The China Jiangyan Qintong Boat Festival, known as one of the top ten folk festivals in China, will be held in full bloom at the beautiful Shili Qin Lake in Jiangyan City during the Qingming Festival this year.
The ancient town Qintong, located on the bank of Qin Lake, is an outstanding representative of the Lixiahe water town. The town is surrounded by water, with rivers passing through the streets. It has small bridges and flowing water, deep alleys, secluded houses, masonry-paved streets and numerous shops. It is known as "Zhouzhuang in Central Suzhou". The "Qintong Boat Festival", which has been handed down from the Ming Dynasty to the present day, is a characteristic culture of the folk customs of the water town. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "the number of Qintong boats in the world" has been said. Every year during the Qingming Festival, thousands of boats and tens of thousands of boat people from four townships and eight towns in Jiangyan gather on the vast Qin Lake to pay homage and sweep graves, and enjoy boating. At this time, thousands of boats of all kinds, including flower boats, tribute boats, rowing boats, and pole boats compete, and the audience on the shore is full of people and their voices are overwhelming. The scene is very spectacular. The rich water town customs and unique boat culture make the Boat Festival a key national tourism project. Compared with previous years, this year’s Boat Festival is longer and more colorful. Starting from the opening ceremony on April 6, it will continue until the large-scale cultural evening ends on May 8, during which there will be "Ten thousand ancient camellias, thousand-year-old locust trees, and century-old peonies to watch", "Shaoshan and Jiangyan have become sister cities" Signing Ceremony", Guinness Challenge Performance, "Qinhu Eight Fresh Food Festival", "Xintianxianpei" collective wedding, golden wedding, silver wedding celebration and investment promotion, etc. 20 contents.
On the opening ceremony of the Boat Festival on April 6, tens of thousands of people will participate, with more than 500 boats, making it the most exciting highlight of the festival. At that time, you can not only see the spectacular scene of thousands of boats competing on the water, but also enjoy the colorful folk cultural performances such as flower boats, flower poles, and dragon lanterns; you can not only watch the wonderful performances of celebrities, but also enjoy the unique cultural performances. There are folk performances with Jiangyan's regional characteristics, and you can also taste the unique "Eight Delicacies of Qinhu Lake" and fully enjoy a high-quality, high-level and high-grade festival.
"Making friends with boats and attracting business with festivals" is one of the key contents of this Ship Festival. It is reported that more than 100 economic and technological cooperation projects launched by Jiangyan have aroused strong interest from many merchants. More than 40 projects will be signed during the Boat Festival
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