Ancient times attached importance to agriculture, suppressed commerce and attached importance to agricultural development. Therefore, this activity is held every spring, expecting a bumper harvest and good weather today. In the early spring of Ming and Qing Dynasties, Shuntian county magistrate and Wanping county magistrate held activities to sacrifice spring cattle and spring mountain in front of the meridian gate. Spring cow is a simulated cow made of clay, and Spring Mountain is a memorial arch of gold, silver, pearls and jade, symbolizing spring ploughing and bumper harvest.
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2065438+March 2009 The spring ploughing ceremony of Yuanzhou Spring Equinox in Yichun, Jiangxi Province was held in Huanghuazhou Folk Culture Village, Yingshan Village. The spring ploughing ceremony kicked off in the chorus "I Love My Motherland", with six chapters: "Song, Dance, Music, Fu, Sacrifice and Farming". In the misty spring rain, the colorful intangible cultural performances of the spring ploughing ceremony awakened the sleeping spring.
Many singing talents in Yichun, as well as various folk arts such as Nuo dance performances and suona solos, pushed the event to a climax. The activity scene was very lively, the dragon dance team cleared the way, tourists went to the fields one after another, and eleven oxen were ploughing in the spring. In this hopeful field, with beautiful prayers and blessings, the new year of spring sowing and autumn harvest of Yuanzhou people has begun.
In recent years, Yuanzhou District Government has tried to create a new model of "Cultural Tourism+beautiful countryside" in Yingshan Village, Binjiang Town. By holding a series of influential cultural tourism activities, the brand of rural tourism in Yuanzhou District has been launched, which has promoted the construction of rural tourism projects and attracted many tourists.
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