The Charm of the Lantern Festival in Baihe | The Most Ancient Town in Shanghai

Baihe Town, the name itself is poetic. It's not just a simple town; it has 29 cultural heritage units and sites, including the national-level cultural relic protection site Qinglong Town Ruins. Baihe was once known as Qinglong Town, and in the Year of the Dragon, how could one miss it? This Baihe Town, still carrying on various customs and intangible cultural heritage through the long river of history, puts a perfect end to my Dragon Year Spring Festival. 🐉 Dragon Dance: It is not only the inheritance and promotion of the Chinese dragon culture but also represents good wishes. The local opera stage is a base for the inheritance of Shanghai's intangible cultural heritage (Shanghai Opera). The residents of the town are truly talented, skilled in Shanghai Opera, Xi Opera, and folk songs. The 'Nine Sons Competing' game takes me back to my childhood, playing with marbles, spinning tops, flicking cards, whipping tops, pushing nuts, building houses, tossing coins, rolling hoops, and jumping rubber bands. Have you played any of these? How can one miss traditional delicacies? Each of the 26 villages prepares a dish representing reunion, and there's the Yangfen porridge prepared by inheritors of intangible cultural heritage, as well as locally produced strawberries 🍓 🏃🏼‍♀️ 'Walking Three Bridges' is a unique Lantern Festival custom in Baihe Town, where everyone walks together on the 'Road of Peace' for a smooth sailing year ahead. Guessing lantern riddles and admiring the lanterns brings the whole family together in harmony and happiness. Baihe's fame spreads far, Qinglong's grace flows long. If you are destined to come here, also visit Shanghai's oldest pagoda, the Qinglong Pagoda, and feel the charm of Shanghai's earliest foreign trade port and the most ancient town in Shanghai.