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Colorful folk activities light up the Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) Come and get the festival atmosphere with local characteristics

2026-03-03   

On March 1, in Doumen Old Street, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, a grand "Long Table Feast for Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) Festival" activity opened. On site, more than 300 compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, overseas Chinese, and citizens gathered together. Under the Centennial Arcade, people celebrate the Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) in advance with food as the medium and hometown as the link. At noon that day, accompanied by the lively sound of gongs and drums, "Doumen Yitaicai" appeared in full. The banquet gathers a variety of authentic flavors, and guests raise their glasses to drink together, experiencing the strong festive atmosphere through the collision of taste buds. This long table banquet attracted many compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, and overseas Chinese to participate together. Everyone sat around the table, savoring the flavors of their hometown and discussing its development. In addition to tasting specialty cuisine, traditional performances such as lion dance were also arranged on site, with loud drums and lively lion dances, adding a more festive atmosphere to this long table banquet. This event not only allowed everyone to enjoy delicious food, but also consolidated the nostalgia and friendship of Chinese people at home and abroad. Yifeng, Jiangxi: In the days before the Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) Festival, the dragon appeared to light up youth and inheritance. Various traditional folk activities were held in many places in Jiangxi to welcome the Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) Festival. In Yifeng County, Yichun City, Jiangxi Province, the fire dragon lantern performance was brilliantly staged, with people of all ages joining in, bringing a rich and colorful visual feast to citizens and tourists. As night falls, in Tanshan Town, Yifeng County, Yichun City, Jiangxi Province, the fire dragon lantern performance team follows the rhythm of the drum, with the sixteen unconnected dragon bodies tumbling up and down in the hands of the dragon dancers. In the dragon dance team, 21-year-old college student Qiu Junfeng is a new applicant to join this year, mainly responsible for the middle section of the dragon body. This dragon weighs about 10 pounds, and after one set of movements, it is sweating profusely. The elderly dance the dragon head to control the direction, the young wave the dragon body to show strength, and the children hold small lanterns and follow closely behind. This is not just a display of skills, but more like a silent handover. Yanchi, Ningxia: Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) Festival tour is full of nine tunes, and Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) Festival will be held on the 15th day of the first lunar month on March 3. These two days, various places hold lively folk activities to welcome the Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) Festival. In Yanchi, Ningxia, "playing the Nine Bends" is a highly distinctive local activity. Next, let's follow the reporter's camera and take a look together. The reporter visited the Jiuqu Folk Culture Park in Yanchi, Ningxia. Traveling the Nine Curves "is also known as" turning the lights ", and" Nine Curves Dragon Gate "is the starting point of the activity. Under the cover of night, the entire park shines brightly and is bustling with activity. After the lively community fire performance, everyone will enter the lantern array accompanied by the loud sound of gongs and drums. The Nine Curve Lantern Array covers an area of nearly 20 acres, with a square exterior and a winding interior, resembling the "Nine Curves and Eighteen Bends" of the Yellow River. Tourists follow the orchestra and enter the maze of nine palaces and nine squares, walking through a 2.4-kilometer corridor and passing through nine musical formations symbolizing "happiness and prosperity". The lanterns on both sides are hung with hundreds of family names and the twelve zodiac signs. Tourists can turn nine tunes while looking for red lanterns with their own family names and zodiac signs to immerse themselves in the festive atmosphere of the Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) Festival. In addition to the Nine Curve Lantern Array, social fire performances, themed light and shadow shows, and drone fireworks shows are also staged in rotation. It is understood that the event will continue until the 15th day of the first lunar month. Nanling, Anhui: Dragon Lantern Parade Dragon Dance Folk Lantern Festival Celebrating the festival In Anhui, Chongqing and other places, people dance dragon lanterns and wrap dumplings to experience the bustling atmosphere of traditional Chinese festivals. In the city square of Nanling County, Wuhu, Anhui Province, accompanied by the powerful sound of gongs and drums, the grand dragon lantern parade officially kicked off. Eight distinctive dragon lantern teams from various towns and villages in the county closely follow the drum beat, with agile postures and shining spirits. Winding board dragons, quaint horse lanterns, and lively fish lanterns... Various colorful lanterns shuttle through the streets and alleys of the county, and the wonderful performances attract citizens and tourists along the way to stop and take photos. As night falls, various teams gather at the county sports square. The board dragon lantern, rolling dragon lantern, and other lanterns fly up and down in the hands of the team members, dancing agilely. In addition, distinctive folk lanterns with different shapes complement each other, pushing the festive atmosphere to a climax. Everyone is enjoying the beauty of traditional folk customs and savoring the rich flavor of the Chinese New Year while decorating with lanterns, singing and dancing. Chongqing: Skillful rice dumpling "Five Blessings at the Gate" made the Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) in Baishiyi Town, High tech Zone, Chongqing, an important post station on the ancient Chengdu Chongqing road. During the Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival), local merchants will be called together to make colorful rice dumpling. Near the Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival), Baishiyi Town invited more than 20 parent-child families to get together. At the activity site, the wonderful face changing performance of Sichuan Opera was fascinating. While watching, everyone wrapped colorful rice dumpling, made of natural ingredients, and waxy Rice noodles into colorful noodles, and then wrapped with sesame, peanut and other fillings. After rubbing, colorful rice dumpling appeared in front of us. (New Society)

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