1. China International Qianjiang Tide Watching Festival
The China International Qianjiang Tide Watching Festival, which is held in Yanguan, Haining every year from August 16th to August 19th of the lunar calendar, not only inherits the traditional custom of tide watching, but also adds colorful large-scale song and dance and traditional folk customs display activities, which reproduces the magnificent scene of ancient people along the Yangtze River offering sacrifices to cure the suffering and celebrate An Lan.
2. Jiaxing Zongzi Festival
Jiaxing holds the China Jiaxing Zongzi Festival in early summer every year. Zongzi manufacturers from all over the country gather to carry out a series of cultural activities of Zongzi in Jiaxing, including the Zongzi Challenge Competition, the performance of making dumplings, the Baizong Banquet, the visit to the Zongzi Museum and the Dragon Boat Race.
3. Jiaxing South Lake Boat Culture Festival
Jiaxing South Lake is a famous tourist attraction. From the eve of July 1st to the Mid-Autumn Festival, Jiaxing South Lake Boat Culture Festival in China was held. The main tourist activities include boat-picking tour of South Lake, lotus lantern festival, white boat riding, lotus grabbing, leisurely tour of ancient canal and exhibition of tourist commodities.
4. Jiaxing Nanbei Lake Sightseeing and Tourism Festival
As the only provincial-level scenic spot in the world that integrates mountains, seas and lakes, Nanbei Lake in Haiyan is characterized by beautiful mountains, and a sightseeing and tourism festival is held in April and May every year, with cultural performances, local opera performances, new scenic spots and orange picking.
5. Liansidang Folk Temple Fair
Liansidang Liu Park in Xiuzhou District is a place where people worship General Liu Chengzhong to eliminate locusts for the people. Every year, a series of folk activities are held on New Year's Eve, Qingming Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, especially on August 14th, when people from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai and Anhui come in droves and ships gather.
6. Jiaxing Nanhu Tourism Festival
The festival is held in May every year. There are lotus lanterns, tug-of-war on water (grabbing lotus flowers), white boat riding, rowing performances and other water tours. During the Tourism Festival, folk activities such as Zongzi Festival, farmers' art exhibition, folk art exhibition, photography and calligraphy exhibition were also held.
7. Pinghu Watermelon Lantern Festival
Watermelon is a famous specialty of Pinghu. Every June, a large-scale tourism festival is held to celebrate the watermelon harvest with cultural performances with local characteristics such as Jiucailong. At the same time, trade fairs will be held in Guandi Temple Mall and Jiulong Mountain, and activities such as tasting melons, visiting gardens and climbing towers will be held.
8. Xitang Tourism and Culture Festival
During the annual festival in April of the lunar calendar, there are activities such as "the third day of April" Xitang folk temple fair, Xitang customs photography exhibition, azalea exhibition, Jiashan yellow wine traditional craft exhibition and food exhibition.