The Spring Festival has just passed, and today we usher in the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival. The ancients called night "Xiao". The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the first full-moon night in the new year of the lunar calendar. It is also the night when the Yuan Dynasty begins and the earth returns to spring. Therefore, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is called the Lantern Festival, which is a day of celebration. The continuation of the new year. The Lantern Festival is also known as the "Shangyuan Festival". Shangyuan means the first full moon night in the new year.
The activities during the Lantern Festival are called "Lantern Festival", which mainly include three contents:
1. Flowers
In famous streets or large temples, there are rich folk activities such as lion dancing, stilt walking, Yangko dancing, land boat racing, etc. In the old Beijing period, folk artists from all over the capital and suburban counties, Come on stage, sing and dance, and celebrate the festival.
2. Eating Yuanxiao
On the day of the first full moon of the lunar calendar, the whole family eats Yuanxiao, which symbolizes family reunion, harmony and happiness, even if they are leaving When admiring the lanterns, eating a bowl of Yuanxiao in front of the food stall is also very interesting.
3. Flower-viewing lanterns
Generally, shops start to open for business as soon as the tenth day of the first lunar month passes. At this time, every house will usually put up lanterns at the door. , light lanterns, and folk houses will also hold candles and lanterns on the Lantern Festival and put on colorful decorations for a show. Therefore, the Lantern Festival is also called the "Festival of Lanterns" because of the activities of appreciating lanterns. In the Ming Dynasty, the area around today's Dengshikou was the center of the lantern festival, where lanterns gathered together and singing and dancing were noisy. In the Qing Dynasty, the flower market outside the front door became the most lively lantern festival, usually starting on the 13th day of the first lunar month. Starting from putting on the lanterns, testing the lanterns at the 14th, and the normal lanterns at the 15th, it can continue until the lanterns are turned off at the 18th.
Although many places in China have relaxed inter-provincial travel, due to special reasons in Beijing this year, it is still not recommended to travel out of Beijing, so I will take stock of it for everyone. For fun places to enjoy the Lantern Festival without leaving Beijing, please take a look below.
The lanterns of the World Park blend with the beautiful scenery, and they complement each other and form an interesting contrast. At night, the World Park is splendid and the lights are brilliant, making people wonder. The 9-meter-high lantern-shaped lanterns are particularly eye-catching on the Manhuatai. Lanterns with unique Chinese characteristics are everywhere. Lanterns in the shapes of giant dragons, auspicious tigers, etc. are waiting for you quietly in the China Pavilion. Come check in.
If you were asked to name the ice lantern activities with a long history in Beijing in winter, they must all be the Longqingxia Ice Lanterns that exist in our childhood memories. As Beijing’s old-fashioned Ice Lantern Festival The venue, Longqing Gorge, perfectly combines the coldness of ice and the warmth of lights. If you miss this year, you’ll have to wait until next year!
Qinglong Lake Park, located in Fengtai, has launched a full range of activities including watching performances, admiring lanterns, and tasting delicious food. It can be said that you can enjoy it here Feel the excitement from day to night, it is simply an audio-visual feast that ignites the Lantern Festival. The dreamy light and shadow tunnel here is so beautiful that both adults and children call it "beautiful". When passing through the tunnel, it feels like being in a fairy tale world. Come and use your camera to freeze the moment and look back at it~
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1,500 square meters of lighting installations, 9 groups of large lanterns, a 13-meter-tall giant koi, 10 dream check-in points, lucky tigers welcoming guests, magpies climbing branches, fish leaping over dragon gates... Each group of lanterns has a meaning It's full of content, conveying beautiful blessings and allowing you to experience the perfect integration of traditional culture and new gameplay. Check in here and you are guaranteed to amaze your circle of friends in minutes.
The winter outdoor sports ice and snow park designed by Spanish artist Miguel AngelCamprubi, with colorful and bizarre cartoon characters performing various winter sports, is dotted in various locations in the business district, full of Pleasant, interesting and energetic!
When the passionate ice and snow meets the festive "Chinese red", when the sports trend meets the sense of technology, when the beautiful wheel meets The beautiful colorful lights meet the silo, the white snow, and the gorgeous night. Theron International lights up the Winter Olympics-themed landscape light show. Scenes of blessings and affectionate confessions illuminate the city's night sky.
The traditional blessing activities of Hongluo Temple are deeply loved by tourists. At Hongluo Temple, visitors can make good New Year wishes for their family and friends through praying activities such as making money eyes, tying blessing belts, and ringing auspicious bells. At the same time, this year, Hongluo Temple has installed a corridor of thousands of lanterns made by its employees inside and outside the scenic area. The palace lanterns, colored lanterns, and string lights are simply dazzling, allowing you to feel the strong festive atmosphere before entering the scenic area.
Warm reminder: Call in advance to learn about the scenic spot’s epidemic prevention policy and admission policy before departure, make an appointment in advance, and pay attention to personal protection when playing.
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