Coming to Xi'an to Celebrate the Spring Festival of the Rat Year

The year of Xi'an will change every year. On the morning of January 1, a series of cultural tourism activities of "Looking at Xi'an in the lunar year of Rat" were officially launched in Daming Palace National Heritage Park in Xi'an during the Spring Festival 2020. In the next 40 days, global tourists can deeply feel the new Chinese New Year cultural feast with "international vision and Xi'an characteristics" in 9 categories of 301 cultural tourism activities.

Ms. Wang brings her family to experience the lunar new year

"The city is colorful because of culture, and the culture is more confident because of inheritance. Xi'an, an ancient, warm and fashionable city, has prepared a rich cultural feast. Here, we sincerely invite tourists, and welcome you and your family and friends to Xi'an. " Li Mingyuan, mayor of Xi'an, extended an invitation to the world at the launching ceremony.

This series of cultural tourism activities of "looking at Xi'an in the year of China" will focus on nine themes, plan and launch 46 key activities and 255 mass cultural activities, such as new spring temple fair, literature and art performance, conference performance, colorful light show, etc., comprehensively display Xi'an's profound cultural heritage and brand-new city image, demonstrate the profound and infinite charm of Chinese culture, and create a fashionable and bright spring festival carnival.

Lintong District Xinglong puppet theatre performs the puppet drama "song of everlasting regret".

"Hanging couplets on the city wall of Xi'an is an important cultural activity for Xi'an to celebrate the Spring Festival. It is also Xi'an's urban cultural characteristics. It has a unique significance for promoting Xi'an's image and spreading its cultural charm." Ma Xiliang said that since 2006, Xi'an city wall ancient city global spring festival couplet has been successfully held for 14 times, which has become a unique and influential cultural event during the Spring Festival.

In 2020, gengzi new spring global collection spring festival couplet activity was launched on November 15, 2019, and ended on December 15, 2019. A total of 27186 works created by 5229 authors from 159 cities at home and abroad were collected. Through the preliminary examination and final evaluation by the jury group composed of the Chinese couplet Association and the provincial and municipal couplet Association, 54 excellent works were finally produced, 22 of which will be hung in the gates of Xi'an during the Spring Festival.

Martial Lion Performance of Zhouzhi Cultural Center

Ms. Wang, from Weinan, arrived in Xi'an with her family in the early morning to attend the event. "The program is so wonderful that it's worth it. I hope the whole family will be happy and healthy in the new year. "

Zhao Yanning, a student of Shaanxi Energy vocational and technical college, told reporters that today's activities not only let her feel the thick New Year atmosphere, but also the unique charm of folk culture. "The program was very shocking, which made my eyes full. Especially the performance of Xi'an drum music, it's really very pleasant. "

Zhouzhi Fuxing Wushi is a provincial intangible cultural heritage project. Fuxing Wushi is a traditional sports and acrobatic project integrating martial arts, dance, fitness and entertainment. Its history can be traced back to Qianlong period.

Li Xin, curator of Zhouzhi County Cultural Center, told reporters: "after receiving the notice of performance, he immediately carried out intensive rehearsal, and also invited professional teachers for guidance, to enhance the viewing of lion performance, in order to offer a wonderful cultural meal to the audience."

During this series of cultural tourism activities, 7 activities will be held, including the national gongs, drums, suona and social fire competition, intangible cultural heritage display and performance, to inherit and develop the regional folk intangible cultural heritage, display the long history, culture and festival folk, and bring a rich traditional folk culture feast for the citizens and tourists.