On September 13, a special cultural feast was staged in Yuncheng County. Foreign friends from Russia, Pakistan, Japan, Cuba and other countries celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival with the people of Yuncheng in Shuihu Haohan and experienced a different kind of festival. The "China in the Festival - Mid-Autumn Festival" perceptual experience activity aims to let more foreign friends living in Yuncheng experience the Mid-Autumn Festival with the most strong Yuncheng characteristics and the profound cultural heritage of the thousand-year-old county, and further tell the story of Yuncheng and spread the voice of Yuncheng.
As soon as you step through the gates of the ancient city, you are fascinated by the antique buildings. "It's so beautiful here, I feel like every trace of history is everywhere, and it goes well with the hanfu I wear!" Ms. Natalie from Russia said excitedly. They walked on the stone road in Hanfu, experiencing the elegance and beauty of traditional Chinese costumes and the unique charm of this ancient city of Water Margin.
Walking into the Songjiang Martial Arts Museum, the fruitful pomegranates in the courtyard are like red lanterns swaying in the wind, which is particularly gratifying, as if welcoming the arrival of the Mid-Autumn Festival. "Prodigal Son Yanqing" and "Desperate Saburo Shixiu" were practicing martial arts under the tree, and Alex, a young man from Pakistan, was happy to see the hunt and was eager to try it. Under the guidance of Mr. Zheng Maopeng, the head of the fist and foot coach, Alex finally got what he wanted, learned a few tricks of Water Margin boxing martial arts routines, and danced vigorously, "It is really worth the trip to learn the long-awaited Chinese martial arts, it is worth it!" Alex said excitedly.
In the Song Dynasty Tea Experience Hall, the staff introduced the history and techniques of Chinese tea while making tea, "This tea is so fragrant!" Wearing Hanfu and experiencing the Chinese tea ceremony, I felt like a real ancient Chinese person. Natalie said happily. Here, there are also mooncakes of various flavors such as bean paste, walnut, suzi, and five kernels for everyone to taste. Listening to the story of the Mid-Autumn Festival and eating the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival mooncakes, friends were very happy. They all said that this Mid-Autumn Festival experience gave them a deeper understanding of China's traditional culture and festival atmosphere.
On the same day, the group successively stepped into a series of ancient residential buildings such as the simple and elegant Zhongyi Building, the solemn Yuncheng County Ya, the Yuncheng Confucian Temple with profound cultural heritage, the historic Chaojiazhuang and the Sun Erniang Inn full of the atmosphere of rivers and lakes. And enjoyed the long-lasting willow opera and melodious dulcimer and other traditional opera and opera performances, immersed in the audio-visual feast, lingering. "This is the most special Mid-Autumn Festival I've ever had!" Kinza, a "foreign daughter-in-law" who has been married to China from Pakistan for five years, said happily.
In recent years, Yuncheng County has continued to expand its international circle of friends, continued to promote the excellent traditional Chinese culture to go out, enhanced the international influence of the hometown of the Han Dynasty (Yuncheng) brand, and organized and planned more than 70 cultural exchange activities between China and foreign countries, such as "Chinese Martial Arts Breaking into the World", "Playing in the Sea of Books and Playing in the Sea", "Reading in Shandong and Feeling Heze", "China in the Festival", etc., so that friends from all over the world can experience the unique charm of Chinese traditional culture at zero distance.
Yuncheng financial media reporter Li Shuang correspondent Li Mu Cui Rukun
Editors: Li Shuang, Liu Yinuo, Shang Ce, Cao Cuilan