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Folk Flower Parade set for Bashan tourism area

zibo.gov.cn|Updated: January 20, 2023

The third Bashan Spring Festival Folk Flower Parade will be staged from Jan 22 to Feb 5 at the Bashan Traditional Chinese Medicine Health Tourism Demonstration Base in Zibo city.

Folk artists will perform the national intangible cultural heritage ceremony called Datiehua. It's a spectacular display – which in Chinese literally means "iron flowers" – created by banging molten iron with hammers to create an extraordinary shower of sparks. The performance will be staged every from 19:30 – 20:00 on Jan 22 to Feb 5.

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A view of the Datiehua performance. [Photo/zbnews.net]

Traditional folk plays, Yangko dances, dragon and lion dances and walking on stilts will also be performed there.

Various lanterns are necessary for a traditional flower parade. This year's lanterns are designed with design elements including traditional Chinese classic stories, the Bashan cultural landscape and traditional Chinese medicine culture.

In addition, there will be a lot of delicious snacks at the event, allowing visitors stroll, play and eat at the same time.

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The Bashan Chinese Traditional Medicine Health Tourism Demonstration Base is decorated with colorful lanterns. [Photo/zbnews.net]