China News Service, Taiyuan, March 11 (Reporter Yang Jieying) Dragon and lion dances, gongs and drums, Yangko, meteors... March 11, the second day of the second month of the Chinese lunar calendar, the traditional Spring Dragon Festival and Spring Plowing Festival, Jinyuan, Taiyuan, Shanxi A grand folk fire show is held.
Tourists visit temple fairs, watch folk customs, appreciate national trends, trace Chinese culture, and inherit etiquette for thousands of years.
On March 11, folk artists performed dragon dance in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province.
Photo by China News Service reporter Wei Liang
Jinyuan has a history of setting off fireworks on the second day of the second lunar month since ancient times.
"February 2 South Street Fireworks Custom" and "Longtian Temple Fair" were included in the Shanxi Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
As an important part of Kujin Yang culture, the "February 2 South Street Fireworks Custom" has a history of more than 1,000 years.
Longtian Temple, commonly known as the Temple of King Liu, is dedicated to Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty Liu Heng and Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty Liu Qi.
The "Longtian Temple Fair" is a traditional folk activity held by the villagers of Jinyuan South Street three times in succession in February, July and September of the lunar calendar to worship Liu and his son.
During the temple fair, fireworks are set off, gods are worshipped, businessmen gather, social fire performances are performed, and crowds of people gather.
After thousands of years of changes, the "Longtian Temple Fair" has become a well-known traditional temple fair in Taiyuan.
Outside the south gate of the ancient county town of Taiyuan, the 12-story old fire frame symbolizes the progress of the month, the rise, and the prosperity. It sends the "blue dragon to the sky" to pray for good weather, good harvests, and peace and prosperity for the country and the people.
A land boat performance with local characteristics, the "boat man" paddles to lead the way, and the "boat lady" rocks back and forth with the hull; the authentic Taiyuan lotus falls, the performer talks and sings to himself, in Taiyuan dialect; the traditional program "Two Ghosts" In "Wrestling", the witty and humorous performances are hilarious, including swinging, turning, rolling, flipping, throwing, sweeping, kicking and blocking.
On March 11, Taiyuan staged a fireworks show.
Photo by China News Service reporter Wei Liang
The ancient, lively and magnificent Taiyuan gongs and drums compete with each other in the "two armies confrontation". When the two sides are strong, they will become stronger and will not give in to each other; the unique style of the performance with iron bars on the back, the cabinet bearers and the little actors with opera makeup are performing on the water sleeves. Feizhong twisted his waist and swayed from side to side; the national intangible cultural heritage project "Jinyang Fenghuo Meteor", people are in the fire, the fire spins with them, double dragons clear the way, fire dragons are entangled, fire dragons eighteen rolls and other moves are dazzling... …
That night, splendid fireworks shows were staged in Taiyuan Ancient County, Jinyang Lake and other places, lighting up the city's night sky.
Wonderful intangible cultural heritage performances and immersive folklore experiences attract tourists from all over the world to watch and play.
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