The highly anticipated 2024 Yantai Spring Festival Rural Cultural Tourism Festival commenced on Jan 18, and will run until Mar 11.

This festival, a celebration of Yantai's rich cultural heritage and dynamic rural tourism, promises an immersive experience for both locals and visitors.

The festival pays homage to the area's folk culture and aims to enliven rural communities, showcasing their charm and contributing to the cultural enrichment and happiness of residents. The event also focuses on enhancing Yantai's rural cultural tourism.

The festival will unfold in three phases, with each highlighting various elements of rural culture and celebration.

Phase one: Welcoming Spring Festival with village plays (Jan 18 - Feb 2)

This phase features 29 events, including local artistic showcases, small theater acts, and folk culture exhibitions. Highlights include the Yantai People's Spring Festival Gala and various ice and snow sports. The opening event in Longkou city will dazzle attendees with folk performances, a cultural heritage exhibition, and calligraphy.

Phase two: Spring Festival celebrations in villages (Feb 3 - Feb 17)

This segment consists of 32 events, including calligraphy and art in rural markets, evening village performances, and traditional Spring Festival celebrations. Notable events include a cultural heritage fair, a  Spring Festival ice and snow carnival, and evening village showcases.

Phase three: Embracing the Year of dragon (Feb 18 - Mar 11)

Dedicated to vitalization, this phase includes 29 events like choir performances, community fitness activities, and lantern festivals. Key events include a dragon dance celebration, Yantai's temple fairs, a lantern festival opera evening, and a lantern riddle event.

This festival, with its diverse and engaging line-up, is poised to attract a wide audience, boost local industries and reinforce community ties. It underscores the importance of cultural influence in everyday life and bolsters the allure of rural tourism in Yantai.