A scenic spot at West Zhejiang Canyon （left）and Grandma’s House in Donglin village.Photos: CFPCanyon WestThe “xiao nian” (literally “little New Year” which falls on December 23 of the Chinese lunar calendar in northern China and December 24 in the south) is the curtain raiser for the Chinese Spring Festival, and marks the time when people begin to prepare for the New Year,gucci outlet. In the area known as West Zhejiang Canyon, locals traditionally make tofu and glutinous rice cakes for themselves.They will also buy two-line “couplets” from writers and scribes. Typical of these couplets is: “Eat well,Burberry Men, sleep well, have fun day by day; Study hard, work hard, make money more and more.”It is at this time that they will start to buy and store firecrackers for celebrations during the festival itself.In mythology it is said that both the spring couplets and firecrackers together can frighten the legendary monster, Nian, who is said to be scared of the color red and of loud noises and who traditionally is said to bring trouble to villagers.The canyon stretches some 80 kilometers and in many of the area’s villages you can appreciate excellent dragon lantern events from the local performers.Date: From January to FebruaryContact: 0571-6363-1745 (West Zhejiang Canyon tourism office)Route: Take the train to Hangzhou, and then take a bus from Hangzhou West Bus Station to Changhua, where another bus can take you directly to West Zhejiang Canyon.Nearby sights: Baima Cliff, Zhelin Waterfall,Louis Vuitton Handbags, Squirrel ParkGrandma’s partyAfter a busy harvest season in autumn, people finally can relax with families and friends during the Spring Festival,beats by dre.
And a great place to do this is the resort of Hong Denglong Waipo Jia (which literally means “grandma’s house decorated with red lanterns”) which is located in Donglin village attached to Yaolin town,Tory Burch outlet, in Tonglu county approximately 80 kilometers from Hangzhou.At the resort you can enjoy traditional recreational activities such as spinning a top, keeping a shuttlecock in the air with your feet and stilt-walking.On this Chinese New Year’s Eve (January 22), guests can partake in all of these activities including card games as well as playing with dragon lanterns around the bonfire.Date: From January 22 to 28Contact: 0571-6436-3468 (Grandma’s House)Route: Take the train to Hangzhou, and you can get on a bus in the direction of Chun’an county from Hangzhou West Bus Station, and get off at Yaolin. Powered tri-wheel taxis can take you the several minutes ride to Donglin village.Nearby sights: Yaolin Wonderland, Tianmu Stream Drift, Yaolin Forest Park

Lanternshung up inLongmentown.Photo: CFP
Living historyLongmen town was the official residency of the family of Sun Quan, a Wu emperor, during the Three Kingdoms period (220–280).Beside the general cultural heritage of the Three Kingdoms, Longmen town also boasts well-preserved ancient buildings constructed during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) and the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911).They are characterized by crisscrossed flagstone paths and rows of grey-tiled roofs.Here you can watch locals give folk opera performances, a ritual in Zhejiang Province that was once carried out to honor the gods and to help protect the community from floods, droughts and other disasters,oakley sunglasses.Other spectacles in Longmen town include “Tiao Kui Xing,” which is a masked, costumed dance performed to bring progress and safety to locals. On the town’s streets meanwhile, vendors can be seen making glutinous rice cakes with heavy wooden pestles.Date: From January 23 to 29, February 6 (the Lantern Festival)Contact: 0571-6350-6192 (Longmen town tourism office)Route: Take railway to Hangzhou, get on a bus from Hangzhou to Fuyang, and another bus from Fuyang West Bus Station goes to Longmen ancient town,louis vuitton wallets.Nearby sights: Sun Quan’s Native Place, Longmen Stream, Taipo Bridge Related articles:

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