Dragon Boat Festival Symbol Tour

Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival in China. I believe that everyone's hometown has its own Dragon Boat Festival folk customs. The way to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in various places is generally nothing more than eating rice dumplings, racing dragon boats, wearing sachets, hanging mugwort leaves, etc., but there are differences in specific styles. For example, when eating rice dumplings, the filling between the north and the south is different, so there is a difference in taste between "salty in the south and sweet in the north". In the face of the familiar Dragon Boat Festival, those differences in folk customs caused by regional differences can arouse tourists 'curiosity.

There are still two weeks before the Dragon Boat Festival, and major travel agencies have also launched routes for the Dragon Boat Festival short and long holidays. The reporter learned from travel agencies such as China Youth Travel Service, China Travel Service Headquarters, Ctrip Travel, and Beijing Spring and Autumn Festival that this year's Dragon Boat Festival tourism routes are mainly short and medium term vacation tours, and travel through vacations and long holidays is becoming increasingly popular. Routes involving Dragon Boat Festival folk tours are rare. Travel agencies usually only add individual Dragon Boat Festival elements to regular routes, such as making rice dumplings, tasting rice dumplings, and watching dragon boat races.

Yang Yang, general manager of Beijing Spring and Autumn Travel Agency, analyzed that Dragon Boat Festival culture is not new to tourists. In addition, information on Dragon Boat Festival activities in various places is difficult to determine, which brings inconvenience to the organization. These are the two major reasons why the Dragon Boat Festival themed tour routes are dull.

Liao Weiyong, chief operating officer of CYTS Travel Online, told reporters that since taking two more days of holiday this year can make a 7-day holiday, some medium-and long-term holiday routes are more popular than in previous years, such as the 6th and 7th of Taiwan Island and Southeast Asian Islands., etc., in addition to the time connected to Father's Day and graduation season, accompanying parents to travel and graduation travel are also hot routes booked during the Dragon Boat Festival. CYTS Travel Online also specially launched theme routes such as a new journey in sunset and youth.

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An assembly line of a rice dumpling in Jiaxing

Jiaxing's rice dumplings are famous. Not only can rice dumplings shops be seen everywhere in Hecheng Market, but many urban sculptures on the streets are also related to rice dumplings. Speaking of Jiaxing rice dumplings, we must talk about Wufangzhai. Wufangzhai is known as the "Jiangnan Zongzi King" and has a history of more than 80 years. It is famous for its waxy but not rotten, fat but not greasy, tender and delicious meat, and salty and sweet. It has many stores. When you are tired, you will find it in front of you when you look up. You can eat fresh and delicious authentic Jiaxing rice dumplings, egg yolk meat dumplings, chestnut meat dumplings, bean paste rice dumplings...

Wufangzhai is said to produce 1.5 million rice dumplings a day. If you are interested in its assembly line workshop, you can visit it. The Zongzi Art Corridor is a real display place for the entire rice dumplings production process. Rice selection, soaking, and meat cutting are usually carried out in the morning. In the rice dumplings making workshop, thousands of workers skillfully make rice dumplings. How spectacular can you imagine. The Zongzi Art Exhibition Hall is a venue that explains the knowledge of rice dumplings and interacts with tourists. Tourists can not only taste delicious rice dumplings in this exhibition hall, but also experience the fun of making rice dumplings with their own hands.

To further understand the history and culture of Jiaxing Zongzi, you can visit the Jiaxing Zongzi Culture Museum located in the Yuehe Historical District of the city. It is the only rice dumplings culture museum in the country. Here, you can learn about the origin and inheritance of Jiaxing rice dumplings culture. You can also experience the fun of wrapping rice dumplings for yourself and taste a Jiaxing rice dumpling for free.

Activity link: The 2013 China·Jiaxing Dragon Boat Festival will be held from June 9 to 12. The theme of the event is "Jiaxing Dragon Boat Festival, the Taste of China" and is divided into four major sections: folk customs display, creative research, sports competition, and economic and trade negotiations. A total of activities such as the Meiwan Zixu Temple Fair and Dragon Boat Festival, and the Folk Rice Bunker Competition will be held.

Putting river lanterns on the

is also a folk custom of Dragon Boat Festival. Beijing News reporter Wang Jianing photographed the location of the

The sachet symbolizes good fortune and can be used as a gift to express one's mind.

