Xinhua News Agency Hangzhou, September 10 (Reporter Tang Tao ) "When will the bright moon exist? Ask the blue sky with wine. I don't know what year it will be tonight..."
This is the Mid-Autumn Festival of Bingchen in 1076, Su Shi Facing the bright moon in the sky and the silver light everywhere, the sentences have been passed down through eternal times. At this time, the people of the Song Dynasty were also celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Throughout history, it was the same month. Now in the Mid-Autumn Festival, people began to wear Song-style Hanfu, linger in the market, or watch tea and taste poetry, wine and tea, and experience the fun of folk entertainment; or transform into talented poets and chant lyrics; or watch sings and dances, and cruise on boats to fully experience the joy of Mid-Autumn Festival folk customs.
West Lake in Hangzhou under the moonlight. (Photo provided by the Management Committee of Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area)
- Moon worship
0 In the Song Dynasty, both men and women would worship the moon, or go out to climb the tower, or boating on the lake, their requests were different. Men look forward to winning the imperial examination and high school as soon as possible. Women hope that they look like Chang'e and look like the bright moon.
On the West Lake in Hangzhou in autumn, it is quiet and quiet, with a breeze blowing, and the lake surface sparkling. At the Santan Moon Seal , three bottle-shaped stone towers stand in the lake. On the Mid-Autumn Night in ancient times, people lit candles in three stone towers and covered the round holes in the tower with paper. When the bright moon is in the sky, the moon, candlelight and lake light intertwined, and the moon in the sky, the moon in the water, and the moon in the tower blended together. On the sacrifice table in the pavilion by the lake, there is a cup of incense burner, three bottles of sake, and various offerings such as fruits and pastries are placed on the plates. People face the moonlight all over the lake, burn incense, offer wine, read blessings, worship the moon...
Moon worship ceremony site. (Photo provided by the Management Committee of Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area)
To this day, the tradition of worshiping the moon and praying for blessings continues. This year's Mid-Autumn Festival, the worship platform of Hangzhou City God Pavilion is very lively. Citizens and tourists climb to the pavilion to look out, overlooking the panoramic view of West Lake , performing the worship ceremony of the moon, accompanied by the pleasant silk and bamboo Yale music , and taste the special Mid-Autumn Festival tea food of Cheng God Pavilion .
Visitor Mr. Zhang said that in ancient times, worshiping the moon expressed expectations and pursuit of beauty, which lasted for thousands of years. Now worshiping the moon expressed blessings, the moon was full, the people were round, everyone was stable, and the family was healthy.
——Ranning lamp
"The green trees are round, and the green steps are full of dew. The golden waves are piled with jade cups."
In the Song Dynasty, , Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, there was the custom of lighting lamps and , lit lamps and during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
This year, the lights "on" the boat. On the evening of the 9th, there was a breeze by the West Lake in Hangzhou, and 33 hand-rowed boats decorated the bows with round moonlights. The boat moves and the moon rises, the night is quiet and the moon is bright, and it complements the moon in the sky and the moon shadow in the water. At 7 o'clock in the evening, tourists boarded the boat one after another, and they rode in groups of four and five in groups of five. On the way, the national art and music with the theme of Mid-Autumn Festival come in ethereal, adding a bit of the Song Dynasty and Mid-Autumn Festival atmosphere.
Tourists take the "moon boat" to visit the lake to enjoy the moon. (Photo provided by the Management Committee of Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area)
Watching the "moon boats" rippling on the lake, Ms. Lu, a tourist on the shore, couldn't help but sigh, "The West Lake now presents traditional folk customs poetically, allowing me and my family to feel this Mid-Autumn Festival romance."
Not far from West Lake, Hangzhou Qinghefang Historical District, more than 500 "Song-style lanterns" are once again lit up at the beautiful node. Tourists "shuddled" between "Lin'an City" and Hangzhou. The lights on the long street are like beans, and the historical sense of Song Feng and elegant charm comes to their faces.
——Go to the Garden
"Children in the neighborhood play in the night. The night market is full of people, and it is as good as it is."
In the memory of Song people Meng Yuanlao , the Mid-Autumn Festival garden in the Song Dynasty was lively and unrestrained: "I heard the sound of the sheng and yu in the distance from the distance, just like outside the clouds."
The hustle and bustle are still there. On the Mid-Autumn Festival night, the Yanzhou ancient city in Jiande City, Hangzhou has become a garden. Under the ancient city clearance, the old city wall, which has been windy and frost for more than 600 years, opened a "light show", spreading the historical picture of Yanzhou , which has been 2,000 years. Dancers outside the door welcomed visitors from all directions with their relaxed and soft Song Yun dance postures, and tourists walked into the city under the escort of the Song Dynasty guard of honor.
The ancient style night market in Yanzhou Ancient City attracts tourists to stop.(Photo provided by Meicheng Town Micro Media Center, Jiande City)
In the city, the bright moon shines into the ancient street, and the bustling city is crowded with people. Some shops are using quaint rice paper to draw the lamp surface to make a Mid-Autumn palace lantern , attracting everyone to watch. The dancers next to the teahouse and wine shop are not far away, dancing with the wind.
Taking Mid-Autumn Festival as a medium and folk customs as an introduction, the collision between modern and ancient times integrates the hustle and bustle of the city into the fireworks of the world, and accompanying the brightly lit night, it ignites every inch of joy in people's hearts.
Source: Xinhua News Agency
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