Qin Zian was taken aback by Minister Zhang's invitation to go home for the Chinese New Year.
By the time they finished handling all the follow-up matters for the Chinese New Year activities around the world, it was almost the fourth or fifth day of the Lunar New Year.
Seeing Minister Zhang's flushed face, Qin Zi'an assumed that it was just something he said in a moment of anger.
"Minister Zhang, once the work here is finished, the New Year will be almost over. I won't disturb your family reunion any longer. Just go back to Harbin and rest for a couple of days."
"Hey! Zian, you're wrong about that. The New Year is just around the corner. In my hometown, the most lively time is neither New Year's Eve nor New Year's Day."
Upon hearing Minister Zhang's words, Qin Zi'an couldn't help but scratch his head and ponder.
The New Year is not over until the first month of the lunar calendar; this is an old saying passed down from the older generation.
However, with the development of the times, the festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year in the Dragon Kingdom is becoming increasingly weak.
For the new generation of young people, the most exciting part of the Spring Festival is the ten-second countdown on New Year's Eve.
When the countdown ends, we wish each other a Happy New Year, and then... that's it.
As for the traditional folk activities during the Spring Festival, many places have simplified them to a minimum, and they are almost nowhere to be seen.
Seeing Minister Zhang's beaming expression, Qin Zi'an became even more curious about Minister Zhang's hometown.
"Minister Zhang, where are you from?"
“I’m from Fujian, where we’ve preserved our traditional customs very well. Once I’ve finished all my work, I’ll make up for it by giving you a big, festive Spring Festival.” Minister Zhang patted Qin Zi’an on the shoulder and continued with a smile, “That’s settled then. I have other things to do, so I’ll have to talk to you later.”
After speaking, Minister Zhang quickly left, as if he was afraid of being rejected by Qin Zi'an.
Faced with Minister Zhang's enthusiastic invitation, Qin Zi'an did not refuse any longer.
Because of the system, he has a certain understanding and knowledge of the culture and tourism in various parts of the Dragon Kingdom.
But knowledge gained from books is ultimately superficial; to know the specifics, one must experience it firsthand.
According to the information provided by the system, a large number of sacrificial activities are held in various parts of Fujian during the first month of the lunar calendar, and these activities are mostly organized by villages.
The procession of deities, stilt walking, ancient rituals, and carrying lanterns... it was quite a lively affair.
There was a saying circulating online before.
In Fujian, there aren't many people who go out to follow celebrities, but if you say it's for worshipping gods, then it gets quite lively.
They were supposed to meet at seven o'clock, but they arrived at five.
Thinking of these rumors, Qin Zian felt even more excited about his Spring Festival trip to Fujian.
As time goes by, Spring Festival activities around the world have come to a successful conclusion.
This year, discussions about the Chinese New Year in China have seen a dramatic increase, and netizens from all over the world have gained a better understanding of Chinese culture.
Take the most successful Lunar New Year celebration in London, for example. Seven hundred thousand people gathered on site to celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Dragon.
Needless to say, the official live stream data shows that the peak number of concurrent viewers reached 60 million, and the total number of viewers has exceeded 100 million.
Qin Zian's event truly allowed countries around the world to witness the Chinese New Year and participate in it.
Even after the event ended, the leaders from various locations provided feedback to the public.
Many volunteers expressed their desire to come to China to participate in training and learn about China's traditional folk customs.
Dragon and lion dances are no longer enough to satisfy their enthusiasm for the culture of the Dragon Kingdom; they also want to learn Chaoshan Yingge dance and put on a spectacular street performance at next year's Spring Festival celebration.
Some even went so far as to ask to become Qin Zi'an's apprentices, wanting to learn the intangible cultural heritage of iron flower making from him.
Qin Zi'an recorded all the requests from these international friends and sent people to follow up on them.
For them, mastering a new skill increases their sense of personal accomplishment.
For China, this is a good way to promote its culture to the outside world, which is conducive to the development trend of universal harmony.
As long as these international friends recognize and respect the traditional culture of China and earnestly learn those intangible cultural heritage skills...
They were able to avoid drastic modifications, plagiarism, and applying for intangible cultural heritage status, making this collaborative project a mutually beneficial endeavor.
Therefore, Qin Zian handed over all the reported personnel lists to the system for screening.
After confirming their attitude towards the Dragon Kingdom, the teaching program on the Dragon Kingdom's traditional folk activities has already taken initial shape.
Because the scope of the matter is very broad, the top leadership of the Dragon Kingdom has set up a special project team to manage it and is preparing to put Qin Zian in charge of the matter.
However, Qin Zian did not agree, but instead entrusted the matter to Minister Zhang.
It wasn't that Qin Zian wanted to curry favor with the powerful; it's just that he felt things were simple now that things had progressed this far.
As long as the inheritors of intangible cultural heritage of folk activities are connected with volunteers from all over the world, things can proceed perfectly.
Rather than putting this matter into practice, Qin Zi'an prefers to come up with some novel ideas for the national cultural and tourism industry.
Only when all parts of the Dragon Kingdom develop can the Dragon Kingdom achieve even more rapid development.
Since Qin Zi'an has no intention of taking charge of this project, why not go with the flow and do him a favor by recommending Minister Zhang?
Ultimately, China is still a society that values personal connections and relationships.
Especially as you climb higher in the ladder, you need these kinds of relationships even more.
After spending this time together, Qin Zian also realized that Minister Zhang was a very good leader, just a little dull at times.
But he is capable and good at using people, so it was the perfect person to be entrusted with teaching traditional folk customs.
For a high-ranking leader like Minister Zhang, the projects he is in charge of are all large-scale international projects.
The project of teaching folk customs to outsiders, which Qin Zi'an handed over to him, was tantamount to a KPI being delivered right to his lips.
Therefore, Minister Zhang expressed his deepest gratitude to Qin Zi'an and secretly resolved to treat him well.
By the time all the projects were finalized, it was already the afternoon of the seventh day of the first lunar month.
Minister Zhang had informed Qin Zi'an long ago that he had bought a ticket for the next available flight directly to Fudi, the provincial capital of Fujian, and had planned the route well in advance.
Even so, the two of them still couldn't avoid rushing to the airport.
I managed to catch the plane just three minutes before the gate closed.
Faced with this hurried journey, Qin Zian couldn't help but laugh and joke.
"Minister Zhang, aren't you in too much of a hurry? If we hadn't walked so fast, we really would have missed this flight."
"I have to be anxious. My elders have been urging me several times already. I can use work as an excuse to avoid being home on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, but if I can't make it back for the procession, I'm afraid my name on the family tree will be lost," Minister Zhang said breathlessly.
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