{"id":65379,"date":"2026-07-23T09:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T02:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=65379"},"modified":"2026-07-23T09:13:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T02:13:00","slug":"xinhua-silk-road-mutton-culture-festival-ignites-summer-food-and-tourism-spree-in-e-china-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=65379","title":{"rendered":"Xinhua Silk Road: Mutton culture festival ignites summer food and tourism spree in E China county"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEIJING<\/span>, July 23, 2026<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0In Xiao County, a locality of Anhui Province famed for its long-standing mutton-eating tradition, celebrations for a 21-day-long summer mutton cultural festival until August 4 are in full swing now.<\/p>\n

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Since the 2026 Xiao County Fuyang Cultural Festival kicked off on July 15, the local food streets have been teeming with flavorful mutton cuisines including the widely acclaimed mutton soup.<\/p>\n

Diversified thematic activities such as cultural performances, intangible cultural heritage (ICH) exhibitions, sports carnivals, quality local produce sales, and cultural tourism experiencing events are being staged there.<\/p>\n

At Xiao County Sports Center Square, crowds of spectators are spotted cheering for the dazzling light and shadow shows presenting stories of historical figures and local opera performances.<\/p>\n

During the festival’s opening ceremony, programs combining drum music, street dance, folk dance and scenario role-play were put on stage to depict the heroic life journey of Liu Yu, a Southern Dynasties (420-589) emperor.<\/p>\n

Amid a standing ovation at the end of the opening ceremony, a reputed actor portraying Liu Yu started a monologue reminiscent of his beloved mutton soup, saying that despite his decades of eventful life, mutton soup from the hometown remained his favorite.<\/p>\n

When these history-involving scenes echo with the enduring charm of local mutton cuisines, the characteristic food streets and zones exhibiting northern Anhui ICH items outside the Sports Center Square also remain a fascination for visitors.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in Xiao County, parallel celebrations for the festival are ongoing in the picturesque Shengquan Ancient Town, a village tourism site in Baitu Town, Dingli Town, Huangcangyu Scenic Area and Dai Lake Park.<\/p>\n

Apart from food fairs offering Xiao County summer mutton banquet enrolled in Anhui provincial ICH list, the county promises visitors a visible, enjoyable and purchasable touring experience.<\/p>\n

In the past week, traditional local handicrafts including paper-flipping flowers, embroidery works and paper art works have attracted a great number of locals and tourists to linger.<\/p>\n

In the following days until August 4, the Fuyang Cultural Festival is expected to attract more visitors to tour the county where a 2.4-billion-yuan annual white goat output value makes it one of Anhui’s top 10 animal husbandry counties.<\/p>\n

Original link: https:\/\/en.imsilkroad.com\/p\/351427.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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BEIJING<\/span>, July 23, 2026<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0In Xiao County, a locality of Anhui Province famed for its long-standing mutton-eating tradition, celebrations for a 21-day-long summer mutton cultural festival until August 4 are in full swing now.<\/p>\n

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<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Since the 2026 Xiao County Fuyang Cultural Festival kicked off on July 15, the local food streets have been teeming with flavorful mutton cuisines including the widely acclaimed mutton soup.<\/p>\n

Diversified thematic activities such as cultural performances, intangible cultural heritage (ICH) exhibitions, sports carnivals, quality local produce sales, and cultural tourism experiencing events are being staged there.<\/p>\n

At Xiao County Sports Center Square, crowds of spectators are spotted cheering for the dazzling light and shadow shows presenting stories of historical figures and local opera performances.<\/p>\n

During the festival’s opening ceremony, programs combining drum music, street dance, folk dance and scenario role-play were put on stage to depict the heroic life journey of Liu Yu, a Southern Dynasties (420-589) emperor.<\/p>\n

Amid a standing ovation at the end of the opening ceremony, a reputed actor portraying Liu Yu started a monologue reminiscent of his beloved mutton soup, saying that despite his decades of eventful life, mutton soup from the hometown remained his favorite.<\/p>\n

When these history-involving scenes echo with the enduring charm of local mutton cuisines, the characteristic food streets and zones exhibiting northern Anhui ICH items outside the Sports Center Square also remain a fascination for visitors.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in Xiao County, parallel celebrations for the festival are ongoing in the picturesque Shengquan Ancient Town, a village tourism site in Baitu Town, Dingli Town, Huangcangyu Scenic Area and Dai Lake Park.<\/p>\n

Apart from food fairs offering Xiao County summer mutton banquet enrolled in Anhui provincial ICH list, the county promises visitors a visible, enjoyable and purchasable touring experience.<\/p>\n

In the past week, traditional local handicrafts including paper-flipping flowers, embroidery works and paper art works have attracted a great number of locals and tourists to linger.<\/p>\n

In the following days until August 4, the Fuyang Cultural Festival is expected to attract more visitors to tour the county where a 2.4-billion-yuan annual white goat output value makes it one of Anhui’s top 10 animal husbandry counties.<\/p>\n

Original link: https:\/\/en.imsilkroad.com\/p\/351427.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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