On June 22nd, Dingtang Town welcomed the annual grand event of celebrating a good harvest, known as the "27th Day of the Fifth Lunar Month" in Datang.This event revolved around three major themes，the charm of traditional folk customs, the vitality of rural trends, and the joy of a bountiful year. Through featured activities such as intangible cultural heritage parades, Red Temple Market fairs, and fish - head banquets, the century - old folk customs have regained their vibrant energy.

At 5 a.m., the parade team from Datang Hongmiao set off from Zhenchao Temple in Zhongzhan Village. The statues of the Eighteen Sages and General Liu Meng advanced solemnly, surrounded by flags. Along the way, the villages welcomed them with dragon dances and the simultaneous setting off of fireworks. The Eighteen Loads harvest team follows closely behind. The harvest fruits such as grains, Datang wheat cakes, and Datang harbor fish heads carried on the shoulders and in the hands of the villagers are the fruits of the farmers' hard work and a most simple interpretation of a good harvest year.

The intangible cultural heritage market at Datang Hongmiao is bustling with people. The stalls of intangible cultural heritage handicrafts and agricultural specialty products are dazzling. The interactive areas such as the trendy toys related to the 24 solar terms and the distribution of Datang wheat cakes attract tourists to stop, which has activated the vitality of the rural economy. At the fish head feast, the special fish head casserole is stewed for a long time, with an attractive color and a fragrant smell filling the air. This feast for the taste buds not only allows people to savor the authentic rural cuisine but also serves as a vivid manifestation of the hospitality of the people in Datang and their gratitude towards the sages of the past. On that day, nine villages in the Datang area of Dingtang Town simultaneously held a fish head feast, and more than 5,000 villagers and tourists participated in the feast for common prosperity.

From the intangible cultural heritage inheritance in the dawn parade, to the trendy innovation in the market, and then to the picture of common prosperity at the round - table banquet, the May 27th Datang Festival to celebrate a good harvest, which carries the memory of more than 200 years of agricultural civilization, has long gone beyond the scope of folk festivals and become a vivid footnote for the transformation from traditional agricultural civilization to modern civilization.

On the day of the event, representatives of characteristic folk cultures from places such as Yinzhou, Quzhou, and Lishui were invited to visit and build connections, which promoted the integration and sharing of folk cultural resources in Zhejiang and enhanced regional cultural identity.

The relevant person in charge of Dingtang Town stated that in the next step, Dingtang will continue to deeply tap into the rich reservoir of folk culture. They will establish workshops for intangible cultural heritage, develop cultural and creative IPs, and create study - tour routes. This way, they aim to make the spirit of land reclamation and the development of the intangible cultural heritage industry resonate in harmony, and write a brand - new chapter of the integration of tradition and modernity on the canvas of rural revitalization.