Ten Folk Customs in Chengdu

Lantern Festival, playing mahjong, changing the face of Sichuan Opera, Dragon Boat Festival, lion dance, teahouse culture, Shu embroidery, Jiuyanqiao wonton, dam movies, and a pleasant attitude towards life.

1, Lantern Festival: Every Lantern Festival, the streets and alleys of Chengdu will become a brightly lit ocean. All kinds of exquisite lanterns compete for beauty, which means auspicious rabbit lanterns, lifelike animal lanterns and colorful lanterns. In the cheerful sound of gongs and drums, enjoy the lanterns of solve riddles on the lanterns and feel the deep affection of Chengdu people for traditional festivals.

2. Playing Mahjong: For Chengdu people, Mahjong is not only a pastime, but also a bridge to bring people closer. In the streets, teahouses and restaurants, you can see three or five friends sitting around a square table playing mahjong and gossiping. This carefree attitude is also a part of Chengdu people's philosophy of life.

3. Sichuan Opera changes its face: colorful masks change instantly, and mysterious skills make people see things in a blur. As an important business card of Chengdu culture, Sichuan Opera's changing face not only shows the superb skills of the actors, but also contains the optimistic and open-minded spirit of Sichuanese. The unpredictable life also needs to be dealt with calmly, just like changing faces.

4. Dragon Boat Festival: Dragon boat race on Jinjiang River in Duanyang in May. The sound of gongs and drums is deafening, the rowers paddle neatly, and the dragon boat breaks the waves. This lively competition not only conveyed the tradition of commemorating Qu Yuan, but also showed the spirit of unity, cooperation and courage of Chengdu people.

5, lion dance: On holidays, lion dance performance is an essential entertainment program. The golden lion is magnificent and dances with the sound of gongs and drums, which symbolizes exorcism and happiness. Chengdu lion dance has a long history and exquisite skills, and is deeply loved by people.

6. Teahouse culture: Sitting in a teahouse drinking tea and chatting is the most comfortable way of life for Chengdu people. Teahouses in Chengdu are all over the streets, with elegant environment and fragrant tea. People enjoy tea, chat and enjoy a rare slow-paced life here.

7, Shu embroidery: colorful, fine stitches, Shu embroidery is another treasure of Chengdu culture. From exquisite costumes to exquisite pendants, Shu embroidery gives full play to China's traditional embroidery skills, and each stitch and thread contains ingenuity and inheritance.

8. Jiuyanqiao wonton soup: On the street stall, a bowl of steaming wonton soup satisfies Chengdu people's pursuit of food. Soft and waxy dough is wrapped in delicious stuffing, and the soup overflows when eaten in one bite, which is extremely delicious. As a representative of Chengdu snacks, Jiuyanqiao wonton bears the love and pursuit of Chengdu people for food.

9. Dam movie: On a summer night, there was a white curtain, an old movie and a group of villagers on the open-air dam. This is a unique dam movie in Chengdu. Watching classic old movies under the starry sky is not only entertainment, but also a unique way to close the neighborhood and enhance emotional communication.

10, Comfortable attitude towards life: If other folk customs in Chengdu are externally wonderful, then a comfortable attitude towards life is the soul of the city. Chengdu people know how to enjoy life. They are carefree. Soaking a pot of tea in a teahouse, taking a walk in the park and savoring every bit of life are the unique life philosophy of Chengdu people.