Romantic Qixi Love and Bidu Second "Biniang Qiqiao Festival" Folk Festival kicked off parent-child | love | Qiqiao
On August 19th, the second "Bi Niangniang Qiqiao Festival" folk festival was officially launched in Shanlian Lake Pen Town, Nanxun District, Huzhou City. The rich and colorful series of activities have made tourists exclaim their satisfaction, making this trip worthwhile. The 2023 "Hubi Cultural Tourism Festival" has also kicked off.
It is reported that this "Biniang Qiqiao Festival" will last for two days, with the theme of "Romantic Qixi Love and Biqiao City" and the love story of Meng Tian and Bu Xianglian as the main line. It will be divided into eight sections, including "parent-child research", "love night run", "dating party" and "Qiqiao Music Festival".
The combination of grandeur and romance, the collision of tradition and modernity. On the first day of the event, Hubi Town became a sweet and joyful ocean, accompanied by melodious music and passionate drumbeats. In the graceful dance of the "Seven Fairies of Hubi", the second "Biniangniang Qiqiao Festival" kicked off. At the opening ceremony, the "Seven Fairies of Lake Pen" made their debut and climbed the 13.14-meter "Magpie Bridge" symbolizing eternal love, signing on-site contracts with seven local lake pen enterprises in Shanlian; Two new products, Jiefa Pen and Taifa Pen, have been officially released.
On the same day, thousands of tourists swarmed into Hubi Town Scenic Area to experience the charm of traditional culture and experience the unique customs of the traditional Qixi Festival through intangible cultural heritage experience, night tour market, writing love letters, watching the national style concert, participating in the love night run for the Asian Games, etc. In the Qixi night market, a variety of handicrafts are dazzling and eye opening. At the Qiqiao Music Festival, under the colorful lights, people are immersed in graceful singing. The new segment of the highlight "Meng Tian Xiang Lian Comes to Meet" attracts everyone's attention and wins applause from the audience.
"We ran hand in hand through the town of Hubi in the birthplace of the love story of Mengtian Buxianglian, feeling a little excited and a bit moved by romance." Ms. Li, a tourist from Hangzhou, held hands with her husband and completed a love night run, saying that it was the most unforgettable Qiqiao Festival she had ever spent.
As the protagonist of this folk festival, the love story between Meng Tian and Bu Xianglian has been talked about by the locals for thousands of years. Legend has it that Meng Tian bravely rescued the drowning woman Bu Xianglian while passing through Shanlian, and eventually became a married couple. Meng Tian, a famous general of his generation, also became known as the "ancestor of calligraphy" in Shanlian. The Huzhou Prefectural Annals record that "Mengtian made a brush, which was not without a brush in ancient times, but with the use of a brush without a brush. Since the beginning of Tian's ear, and the method of making it is better than in ancient times, so those who are good at connecting must worship Tian as the ancestor of the brush.". After Meng Tian's death, Bu Xianglian and her young son Ying returned to their hometown to live in seclusion and taught the villagers the art of making pens. The Shanlian people have been practicing the pen industry for generations and have continued to this day.
In recent years, Shanlian Town has fully explored its own cultural connotations, combined with improving the cultural halls of Yaoli Village, Hanshan Village, and Bujiayan Village in Shanlian Town, creating a series of new consumption scenes such as the Silk Flower Holy Land, Shuiyang Yaoli, and research-oriented tourism. The continuous supply of cultural and tourism products has also ignited the consumption vitality of the cultural and tourism market.
"As a folk festival that has been passed down for a long time, the Qiqiao Festival has a wide range of mass and folk inheritance. Holding such activities can not only experience the rich folk culture and customs, but also promote the development of the cultural and tourism industry." The relevant person in charge of Shanlian Town said that taking this folk festival as an opportunity, we can use it to attract traffic and warm up the upcoming tourism peak in Shanlian Town. At the same time, we can continuously extend the cultural and tourism industry chain, creating a festive atmosphere of empathy and shared by the whole region.
