Guangyuan International Daughter's Day is a cultural tourism festival to commemorate Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in China history and an outstanding female politician in feudal times. In order to commemorate Wu Zetian, who was born in Guangyuan, Guangyuan has the custom of "women swimming in the river on the 23rd day of the first month", and a grand celebration is held every year for Wu Zetian's birthday.
1988, Guangyuan city decided to designate September 1 day as "Daughter's Day" every year. This festival, which is deeply loved by women in Guangyuan and its surrounding areas, has played a unique role in prospering mass culture and promoting the sound and rapid development of trade and tourism in the border areas of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu. On September 1 day, 2023, China (Guangyuan) Daughter's Day opened, and the mass parade of "Shocking Guangyuan" was held in Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province.
National Daughter's Day in 2023
In 2023, the opening ceremony of the Daughter's Day was a cultural performance, which changed the variety form of big songs and dances in the past and innovatively launched a stage sitcom performance. Taking Wu Zetian as the breakthrough point, the cultural performance connects outstanding traditional cultures such as historical events and humanistic stories that took place in Guangyuan and Sichuan Road, reproduces the Millennium elegance of Lizhou in the form of songs and dances and sitcoms, and shows the beauty of Guangyuan's daughter, the beauty of ancient Sichuan Road, the beauty of prosperous Tang culture and the beauty of colorful and happy life.
Eight floats from four counties and three districts of Guangyuan and Guangyuan Economic Development Zone competed for the Phoenix Boat, and the floats reflecting the historical and cultural characteristics of each county (district) appeared one by one, attracting countless eyes. In the Fengzhou 500-meter straight race, with the starting gun, eight teams cut the waves, and you chased each other and staged a competition of "speed and passion" on the water. Guangyuan's daughter braved the wind and waves to compete for the first place, showing her elegant demeanor and attracting thousands of cheers on both sides of Jialing River.