Thoughts in Qingyang Sachet

Wearing small objects such as sachets during the Dragon Boat Festival has a long history and is intended to ward off evil spirits and expel plagues and pray for blessings. Qingyang, located in eastern Gansu Province, is known as the Hometown of Sachet Embroidery in China. Qingyang sachet follows the paper-cut pattern, embroidering various patterns with colored threads on silk cloth, and then sewed them into different shapes. The inner core is filled with silk wool and spices to make a small, exquisite, exquisite and beautiful embroidery. This kind of embroidery is also called purse, and Qingyang folk call it Shuhuozi.

The annual Dragon Boat Festival is a major exhibition of Qingyang sachet art. On this day, the child was covered with sachets. On his shoulders, there was a tiger squatting on one side and a lion squatting on the other. He carried frogs and five poisons on his back, and his chest was covered with golden melons and hydrangea. A sachet belonging to a child shows people the embroidery skills of a grandma or mother. Students give sachets to teachers and girls give lovers. This custom has lasted for thousands of years. The sachet that can be seen in ordinary times is a gourd embroidered cigarette bag inserted into the waist of the old man.

Activity link: Qingyang City holds the "China·Qingyang Sachet Folk Culture Festival" every year during the Duanyang Festival. This year's Sachet Festival will be held in Xifeng District, Qingyang City from June 9 to 13. In addition to the large collection of sachet in various forms, activities such as the Longdong Folk Song Concert Competition and the "Harmonious Xifeng Grand Stage" excellent cultural and artistic program performances will also be organized.

Yueyang Dragon Boat Race

Legend has it that the Miluo River, located in Yueyang City, Hunan Province, was the place where Qu Yuan threw himself into the river and committed suicide. It was also the birthplace of dragon boat sports.

Every Dragon Boat Festival, a racing ceremony is held along the Miluo River, leaving thousands of people empty. People lit dozens of pairs of candles and walked three times around the boat. This was called "lighting up", which means "offering sacrifices to Luban." Then light the candle, go to Quzi Temple to worship, carry the dragon head to worship the temple, and finally hang the red flag into the water to start the dragon boat race. There were cheers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and firecrackers were roaring. The boats were divided into Qinglong, Huanglong, Bailong, etc. Not only the hull, but also the decorations of the flags and umbrellas on the boat, as well as the costumes of the leaders and even the oars, all had traditions. There are also commanders and drummers on the dragon boat. The commander holds the command flag and stands at the bow and shouts the trumpet to lead the singing. The drummer uses the passionate drum to increase power and inspire people on the one hand, and to coordinate the rhythm of the paddling on the other hand.

Event link: The 9th China Miluo River International Dragon Boat Festival and Cross-Strait Chinese Dragon Boat Invitational Tournament will be held from June 10 to June 13. The theme of this year's Dragon Boat Festival is "Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, the End of the World is Together", and the main content is dragon boat races on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and unique folk performances. At that time, five dragon boat teams from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau will compete with seven dragon boat teams from mainland China. In addition to following the ideas of previous Dragon Boat Festival folk performances, the opening ceremony added performances such as sailing, motorboat fancy, and colorful single windsurfing and water gliding.

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CYTS-East China: Loving Zhouzhuang/Loving Suzhou and Hangzhou/Zongqing Jiaxing round-trip high-speed rail on the 3rd, departing on June 10, starting from 1850 yuan. The route includes a visit to the Jiaxing Zongzi Culture Museum. Visitors can experience the fun of wrapping rice dumplings in person and taste a free Jiaxing rice dumplings.

Ctrip Travel: Baoding 2-day team tour 3-diamond)·Baiyangdian (children's free ticket, exclusive bus) Departs from Beijing on June 10 and 11, 378 yuan, arrangements are made for rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival, take wooden boats in the Cultural Garden, watch osprey, learn to fish, pick duck eggs and other activities.

CITS Headquarters [Dragon Boat Festival·Sichuan on the Bite of Tongue] Drunken Beautiful Bashu Scenery and Spicy Fresh Taste (Double Flying Four-Day Quality Tour) Departs from Beijing on June 8, 9 and 10, starting from 4050 yuan.

Beijing Spring and Autumn Tourism (charter flights to East China) Panoramic Leisure·Five Cities in East China (Lingshan Giant Buddha, Boat Tour Xixi Wetland, Wuzhen Xizha) Double flights on the 6th, starting from 1375 yuan.

Jiaxing's zongzi culture has a long history and is combined with modern tourism. Tourists can watch and experience the production process of zongzi.