Dive into Fun: Xiaoliuqiu King Welcome Festival Kicks Off with Thrilling China-Australia Beach Water Invitation Ceremony
2024/9/3 17:22
(Updated at 9/3 17:36)
Xiaoliuqiu’s King Welcome Festival Kicks Off
(Central News Agency Reporter Huang Yujing, Pingtung County, March 3) Xiaoliuqi is the first to hold a king-welcoming festival in three villages and towns in Pingtung this year. This morning, about 50 fishing boats set off from Xiaoliuqiu Port for the “Hong Kong Foot” ceremony, in the afternoon the beaches of China and Australia “asked for water”, and thousands of fish were swimming on the beach, officially announced. The beginning of the festival.
At 7 a.m. in Xiaoliuqiu, about 50 ships depart from Dafu Fishing Port and Baisha Port, respectively, to perform the “Hong Kong Foot” ceremony, which is a boat around the island to chase away evil spirits in the surrounding sea, believed to be gods in Taiwan, Biyun Temple, Guanyin Mazu and other places.
Many residents were originally worried about the effects of Typhoon Makar, but the weather was clear in the morning and many villagers said their gods were coming to their senses.
Welcoming the King is not a more important festival for locals than the Lunar New Year, many workers from other places take leave to go home to welcome the King, but Pingtung County Magistrate Zhou Chunmei also schedules overseas trips to attend. Water request ceremony.
Zhou Chunmei said in his speech that welcoming the king is not only a major event in Pingtung, but The King Welcome Festival at the Sanlong Palace in Xiaoliuqiu has long developed the concepts of “kick-off foot” and “eating”. Counties when you travel to counties, and eat houses when you visit palaces. I hope that such meaningful events can be held, and tourists from all over the country are invited to come here and experience the special local culture.
Lin Huizhu, a fellow citizen who returned to Ryukyu from another place, told the Central News Agency reporter that since he was a child, he followed the captain’s father to welcome the king, he also pushed a baby stroller. The border is now 50 years old and this time my son with his classmates, Took many days off to come home and participate.” I am so inspired every time I see the centripetal energy displayed by the people of Xiaoliuqiu during the Yingwang Festival.
People of all ages and professions on the island are taking part in welcoming the king, Tian Yongcheng, principal of Baisha Primary School of the “Guanin Ma” Sedan Chair Group of Biyun Temple, said he followed his father’s “cowardly”. As he is both a “voyage” and a “legacy” what I am most looking forward to at this time is not only participating in the event, but being happy to see the students I have taught. Their own city to continue their culture.
The Water Invocation Ceremony will be held at Zhongao Beach in the afternoon. Chitose will enter the palace in front of the temple to welcome the arrival of the lord and it will begin four days and the gods will patrol the island, bless and remove calamities and see off the king on the evening of the 8th.