tradition comes alive in monthlong activities -凯发国际娱乐试玩

jing'an district celebrated june in a traditional manner with a robust selection of experiences offered around china's cultural and natural heritage day and dragon boat festival, the only unesco-listed traditional chinese festival.

jing'an culture center transported visitors back to old shanghai by reconstructing scenes of daily life in the city's shikumen stone-gated neighborhoods a century ago, where signature pieces from the district's heritage-listed brands, like longfeng's qipao dresses and humsuit's shirts and suits, were on display.

in addition, people could try various centuries-old handicrafts. popular were making pankou (buttons on cheongsam) and xiangnang (fragrant sachets), a typical dragon boat festival accessory with a metaphor to dispelling evil.

another popular attraction was daning park, where people dressed in hanfu attire attended for a lotus-themed summertime garden party. besides booming lotuses, there were also displays of traditional chinese opera, piyingxi (chinese shadow puppetry) and other folk arts.

life hub @ daning opened a guofeng (chinese-chic) fair, and daning jiuguang center presented guofeng music performances as well as dance performances by chinese and french dancers in celebration of 60th anniversary of sino-french diplomatic relations

for those looking to indulge in a captivating journey through the district's cultural heritages, jing'an has designed a 2-kilometer walking route: jing'an culture center – dameihua cloth shoes store – lei yun shang west tcm pharmacy – humsuit suits –longfeng qipao shop – mei long zhen restaurant – lu yang cun restaurant – kaisiling pastries – life fun food – zhangyuan garden – wang jia sha eatery.