What are the traditional festivals and celebrations worth experiencing when traveling to Ningbo?

Ningbo is a coastal city. If you can travel to Ningbo, there are still many places worth visiting. Meanwhile, there will be many traditional festivals in Ningbo. If you can catch up with these festivals in time, you must experience them. Generally, there will be a lion dance celebration in Ninghai County, Ningbo on the first month of the summer calendar or when there is a Buddhist festival, and a dragon boat race will be held in Dongqian Lake, Ningbo every year on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month and the sixteenth of August. At the same time, Xiangshan Seafood Festival, Cixi Yangmei Festival and Ningbo International Fashion Festival are all worth seeing.

Dancers in Ningbo will choose farmers above 10 to perform in various villages in turn, in order to worship the first place, ward off evil spirits, and there are many forms of lion dancing, among which? Grab five lights? The most wonderful. And dragon boat racing is a folk custom in Ningbo. The main competition venues are held in ponds and lakes. Generally speaking, dragon boats are divided into Huanglong and Bailong. This sport is to commemorate Qu Yuan's throwing himself into the river, and dragon boat rowing represents people's desire to actively help Qu Yuan. Dragon boat racing can also increase the entertainment atmosphere of the festival. Every game is very lively and worth participating in. If you can meet a temple fair, you will be even luckier.

Ningbo Xiangshan will hold a special seafood festival during the Golden Week in May. Besides tasting Xiangshan seafood, there will be many folk activities, such as fishermen's costumes and windsurfing performances. The Yangmei Festival in Cixi has been held since 1989. It is usually held at Yangmei Festival in June every year. On the occasion of this festival, other cultural performances, bridge economy and leisure tourism forums will be held. Finally, Ningbo International Fashion Festival, which has been successfully held for nine times, was rated as the most internationally influential celebration in China. There will be not only large-scale cultural performances and sports competitions, but also some famous shops and blocks.

Ningbo is a charming city, and the traditional culture can only be shocked after traveling. Therefore, Bian Xiao still strongly recommends that you choose a suitable time to travel to Ningbo. After these traditional festivals, you will understand the charm of Ningbo.