Hunan is a very popular city because of its rich food, beautiful natural environment and long history. So, facing the upcoming Spring Festival, what are the famous temple fairs in Hunan? Today, the editor will recommend several famous temple fairs to you!

Fire Palace New Year Temple Fair

The fire culture of Changsha Fire Palace can be traced back to the clan and tribe period in ancient China. At that time, humans had widely used fire for cooking and heating, but careless use of fire often resulted in disasters. So Emperor Ku ordered Zhu Rong to manage it. After Zhu Rong died, he was buried in Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue. Because of his merits in managing fire sources, Zhu Rong Temple was built and named Zhu Rongfeng.

To commemorate this fire official, a "Fire Temple" was built in Pozi Street, Changsha. In the twelfth year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty, the Fire Temple was rebuilt, and this day was designated as the birthday of the God of Fire.

Every year the local government pays for a grand sacrificial ceremony, and the local chamber of commerce organizes merchants to participate. After the sacrifice, people carried Lord Vulcan around the city. The fire palace delicacies bred from the fire temple culture triggered by the fire culture have formed a unique southern fire culture phenomenon.

Of course there is food and fun. At each temple fair, visitors can not only taste authentic Hunan snacks such as stinky tofu, pork balls, sugar and oil Baba, but also appreciate traditional skills such as kneading noodles, Changsha Tanci, storytelling, and Tanghua.

Nanyue Temple Fair

The Nanyue Temple Fair is a traditional large-scale folk event that has lasted for thousands of years. Legend has it that Emperor Tianfu descended to earth on the 17th day of the fifth lunar month every year and went to Hengshan to cure the plague among the people. Nanyue holds various religious and folk activities to celebrate in the first ten days of this month.

The folk activities of the temple fair last from the first day of the Lunar New Year to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month every year. Many pilgrims wear uniform clothes and hold incense and candles to make a pilgrimage to Nanyue to pray. Divine play is also one of the characteristics of Nanyue Temple. Actors wear masks and play various roles on stage, singing and dancing.

In addition, folk activities such as visiting night markets, playing chess, and guessing lantern riddles are also very lively.

Yueyang Tower Bianhe Street Spring Festival Temple Fair

The Yueyang Tower Bianhe Street Spring Festival Temple Fair is listed by the Department of Culture as one of the thirteen characteristic cultural areas during the Spring Festival in Hunan Province. The Bianhe Street Spring Festival Temple Fair has been held for six times since 2012. It attracts a large number of tourists every year.

The temple fair lasted for a long time. Every year from the first day to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it lasts for more than ten days. During the temple fair, there are programs scheduled every morning, afternoon and evening. Rich cultural programs. The temple fair combines local folk customs and arranges folk performances such as dragons and lions, stilts, gongs and drums, shadow puppets, magic acrobatics, and entertainment.

In addition to these ornamental programs, there are also many interactive activities. Open-air karaoke is very popular with tourists. No matter male or female, old or young, anyone can go as soon as the accompaniment is played.

Tug of war is also a happy activity. Both parties tried their best. You and I are pulling at each other. Looking at the enthusiastic tourists, I suddenly felt that the cold winter can be so fun.

There are more than 30 specialty snack bars in Bianhe Street, offering all kinds of barbecue, desserts and fried products. However, the premise is that you have to accept spicy food. For most snacks, especially during temple fairs, the whole street is filled with malatang. It is known as "a delicious street in Bianhe River".

Tujia Temple Fair

The Tujia people have a tradition of "catch up with the new year" and gather together before the Spring Festival to buy new year's goods. Legend has it that catching up with the big set is also called catching up with luck, which means good luck.

During the 25-day "Tujia Year", when you walk between the wooden houses in Furong Town and the Red Stone Forest, you will find yourself in a large Tujia market, and the streets are filled with Tujia products. Clothing, Tujia specialties, Tujia silverware, handicrafts, snacks, etc. Friends who love Tujia culture, don’t miss it.

After visiting the market, you can also visit the lantern festival in the evening. During the entire temple fair, there will be a lantern festival in Furong Town at night. Lamps of different shapes and colors merge into a sea of ??light. Among them, the charm of "flower market lights like day" emerges spontaneously.

If you travel to Hunan, you can go to these temple fairs to have fun, eat delicious food, watch exciting activities and