Wudalianchi is a name that Chinese people are familiar with from geography textbooks in primary and secondary schools.

A few days ago, I came here with the "Chinese Cultural Heritage Exploration Tour" organized by the China Cultural Relics Protection Foundation.

Entering Wudalianchi In June, the northern frontier is full of green. The former "Great Northern Wilderness" has long been covered with vast hectares of fertile farmland.

The 14 volcanoes formed by continuous eruptions from more than 2 million years ago to more than 290 years ago stand quietly with green trees covering the slopes; 5 volcanic barrier lakes connected by streams have rippling blue waves.

Around the Dragon Boat Festival, Wudalianchi ushered in the Holy Water Festival, a grand festival of the northern ethnic groups.

This festival related to volcanoes and springs is unknown when it started, but it has been passed down from generation to generation and has become more and more grand. In 2010, it was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage and became a Heilongjiang tourism festival brand.

I personally experienced the excitement of this festival.

On the third day of the fifth lunar month, the Wudalianchi Scenic Area was still quiet, with few people coming and going on the streets.

But on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, groups of people seemed to fall from the sky and filled the roads.

Local people told us that in addition to people from nearby villages, many people came from surrounding Heihe, Bei'an and even Harbin.

Wudalianchi Scenic Area, which has only one main road, welcomed tens of thousands of people in one day, so that the local area had to take temporary control measures.

"The festival is also a kind of belief. So many people came here on the same day, some even holding their children, because they believe in this festival and believe that festival blessings can bring peace and good luck." Minzu University of China, who also came to participate in the Holy Water Festival

Qi Qingfu, professor and “intangible cultural heritage” research expert, said.