"Flower God" appears in Guanxi, Longnan, Jiangxi and wears hairpins in a high bun to recreate the elegance of ancient times

　　China News Service, Ganzhou, March 25th (Xiong Jinyang and Li Linxuan) Hairpin ceremony, worshiping the flower god, outing to appreciate the red, and making a Flower Festival banquet... On March 24, the first Flower Festival in Kansai in 2024 was held in the "Oriental Flower Festival". The "Ancient Roman Castle" was held in Guanxiwei Scenic Area, Longnan City, Jiangxi Province.

The scene of the first Kansai Flower Festival in 2024. Photo by Xiong Jinyang

　　At the opening ceremony, accompanied by melodious ancient music, the "Flower Gods" dressed in gorgeous Hanfu appeared on stage. They wore hairpins and fluttering clothes, as if they had traveled through a thousand years of time, bringing a performance to the audience. An audio-visual feast. Later, many tourists dressed in Hanfu went out to enjoy the flowers with the "Flower Gods". They paraded among the enclosed houses. The Hanfu on their bodies complemented the ancient buildings and became a scene on the mobile phones of citizens and tourists.

　　"I have been fond of ancient culture since I was a child. In my opinion, this event has shown the eternal charm of traditional Chinese culture. Seeing more and more people paying attention to and appreciating Chinese traditional festivals, I think this is a sign of the growing cultural confidence. performance." said Li Xiaofang, the "Flower God" of Narcissus.

　　In addition, the reporter also saw the Huachao Market at the event site. Visitors can not only taste a variety of Huachao delicacies such as Amy fruit, peach gum, flower wine, etc., but also experience the making of flower tea and flower cakes. Many tourists also participated in traditional games such as flying flowers, drinking, and pot throwing. The atmosphere was warm and laughter was constant.

Tourists who experience the wine-making process and taste the intangible cultural heritage "Yangcun Rice Wine". Photo by Xiong Jinyang

　　"Flower Festival" is a traditional festival of the Han nationality, which refers to the birthday of flowers in China. It is commonly known as "Flower Festival". During the festival, people will go out together to enjoy the flowers in the countryside. Women who have not left the palace will also worship the God of Flowers on this day, eat flower cakes, perform flower orders, and pray that they will be as energetic and beautiful as flowers. Since the Song Dynasty, the Huachao Festival has become a major folk festival.

　　Longnan City is an ancient Hakka city with a history of thousands of years. There are 376 unique enclosed houses in the city, accounting for more than 70% of the Hakka enclosed houses in southern Jiangxi. It is known as the "City of Enclosed Houses".

　　In recent years, Longnan City, Jiangxi Province has been committed to exploring local Hakka culture, actively promoting the in-depth integration of enclosed houses and tourism, and striving to build a national all-region tourism demonstration area and a nationally renowned Hakka cultural tourism area. The city has held five tourism and cultural festivals, attracting many domestic and foreign Hakka folks and Hakka culture researchers to participate in the exchanges and exchanges, making Hakka cultural tourism increasingly go abroad and continue to sing the brand of "City of Enclosed Houses·Landscape and Dragon City" . Since the beginning of this year, Longnan City has signed contracts with 121 tourism consumer groups, reported to introduce more than 350 tourism groups, and received more than 16,000 tourists. (over)