Qingyan Ancient Town in Huaxi offers tourism events

A dragon dance is staged in Qingyan Ancient Town. [Photo/Tianyan News network]

Qingyan Ancient Town – located in Huaxi district of Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province – will stage various Spring Festival celebrations on Feb 1-15.

During the period, tourists whose zodiac sign is the tiger can visit the scenic spot for free with their ID cards. The first 100 tourists who receive and wear hanfu – traditional Chinese apparel – at the Daming Market in the North Gate Square of Qingyan Ancient Town can also visit the tourist attraction at no charge.

Various intangible cultural heritage displays and traditional folk performances will be organized there. 

Here are a number of the activities on the agenda: 

Parade

Route: North Gate Square - Sunken Square - North Mingqing Street - Crossroads - Ciyun Temple - West Mingqing Street - Romantic Valley - Qingma Road from West Gate to North Gate.

Times: 10:00-11:00, 13:00-14:00, 15:00-16:00 on Feb 1-6 

Intangible cultural heritage experience event

Address: North Gate Sunken Square

Times: 10:00-17:00 on Feb 1-15

Thirty visitors can participate in the intangible cultural heritage experience event – including pottery making, stamp carving, dough sculpture kneading and bookmark making – every day free of charge with the event coupons.

Dragon dance

Address: North Gate Square

Parade route: North Gate Square - Sunken Square - North Mingqing Street - Crossroads - Ciyun Temple - West Mingqing Street - Romantic Valley - Qingma Road from West Gate to North Gate.

Times: 10:30-11:30, 13:30-14:30, 15:30-16:30 on Feb 1 

Food tasting

Address: North Gate of Qingyan Ancient Town

Time: 11:30 on Feb 1-15

During the period, 15 folk chefs will make local delicacies for free for tourists with tasting coupons. 

Daming Market

Venue: North Gate Square, Sunken Square, Longquan Temple, God of Wealth Temple, Ciyun Temple Entrance, West Gate Visitors Center

Time: 9:30-17:00 on Feb 1-15

The market brings together a series of cultural creative products, handicrafts, specialties and snacks in Qingyan Ancient Town. Tourists can appreciate the past prosperity of the ancient town in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) while visiting there.

Ming Dynasty Han ethnic group wedding performance

Address: Sichuan Guild Hall in Qingyan Ancient Town

Times: 11:00, 13:00, 15:00 on Feb 1-7

The ceremony for the Han ethnic group's weddings from the time of the Ming Dynasty is reproduced for tourists visiting the scenic spot.