Chapter 238 Shangyuan Festival
On the tenth day of the first lunar month, on this day, Mingguo invited the Wuqiao Acrobatic Troupe from Huaxia and a number of acrobatic troupes, a total of ten acrobatic troupes, and an acrobatic troupe of up to 3,000 people held an acrobatic conference in the Mingguo Martial Arts Center.
Zhu Wei knew that the traditional acrobatics of Wuqiao were the world intangible cultural heritage of China, and the Ming Kingdom invited the Chinese acrobatic troupe to join the Ming nationality and promote the development of Ming acrobatics.
Zhu Wei grew up watching the Chinese acrobatic troupe in traditional costumes in the Japanese comics, and he liked it very much, which he had planned for a long time.
Under the high price of the Ming government, half of the ten acrobatic troupes are moved, and the Ming government also stipulates that as long as they come to the Ming country, they will immediately have a monthly salary of more than 30,000 yuan soft sister coins, if they can say that the acrobats in their hometown come to immigrate, each person who says to move, the bonus is 5000 soft sister coins.
For a time, 20,000 acrobatic talents in China applied to join the Ming nationality and came all the way to the Ming Kingdom.
The long 11-day holiday has just ended, and the Shangyuan Festival of the Ming Kingdom is coming.
The Lantern Festival of China is called the Shangyuan Festival in the Ming Kingdom, this is a big festival, on this day, there are four main activities, the first is the night market, the second is to watch the lanterns, the third is the immigrants from China twisting Yangge, and the fourth is to watch the fireworks display.
There are two big night markets in the Ming Kingdom, that is, the West Market and the East Market in Chang'an, and there is also a big night market is the Jingsu Night Market in the Jingsu District of the Ming Kingdom, which is located in the downtown not far from the south gate of Fulin Mountain Central Park, which is larger than the Shilin Night Market in Taiwan.
In addition to eating the world's most delicious food, there are also acrobatics, juggling, lantern fan activities and so on. It's very exciting.
The second item is to watch the lanterns, and these lights will be placed for three days in the Ming Kingdom. There are 10,000 colored lanterns on the street from the west market to the east market, the colored lanterns are in various forms, five-color glass lamps, white jade lamps, water song lamps, horse lanterns, boneless lamps, etc., nearly 100 kinds, different colors. Different patterns, rich in the charm of Chinese tradition, are all from the hands of famous craftsmen.
Outside the Suzaku Gate, there is a 13-story giant lighthouse stacked with thousands of lanterns. It's spectacular.
The young people of the Ming Kingdom also like to put colorful sky lanterns, and put water lanterns, there are many rivers in Chang'an City and the east, and the night decorated is very beautiful, and there is no need to be afraid of pollution, because in the end it will become a stealth ship into energy,
The third event, Yangge, is held during the day. There are dragon dances, lion dances, and Yangge performances, so you can't see them at night.
The last event is the fireworks display, which is set off outside the Mingde Gate (South Gate) in Chang'an.
International friends from all over the world come to experience the Ming New Year, they come from the United States, Canada, Russia, Australia, Mexico, European countries, enough tourists from more than 100 countries and regions, they eat here and watch the lanterns.
Li Xingpeng and Xue Qingqing, Chinese immigrants who had just been married for a long time, had just had a full meal in Xishi.
Then I walked around the lantern market, passing by the Cao Canal, and saw many young people selling colorful river lanterns and sky lanterns here. Only then did they notice the magnificence of the lanterns in the sky.
The sky lantern is called Kong Ming lantern, which is also very common in China, but it can be so beautiful in the Ming Kingdom. That's really not going to be seen.
And the river lanterns in the water are just as beautiful. River lanterns originated in the Ming Dynasty, and were generally released during the Midyear Festival at first, and even spread to Thailand, Myanmar and Southeast Asian countries, but in the Shangyuan Festival. The people of Ming did not miss this business opportunity.
Xue Qingqing said coquettishly: "I want to release my husband." ”
Li Xingpeng smiled: "Okay, I'll play one too." ”
I saw these sky lanterns and river lanterns, all written with auspicious words. Or painted with traditional floral patterns, mythological figures, swallows, birds, etc., no less than 100 kinds, all kinds of colors, very beautiful.
The two men were choosing, and suddenly, they heard someone shouting, "Look at the heavens." ”
Li Xingpeng and Xue Qingqing looked up, only to see several giant Kong Ming lanterns rising in the night sky at some point, like hot air balloons, printed with Hanfu beauties or animal images. Very nice to see.
