HULE TOWN, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Hule Town, an ancient town in east China's Anhui Province, has a tradition of lantern performance to celebrate festivals.
As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, villagers perform lantern dance with lanterns in the shape of fish and dragon, and place lotus-shaped water lanterns in the river.
A series of activities including the long-table banquet and the lantern fair have been held to attract tourists from home and abroad.
The ancient town has been making efforts to develop tourism industry by promoting traditional culture and intangible cultural heritages in recent years.
This aerial photo taken on June 16, 2023 shows the dragon-shaped lantern performance by the long-table banquet in Hule Town of Ningguo City, east China's Anhui Province. (Photo by Li Xiaohong/Xinhua)
This aerial photo taken on June 16, 2023 shows the dragon-shaped lantern performance by the long-table banquet in Hule Town of Ningguo City, east China's Anhui Province. (Photo by Li Xiaohong/Xinhua)
This aerial photo taken on June 16, 2023 shows the lantern performance in Hule Town of Ningguo City, east China's Anhui Province. (Photo by Li Xiaohong/Xinhua)
This aerial photo taken on June 16, 2023 shows the lantern performance in Hule Town of Ningguo City, east China's Anhui Province. (Photo by Li Xiaohong/Xinhua)
Villagers make Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, as the Dragon Boat Festival approaches in Hule Town of Ningguo City, east China's Anhui Province, June 16, 2023. (Photo by Li Xiaohong/Xinhua)
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