A gourmet expert makes rice dumplings weighing a hundred pounds for tourists to taste. Photo by Qi Yaping
Food experts make rice dumplings weighing a hundred kilograms for tourists to taste. Photo by Qi Yaping
China News Service, Urumqi, June 3 (Reporter Qi Yaping) On June 3, the 3-day 2022 Sixth Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Cultural Tourism Festival of the 222nd Regiment of the 12th Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, It opened on the bank of the Zouma River of the group.
The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival in my country, and the 222nd Regiment dragon boat racing is a "corps-level" intangible cultural heritage project. Since 2016, the 222nd Regiment has held traditional festival activities such as making rice dumplings and racing dragon boats every year during the Dragon Boat Festival. It uses the Zoumachuan River to integrate the Silk Road culture of the Han and Tang dynasties with the modern border settlement culture to hold the Dragon Boat Cultural Festival during the Dragon Boat Festival.
The dance "Flying Silk Road" was performed at the opening ceremony. Photographed by Qi Yaping
The 6th Dragon Boat Festival Cultural Tourism Festival of the 222nd Group, with the theme of " Dragon Boat Races Walking the Horse River and Reclamation Poems Reflecting Tianshan ", during the period, in addition to the opening ceremony singing and dancing performances and dragon boat races, this year there will also be water sports Feilong and motorboat performances, model aircraft aerobatic flight show, BMX stunt show, group farm rural revitalization specialty market, Tang culture market, hot air balloon experience, "hundred catties" rice dumpling check-in, "thousand people" rice dumpling banquet, Fun dryland dragon boat challenge, food and entertainment carnival, dragon boating experience. Organize a self-driving tour team to "re-walk the Silk Road and explore thousands of years of history" to experience the desert self-driving experience and the Ice Lake Winery to experience the red wine culture in depth. In the evening, there will be an electronic music festival and a bonfire party, and river lanterns will be placed on the Zomachuan River to pray for children who have passed the high school entrance examination and college entrance examination, etc.
Classical dance "Dance Rhythm of the Han and Tang Dynasties" performance. Photo by Qi Yaping
According to reports, the 6th Dragon Boat Festival Cultural Tourism Festival of the 222nd Regiment presented the veteran spirit of the older generation of military reclamation people with loyalty, perseverance, unity and forward through the "Dragon Boat Race", and also demonstrated the era of transformation, innovation and courageous advancement of the contemporary Corps people. Fresh air. There are more than 20 participating teams in this year's dragon boat race, 3 of which are registered from outside the group. It aims to meet tourists' leisure travel needs of "food, accommodation, transportation, shopping and entertainment" through a variety of activities and contents, and create a "Western Frontier" cultural tourism brand.
More than 20 teams participated in the dragon boat race. Photo by Qi Yaping
Beiting Town, where the 222nd Regiment is located, has been an important military town on the Silk Road New North Road since ancient times. There are glaciers, lakes, wetlands, plains and deserts in the group field. It is close to the Gurbantunggut Desert and Wutonggou Desert, a national desert theme park. It is 430 kilometers away from the Tianshan Tianchi, a national 5A scenic spot. It has the largest glaciers in the world. Being the shortest distance to the desert, you can get a unique travel experience of four seasons in one day; there are many historical and cultural relics of the Han and Tang Dynasties, such as the national cultural relic protection unit Tang Dynasty Road , and historical relics of border settlements.
Water dragon performance. Photo by Qi Yaping
Wang Chengwei, Party Secretary and Political Commissar of the 222nd Regiment, said that the 222nd Regiment has very rich cultural and tourism resources and a very long humanistic history. Combining its unique cultural tourism resources, the 222 Group fully explores and builds the cultural tourism industry. By creating 3A and 4A level scenic spots, launching a series of cultural tourism activities, packaging high-quality tourist routes, etc., it builds a cultural tourism brand and guides employees to promote the cultural tourism industry. Participate and enhance their sense of gain. The Dragon Boat Festival Cultural Tourism Festival is an important activity in building the 222 Group cultural tourism brand and an important measure to inherit the excellent traditional Chinese culture. (End)
