"Promote Yellow River culture and tell Yellow River stories." From April 18th to 19th, the Yellow River Culture Forum will be held in Dongying, Shandong. Shandong is a major cultural province with abundant intangible cultural heritage resources. Today, let us embark on a journey of intangible cultural heritage at the Yellow River estuary and experience the infinite charm of intangible cultural heritage through travel.
A Journey of Intangible Cultural Heritage at the Yellow River Estuary
Heze - Jining - Tai'an - Liaocheng - Jinan - Dezhou - Binzhou - Zibo - Dongying
The Yellow River is the Mother River of the Chinese nation.
It nurtured the ancient Chinese civilization
And also the ancient Qilu civilization.
The Yellow River, surging tirelessly,
Has nurtured a rich and colorful Yellow River culture here, including opera, dance, cuisine,
Folk legends, handicrafts,
And historical figures.
Among the Yellow River cultural heritage,
Intangible cultural heritage accounts for a large proportion.
Born alongside the Yellow River, they have been passed down through generations among the people on both banks.
They are the endless bloodline and sparks of the Great River civilization.
This route connects nine cities along the Yellow River in Shandong,
Featuring intangible cultural heritage projects with Shandong Yellow River cultural characteristics,
Stringing them together
To form an intangible cultural heritage route themed "Yellow River Entering the Sea."
Allowing tourists to experience the diverse Yellow River culture during their travels,
And understand the customs and traditions of the Yellow River basin.
In the morning, visit Caozhou Peony Garden to admire the "king of flowers," listen to peony legends, and visit the Luxinan Folk Museum to learn about Caozhou culture. Then, go to the Heze Yellow River Kiln Ceramic Museum to learn how to make ancient clay pottery.
Afterwards, go to the Qin Zheng Qingqu Ancient Music Society to watch Shandong Qinshu and Guzheng music performances. Visit Muli Village Ecological Tourism Town, Shandong's most beautiful village, to learn how to make Caozhou clay figurines and visit the charming picture scroll of "Shangri-La."
In the afternoon, take a bus to Dongming County Yellow River National Wetland Park for a forest recreation tour and enjoy the scenery along the Yellow River. Learn traditional Chinese martial arts at the Dongming County Fo Han Quan Research and Development Center to strengthen your body. At Dongming Grain Painting Culture Industry Company, experience how to create auspicious patterns with grains and beans, painting charm.
In the morning, take a bus to Liangshan County, Jining. At Shui Po Liangshan, watch exciting Water Margin scene plays such as "Heroes Welcoming Guests" and "Yan Qing Sparring," listen to Water Margin legends, enjoy Shandong Kuaishu, Lotus Drop, Yugu, Wanle and other intangible cultural heritage performances, and experience riding horses, archery, and the feeling of going to Liangshan and being a hero.
At the Liangshan Water Margin Wine Culture Experience Hall, learn about the development history of wine utensils from ancient times to the present, fully experience the brewing process hundreds of years ago, and taste the intangible cultural heritage food - Water Margin cuisine. The Liangshan Martial Culture Museum allows you to learn about China's profound Liangshan martial arts and weapon culture, and get up close to weapons that embody the diligence, bravery and wisdom of the Chinese nation, and the craftsman's spirit of ingenuity.
In the morning, take a bus to Dongping County, Tai'an, and tour the 800-li Shui Po - Dongping Lake, visit the cultural traces left by the Yellow River, listen to Water Margin legends and other folk tales, and learn about the cultural connotation and characteristics of Dongping Lake as a storage and flood control project.
At noon, take a bus to Tai'an, climb Mount Tai to view the wonders of the summit, the "Yellow River Golden Belt," listen to Mount Tai legends and Mount Tai Taoist music, and feel the Taoist music of Mount Tai.
In the evening, enjoy the China Mount Tai Fengchan Grand Ceremony. By watching the performance, learn about the urban culture of the ancient five dynasties and the grand occasion of the emperor's Fengchan, and explore the profound connotation of Mount Tai and the historical stories of the Chinese nation in a unique way.
In the morning, go to Dong'e County, Liaocheng, to explore the Dong'e Ejiao World. At the Ejiao Experience Factory, by watching the Ejiao production process, explore the health benefits of Ejiao in nourishing blood, enhancing physical fitness, and delaying aging.
Enter the National Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture Popularization Education Base - China Ejiao Museum to learn about the thousand-year history of Ejiao. The Donkey Museum explores donkey culture and understands the new concepts and values of donkey industry development.
At noon, taste the local specialty meal - donkey meat hot pot. In the afternoon, visit the Dong'e Yellow River National Forest Park. The park is rich in forest resources and integrates Yellow River culture, Buddhist music culture, historical folk culture, and has many historical sites and profound cultural heritage. Afterwards, go to Yushan Fanbai Temple to listen to the millennium-old Buddhist music to calm your mind and cultivate your character. In the morning, go to Zhangqiu Longshan Culture Museum, the first prehistoric site museum in Shandong, to visit and experience Longshan black pottery and learn about the production and life scenes of Longshan culture.
Afterwards, go to Jinan Baihuazhou Historical and Cultural Block to watch shadow puppetry, make dough sculptures, and listen to crosstalk, Shandong Kuaishu, storytelling, etc. at the Baihuazhou Theater, and stroll through Qushuiting to feel the spring culture.
