The 13th China Fishing Festival

The 13th China Fishing Festival will be held from September 6th to September 18th in Xiangshan County, Zhejiang Province. After years of exploration and development, China’s Fishing Festival has always maintained strong vitality.

"Yang Lan invites you to visit Xiangshan" is a series of special itineraries launched by the Xiangshan County Tourism Department in 2010, starting from the "Expo Peak Off-peak Tour" and "Living Inheritance of Xiangshan Fishing Culture" themed experience tours "To the "Expo Fishing Tour", Xiangshan Tourism Image Spokesperson Yang Lan warmly welcomes tourists from all over the country and even the world to come to this "coastal tourist destination closest to the Expo" to experience leisure tourism. The "Expo Fishing Tour" not only Visitors can appreciate the customs of the fishing village and watch the sea sacrifice, boat sailing, Mazu patrol and other large-scale ceremonies that wish the fishermen a safe trip to sea and a fruitful return with profound fishing culture.

The 13th China. The curtain of the Fishing Festival is opening

More and more people know that there is a Chinese Fishing Festival in Xiangshan. During the festival, there is a lively Ruyi Mazu wedding ceremony, a solemn sea sacrifice ceremony, thousands of sails The spectacular scene of the competition and the Xiangshan Taitung "Ancestral Photography Exhibition" that brings together the beautiful scenery from both sides of the Taiwan Strait will deeply attract tourists. The Fishing Festival is not only a festival for fishermen, but also a festival for tourists: passionate fishermen and tourists. Dance to the sound of waves, sing to your heart's content, eat to your heart's content, drink to your heart's content, the exciting Expo fishing trip is waiting for you!

The Expo fishing trip is newly released:

< p>2010 is the "World Expo Tourism Year". Several highlight activities of the 13th China Fishing Festival closely follow the theme of "Expo" and are exciting:

▲Expo Fishing Tour and Xiangshan Week Activities

On the morning of September 6, the "Expo Fishing Tour and Xiangshan Week Activities" will be launched at the Ningbo Tengtou Pavilion in the Expo Park. In the next two weeks, tourists from all over the world will visit here. If you come into contact with Xiangshan, you will have the opportunity to get a reward for watching the fishing festival for free. You can also follow "Yang Lan invites you to visit Xiangshan·Expo Fishing Tour" to actually come to Xiangshan and watch and participate in various activities of the China Fishing Festival.

▲A solemn sea sacrifice ceremony

On the morning of September 14, the sea sacrifice ceremony of the 13th China Fishing Festival was held grandly in the Dongmen Fishing Village of Shipu, Xiangshan.

Amidst the melodious sound of sail-raising horns, the yellow sea-sacrifice flags hunted in the wind, and the colorful concierge flowers flew up in an instant. The trombone sounded, distant and solemn, as if it were going to penetrate the entire ocean. After a sacred sacrificial ceremony, The fish lantern team, dragon lantern team and horse lantern team shuttled back and forth on the Mentou Mountain of Dongmen Island, jumping and dancing, and people from all over the world were celebrating; the boat bosses were carrying large yellow croakers, crabs, shrimps and other seafood seedlings. The water tank rushed towards the sea. "Let the sea creatures live -" people shouted and solemnly released the sea creatures in the tank into the sea, praying for a safe and abundant harvest, and expressing their sincere wishes for the restoration of the marine ecology...

< p>▲The Ruyi Mazu Provincial Marriage and Welcoming Ceremony

On the afternoon of September 14, 2010, fishermen from Xiangshan and Taitung held a grand wedding ceremony at the Mazu Temple (Tianhou Temple) on Dongmen Island, Shipu Town. Praying to the Mazu sisters for good weather and peace for the country and the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. On this day, some villagers from Yushan Village, Shipu Town, who moved to Taitung, Taiwan, escorted the patron saint of the sea, Ruyi Empress, back to her hometown to visit her relatives. When the golden statue of the "Ruyi Empress" arrived at the east gate, the fishermen burned incense and knelt down to worship. Representatives of the Tanah Lot Temples of the two places presented each other with plaques and flags, one offered sacrifices to the gods, and the other prayed for good luck.

▲Large-scale theme party

On the evening of September 15, 2010, the 13th China Fishing Festival large-scale theme party was held grandly at Shipu Huangcheng Beach.

▲ Mazu Security Patrol Conference

On the morning of September 16, 2010, the grand "Mazu Security Patrol Conference" was held at Shipu Fishing Port, which will become a beautiful scenery for fishermen before they go to sea. Thousands of people and tourists come to worship this sea goddess who enjoys a high reputation in the hearts of Chinese people at home and abroad. With the appearance of the Mazu statue, the harbor whistle sounded deafeningly long, the Mazu patrol team interacted with the audience on the shore, the fishermen girls danced the fishermen's dance, and the folk band played Jiangnan tunes with Jiangnan silk and bamboo. The entire Shipu Port was bustling with activity. The climax...

▲The launching ceremony of the Thousand Boats Race

On September 16, 2010, after the security patrol, Mazu officially set sail. Colorful flags are hunted in Shipu Port, and more than a thousand high-horsepower fishing boats are ready to go. At 12 o'clock, "Fishing begins..." As a loud fisherman's call sounded, thousands of boats raced, whistles sounded, horns deafened, firecrackers roared, and waves splashed. The fishing boats are connected end to end, and the largest mass offshore operating fleet in the country, composed of more than 1,700 high-horsepower fishing boats, is like a majestic and huge fleet, majestically sailing away from the fishing port and passing the Tongwamen Bridge. Head straight to the vast sea. Shipu Port suddenly boiled.

Yang Lan invites you to visit Xiangshan·Recommended routes for the World Expo Fishing Tour

★Expo Fishing Tour (September 6th to September 16th, 2010) "Fishing Tour" "Guangqu" Yacht Island Tour + Shipu Fishing Port Ancient City + Chinese Fishing Village★Full Fishing Experience Tour (September 15-September 16, 2010)