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Three years, Tainan Xiangke debuted on March 20th, walk around Xiangke temple attractions, lucky draw to see the art array 2021/03/31
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Tainan is known as the "City of the Gods. The Hometown of Art Circles." The major incense disciplines nurture a rich culture of art circles. Most of them have a three-year course. If you want to appreciate it, you have to look at the time to go. Xiangke is the southwest coast of Taiwan. The unique title for the deity "circumnavigation" activity is to pray for the safety of the place. The most representative of this year's Xiangke activities is the Xigang Qing'an Palace, which is listed as a national folk custom. The other includes the orthodox Luermen Our Lady Temple, Luermen Tianhou Palace, Anding Sucuo Zhenhu Palace, Changxing Palace, etc., also have special fragrance activities. Today’s press conference 5 temples were also sent to attend, including city councillors Fang Yifeng, Lin Meiyan, Shen Zhendong and many representatives of councillors. Li Yaozhou, the head of Anding District, Ye Zhiming, the head of Annan District, and Lin Genghan, the head of Xigang District, also attended the event. The scene was lively.

Chen Rongchun, the chairman of Zhenhu Palace, said that Zhenhu Palace was the first temple to hold incense in the past years, and this year is no exception. Considering the importance of epidemic prevention, Zhenhu Palace adheres to the spirit of epidemic prevention first and folk customs first. The city government’s expertise in epidemic prevention and its own experience in handling incense, prepares various epidemic prevention measures, and even has an epidemic prevention command vehicle that can provide masks to the public on the spot. I hope that this year’s Xiangke event will be successful.

Fang Yifeng, the director-general of Xigang Qing’an Palace, said that Xigangxiang is a nationally established folklore, while Tainan is a city that started as a culture. In addition to static monuments, there is also a dynamic frontier culture. The relationship between the epidemic has many countermeasures for detouring. Difficulties, the temple will be combined with the strength of everyone to overcome one by one, Qing'an Palace will also be held this time on May 9 (March 28 of the lunar calendar) martial arts conference, inviting the civil and martial arts in Tainan to join the grand event.

Guo Zhenhui, director of the tour, said that Mayor Huang Weizhe attaches great importance to the display of local cultural activities. In addition, Tainan has the highest number of temples in Taiwan. There are more than 1,600 registered temples. In addition to food and historical sites, Tainan is also a representative of special folk activities. Must-visit highlights, this year’s royal boat festival, plague king festival, earth city incense, etc. In order to allow more people to experience and understand the Xiangke allusions and temple culture, and visit the surrounding attractions, the Tourism Bureau has specially integrated 5 temples that hold Xiangke activities and 28 surrounding attractions to hold a lucky draw, as long as the event period (110 From March 20 to May 31), the stamp card is covered with 1 Xiangke temple and 1 designated scenic spot stamp, and the stamp card is returned to the designated place to participate in the lucky draw. The prizes include temples, cultural bureaus, Prizes such as bicycles provided by the Tourism Bureau and the government, special cruise tickets for Tainan scenic spots, cultural and creative products from the art array, and the most fresh and sweet and seasonal Taiwan pineapple at the time. The total value of the prizes is nearly NT$100,000; tourists are in Xiangke Temple check-in can redeem small gifts at the temple with the check-in screen. Each temple is limited to 500 copies. While supplies last, Tainan's lodging industry will not be absent. During the event, a total of 19 Tainan lodgings and lodging businesses will provide preferential programs for Xiangke activities, with the highest discounts. 45% off, please check the website of Xiangke Year for detailed activities.

In addition, in order to let foreign friends know about Tainan Xiangke’s characteristics and event information, the event website also has an English version for inquiries, and has built a My map for various Xiangke temples and surrounding scenic spots, so that tourists can more quickly plan what they want to visit. Xiangke temples and scenic routes, arrange the itinerary for travel and lodging, and inquire about the collection points of stamp cards

In addition, the Municipal Bureau of Culture has been focusing on the development of the Art Array for a long time. This year, it has also launched a series of activities to deepen the breadth and depth of the activities. The Director of Culture Ye Zeshan said that since 101, the Cultural Bureau has been using "Art Array" as the theme. Promote the characteristics of local arts and culture, curate and transfer courses, academic exchange activities, cross-border creative exhibitions, cultural and creative matching development, etc., and comprehensively promote the diversified development path of traditional arts in the contemporary era. This year, we will also specially invite people who are interested in arts and culture. Foreign Internet celebrity Wesley filmed the results of this event. This year, the "Taiwan Performing Arts"-Xiangke Yizhen promotion activities will be launched. In addition to arranging an "English Guide Course" to guide students to introduce Tainan's traditional arts and surrounding culture to foreign friends in English, a "Photography Experience Camp" is also planned. The award-winning photographers will be invited to share with you the key points of Xiangke taking pictures, including how to stand on the international stage with the head photography, understand the tips when shooting heads, and the activity etiquette to be followed. The quota is limited, and the hands and feet must be fast; the cultural resources office is also here. The "No Shadow Collection" video contest is held at the same time. The total prize money this year is as high as 450,000. Everyone is welcome to participate in the Xiangke activities in different ways.

In addition to the marketing activities of the Municipal Tourism Bureau and the Cultural Affairs Bureau this year, the Xigang District Office has specially planned for the "Xigang Fragrant Trilogy" in order to welcome the 80th Xigang Xiangke. The first part of the local business district, on March 27 and 28 this year, the peach red banquet in Xigang Jinshali will be used as the second part, and at the end of May, the "Taiwan No. 1 Fragrant", which is listed as the national folklore, will be played by Xigang Incense. The third part of the finale is to inform everyone about the local culture of Xigang.

Director of Tourism and Tourism Guo Zhenhui added that since 2012, we will organize Tainan Xiangke Year activities every three years, publish Tainan temple art walking maps and set up Tainan religious art website, hoping that visitors can get to know Tainan from the perspective of religious art and culture and travel around the surrounding area. Attractions. In addition, in order to support Taiwanese pineapple fruit farmers, in addition to the general prizes, ferry tickets and cultural and creative products, 50 boxes of Tainan local pineapples of the season will be specially added as the lucky draw prizes. I hope everyone can come to Tainan during the Xiangke period. Walking around the temples and scenic spots also urges tourists to abide by the temple’s ritual taboos and epidemic prevention regulations, respect local culture, and deepen local travel experience.

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