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Customs in Hangzhou

I. Matchmaking Hangzhou folk wedding. Basically inherited the Southern Song Dynasty wedding customs. In the old days, men and women were married to a very strong feudal color. Above middle-class families have to ask the matchmaker. Called [wear marriage]. Men. After the woman asks for an auspicious [fixed invitation]. The man's family chooses a date and prepares gifts to invite the woman's family. The two parents meet. This is called [matchmaking]. If the woman in the

intended. That is to insert a gold hairpin in the crown bun. It is called [insert hairpin]. If you are not satisfied. Then send two colored satin. It is called [pressure shock]. Two. Engaged to formally kn...

Wushan Temple Fair

Wushan Temple Fair is one of the largest and oldest temple fairs in Hangzhou. It is one of the largest and oldest temple fairs in Hangzhou. To commemorate the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period Wu Zixu. Since the construction of the first Wu Gong Temple. More than two thousand years of temples and nunneries. Have grown in number. Almost all over the territory of Mount Wu, Ziyang. Yunju. Qibao. Emei and more than a dozen large and small mountains and foothills. Therefore, there is [Wu

Shan seventy-two temples "said. These temples are extremely complex. Worship of folk gods and spirits are also many and varied. They can be broadly categorized as follows: historical figures are portrayed as deities...

Hangzhou folk customs

Hangzhou folk customs. With the development of Hangzhou's history and economy as well as the changes in natural conditions. Continuously created by the people. Enriched and gradually evolved. It adds a unique Jiangnan flavor to Hangzhou. From four or five thousand years ago [Liangzhu culture] site unearthed rich cultural relics show. Hangzhou's earliest human activity

Primitive villages. Already have the characteristics of the folk customs of Jiangnan. Some of them built semi-cave houses on the mountain. Some of them had already set up on the ground to adapt to...

West Lake Osmanthus Festival

Osmanthus is the city flower of Hangzhou. Currently. Hangzhou and Xianning. Suzhou. Guilin. Hefei has become China's five osmanthus producing areas. Hangzhou people hold the West Lake Osmanthus Festival every year in the golden autumn." The main scene of the festival is the "rain of laurel". More than 7,000 osmanthus plants are planted along the route. It's a very lush and green area.

During the festival. More than 200 colorful awnings are neatly arranged on both sides of the road. Visitors enjoy tea and osmanthus in the shade. Playing cards ...

Vietnamese Opera

Vietnamese Opera is the main local opera in Hangzhou. It was popularized in Sheng County seventy years ago. Now it has become one of the most important types of theater in China. Yueju Opera specializes in lyricism. It has beautiful tunes and delicate performances. Around 1949. In Hangzhou, there are more than ten Yueju Operas such as Lianyou. There were more than ten troupes in Hangzhou. After the liberation. Yueju Opera tried to create co-educational performances. The effect is very good. The most frequently performed plays are <Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai>. <Panfu>. <The West Wing>. <Rouge>. <Jasper Crisp>. <Dragon and Phoenix Lock> etc. ....

The origin of the Three Pools Reflecting the Moon

The origin of the Three Pools Reflecting the Moon was a long time ago. A thousand-year-old blackfish spirit escaped from the Dragon Palace. It came to the Qiantang River. It was a monster. Since then. Both sides of the Qiantang River were often flooded. The embankments were washed down. The paddy fields were flooded. The people suffered a lot. One day. The Black Fish Spirit turned into a big black man. He came to the Hangzhou City God Temple to play. He walked to Wangjiang Bridge. Suddenly he smelled a fragrance. He turned around and took a look. There was a dim sum stall by the bridge. An old woman in a white dress. Selling wonton noodles. The heat...

Folk Art

Folk Art Fuyang. There are many types of folk art in Xindeng. According to a survey in 1983. Folk dance has dragon lanterns. Lion. Bamboo. Jumping crane. There are 41 kinds of folk dances in 17 categories, such as "Guting gongs and drums" and "Shifan gongs and drums". [Other folk music includes "Guting gongs and drums", "Shifan gongs and drums", etc. Other folk music includes paper-cutting. Other folk music includes paper-cutting, clay sculpture, etc. Among them [jumping bamboo horse]. [The "Jumping Bamboo Horse" and the "Jumping Net

Children". [Jumping Cranes] and so on. Organized into a text. By & lt; Chinese national folk dance & gt; (Zhejiang volume) included. February 23, 1986. Fuyang County ...

Colorful Folk Culture--Longmen

Colorful Folk Culture--Longmen Longmen Ancient Town is one of China's 100 Folk Culture Villages. It is a provincial-level historical and cultural reserve. In addition to the village's large-scale ancient architectural complexes and scenic spots. It also retains a distinctive traditional folk culture. The Lantern Festival begins on the 13th day of the first month of the lunar calendar. The Lantern Festival begins on the 13th day of the first month of the lunar calendar and ends on the 18th day of the first month of the lunar calendar

. It lasts for five days. All the ancestral halls and halls in the town and the ancient streets are decorated with lanterns with traditional characteristics. In the center of each hall, a variety of lanterns are hung...

Customs of the Year

Customs of the YearThe first day of the first month of the Lunar New Year. The first day of the first month of the lunar calendar. Today it is [Spring Festival]. The beginning of the year. In the old days there was [fulfillment of the end of the] said. The most important thing. In the early hours of the morning after the men opened the door and set off firecrackers. They make vegetarian offerings. Go to the hall to honor the gods. Light incense and candles. Firecrackers are set off. It's called [Worshiping Heaven and Earth]. Neighbors meet. Say [New Year's greetings

Jubilee] to each other. The day is vegetarian. Do not sweep the floor. No lights at night. Worship the gods in the morning on the third day of the New Year. Begin to eat the pig's head on New Year's Eve. It's called the "Opening Ceremony". And go out to ...

Hangzhou travel the latest local festivals

1)About Longjing - Spring Tea Party April 8 - May 8 held in Longjing Village. The main activities are: trekking. Tea picking. Stir frying tea. Tea ceremony performance. Do a day of tea farming activities.2) Hangzhou Flower Garden [Spring Rhythm] - Orchid Exhibition April-May West Lake Azalea Festival April 20-May 20 held in the Long Guiyu

Park.3) Folklore [Flower Dynasty Festival] May 1-10 held in the Oriental Cultural Park.4) West Lake Lotus Festival 7