Xixi Dragon Boat Festival is a cultural and ecological leisure and entertainment activity with the theme of dragon boat racing held by Xixi National Wetland Park in Hangzhou. Driven by the government and tourism departments, Xixi Dragon Boat Festival has been held for 8 consecutive years and has gradually become a new custom for Hangzhou people to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. Last year, in 2015, Xixi Dragon Boat Festival, various activities were wonderful and were popular among tourists. Xixi Dragon Boat Festival has been held since 2007, with the characteristics of highlighting the unique Jiangnan water town beauty of Xixi, inheriting the traditional Chinese dragon boat culture, and promoting the collective spirit and cooperation concept of the Chinese nation. It is full of highlights. Xixi Cultural Festival is based in Hongyuan, Xixi Wetland, and perfectly combines the natural beauty of Xixi, the traditional culture of dragon boats and rich activities. Next, tourists can continue to participate in the "Fun Hongyuan, Leaping Dragon Gate" theme series of activities, or purchase the "Xixi Dragon Boat Experience Tour" package and the "Firefly Valley" evening tour parent-child series of special tourism products. Event time: June 20, 2015 to August 30, 2015 Event content Wuchang Dragon Boat Festival College Students Dragon Boat Race Fun Hongyuan, Yuelongmen Dragon Boat Cultural Festival Introduction Our Festival - Hangzhou Xixi Dragon Boat Cultural Festival Every year on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, in addition to the inherent customs of making rice dumplings, wearing sachets, and hanging mugwort to attract blessings and drive away evil spirits, Hangzhou people have a special festival content during the Dragon Boat Festival, that is, going to Xixi Wetland and catching a trip to the Dragon Boat Cultural Festival. Xixi Wetland has crisscrossing waterways, clear water feasts, and beautiful scenery along the coast, with a new scene at every step. Local fishermen have been in the water town since ancient times, with boats coming and going. There is also the Hong family, a prominent Qiantang family, who lived here for the first time. They were upright officials and set an example in the ancestral hall. They retired to farming and reading, and educated the people in the countryside. It has formed a regional characteristic with unique clan culture and wetland water town folk customs. In Xixi, the custom of dragon boat racing during the Dragon Boat Festival has a long history. At the Xixi Dragon Boat Festival, Yue Opera, martial arts, wedding customs, dragon and lion dances and other attractions are all excellent, and the Dragon Boat Festival is the highlight. It can be said that there is no other Dragon Boat Festival in the world that combines the water charm of Jiangnan, wetland ecology, clan folk customs, orderly inheritance, both literary and martial arts, and elegance and popularity. After 8 years of creation and cultivation, the Hangzhou Xixi Dragon Boat Festival has become a national intangible cultural heritage and a golden business card for Hangzhou people and Hangzhou tourism. The Xixi Dragon Boat Festival Jiangcun Dragon Boat and Wuchang Dragon Boat are known as the "Dragon Boat Festival Twin Walls". Jiangcun Dragon Boat is characterized by its "many styles" and strange rowing methods, while Wuchang Dragon Boat is "original" as its highlight. In the Wuchang area, there are dragon boats in every village, and the villagers have a history of dragon boat racing for more than 500 years. According to legend, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty went to the south of the Yangtze River to watch the Wuchang Dragon Boat. He was shocked by the spectacular scene and called it the "Dragon Boat Festival". A complete set of dragon boat races includes rituals such as "drinking dragon boat wine", "inviting the Dragon King", "wearing red", "racing dragon boats", and "thanking the Dragon King". These ancient and sophisticated rituals are both celebrations and ceremonies. They exude the solemn and solemn atmosphere of blood inheritance in the bustle, allowing tourists to experience a baptism from traditional culture. At the Wuchang Dragon Boat Race, there is also a special festival food "Dragon Boat Rice". Eating Dragon Boat Rice after the dragon boat race is also a special folk custom in the Wuchang area. The ingredients of "Dragon Boat Rice" include glutinous rice, broad beans, ham, etc. The main dish is Wuhuang: eel, yellow croaker, cucumber, salted duck eggs and - wine (now replaced by ordinary yellow wine). It is said that eating Dragon Boat Rice will bring good weather and good harvests for a year. Dragon Boat Rice has therefore been regarded as a "sacred object" since ancient times. Visitors who come to participate in the race now have the opportunity to taste it, and can also bring a portion back to their family so that the whole family can be touched by the dragon's luck. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)