Bolodan Temple Fair welcomes birthday celebration

On March 12, the 2025 Huangpu Boluodan Millennium Temple Fair ushered in the birthday of the South Sea God Boluo. 

On the event site, traditional folk activities such as "Five Sons Congratulate on Nanhai King's Birthday" and "Fuxu Dragon Boat Parade" took turns to perform, showcasing the intangible cultural heritage centered around the South China Sea Temple through folk parades and the interactive display between water and land.

Five Sons Congratulate on Nanhai King's Birthday. [Photo/WeChat account: gzhpfb]

By 2 pm that day, the temple fair had received over 80,000 visitors. The "Five Sons Congratulate on Nanhai King's Birthday" highlights the fair. According to folklore, Boluo and his wife have five sons. Every year, on the birthday celebration day of Boluo, villagers from 15 nearby villages near Huangpu carry the five sons' statues to the courtyard of the South China Sea Temple for blessings.

After the parade, villagers held a blessing ceremony in the Xiachen square of the Boluodan Temple. Following the ceremony, villagers from the 15 villages would set up a 1,000-person banquet in their respective ancestral halls, inviting relatives from other places to enjoy traditional sacrificial dishes and toast with longevity wine.

Fuxu Dragon Boat Parade. [Photo/WeChat account: gzhpfb]

At 2:30 pm, the "Fuxu Dragon Boat Parade" activity began, with the dragon boat breaking through the waves on Tongxin Lake, creating layers of splashes and attracting citizens and tourists to stop and watch. The atmosphere at the scene was full of excitement.

The entire temple fair showcased ancient cultural traditions and brought joy and liveliness to citizens and tourists.

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