On May 13, the Southeast Network (Fujian Daily reporter Zhang Jie and Dai Min, correspondent Huang Shuilin and Xie Weiyan, article/picture) watched Gutian Dalong (above) reappear his majestic appearance, appreciate Zhixi's colorful lanterns, appreciate the thousands of lanterns in Bizhou, watch the fire and rain and iron flowers, and watch the myriad stars... In front of Guanzhi Mountain, the night with ten feet of smoke and fire makes tourists from all over the world linger and forget.

During the May Day holiday this year, Liancheng County, themed by the "Wonderful Night of Intangible Cultural Heritage", performed various folk feasts to attract citizens to punch in the colorful intangible cultural heritage of Liancheng. From May 2 to 3, at the foot of Guanzhi Mountain, one of the core areas of the World Geopark, the "Wonderful Night of Intangible Cultural Heritage", with the intangible cultural heritage project parade as the core activity, attracted more than 40000 people to watch and experience, reflecting the vitality and enthusiasm of the city, and making the cultural tourism of Liancheng more "brilliant".

Liancheng County, the "ancestral land of Hakka", has a rich family of intangible cultural heritage, including eight folk arts, such as Sibao engraving and printing skills, Hakka Shifan music, string puppet, Gutian tour dragon, and Luofang ancient walking, which are listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list, and nine folk arts, such as Liancheng Boxing, history paper making skills, are listed in the provincial intangible cultural heritage list. In recent years, Liancheng County, centering on the creation of a national Hakka cultural ecological protection zone, adheres to the principle of "seeing people, seeing things, and seeing life", live intangible cultural heritage culture, closely combines "intangible cultural heritage+tour", "intangible cultural heritage+tourism" and "intangible cultural heritage+festivals", and promotes high-quality development of cultural tourism economy integration.

Intangible cultural heritage leads tourists from all directions to one village

During the "May Day" period, in Wuge Village, a traditional Chinese village in Sibao Town, Liancheng County, an ancient Chinese engraving town, tourists from home and abroad came in an endless stream. They walked through the ancient streets, appreciated the ancient buildings with engraving, and experienced engraving, printing calligraphy and painting, cutting and mounting antique books under the guidance of Ma Li, the inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage Sibao engraving printing technology, Taste the essence of Liancheng intangible cultural heritage.

Liancheng County is a national demonstration county for the centralized protection and utilization of traditional villages, with 16 traditional Chinese villages, 3 famous historical and cultural villages, 3 famous provincial historical and cultural towns, and 18 provincial traditional villages. In recent years, Liancheng has actively done a good job in the protection of traditional ancient villages and the protection, development and utilization of intangible cultural heritage, attracted tourists from all over the country to one village, and made every effort to create a "national model" for the centralized protection and utilization of traditional villages.

Because of the intangible cultural heritage, the traditional ancient village has become "alive". In Sibao, an ancient town, national intangible cultural heritage projects such as block printing and tin ware production attracted research teams from all over the country to visit and experience; In Peitian Ancient Village, traditional ancient buildings are built one step at a time. In addition to the experience of intangible cultural heritage such as dragon lanterns and Hakka cuisine, tourists can immerse themselves in the profound history; In Sijiaojing Historical and Cultural Block, the music of Shifan is crisp and sweet, the green lion dances and raises its head, and Liancheng Boxing performs with awe inspiring style and good performances; In the Gutian Town Dragon Exhibition Hall, the best dragon in the world is impressive

Relying on intangible cultural heritage and folk customs, Liancheng County will organically integrate "intangible cultural heritage+folk customs+festivals+culture" to show the new business form and new scene of cultural tourism consumption. While inheriting excellent folk culture and creating an atmosphere, it will integrate culture, tourism and economy, constantly release the new potential of cultural tourism consumption, and promote the revitalization and development of traditional ancient villages.

Tourism makes intangible cultural heritage go all over the world

At the foot of Guanzhi Mountain, there is the only way to Guanzhi Mountain and Shimen Lake Scenic Area - Sightseeing Road. Along the viewing road, there are exquisite sculptures with strong local characteristics, including the modeling of Liancheng Intangible Cultural Heritage projects, such as white marble reliefs such as "You Da Long" and "Walk the Ancient Times". "Once you enter the scenic spot, you can see the elements of intangible cultural heritage in Liancheng, feel the local history and culture, and look forward to the next journey," said Ms. Su, a tourist from Shanghai.

On holidays, Liancheng County will organize intangible cultural heritage projects to perform in Guanzhi Mountain, Sijiaojing Historical and Cultural Street, Peitian Ancient Village and other scenic spots. In addition, non heritage cultural and creative products have also "entered" the scenic spot: a pocket version of wooden Liancheng hook and sickle gun, hand-made Zhixi lanterns, and Sibao tin ware made by tourists themselves... can be seen, felt, and bought. Intangible cultural heritage has been brought from Liancheng to all corners of the world.

At the same time, the government led the development of non heritage industry cooperation, adopted a variety of cooperation modes, and constantly enriched the rural tourism industry, such as picking experience, research tourism, intangible heritage handicrafts, folk festivals, etc. Planning and management of catering and shops have greatly enriched the food, housing, travel, shopping and entertainment industry chain, and also driven the production and sales of non heritage cultural and creative products.

In order to protect, inherit and excavate the intangible cultural heritage, Liancheng County implements the guidelines for intangible cultural heritage work of "protection first, rescue first, rational utilization, inheritance and development", carries out dozens of intangible cultural heritage activities into scenic spots, schools, communities and villages every year, and builds the experience hall of "Liancheng Intangible Cultural Heritage Thirteen Circles", Actively carry out activities such as publicity, display and experience of intangible cultural heritage that are popular with the people and easy to participate in, create a good social atmosphere for protecting intangible cultural heritage, and promote the creative transformation and innovative development of intangible cultural heritage.