Qintong, an ancient town near Qinhu Lake, is an outstanding representative of water towns in He Lixia. The town is surrounded by water, with a river crossing the street, small bridges and flowing water, quiet alleys, horse markets and shops, and is known as "Zhouzhuang in Central Jiangsu". Qintong Boat Festival, which has been handed down from the Ming Dynasty to the present, is a characteristic culture of folk customs in water towns. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that there are many ships in the world. Every year during the Qingming Festival, thousands of boats and tens of thousands of boat people from four townships and eight towns in Jiangyan gather on the vast Qinhu Lake to pay homage to the grave. At that time, thousands of boats, such as flower boats, tribute boats, rowing boats and pole boats, competed for release, and the audience on the shore was woven and the voices were like waves. The scene is very spectacular. The rich water town customs and unique Dragon Boat Festival culture make Dragon Boat Festival a national key tourism project. Compared with previous years, this year's Dragon Boat Festival is longer and more colorful. From the opening ceremony on April 6 to the end of May 8, a large-scale literary evening will be held, during which there will be activities such as "10,000 ancient camellias, 1,000-year-old Sophora japonica trees and 100-year-old peonies to see", "signing ceremony for Shaoshan and Jiangyan to become sister cities", literary performances to challenge Guinness, "Eight Fresh Foods Festival in Qinhu", "New Heaven and Fairy Match" collective wedding, golden wedding, silver wedding celebration and attracting investment.
On the opening day of the Boat Festival on April 6, there will be tens of thousands of people and more than 500 boats, which is the most exciting highlight of this festival. At that time, you can not only see the spectacular water boat race scene, but also enjoy colorful folk cultural performances such as flower boats, flower bears and dragon lanterns. You can not only enjoy the wonderful performances of famous stars, but also enjoy the folk performances with the regional characteristics of Jiangyan, and you can also taste the unique "Eight Fresh Flowers of Qinhu Lake" and fully enjoy a high-quality, high-level and high-grade holiday gala.
"Making friends by boat and attracting investment by money" is one of the key contents of this boat festival. It is reported that more than 100 economic and technical cooperation projects launched by Jiangyan have aroused the strong interest of many merchants, and more than 40 projects will be signed during the Dragon Boat Festival.
Water-splashing Festival of Dai people, March 3rd of Miao people and Torch Festival of Yi people.