The annual National Day comes again. To celebrate the 69th National Day, Weifang City held diversified activities, and Weifang Shihu Garden, famous for its “folk shows”, also presented us a large-scale folk cultural activity focusing on “intangible heritage” —— 2018 Intangible Cultural Heritage Carnival in Shihu Garden, which has attracted numerous citizens. Are they really so funny? To find out the truth, our reporter joined the citizens for the “feast of intangible heritage” on Oct. 1 to go closer to the charms of classical culture.
Moving Tours with Cosplay Everywhere
At the scene of “Celebrating the National Day” in Shihu Garden, a show with dancers in ancient costumes was presented. Here we have Bamboo Horse Show from Xiaozhang Village, Cheongsam Show, and Matchmakers from Weixian County…those abundant and colorful moving tour items allow citizens to experience the local style of the aged Weixian County by participation. The traditional culture with a folk nature also attracted many speculators.
Fans Crowding Acrobatics and Citizens Coming for the Style of Traditional Folk Arts
On the stage of Shihu Garden, wonderful acrobatic shows are presented one after another, such as walking on the log, walking on steel wire, monocycling, face change, Qingzhou shuttlecock kicking, diabolo, and Weifang Sitong Kong Fu. As skills are demonstrated on stage, speculators applaud. The whole site is quite active.
Wonders from Gourmands “A Bite of Delicacy” for Tourists
Food is always important to everyone living on Earth. As an important component in the activity, the “food gallery” with the theme of “A Taste of Delicacy” becomes the wonderland of those who are fond of food. At the site, gourmands prepare us various dishes and demonstrate their amazing skills of engraving, quite appreciated by citizens.
Diversified Crafts with Wonderful Works Showing the Spirits of Craftsman
Moreover, more than 30 provincial and municipal intangible heritage items also show up in Weifang Shihu Garden, including silk bandhnu, grass weaving from Shouguang, painting on bottle gourd, New Year painting on wood plate, tiger shows from Gaomi, and coarse cloth from Binzhou. Their inheritors are demonstrating us the skills and works, and bring “intangible heritage” into our daily life.
Doctors with Benevolence Bringing You Health with Free Diagnosis Service Based on Their Skills as “Intangible Heritage”
In addition to “daily interests”, some “intangible heritage” medical inheritors from countries and districts are also invited to the site for free diagnosis services. At the site, those inheritors from families of medical science are popularizing general knowledge in healthcare, and ways of health preservation.
In addition, “Which is True”, an activity about finding out the valuable collections, is also held that all those who are fond of collecting ancient articles gather here to show their collections and exchange experience, through which, they are enjoyed. It is learned that the activity will continue till Oct. 7 and cover the whole National Day. Citizens may take Buses No. 16, 3 and 22 to Shihu Garden for this free-of-charge feast of folk culture.
