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Changsha Duanwu Festival Activities
Duanwu Festival Activities
at Hunan Cultural Center
Duanwu Festival Folk Music Concert
Time: 20:00, June 6 (Thursday)
Venue: Hunan concert hall, Hunan Cultural Center
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Zongzi Making Competition
Time: 9:30-12:00, June 7 (Friday)
Venue: badminton hall, Hunan Cultural Center
Activities:
-Introduction to the Duanwu Festival origins, legends, and customs;
-Zongzi-making teaching;
-Zongzi-making competition (20 families; one parent+ one kid; Tel: 18574391634)
Official website: www.hns-whg.cn
Official WeChat account:
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Duanwu Festival Activities
at Hunan Museum
Dragon Boat Drawing and Coloring
Time: 10:00-10:20, 10:30-10:50, 11:00-11:20; 14:00-14:20, 14:30-14:50, 15:00-15:20;
June 1-30 (closed on Mondays)
Venue: East side of Art Gallery, 1A, Hunan Museum Education Center
Participants: 12 people for each time period
Activities: Duanwu Festival origins and customs exhibition; hands-on activities
How to Participate: no need to make a reservation; on-site registration
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Parent-kid Event at Hunan Museum
Time: June 7 - June 9 (10:00-11:30; 14:00-15:30)
Participants: families with kids aged 9-11 years old (one child + one parent); 10 families per time
Activities:
-Finding the trail of five poisonous creatures, namely scorpion, viper, centipede, house lizard, and toad;
-Learning the Duanwu Festival culture, such as the festivals connection with the dragon and the Chu culture;
-Experiencing Duanwu Festival customs, including Dou Bai Cao (grass knowledge quiz) and writing a Chinese character (king) with realgar wine on childrens foreheads to ward off evil spirits;
-Making traditional Duanwu Festival food Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves; and,
-Getting to know the fantastic clothes described by Qu Yuan in his masterpiece, Chuci (The Songs of Chu).
You can make a reservation through Hunan Museums official website, APP, and WeChat account.
Official website: www.hnmuseum.com
Official WeChat account:
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APP
Event at Shiyan Lake
Scenic Area
Time: June 7 -9
Activities: dragon boat race, zongzi making, whitewater rafting, glass water slide, electronic music party, water-sprinkling carnival, night rafting.
Official website: www.shiyanhu.com
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Event at Window on the World
Time: June 7 - 9
Activities: duck catching contest, hand-making dragon boat, making ciba and zongzi, smearing the skin with realgar wine, having fun in 4 children' s amusement parks.
Official website: www.colorfulworld.cn
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