China News Service, Jinhua, February 18 (Zhang Bin, Sun Chenan) On the eighth day of the first lunar month, in Shuangfeng Township, Pan'an County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, Dafang Village, which has a history of thousands of years, ushered in an "Intangible Cultural Heritage Feast" event.
In this locally held regular performance event of "Visiting Huahua Pan'an·Having a Healthy New Year" and "Thinking of Twin Peaks·Happiness in the Sheep Family", tourists followed the lion dance, gongs and drums, good news, and wedding processions during the day. Experience the festive atmosphere of the inscriptions on the gold medal list and the bridal chamber flowers and candles. Stroll along the local East-West Old Street at night, visit the night view of the ancient village, watch the dancing dragon lanterns, put down the wishing river lanterns, and experience the turtles serving tea, strongmen wrestling, fire refining and other extraordinary things up close. Legacy exhibition.
On February 17, the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Dahang Village held an intangible cultural heritage feast to attract tourists.
On February 17, the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, the intangible cultural heritage fire refining performance in Dahang Village was held. Photo courtesy of Shuangfeng Township
On February 17, the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, an ancient wedding scene was staged in Dafang Village. Photo courtesy of Shuangfeng Township
Among them, the fire-making intangible cultural heritage performance originated from the ancestors' worship of fire, and was later combined with local beliefs to bring together people's wishes to ward off evil spirits, pray for blessings, cure diseases, and seek peace. It has a long history. In 2021, fire refining was included in the fifth batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists. “I hope to have the opportunity and stage to show more people the thousand-year heritage of intangible cultural heritage of fire refining, and attract popularity for the development of my hometown.” said Yang Rong, the intangible cultural heritage inheritor of Shuangfeng Township.
On that day, traditional snacks, folk street walks, intangible cultural heritage performances, and night views of the ancient village attracted a total of more than 30,000 tourists. Chen Liang, Secretary of the Party Committee of Shuangfeng Township, said that this local event uses live performances to capture and reproduce festive cultural stories from the long history of the return of the original Yuan, the marriage of the Yang family, the Yang family's wedding banquet, and fire refining and blessing. He hopes that Innovate and create a new cultural tourism brand of "Yangjiayouxi".
It is understood that Dashi Village is a "traditional Chinese village" and a "famous historical and cultural village in Zhejiang Province". The surname Yang in the village is a common surname, accounting for more than 95%, and it is known as the "No. 1 Village with Yang Clan in China". According to the "Genealogy of the Yang Family in Panchuan", the Yang family in Dali is a descendant of Yangxu and Yanghu in the late Han Dynasty. It has a history of more than 1,170 years. According to statistics, in history, the Yang family has produced 8 Jinshi and 1 Wu Yayuan, and there are also countless people who have passed the exam, Gongsheng, and Scholars. They followed the Qingde family tradition of their ancestors, cultivated and studied, and left behind a series of " There is a good story about "purity of virtue is the foundation and integrity is passed down to the family". (over)