Dianshan Lake area comes alive with cultural festivals
A band performs in Zhujiajiao watertown on Saturday night.
Children enjoy an intangible cultural heritage bazaar in Zhujiajiao.
Intangible cultural heritage products, musical performances, water parades and food delicacies are among the National Day holiday offerings at the Dianshan Lake area in Qingpu District.
A Saturday night shopping festival was the prelude to a monthlong cultural and art festival.
In Zhujiajiao watertown, craftsmen from the Yangtze River Delta region are showing off intangible cultural heritages such as Xitang pankou (frog fasteners), Sanlin embroidery, Qingpu watermark prints, jiaobai (wild rice shoots) leaf weaving, Tongluo yellow wine brewing and Jiashan woodcarving and painting.
A sax solo.
Local food is popular.
Decorative pieces on sale
Residents and tourists are invited to learn from inheritors of intangible cultural heritages.
Jazz, rock, electric music, river parade, Pingtan (storytelling to music in Suzhou dialect) and Kunqu Opera performances are also staged.
The monthlong festival comprises more than 60 events such as a hanfu (traditional Han-style clothing) show, exhibitions, and a singing competition, according to the Qingpu District government.
