Custom and Festivals
Da Lian Xiang
Da Lian Xiang is a traditional Chinese dance, also called the Coin Stick Dance.
 
Tiaohualan (carry a basket of flowers)
Tiaohualan is a form of dancing performed by the women in Zhouzhuang to celebrate the harvest, pray for safety, and express goodwill and happiness.
 
Buddhism advocates freeing captured animals
Freeing captured animals is advocated by Buddhism. The spirit of this belief originates from the Brahmajala Sutra, also called the Brahma's Net Sutra, a text of the Mahayana Buddhist canon.
 
A unique way to fish in Zhouzhuang
Feeding cormorants to catch fish is not considered odd in Zhouzhuang, Jiangzu province.
 
Pray to God of Wealth
Business Man pray to Guanyu for wealth and success.
 
Dragon Dance (Loong Dance)
Dragon dance is a kind of folk dance particularly performed during the Spring Festival, Chinese lunar New Year.
 
Boat lamps
The boat lamps of Baijiabang Village, at the outskirt of Zhouzhuang Town, are reputed to be the best lamps in southern Yangtze River area.
 
String-based Xuan Juan
Xuan Juan is a unique genre of folk variety shows in the villages of Zhouzhuang.
 
A Po Cha
A Po Cha (grandmother’s tea) of Zhouzhuang is fairly famous in the southern Yangtze River area.
 
Clothes and ornaments in water town
The traditional clothes and ornaments of local rural women present the rich features of waterside towns.
 

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