Celebrates the Lunar New Year, Gathering Blessings for the Chinese New Year". Many intangible cultural heritage items and products such as red silk flowers, furry cloth tigers, and lifelike dough figurines attract tourists to stop and watch.

　　"This year is the Year of the Rabbit. I have been making puppet rabbits since the second half of last year. Traditional handicrafts are very popular among tourists." Niu Chenglu, the inheritor of cloth tiger making skills, said at the cloth tiger booth in "Confucian House Collection". , an average of 300 puppet rabbits are sold every day. Even if the output cannot keep up with the sales volume, he still insists on purely handmade.

"Seeing that intangible cultural heritage products and crafts are welcomed by the public makes me happier than making money."

　　During the Lantern Festival, various folk activities are held in various places in Shandong to make the people enjoy the Lantern Festival and feel the unique charm of traditional culture.

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