In the afternoon, go to Shanghe County Yangko Ancient Village to appreciate Guzi Yangko and appreciate the profound Yangko culture. You can also watch the national intangible cultural heritage - Flower Whip Drum Dance. The sound of the drums is like galloping war horses, which makes people feel excited and the crowd boils, and experience the charm of a thousand-year-old civilization up close. Afterwards, go to Heming Lake Colorful Manor to experience "intangible cultural heritage" skills such as old coarse cloth weaving, tofu skin production, and Shanghe roast chicken processing.
In the morning, go to the China Modern Black Pottery Art Museum in Qihe County, Dezhou, to experience black pottery making techniques. Qihe, as one of the birthplaces of Longshan culture, has a rich black pottery culture industry and a strong development momentum. Qihe black pottery has the characteristics of "black as lacquer, bright as a mirror, hard as porcelain, and sound as a chime," and is called the "treasure of primitive culture" by Chinese and foreign historians.
At noon, taste local specialties such as Dezhou Braised Chicken at China Post · Quancheng Chinese Food Culture Town.
In the afternoon, go to the Qihe Daqing River Water Conservancy Scenic Area, a national water conservancy scenic spot, visit the Yan Ying Ancestral Hall to listen to the legend of Yan Zi's envoy to Chu, and learn about the traditional customs and practices along the Yellow River at the Qihe Folk Museum.
In the morning, go to Xiajin Yellow River Former Course Forest Park to visit the relics of the ancient Yellow River more than 2,000 years ago. The forest park is dotted with historical sites, rich in historical allusions and legends, and feel the strong historical and cultural atmosphere.
Afterwards, go to Xiajin Debai Mulberry Fairy Village Tourist Town to experience Qilu leisure folk customs and the ancient mulberry culture of the World Agricultural Heritage.
Afterwards, go to Dezhou Wucheng County Shenlong Carpet Art Museum, the first carpet museum in the country, to present the world with authentic historical materials and rare treasures. The museum's exhibits not only inherit and promote Chinese carpet national art and reproduce the style of "China National Carpet City," but also demonstrate the traditional Chinese hand-knotted carpet techniques.
The Yellow River Culture has a long charm
In the morning, go to Huimin County, Binzhou, and visit the Wei Family Courtyard, a cultural treasure built using Sun Tzu's Art of War. Enjoy the national intangible cultural heritage - Huji Book Fair in the courtyard, and experience Huimin clay sculptures.
In the afternoon, visit the former residence of Du Shoutian in Binzhou, feel the unique family culture of northern Shandong, and experience Binzhou paper-cutting. Du Shoutian was the teacher of Emperor Xianfeng of the Qing Dynasty. The Du family was famous in the Ming and Qing Dynasties for its prosperity in scientific examinations and the emergence of talents, with "twelve Jinshi in one family," "five Hanlin in father and son," "four generations as prime ministers," and "a family of clean officials." Afterwards, go to Xizhi Workshop · Yellow River Ancient Village, visit the Yellow River Highland residential buildings and firewood ancient kilns, and feel the strong rural charm of northern Shandong and the ancient Yellow River ferry.
Ancient Capital of Qi, Slow City Aged
In the morning, take a bus to Gaoqing County, Zibo, and visit a Baijiu Museum with the titles of "Origin of Chinese Brewing Culture, Hometown of Wine Ancestor Yi Di, and Famous Baijiu City of China" - Gaoqing Guojing 1915 Winery Museum to learn about the traditional brewing technology and related wine culture of Bandaojing Baijiu.
At the Qilu Wine Culture Museum, learn about the rich cultural heritage of Chinese wine culture and Qilu wine culture, including the appreciation of Chinese drinking culture, utensils, calligraphy and painting art in past dynasties. Coming here is like being in an ocean of wine, and you can also personally experience the process of blending white wine and taste your own flavor of fine wine. Learn about the Chinese Baijiu brewing process through lifelike sculptures.
In the afternoon, visit Tian e Hu Hot Spring Slow City, which is a large-scale comprehensive cultural tourism resort integrating wetland ecological resources, ecological sightseeing, agricultural experience, Yellow River water supply, wetland protection, leisure and health.
Yellow River Enters the Sea, Ancient Rhyme and New Sound
In the morning, go to Guangrao County, Dongying, and learn how to make Qi brushes at Sun Tzu Cultural Park, experience the profound Sun Tzu cultural connotation at Bingsheng Palace, watch the dome screen movie "Flying over China," and experience various entertainment facilities such as super-long water slides, combining education with fun.
Afterwards, go to the Yellow River Estuary Ecological Tourist Area in Kenli District to experience the spectacular scene of "the water of the Yellow River comes from the sky and flows into the sea never to return," and learn about the breeding history of birds in the Yellow River Delta at the Bird Museum.
In the afternoon, take a bus to Shaojia Village, Kenli County, to experience Yellow River Estuary folk straw weaving and feel the farming culture. Afterwards, go to the Yellow River Culture Museum to feel the cultural heritage condensed by the Yellow River and learn about the origin of the Yellow River boatmen's chants.
In the evening, enjoy the national intangible cultural heritage performance - Lyu Opera at the Dongying Lyu Opera Museum, ending the Yellow River estuary intangible cultural heritage tour.
