Jingzhou, known as Jiangling in ancient times, is a prefecture-level city in Hubei Province and an important member of the urban agglomeration in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Located in central and southern Hubei, the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and the hinterland of Jianghan Plain. The city's land area is 1.4 1.000 square kilometers, and it governs Jingzhou District, Shashi District, jiangling county, Songzi City, Gongan County, Shishou City, Jianli County, honghu city and Jingzhou Development Zone.
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Jingzhou spirit
Jingzhou's profound history and culture have accumulated valuable spiritual wealth.
It gave birth to the pioneering spirit of "green mountains and water bloom", the enterprising spirit of "being silent for three years and making a blockbuster", the Qu Yuan spirit of "leading an honest life until death do us part", the flood fighting spirit of 1998 and the spirit of "just righteousness and great love" shown by Jingzhou people in handling the sinking incident of the "Oriental Star" passenger ship.
folk custom
1, Guandi Temple will hold large-scale temple fairs in the first month of each year and the third day of the fifth lunar month. At that time, Jingzhou people will play dragon lanterns, row lotus boats, ride horses and shoot arrows, and blow horns to cover sedan chairs, which will make the Guandi Temple very lively inside and outside. Jingzhou people worship Guan Gong, which has become a custom for thousands of years.
2. Dragon Boat Festival Jingzhou is the birthplace of dragon boat culture in China. The annual "China Jingzhou International Dragon Boat Festival" has become a unique cultural product of Jingzhou, an important carrier of opening to the outside world and a grand festival for the people of the city.
3. Jingzhou Ancient Painting Opera is one of the major local operas in Hubei Province, formerly known as Huaguzi, Mianyang Ancient Painting Opera and Tian Yan Ancient Painting Opera.
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