Xue Qingqing said with some resentment: "I have never had such a good Lantern Festival in China since I was a child. ”
Li Xingpeng said: "It's the Shangyuan Festival, and I haven't had it, but the Lantern Festival in China is also very good." ”
Xue Qingqing glanced at him: "That's your place, in my hometown, the three activities every year are all paid by the government, and the lights are made by enterprises, all of which are modern style lights, without any traditional characteristics, and all of them are corporate advertisements." ”
"Be content, some of them are good."
"The problem is that there is no way to see it, last year, the three activities in our city were canceled, because the state does not allow the three activities, the government does not spend money, last year our city did not put flowers, did not twist Yangge, and there was no lantern exhibition."
"Oh, it's better to say that Mingguo, these four activities in Mingguo are all organized by non-governmental associations and craftsmen, sponsored by enterprises, and the government does not participate, so it can be more healthy and developing, and it can also keep the craftsmanship and develop better." Li Xingpeng said.
"Ah, if you say that, wouldn't the annual Shangyuan Festival in the future become more and more beautiful and lively."
"Of course, being a Ming person is happiness."
At this time, Zhu Wei had already come to the city tower to watch the annual Shangyuan Festival fireworks display in the Ming Kingdom. In the Ming Kingdom, there are two fireworks festivals held every year, one is the Shangyuan Festival and the other is the Qixi Qiqiao Festival.
These fireworks are all produced by a company established by craftsmen on the island of Meikoku, and Zhu Wei provides the technology and drawings to produce fireworks that surpass the best fireworks manufacturers in China and Japan.
At half past seven o'clock in the evening, the bustling crowd only heard a loud noise in the sky, and everyone's eyes were on the sky outside the Mingde Gate of Chang'an City, only to see dozens of fireworks exploding in the air, incomparably beautiful, after the gap. The three-kilometer-long "Dragon Spitting Pearl" large-diameter fireworks rose into the air and bloomed neatly in the air.
People were stunned by the beautiful scenery, everyone stopped to watch, and many foreign tourists took out their cameras and camcorders to take pictures of this precious picture.
As the fireworks in the sky became more and more beautiful and beautiful, the whole crowd boiled, and applause and cheers came one after another.
Fireworks bloom in the air with colorful flowers, colorful and gorgeous, so close and so far away. It seems that you can reach out and grab it, but the moment of fall makes people feel unreachable.
People in the Ming Kingdom wear traditional Hanfu and look up at the sky, children ride on their father's shoulders, and couples hold hands, chat, and laugh.
After the first half of the fireworks are over, the special fireworks will begin. Mythological figures from tradition appear in the sky. Mandarin ducks, jade rabbits, Chang'e, Zhu Bajie, Sun Wukong, Lei Zhenzi, fox demons, etc., the images are colorful and pink, and people applaud.
The Shangyuan Festival fireworks display lasted for a full 1 hour, and at the end, a series of fireworks were immediately set off in one go, which was deafening. When the last fireworks are gone, the crowd has the intention of dispersing.
Not long after the end, more than a thousand fireworks suddenly burst out of the sky, but they were white meteor-like fireworks, like watching a meteor shower.
Many Chinese children and young people have made wishes to the sky. Hopefully the days are getting better and better.
It was as if the whole crowd stopped for a moment, and then screamed and cheered for the return after the end.
These fireworks are not unique to Chang'an, and are held at the same time in Xizhi/County and Dong'an/County in the Ming Kingdom.
The Shangyuan Festival has passed, and the city of Ming has also returned to its normal track.
People are getting to work.
The spring of the Ming Kingdom is also coming, and among the countless apricot blossoms and cherry blossoms, the Ming Kingdom has reached the beginning of the school season and the flower-viewing season.
The forest coverage rate of Ming Kingdom is very high, especially in the city, in order to enjoy the cherry blossoms and apricot blossoms on campus, Ming University, middle and primary school campuses have planted tens of thousands of Himalayan cherry trees and Yingzhou cherry trees, which are much more beautiful than Japanese cherry trees.
Ming Guodong University, Huaxia College.
Huaxia College is different from other departments of Dongdu University, it is a college specially prepared for international students. Many foreign students miss Dongdu University and do not want to change their nationality, then Huaxia University is the best choice. It is full of self-financed students from all over the world, most of whom are from China. (To be continued......)