Connecting modern life with traditional festivals and customs, Dragon Boat Festival culture enriches Xuzhou holiday tourism market

During the holidays, citizens have fun at the playground. Photo by our reporter Qin Yuan

Xuzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone Library activity scene.

Our reporter Zhang Jin

The Dragon Boat Festival is a festival full of poetry and passion. With the further improvement of the epidemic prevention and control situation, Xuzhou's market has become more active, people's travel radius has expanded, and the promotion of excellent traditional culture has made the Dragon Boat Festival more ceremonial. The return of urban pyrotechnics is accelerating.

According to the monitoring of Jiangsu Smart Cultural Tourism Platform, during the Dragon Boat Festival in 2022, the number of visitors in Xuzhou will be 1.1204 million, ranking fourth in the province, an increase of 51.56 percentage points compared with this year's "May 1" holiday recovery; the city's total tourism revenue reached 389 million yuan, an increase of 51.74 percentage points compared with this year's "May Day" holiday recovery.

Experience the beauty of the national tide in poetry

Peace and health are the unique cultural symbols of the Dragon Boat Festival. The Dragon Boat Festival that just passed, whether it is the old folk custom or the new national tide, has added a lot of poetry to the citizens of Xuzhou during the festival.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, the library of Xuzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone held a series of reading promotion activities of "Our Festival - Dragon Boat Festival", from June 3rd to 5th, to the library There were more than 5,500 passengers and a total of 400 participants in the event. More than ten events enriched the readers' Dragon Boat Festival holiday and enriched the readers' spiritual and cultural life.

In order to create a traditional festive atmosphere, the Guishan Scenic Spot will present colorful rope bracelets to every tourist during the "Dragon Boat Festival with Passionate Love and Enjoy Time with Zongzi" held from June 2 to 5. The tourists who buy tickets on the spot have a half-price discount on tickets, and customers who buy tickets on the spot with a ticket ending in "6" can also receive a sachet, bringing warmth and benefits to tourists.

Under the ancient ginkgo tree in the Zheng Family Courtyard of the Hubushan Folk Museum, the Hanfu colleagues of the Hanfu Etiquette and Culture Promotion Association in Quanshan District welcomed the Dragon Boat Festival with a solemn sacrifice ceremony of Qu Yuan, and promoted the excellent traditional culture through live video. In the courtyard of the Li Family Building in Hubu Mountain, the student orchestra from Xuzhou Institute of Technology is full of artistic style in the "Dragon Boat Festival Folk Music Salon", which combines classical and modern.

In order to commemorate Qu Zi, the "soul of poetry", the Peixian Writers Association held the "Perception of Traditional Culture and Memory of Great Poets" poetry meeting on the Dragon Boat Festival. More than 30 Writers Association members recited 21 original poems, and members also showed singing, opera and musical instrument performance. , paper-cut art and other talents, with a strong literary atmosphere.

In Xuzhou Han Statue Stone Art Museum, young artists created monochrome Chinese paintings with tools such as pencils, pens and brushes, as well as colored Chinese paintings such as watercolor, gouache, oil pastel, and sketches, clay sculptures, collages and other kinds of paintings. The works, while deeply experiencing the vastness of Chinese culture, feel and convey the beauty of Chinese painting art.

Swaying colorful life in fireworks

Holiday travel and leisure under the background of epidemic prevention allows people to find different scenery in short distances and suburbs, and enjoy their colorful life. Half-price or even free ticket discounts, real money and benefits for the people, the city, counties (cities) and districts jointly expand recruitment and new ways to play, camping in the countryside to watch the stars, picking fruits in the farm, and the "zongzi" love party in Xuzhou.

"Hey play! Hey eat! Shock! High burning!" During the Dragon Boat Festival, the night scene of Xuzhou Amusement Park was delayed, and super exciting equipment such as roller coasters and jumping machines were enjoyed from morning to night. In the beautiful and dreamy Starlight Park, there were barbecues, The scenes of beer, lobster and happiness "pull hatred" in the circle of friends.

In order to promote the overall recovery of the tourism industry, the Yunlong District Bureau of Culture, Sports and Tourism launched a series of cultural and tourism-benefiting activities of "Let's Enjoy Yunlong in the Summer". industrial chain. Huilongwo Creative Market and Dalonghu Tent Carnival, let the familiar firework atmosphere reappear in front of the public.

The newly emerging "trunk market" in Xuzhou recently refreshed people's understanding of the stall economy during the Dragon Boat Festival. During the festival, more than a dozen private cars are lined up neatly by Jinlong Lake, and the trunk is full of Internet celebrity delicacies, creative drinks, and original handmade works. "I don't expect to make a lot of money, everyone gathers to set up a stall to enjoy the scenery and be happy!" represents the mentality of some stall owners.

In Xuzhou during the Dragon Boat Festival, relying on traditional cultural festivals, rural tourism around Xuzhou is still very popular. Pizhou Ginkgo Lake Scenic Area, enjoy the "Summer of Ginkgo, Romantic Date" Dream Water World activity is on. In the 10,000-mu pomegranate garden in Dadongshan, the third Jiawang Dadongshan Pomegranate Flower Festival is another climax for the 2022 "Xuzhou People Traveling to Xuzhou" series of activities. Short video competitions, clown balloon interaction, and Hanfu garden tours have driven camping and homestay tours.

The wildest outdoor project in Xuzhou is camping. In the Cherry Valley of the Sage's Nest, the sunshade canopy, egg roll table, outdoor chairs, and barbecue grills are perfectly matched. Music parties, outdoor barbecues, hoops, balloons, water guns and other special activities for the Dragon Boat Festival have both traditional cultural connotations and full of fun. . In the wild luxury tribe, which is only a 30-minute drive from the city, the super-burning music "big party" will make everyone's body and mind go up with the rhythm and enjoy the wonderful trip to the countryside.