"Rolling the Immortal" is the live transmission of Wu culture for thousands of years, and it is called "Suzhou people's own carnival".

The "Old Neighborhood" market on Yinhe Square in Shilu has gathered many time-honored merchants. The concentrated presence of Deyuelou, Songhelou and Caizhizhai, the display of old craft works such as sugar blowers, gourd paintings and woodcut New Year pictures, the experience of intelligent products such as unmanned coffee machines, unmanned ice cream machines and home rice mills, and live performances such as "Gusu Shouting", Cosplay and My People，My Country Flash Chorus, all allow citizens who come to "make a fuss" to enjoy the joyful atmosphere of "rolling gods" and feel it at close range.

"rolling immortals" is a traditional folk cultural activity with a long history and far-reaching influence in Suzhou. Legend has it that April 14th of the lunar calendar is the birthday of Lv Dongbin, one of the Eight Immortals. On this day, Lv Dongbin will incarnate and enlighten the world. Langzhong, peddler, beggar, porter, pilgrim, etc. may all be his incarnations. Therefore, everyone will go to Shenxian Temple to make pilgrimages and squeeze into the crowd, hoping to "crush" the immortals and make good luck.

vendors also take the opportunity to do business, and all kinds of goods will be marked with the word "immortal" and "immortal". The cartoon image of "Eight Immortals", the Logo of "Rolling Immortals" and the old photos of previous "Rolling Immortals" decorate the "old neighborhood" with a festive atmosphere. As soon as the street is opened, crowds surge, and merchants dressed in ancient costumes warmly entertain visitors from all directions.

At the scene, in the exhibition area with the theme of "artisan", the old crafts that are hard to find now, such as sugar blower, gourd painting, straw weaving and wooden New Year pictures, have come back into people's sight, making the folk culture atmosphere stronger.

tanghua, which is sweet and diverse, is the children's favorite gift. The craftsman sits in front of the tanghua booth, holding a spoon in his hand. After a short period of thinking, he quickly splashes the sugar liquid in the spoon on the slate in front of him. The children are excited and curious, watching the sugar liquid solidify into various patterns such as birds and animals, flowers, birds, insects and fish, and experience the unique charm of traditional folk handicrafts.

"Gardenia and White Orchid", a flower seller with a bamboo basket, peddles along the street in crisp soft Wu Nong language, which is the most fragrant memory of "Old Suzhou" as a child. In addition to the display and sale of various commodities, "Old Neighborhood" is interspersed with flash performances, among which "Gusu Shouting" with Suzhou characteristics is particularly surprising.

"Old Suzhou" Wang Laobo, who lives in Caixiang Garden, came to the activity site early in the morning. As an iron powder who participates in the annual "rolling gods", he bluntly said that the new scientific and technological elements in this year's activities have opened his eyes.

The concept of "new retail" was introduced for the first time in this "rolling the gods" activity. In the exhibition area with the theme of "wisdom" in the "old neighborhood", technologies such as unmanned sales, unmanned cashier and unmanned distribution all brought people a brand-new retail model experience.

the p>5G "rolling immortals" experience activity is very popular. The panoramic camera installed in Shilu Yinhe Square collects the situation of the event site in full-motion video, and transmits the picture to the VR "Rolling Fairy" experience point in real time through 5G technology. In addition to enjoying the fun of 5G "rolling the immortals" in Shilu area, citizens who are in the experience point of Suzhou Center in the park can wear VR glasses, and they can also instantly "cross" the space limit and see the scene of "rolling the immortals" in an immersive way. "Rolling immortals" rely on scientific and technological means to "walk" out of the stone road area.