”Bird of the Northern Emperor” on the first day of March
Every year from the last day of the second lunar month to the third day of the third lunar month, Wentang Community, Dongcheng, Dongguan will hold a grand dress-up parade to commemorate the Northern Emperor’s birth. On this day, the villagers carried the Bodhisattva sedan chair with the Northern Emperor Bodhisattva sitting on it. The villagers carried homemade snacks such as sponge cake, moxa horn, rice fruit, etc., forming a massive parade team to compete for beauty.
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The festival has a history of more than 400 years. On the morning of April 16, Wentang Community in Dongcheng held the 20th Wentang Tourist Conference Cultural Festival as scheduled. Deng Tao, Secretary of the Party Committee of Dongcheng Street, Yuan Baiming, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Wentang Community, and others attended and jointly launched the opening ceremony. On that day, a large parade of thousands of people and various artistic performances of Babaylan in the streets of Wentang were displayed, and various cultural and artistic performances were held. Various cultural and entertainment performances attracted many citizens to participate.
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It is reported that the Wentang Tourist Association in Dongcheng was first founded to commemorate the birth of Emperor Bei, and has a history of more than 400 years. To commemorate this festival, villagers from Wentang in Dongcheng formed a massive parade team, and there were many young men and women dressed in costumes, dressed in various mission styles in operas. The tour group set out from Bai Temple and marched from village to village. During the parade, there will be a costume drama that will be staged for several consecutive days. Later, due to various reasons, it was interrupted for more than 60 years. In 2009, with the efforts of enthusiastic people, Wentang restored this tradition and held a tour meeting on the same day, which was named the Wentang Tourist Culture Festival. It was held for three consecutive years in 2010, 2011 and 2012, and later it was held every three years. The Wentang people have been doing this for a long time. They carry the Bodhisattva fruits before spring plowing, which contains the meaning of the hope that the Bodhisattva will bless this year better than the old year. In addition, Wentang Tour will have extensive participation, is the most solemn, lively and festive Cinema festival among the people of Wentang. The Cultural Festival shows the scene of people watching, celebrating, and having fun together. Komiks
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The drizzle in the scene can never destroy the enthusiasm of the masses
“This year is the fifth year. Around the mid-Qing Dynasty, people from Wentang built this white temple in Chalinggang. From then on, there has been a custom of holding tour meetings. That is, from the last day of the second lunar month to the third day of the third lunar month, all Wentang will hold grand dress parades in Wentang.” A staff member of Wentang Community introduced. The author saw at the current Babaylan venue that the float parade includes such as the National Peace and Minsheng, the Three Stars Sacrifice, the Cultural Tour of Wuwei, the Dragon and Phoenix Chengxiang, the Enterprise Float, Tianji Sending Children, the Four Great Classics, the Bearded Team, the Flower Fairy Congratulations, the Lions and Spring, the Loyal Newspaper, and other teams, which have expanded a lot compared to the past, with a total of about 1,000 patrols.
The gorgeous float parade has presented tens of thousands of citizens with a rich audio-visual feast. Although the weather was not beautiful and drizzled, it did not prevent the surrounding area from being filled with laughter and laughter. On the morning of that day, the voices of people were boiling in front of the Wentang Bai Temple, and they were all citizens who came to participate in the Babaylan Tour. The parade team composed of more than 100KomiksThe starting point is:The order is opened.
During the parade, the performance team in costumes actively interacted with the audience along the way. At the same time, the villagers of Wentang burned incense along the way to worship the gods, beat gongs and drums, shouted loudly, and warmly welcomed the parade. As each float passed by, there was constant cheers and the atmosphere was very warm. The entire tour took more than an hour, showing the good scene of prosperity and prosperity in Xiawentang Community in the new era. According to Wentang Community staff, this year’s parade team set out from Baimiao in Wentang Community, along various blocks of Wentang Community, passing through villages such as Wentang Zaoyixin Village, Zao San Fifth Team Headquarters, etc., through Wentang Neighborhood Committee, Chaling Park, Wenge Park, Wanfu Garden and other attractions, the whole journey is about 4.5 kilometers.
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Colorful and colorful artistic performances will last for four nights
In addition to traditional program performances and fairy floats, this year’s Beidi Birthday Tour Cultural Festival is more fun than in previous years. “We rely on promoting excellent national culture as the main line and displaying Lingnan folk customs, and continuously explore, inherit, reform and innovate this historic folk traditional culture, and use the rich content of various forms, combination of ancient and modern times, rich and popular, and are presented to the general public.” Community staff introduced.
In addition, the Travel and Culture Festival will show the scene of people watching, celebrating, and having fun together, which is a true portrayal of the harmonious community of Wentang. The colorful artistic performance will last for four nights. Citizens can go to Wanfu Garden in Wentang to watch artistic performances, including multiple folk art clubs and literary groups singing, as well as wonderful singing and dancing performances, classic Cantonese opera performances, etc. (Text/Chen Zehuang Photo/Huang Yujun)