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51 Jiangsu Glimpses
in Jiangsu's Spring
—— Miya
The spring folklore of Jiangsu was kick-started by gongs and drums.
The golden dragon dances by the Hongze Lake in Huai'an, the
welcome of Flower God by colorful flower fields in Nanjing, and
the spring-outing and spring-eating in the Dongjin water town of
Yancheng… When the warm wind blows and the south of the Yang-
tze River turns green, everyone walks out of the house, pays tribute
to ancestors, climbs high, and attends the boat festival. The outing
in "Spring Niushou" that passed down from the Eastern Jin Dynasty
(317-420) to the present, has thousands of boats competing on Qin
Lake during the Qingming Festival, or the Tomb-sweeping Day, and
Wuchang Dance is performed in the golden flower fields of Gaoc-
hun. All kinds of wild vegetables also break through the ground; you
can eat spring cakes, dig wild vegetables, and erect eggs... Come to
Jiangsu in spring to feast your eyes and mouth.
