Silkworm Festival brings visitors to Tongxiang

Foreign writers, photographers and diplomats from 10 countries traveled to Tongxiang city, East China's Zhejiang province, for a two-day event called Discover Tongxiang, held March 30-31 by the Information Office of Tongxiang municipal people's government.

The group members from Great Britain, the US, Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, the Philippines, India, Pakistan, Morocco, and Hungary experienced the region's folk traditions firsthand, together with thousands of local people, at the opening ceremony of Heshan town's second Silkworm Festival. The ceremony was characterized by traditions like honoring the silkworm god, stilt walkers and dragon dances.

The group learns how to dragon dance. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

A traditional ceremony honoring the silkworm god. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]