What is the festival in Yanbian Prefecture on September 3rd?

September 3 is the anniversary of the establishment of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture.

The Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture was established in 1952. There will be a day off across the state on September 3.

Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, referred to as Yanbian Prefecture or Yanbian, is located on the China-North Korea border in the east of Jilin Province in Northeast China. It is one of the ethnic minority autonomous prefectures in China. Its capital is Yanji City (county-level city).

The place name Yanbian originated from Yanji. In the Ming Dynasty, people called Yanji Yeji, which means goat according to the Jurchen language. One theory is that because this place is a basin and is shrouded in smog all year round, it is called Yanjigang. The homophony of Yanji is Yanji.

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Some introduction to Yanbian:

1. Tourism resources:

The 12 tourism projects that have been opened are: Changbai Mountain Scenery Tour; Changbai Mountain Winter Tour; Manchu Birthplace Tour; Yanbian Korean Folklore Tour; Sino-North Korean Border Tour; Sino-Russian Border Tour; Upper Tumen River; Dunhua Bohai Historical Relics Tour; Longjing Historical Relics Tour; and Helong Medicine Fitness Tour; Helicopter air tour; target shooting tour.

2. Gourmet specialties:

(1) Apple pears

The apple pears in Yanbian are the scions of 6 pears introduced from North Korea in 1921, and are similar to those in Longjing City. It is grafted from cold-resistant pineapples from Xiaoji Village in Taoyuan Township. The fruit is oblate in shape and has a dot-like blush on its surface. It looks exactly like an apple, hence the name Apple Pear.

(2) Pickles

Pickles are a favorite food of the Korean people. They are mostly made of platycodon, bracken, cabbage, radish, cucumber, celery, etc., and are washed and cut into pieces. Slices, pieces, shreds, marinate with salt, then mix with sesame seeds, minced garlic, shredded ginger, chili noodles, coriander noodles, MSG, sugar syrup, shrimp paste and other condiments, and ferment slightly.

(3) Kimchi

Also called spicy cabbage, it is a type of Korean diet and an indispensable dish in the Korean daily diet.

3. Pay attention to etiquette when going to Yanbian

(1) Korean people pay attention to etiquette and advocate the traditional virtue of respecting the elderly and caring for the young. When drinking with elders here, you should turn your head to the side and never raise a glass to drink in front of the elders, otherwise it will be disrespectful to the elders.

(2) On the dining table, spoons and rice soup have fixed positions. For example, spoons and chopsticks should be placed on the right side of the diner, rice on the left side of the table, soup bowls on the right side, dishes with soup nearby, dishes without soup in the next position, and condiments. Place it in the center and wait.

(3) Juniors must use honorifics to their elders. When eating, the elders move their chopsticks before the rest of the group can eat. Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture