2020 Donghu Lake Summer Study Tour Kicks-off

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The long anticipated summer holiday finally arrived, solet’s take an enjoyable trip and learn through experience. This time, we’ll be visiting the ancient city of Shaoxing.Our footsteps shall tell you the profoundness of the history, and our curious hands to get up close and personal with the distinct traditional Jiangnan culture, hopefully help pass down the essences of the Chinese civilization through action in the process. This trip, if anything, promises a very meaningful summer-break study tour.

Let us see what Donghu, Shaoxing’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Study Tour Base, has to offer throughout our summer vacation in 2020.

Intangible Cultural Heritage —— Appreciating Local Folk Custom by Sailing a Black-Awning Boat Tour under the Bridge

Keywords: Black-Awning Boat, intangible cultural heritage base, spirit of craftsmanship, hand and brain exercise

The black-awning boat is the most representative cultural element of Shaoxing that constitute a unique event in Donghu. The Donghu scenic area is home to two local intangible cultural heritage bases, i.e.,those for the leg-rowing custom and the black-awning boat-making craft. The experience tour that involves appreciating the tradition of sailing a black-awning boat under a bridge perfectly combines sightseeing, learning and practice. Students can admire the traditional leg-rowing custom and boat-making craft, during which they will not only be appreciating the craftsmanship, but also trying to make black-awning boats themselves based on the knowledge they’ve acquired in class. They will understand the charm of the black-awning boat and give further recognition tothe traditional intangible culture.

Shaoxing Intangible Cultural Heritage Study Tour Practice Base

Shaoxing Culture, Radio and Tourism Bureau

May 2019

Shaoxing Intangible Culture Heritage Inheritance Base

Shaoxing Culture, Radio and News Press

2018

Black-Awning Boat Building Craft Exhibition Base

Shaoxing Intangible Culture Heritage Conservation Center

April 2013

Leg-Rowing Custom Practice Base

Shaoxing Intangible Culture Heritage Conservation Center

June 2015

Events:

Study class: The students will be referring to the Black-Awning Boat articleto grasp the history and functions of this local unique transportation tool;

Hands-on Practice:Students will be asked to assemble a model of the black-awning boat to improve their craftsmanship and teamwork;

Intangible culture heritage base tour: The students will visit two intangible culture heritage bases: one for the leg-rowing custom and the other for the black-awning boat-making craft, to witness and learn about not only the technical side of the culture, but also the subjects of interest.

Activity sites: The black-awning boat intangible Culture Heritage base and the study tour classroom

Time: Daytimeeventfrom 9:00a.m.

Afternoon event from 3:00p.m.

Learning from Practice-- Donghu Water and RockBonsai Experience Tour

Keywords: Peach Blossom Spring, the spirit of quarrying, creative imagination

Donghu used to be a mountain closely related with the ancient Yuejian town. She is also a lake that resembles a bright pearl sitting on the ancient canal. She was the product of the quarrying legend and the development of canal culture, an exquisite creation of prominent Shaoxing people of the past and a vivid portrayal of a “rock and water bonsai” described by Master Chen Congzhou, a famous garden landscape artist.

The Donghu Water and Rock Bonsai Experience Tour, which takes the water and rock culture as the theme, seamlessly connects the class activities and sightseeing tours to introduce students to the history of humanities and culture as well as the wisdom of the ancient people behind the natural landscape. By taking part in the extra classroom session featuring a water and stone miniature bonsai DIY, students can create their own bonsais combining the reflection gained from the tour and the classroom session. In other words, students can “wrap up the jade waters and green mountains in the bonsai and bring the beautiful Donghu back home”.

Events:

Visit rock pond: Students will learn about the water and rock culture of Donghu by visiting the Peach Cave, Horn-shape Cave and Dragon Pond;

Study class: Students will combining what they’ve learnt from Peach Blossom Spring to gain a further insight on the history of humanities and culture behind the landscape and the indomitable spirit of quarriers in the past;

Creative imagination: Students will engage in a DIY session, during which they will be making their very own water and stone bonsai.