2023 China (Kaifeng) Qingming Cultural Festival Kicks off

|ChinaNews|Published:2023-04-04 10:13:03

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The opening ceremony [Photo by Liu Ruiheng]

The 2023 China (Kaifeng) Qingming Cultural Festival is being held in Kaifeng, Henan Province, which runs from April 1 to 15. This year's Qingming Cultural Festival consists of six major activity series featuring economic and trade promotion, cultural exchanges, sports events, etc.

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The ceremony of "Banxinhuo" (which literally means "making new fire") [Photo by Tong Ruiqin]

As one of China's first batch of national historical and cultural cities, Kaifeng dates back to 4,100 years ago. The Yellow River culture, the Song Dynasty culture, the Grand Canal culture, and the spirit of Jiao Yulu have shaped Kaifeng's resilient and hardworking urban character.

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The light show at Wansui Mountain - Song Dynasty Wuxia City [Photo by Tong Ruiqin]

In the new era, Kaifeng vigorously promotes the excellent traditional Chinese culture. Currently, Kaifeng is embracing significant opportunities, with a strengthening industrial foundation and a continuously improving business environment, fueling almost everyone's entrepreneurial spirit. The city has ushered in a perfect era of development.

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A song and dance show [Photo by Tong Ruiqin]

The annual China (Kaifeng) Qingming Cultural Festival has become a window for the world to understand Kaifeng and a symbol of Kaifeng's outreach to the world. The planning of this year's Qingming Cultural Festival includes a series of distinctive, remarkable, and influential cultural activities as well as a rich and diverse range of mass cultural events. These will fully showcase the new era's Qingming cultural connotation and highlight the unique charm of Kaifeng as a base for inheriting the Chinese Qingming culture.

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A parade performance [Photo by Tong Ruiqin]

Through this festival, Kaifeng will achieve multiple benefits, including publicity and promotion, driving investment attraction, and sharing development achievements. The Qingming Cultural Festival will be built into a widely influential and distinctive festival brand to promote Kaifeng's high-level construction as a world-renowned historical and cultural city and an international cultural tourism destination.

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The interior view of Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden [Photo by Deng Gaojing]

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