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Qintong Boat Festival
Qintong Boat Festival () is an annual event in Jiangyan, Jiangsu, China. It has a long history since Ming Dynasty, and it is becoming an important tourist destination in the whole eastern China with the highlight of the Dragon Boat Racing. Qintong Boat Festival is held in Qingming The Qingming festival or Ching Ming Festival, also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day in English (sometimes also called Chinese Memorial Day or Ancestors' Day), is a traditional Chinese festival observed by the Han Chinese of mainland China, Hong Ko ... (around April 4–6) every year. During the festival boats from nearby villages and towns converge in Xique lake for a few days of rejoicing. Theatrical performances, dragon and lion dances, and other folk dances are staged right on board the boats. It gathers about 300,000 people every year during the festival. External links Official link Festivals in China Culture in Wuxi Tourist attractions in Jiangsu Boat festivals Spring (season) events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiangyan
Jiangyan District () is one of three urban districts of the city of Taizhou, Jiangsu province, having been, until December 2012, a county-level city. Jiangyan is noted for being the birthplace of the former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Hu Jintao. History Formerly called Taixian or Taihsien (), Jiangyan was a county by the end of the Western Han Dynasty. It has relics from the Zhou Dynasty and a Buddha statue from the Tang Dynasty. It was a town in the Qing Dynasty Jiangyan has previously also been called Hailu (), Wuling (), and Taizhou (). In July 1994, the name was changed to Jiangyan and city status obtained. The Qintong Boat Festival () has a long history going back to the Ming Dynasty, and is growing in importance as a tourist destination in eastern China. The Baima Temple (, meaning white horse temple) in Jiangyan (now in Taizhou) is the birthplace of the Navy of the People's Liberation Army. The first Soviet base in northern Jiangsu was founded in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
