Experience Culture in the bustle. The 9th Jingji Yanzhao Folk Temple Fair during the Spring Festival is highly sought after

Appreciating palace lanterns, watching intangible cultural heritage, listening to traditional Chinese opera, welcoming the God of Wealth, watching war drums, and tasting delicious food... During the Spring Festival, the 9th Jingji Yanzhao Folk Temple Festival, which is being held in Gongcheng Yinxiang, Gaocheng District, Shijiazhuang City, has become a good place for citizens to taste the taste of the year and appreciate tradition.

On site of the Jingji Yan Zhao Folk Temple Meeting to welcome the God of Wealth. Photo by Li Yizhen

Since 2016, the Jingji Yanzhao Folk Temple Fair has been successfully held for eight sessions, becoming one of the most participated and influential cultural activities during the Shijiazhuang Spring Festival in recent years. This year's temple fair combines the advantages of "palace culture" in Gaocheng District, with projects such as watching palace lanterns, appreciating war drums, and tasting palace noodles becoming a major feature. "I didn't expect there to be such a unique regional culture right at my doorstep. This trip is really worth it!" said Mr. Li Shuhua from Qiaoxi District, Shijiazhuang. He took his child to experience the majestic Gaocheng War Drum and prepared to enjoy the palace lanterns before returning home at night.

Chen Quanzhou, President of Hebei Cultural Exchange Association, explains the traditional cultural wealth concept. Photo by Li Yizhen

On February 14th, which is the fifth day of the Chinese New Year, a traditional ceremony to welcome the God of Wealth was held at the temple fair. More than a thousand people from all over Shijiazhuang participated in the event. "A prosperous life is everyone's wish, but the pursuit of wealth must be based on the correct values." Chen Quanzhou, President of the Hebei Provincial Cultural Exchange Association, introduced that the organizers have conveyed the correct wealth and values to the citizens through the "Welcoming the God of Wealth" activity. "We have reflected excellent traditional cultural concepts such as" moral foundation and wealth at the end "," good accumulation of blessings, moral accumulation of wealth "," diligent production of wealth, and frugal maintenance of wealth "in various interactive links, which has been recognized by the general public."

Traditional diabolo performance. Photo by Li Yizhen

The 9th Gyeonggi Yanzhao Folk Temple Fair is supported by the Shijiazhuang Municipal Bureau of Commerce, hosted by the Hebei Cultural Exchange Association, Hebei Folk Culture Association, Shijiazhuang Commercial Federation, Development and Reform Bureau of Gaocheng District, Shijiazhuang City, and Culture, Radio, Television, Sports and Tourism Bureau of Gaocheng District. It is hosted by Shijiazhuang Wangyang Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. and will continue until February 24th (the 15th day of the first lunar month).

(Source: Hebei Cultural Exchange Association Author: Wei Shengzu)