Thousand-year-old temple fairs return, tax benefits help intangible cultural heritage and folk customs regain their vitality

Thousand-year-old temple fairs return, tax benefits help intangible cultural heritage and folk customs revitalize

Polo Festival is the birthday of the South China Sea God. It has a history of more than a thousand years. It is a celebration for the people to commemorate the South China Sea God Zhurong. The folk temple fair formed on the birthday shows the unique Lingnan folk belief culture and the strong maritime culture in the context of the Maritime Silk Road. It is on the list of national intangible cultural heritage expansion projects.

A number of folk customs such as lion awakening to offer auspicious gifts, antique sea sacrifices, Zhangqiu Poetry Recital, and the Five Sons Dynasty were held in a splendid setting, including Boluo rice dumplings, Boluo chicken, dragon boat faucet making, Guangzhou embroidery, and Guangzhou olive carvings. , Tongcao paintings and other types of intangible cultural heritage gathered together, making the event lively.

However, the inheritors of these intangible cultural heritage production skills are mostly older people. Most of them are single-person, self-employed or small studio business models. The revenue is often closely linked to festivals and fluctuates greatly. , To keep the intangible cultural heritage alive forever, we cannot do without the strong support of the government. In view of these characteristics of the intangible cultural heritage-related industries in the district, the Taxation Bureau of Huangpu District (Guangzhou Development Zone) actively implements "one industry, one policy", publicizes and implements relevant preferential tax policies, improves fine services, and strengthens door-to-door visits before festivals. Ask for advice and needs, answer questions for taxpayers related to intangible cultural heritage and folk customs, let the spring breeze of convenience help the vitality of intangible cultural heritage and folk customs, and promote the in-depth integrated development of intangible cultural heritage, culture and tourism.

“There is no pineapple in the Boluo rice dumplings. Unlike other rice dumplings, it is wrapped in banana leaves and cooking is also very skillful.” Boluo, a resident of Suidong Street in Huangpu District and an intangible cultural heritage of Guangzhou The inheritor of the rice dumpling making technique said that he learned this craft from his mother-in-law when he married in Huangpu, and now some new flavors that everyone likes have been developed based on the traditional flavors. “Polo rice dumplings will sell well during festivals such as Boluo Festival and Dragon Boat Festival, so our invoice demand will also increase significantly than usual. Especially Boluo Festival is particularly grand. I estimate that we will prepare more than 40,000 rice dumplings. " she said. Huangpu tax cadres specially came to understand the situation and carefully answered her questions about invoices to ensure that the amount of invoices met her needs. "I used to go to the tax bureau to apply and process face-to-face. Now, under the guidance of the tax personnel, I use my mobile phone to It’s done in just two steps, it’s a lot more convenient!” Looking at the pagoda-like rice dumplings piled up in the basin, she happily expressed her hope that she could continue to pass on this craft. She also welcomes everyone to come and visit: "Go to Boluodan, eat Boluo rice dumplings, and your life will be better in the future!"

In Xiasha Village, Huangpu District, the legal representative of Guangzhou Chaohui Sports Culture Investment Co., Ltd. also We are busy putting the final color on the dragon boat head in preparation for the exhibition of Bo Luo Dan. From design to carving, a faucet requires a lot of effort. As an intangible inheritor of dragon boat dragon head and dragon tail making skills, he quit his job as a teacher in his early years and focused on making dragon boat dragon heads and dragon tails for more than ten years. His carved dragon head works were also featured in the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

“Although dragon boat racing activities have decreased in the past two years, I have begun to expand business such as visiting and teaching, peripheral products. The country promptly issued a preferential policy for exempting small-scale taxpayers from VAT, and I have already enjoyed the exemption. It’s been more than 10 years. With less financial pressure, I can focus more on developing and spreading this craft.” He said that more and more children are now learning how to carve and make faucets. "Bolo Festival returns this year, and I believe it will attract many people to participate. I hope more young people will pay attention to and like our traditional skills."