Which place’s traditional Jihai activities have been selected into the national intangible cultural heritage list?

Qingdao Tianheng’s traditional Jihai activities have been selected into the national intangible cultural heritage list.

The Sea Sacrifice Festival is a traditional festival formed due to the worship of nature. The most famous Sea Sacrifice Festival is a traditional sea sacrifice activity located in Zhougezhuang Village, Tianheng Town, Jimo District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China, commonly known as " "Tianheng Sea Festival" has a history of more than 500 years. It is the largest sea festival in northern China. The folk custom of sea sacrifice is a unique regional characteristic created by fishermen in their long life of farming, herding and fishing. Fisherman culture and folk cultural activities.

Since 2004, the Tianheng Town Government has organized and carried out the work of excavation, sorting, classification and archiving of folk customs of sea sacrifices, and officially published and released "Common Sayings of Tian Heng", "Tian Heng Sacrifice to the Sea", "Meeting in Tian Heng" Heng", "Tian Heng Serenade", "Qian Wenzhong on Jimo" and other book and CD series cultural products.

By attracting comprehensive and in-depth coverage from domestic and foreign media, inviting TV and radio stations and other media to conduct live broadcasts, and setting up a Sea Festival column on the website, the festival's visibility has been greatly improved and it has been widely recognized by all walks of life. focus on.

Folklore Festival

Every year during the Sea Festival, Tianheng Town cooperates with folklore research institutions such as Shandong Photographers Association, Qingdao Folk Photographers Association, Qingdao Folklore Museum, and Folklore Society. Hold a folk custom seminar and invite folk custom experts to discuss in depth how to inherit and carry forward the folk custom of worshiping the sea.

At the same time, Tianheng Town holds a photography competition every year and holds a photography exhibition at Tianhou Palace in Qingdao, which strengthens the dissemination and exchange of sea worship folk customs. After several years of careful planning, the Tianheng Sea Sacrifice Festival has developed into the largest folk custom event with the richest fishing culture characteristics, the most complete preservation of the original sea sacrificial ceremony, and the largest scale in China.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia—Tian Hengdao