Source: Xinhua Net
In order to promote the Chinese traditional culture and provide a traditional and wonderful folk culture feast to the citizens and tourists, China·Shanhaiguan the 9th Longtaitou Festival was held from March 8 (the 2nd day of the 2nd lunar month) to March 10 (the 4th day of the 2nd lunar month) in Laolongtou (The Old Dragon’s Head) Scenic Spot, Longyuan Park and Shanhai Palace.
This festival will last for 3 days with three traditional sections of “Traditional folk customs of the Spring Festival” “The full experience of the Ancient style and new rhyme” and “Special food with local characteristics”. Combining tradition and fashion, appreciation and experience, it covers more than 100 special characteristic contents, such as “Painting the dragon's eye in spring”, “Sacrifice to the Sea” and "Lion celebrating the Spring Festival". During the event, the general public and tourists could enjoy the ceremony and traditional festival cultural programs such as “Enlightenment” “Dragon blessing” and “Float parade”, experiencing the folk culture and skills such as “Traditional acrobatics” “Changli Yangko” and “Ancient tricks”, tasting traditional food and local snacks such as “Dragon’s ear” “Dragon’s scale” “Dragon’s beard”, glutinous rice flour tea, lotus root starch, fried cakes, Huiji pea cake, and Zhang Laowu peanut etc., appreciating the mock performances such as “Commander Qi Jiguang inspection” and “The Emperor parade”, as well as the song “My Motherland and I”, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the estuary of the Great Wall.
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