The 2018 New Taipei City three Gorges Blue dyeing Festival invites you to listen to folk songs and play Blue dye.

The 2018 New Taipei City three Gorges Blue dyeing Festival invites you to listen to folk songs and play Blue dye.

The 2018 New Taipei City three Gorges Blue dyeing Festival, jointly organized by the New Taipei City Culture Bureau and the Sanxia District Public Office, made its grand debut in the square in front of the three Gorges Zushi Temple a few days ago. Mayor Zhu Lilun was also present to experience cloth rubbing and light the blue lamp holder, which opened the prelude to a series of activities.

Mayor Zhu Lilun said that blue dyeing was a traditional skill of the Hakka ethnic group in the early days, and it was also an important industry in the three Gorges area in the early years, and now it has become a very precious cultural asset. He mentioned that as the three Gorges Blue dyeing Festival enters its 17th year, it is becoming more and more magnificent and exciting year after year. In addition to continuing the blue dye brand, localization and daily life, this year, it further combines the creativity of artists, engraving the local characteristics of the three Gorges on wood boards, so that blue dye can be further combined with art.

The event was held in the square in front of the Zushi Temple of the three Gorges, and many local groups of the three Gorges also participated in the performance, including dance, saxophone performance, huqin performance and singing, etc., and seven local community and community teams held a street stage show to show the vitality of the blue dye festival.

The organizers said that this year's Blue dyeing Festival launched a number of eye-attracting activities at the same time. First, a special exhibition of "Blue dyeing" was planned at the three Gorges Historical Heritage Museum, and creators from various blue-dye workshops were invited to participate in the exhibition to promote the daily life of blue-dyeing technology, which will last until August 5. In addition, in combination with Ganle Wenchuang to handle "three Gorges staff Tour", there are a total of 6 steps and 160 places from now to August 20, with local employees planning a novel one-day trip. In addition, there are activities such as "Blue-dye DIY experience" with a limit of 100 yuan discount and sending blue-dye puzzles for full consumption. For more information, please visit the website of Sanxia District Public Office at https://www.sanxia.ntpc.gov.tw/ or contact (02) 26711017 extension 504 for more information.

▲ 2018 New Taipei City three Gorges Blue dyeing Festival invites you to listen to folk songs and play Blue dye.