Qionglong Mountain in Suzhou is a scenic spot integrating humanities, history and natural beauty. On the occasion of the New Year in the Year of the Rat, a grand temple fair for blessings will be held here, and people from all over the country will celebrate the festival together. Here’s a look at some special highlights from the event.

Qionglongshan New Year Prayer Temple Fair

Event time: January 25, 2008 to January 30, 2008.

Location: Suzhou Qionglong Mountain Scenic Area

Event ticket price: 80 yuan

Introduction to Qionglong Mountain

Qionglong Mountain is Suzhou’s “natural One of the "Forest Oxygen Bar". There is sufficient oxygen in the forest, and the negative ion content in the air reaches 20,000 per cubic meter, which is 400 to 500 times that of ordinary space. Maopengwu, a provincial nature reserve covering an area of ??62 acres, is a natural botanical museum. It has precious tree species such as oxbishu, short bamboo, and Hokkien nan, as well as medicinal plants such as Qiongshu, Panax notoginseng, Codonopsis pilosula, Ganoderma lucidum, and Polygonum multiflorum. . There are 151 species of medicinal plants that have been proven. In addition, it has a long history, integrates politics, military, religion and culture, and has rich cultural landscape. Sun Tzu, the ancient military strategist, lived here in seclusion and wrote the first military book in Chinese history, "Thirteen Chapters of Sun Tzu's Art of War". Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty visited the mountain six times and left countless little-known stories.

Celebrate the New Year

Activity introduction: The squirrels wish you a New Year, and the dome welcomes the New Year with you. During the Spring Festival, dragons and tigers leap about, and gongs and drums sound loudly. The folk dragon dance team from Dome Mountain will present you with a unique folk performance in Suzhou and pray for the New Year with you.

Activity time (times): the morning of January 25th to 30th.

Location: Qionglongshan Square, Sunwu Cultural Park Square.

Choose delicious food

Activity introduction: Come to the Dome New Year when you smell the fragrance, and choose something delicious, such as crabapple cake, plum blossom cake, Tanghua, black rice, Dried tofu in marinated sauce. There are a variety of snacks in Jiangnan, which makes you feel like you are back in your childhood. Let the flavor of the New Year at Dome Mountain fill your stomach and warm your heart!

Activity: January 25th-30th.

Location: Qionglong Mountain

Recalling Childhood

Activity Introduction: Charming Mouse Bride, Brave Shukbeta, and the cunning "One Ear" are all lifelike The cartoon mouse image suddenly awakened childhood memories. Dome Mountain is bustling with activity in the Year of the Rat, and all kinds of cartoon mice are waiting for you here. As long as you take a photo with six cartoon mice in your circle of friends, you will get a Year of the Rat gift.

Activity: January 25th-30th.

Location: North Gate of Qionglong Mountain, Ten Thousand Birds Garden.

Gift collection location: Qionglong Mountain North and South Gate Visitor Service Center

Exhibition of skills

Activity introduction: In addition to the beautiful natural environment of Dome Mountain, there are also a large number of ancient Cliff carvings left by literati. You can personally experience the fun of rubbings at the Materia Medica Museum and feel the feelings of a literati!

Activity: January 25th-30th.

Location: Sun Wu Materia Medica Museum

Good Luck

Ring the New Year’s bell, make New Year’s wishes, and ring with blessings and expectations Bronze bell, run into good luck, and experience the sacred feeling of echoing around the dome. Use the red ribbon as your sustenance, write it with blessings, and let the dome accompany you in the new year. Everything will go well and good luck!

Activity: January 25th-30th.

Location: Iron Pillar Hall of Prayer Altar.

Activity format: Give away ribbons (on-site tickets are collected at the ticket office, online tickets, leisure cards, and Taihu Lake Annual Passes are collected at the bus shelter of the Shangzhenguan parking lot)