Globaltimes.cn | January 17, 2012 13:50
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It'll soon be the Chinese New Year of 2012. To feel the strong New Year taste and atmosphere, you are well suggested to try some new ways of celebration.
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Places to feel the strong Chinese New Year taste
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Qikou town, Lin county, Shanxi Province
When the Chinese New Year comes, Qikou town in the boundary of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces is deeply basked in the happiness of grand celebration. The town keeps the traditional customs and traditions of the New Year holiday. During the festival, villagers like to stick red paper cuts on windows and sew cloth tigers. According to local customs, the pillows of kids are pressed with a lot of dates, walnuts, spring onions and garlic. Visitors are asked to follow their ways of welcoming the New Year.
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Jiaodong fishing village, Weihai, Shandong Province
Weihai is a city built by the sea. Since ancient times, the local people has made their living on fishing. If you want to experience the fishermen's way of celebrating the New Year, you are well advised to go to Jiaodong fishing village. Every year before the Lantern Festival, many grand activities are held in the village. For less than 100 yuan, you can spend one day tour in the village to fully experience the customs and habits of fishermen. On the New Year's eve, eating the fresh mackerel dumplings is truly memorable.
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Haiyang, Yantai, Shandong Province
On Jan.13 of Chinese lunar new year, the fishing villages in the south of Haiyang, Yantai in Shandong Province will worship the sea for safety and harvest. At that time, people kill a pig as a sacrifice. The slaughtered pigs have a red flower between its lips and is covered by variegated silk, which points a good catch of fishes as fat as the pig. The fishermen also offer pasta in the shape of "two dragons playing the shining pearl" and "two fish playing in the water". Besides, people also dance yangko, beat drums and opera singing, making the celebration full of bustle, gaiety and animation.
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Luoping, Yunnan Province
While people in the north will still be shivering in the freezing weather, the spring season will have arrived here. Luoping, with its over 300 million mu of cole flower fields, has been called the biggest natural garden in the world.
Luoping, which has hosted the International Cole Flower Festival for 12 years, will once again host the event this year, welcoming visitors to the event from January 23rd to April 8th. The festival, with a theme this year called Eastern Garden, Charming Luoping, will also feature two major fireworks displays on February 3 and 20.
Transportation: Take a train or bus in Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan Province.
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Mohe county, Heilongjiang Province
Located in the northern foot of Daxing'an Mountain and the southern bank of the upper stream of Heilongjiang River in Heilongjiang Province, Mohe county is the northernmost point in China, which has long been known as "the North Pole of China". Visitors going there are mainly interested in the icy and snowy field.
Transportation: take the train No. K7041, 2667 or 6245 from Qiqihaer to Mohe county, and take a taxi or hire a mini-bus from Mohe county to the North Pole Village.
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