On April 1st, in Liansidang Park, Wang Jiang Jing Town, Xiuzhou District, Jiaxing, Aunt Yang and several old sisters from Lotus Village of this town came to the park early in the morning to watch the opening ceremony of the 212 China Jiangnan Net Boat Festival. Aunt Yang said that the net boat here will be more lively than the Spring Festival every year. As the only water temple fair in China, Jiangnan Net Boat Fair attracts tens of thousands of people from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai with its traditional charm and unique charm. I saw fishing boats full of colorful flags docked on the south bank of Liansidang Avenue. In the spring breeze, people in the water town were filled with smiles. In the antique shops on Liansidang Avenue, there are gold-plated pendants and ornaments with festive atmosphere, such as red carp, goldfish, golden dustpan, golden peanuts, etc., which are dazzling and golden, and tourists are eager to choose these cheap and good handicrafts.

net boat, commonly known as "fishing boat", and "net boat meeting" are grand festivals for fishermen in the south of the Yangtze River. Every year since Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty, fishermen and boat people from Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai spontaneously gathered in Liansi Dangbian, Wang Jiang Jing Town, Xiuzhou District, Jiaxing City, to offer sacrifices to Liu Chengzhong, the hero of exterminating locusts in Yuan Dynasty, thus forming a unique "net boat meeting" in water towns. There is a "Liu Wang Temple" here, and "Lord Liu" has become the patron saint of fishermen, boat people and farmers in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. Since 29, the Net Boat Festival has been built by the government with the theme of "Flowing Canal Folklore". After three consecutive years of success, it has become a brand in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai and even the whole country, with high visibility and great influence. Every year, more than 8 non-governmental organizations and tens of thousands of people from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai and Anhui participate in it, which has become one of the important activities of folk customs in water towns in the south of the Yangtze River. Folk cultural performances such as playing lotus, picking flower baskets, dancing dragons, lions and beating waist drums are dizzying.

People hold up their cameras to focus on this authentic folk feast in the water town, and they are infected by the unique and strong fishing culture. At the water's edge, the nets and boats meet each other for the second time, singing a sacrificial song and praying for a bumper harvest in fisheries; On the shore, tens of thousands of tourists * * * participated in the grand event and danced for a while, hoping that their homes would be safe. The reporter saw a modern fisherman wearing a suit and tie in the cabin, singing a sacrifice song handed down by his ancestors with his eyes closed, which is ancient and unique.

The beautiful scenery of sunset and fishing boats singing late is intoxicating, and fishermen's life is really harder than we thought. The Jin brothers from Pingwang, Wujiang, have been fishing for generations, which has lasted for more than ten generations. The Jin brothers earn more than 1, yuan a year. Compared with office workers, they have unique expertise. In the past, fishermen's families, old and young, "lived in a humble abode" on ships, but now most of them have buildings on the shore. However, many fishermen's children have entered the factory. Although the Jin brothers love their ancestral careers, they support their children's choice to enter the factory.

The net boat meeting reproduces the grand scene of folk customs in the water town, and makes the local old people relive the memories of their youth. The government set up a stage, the fishing folk culture in the water town sang opera, and the Jiangnan net boat club retained the original traditional programs, and many lost traditional programs reappeared. According to reports, in order to protect the unique cultural landscape of the net boat club, a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, in recent years, Jing Town of Wang Jiang has invested more than 1 million yuan to build the Liugong Pagoda, the Jiuqu Covered Bridge, the expansion of the parking lot, the relocation of the Uncle's Temple, and the construction of a new memorial hall. In the Museum of Fishery Customs and Culture in Liansidang Scenic Area, the fishing customs and fishing gear of Jiangnan water town, such as hemp fiber, fishing boat, round harpoon and Xuan Ma line rocking car, have been collected and preserved, showing the fishery development and fishermen's life customs in Taihu Lake basin for thousands of years, leaving precious memories for people.

Chen Jiayuan, Vice Governor of Zhejiang Province, attended the opening ceremony of 212 China Jiangnan Net Boat Festival. At the opening ceremony, the awarding ceremony of "National Intangible Cultural Heritage Online Boat Festival" and "China Hometown of herring" was held, and Wu Juping, the most beautiful mother, was awarded the certificate of "Wang Jiang Jing Town Image Publicity Ambassador". The theme of this year's Net Boat Festival is to protect and inherit folk culture and build a new wetland city, aiming at creating a folk art event with strong folk characteristics of Jiangnan water towns. The week-long activities include the exhibition of Jiaxing's intangible cultural heritage projects, the Liansidang white boat exhibition competition, the "Changhong Bibo" folk local art performance competition, and the "boat people sacrifice" by the civil society.

Liansidang Scenic Area

Jiaxing, the water town of Zeguo, is an ancient land of wuyue, with "fertile soil and beautiful customs", densely covered with ports, rivers and swings, with beautiful scenery of the Millennium Canal, rich cultural relics and profound cultural heritage.

The venue of Jiangnan Net Boat Club is Liansidang Scenic Area, which is surrounded by water on three sides, and is adjacent to Jiashan in the east, Lili Town and Luxu Town in Wujiang, Jiangsu Province in the north, Youchegang Town in Xiuzhou District in the south, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal (about 2km) and Jinggu Town in Wang Jiang in the west. Liansidang is a 3.2-square-kilometer lake in Fiona Fang in the north of Zhejiang Province. Its real name is Liansidang, and it is named after Taojiadang, Wenquan Dang, Qianmiao Dang and Qiaobei Dang. It is the remains of ancient Taihu Lake. The water area of Liansidang is more than 4, mu, full of smoke and waves, rich in fish and shrimp, surrounded by lakes, and smoke trees are far away from the village. Climbing the Liugong Tower and looking around, you can get a panoramic view of the water town of Liansidang. Liansidang is not only a fishing place and dock for inland fishermen, but also a water transportation channel from Jiaxing to Jiashan, Shanghai, Wujiang and Suzhou.

liansidang scenic spot is the first farmer's park in Jiaxing city, with the lotus pond as the boundary and the garden-style antique garden in the east of the pond. In the garden, willows are faint, flowers and trees are sparse, and clear water, green trees and safflower set each other off. In the west of the park is Liu Wang Temple, in which the statue of Liu Chengzhong stands, which is quite powerful. The east and west banks are connected by nine long bridges, and the Evian Pavilion with cornices and corners is embedded in the middle of the cloister, which is small and exquisite and full of interest.