World-class non-legacy project to send Wang Chuan expresses reverence and gratitude for which natural resource is water

World-class non-heritage project to send Wang Chuan expresses the reverence and gratitude for the natural resource of water.

Sending Wang Chuan, also known as sending a boat, sending a god, sending a lamp, sending a fire, sending a plague, sending water, sending flowers, sending fruits, sending a bird, sending a dragon, sending a phoenix, etc., is an ancient folk belief and folklore activity popular in southern China. It originated from ancient plague beliefs and sacrificial practices, and is now on the list of world-class intangible cultural heritage.

The main purpose of sending Wangchuan is to pray for the blessing of the gods, elimination of disasters and refuge, abundant harvests, and prosperity of people and animals. This folklore activity expresses people's reverence and gratitude for water as a natural resource. During the ceremony, people perform various rituals, such as dragon dance, lion dance, fire dragon dance, fire phoenix dance, dragon boat dance, phoenix boat dance, carp dance, turtle dance, spider dance, centipede dance, butterfly dance, bee dance, and so on, in order to show their reverence for nature.

Sending Wang Chuan Folklore Activity

Sending Wang Chuan Folklore Activity, people make all kinds of god statues, god boats, god lamps, god fires, god plagues, god water, god flowers, god fruits, god birds, god dragons, god phoenixes and so on with materials such as paper, bamboo, satin, cloth, mud and wood, etc., which are symbols of the nature and express people's reverence for the nature and gratitude.

During the folk activities of sending Wangchuan, people also sing various songs of gods, boat songs, lamp songs, fire songs, plague songs, water songs, flower songs, fruit songs, bird songs, dragon songs, phoenix songs, etc. These songs are praises to nature and express people's reverence and gratitude to nature.

The folk activity of sending Wang Chuan is a ritual of reverence and gratitude to nature, which originated from ancient plague beliefs and sacrificial customs, and has now become an important intangible cultural heritage in southern China. This folklore activity not only has profound historical and cultural connotations, but also has unique artistic value, and is an important part of traditional Chinese culture.