Study On Festival Recreational Activities In Xijing Region In Northern Song Dynasty

In the Northern Song Dynasty, in the festival folk of Northern Song Dynasty with the impetus of nationwide wave ,the festival recreational activities in the Xijing region that take the Luoyang region as the center become rich and colorful, in the prevailing social life seems unusual attention, as the conspicuous social phenomena, become a kind of social phenomenon that can't be ignored, and bring the comprehensive effect and influences.Xijing's festival variety in the Northern Song Dynasty, including "the saint festival", the official set of important festivals, the solar and seasonal festivals,other traditional festivals, and the special festival recreational activity of Peony flowers. In these festivals, the peony flowers comes from the Tang activities zenith in the Northern Song Dynasty, the festival showed the characteristics of a unique festival with local entertainment. Participant's of festival recreational activities in the Xijing region in the Northern Song Dynasty is extensive in class, which includes both officials and the well-educated scholars from the top echelons of society,and ordinary people. All kinds of groups participated in the festival recreational activities in succession,they displayed themselves on the society stratum, and lined with fine Xijing rich natural and cultural tourism resources, which became noisy and magnificent society scenes, reflecting people's festival warm.The festival folk of Norther Song Dynasty in succession on the basis of the previous generation with the development of social advancement, than the previous generation of some differences still exist at this time of Xijing region as well. The festival recreational activities entertainment in the process of Xijing's social development has moved forward, the performance of activities are also more distinctive features.In some festivals, such as peony blossoms in the city, when it is empty, because everyone all watching peony flowers. It has many festivals and the festival has a versatile entertainment venue. Xijing region has many attractions, natural and cultural tourism resources is people gathered for the community in festivals. The festival recreational activities' way also become more abundant recreational activities. In addition, with the impetus from the festival folk of Norther Song Dynasty,the festivals of Xijing region have driven by the emergence of new changes in its content, such as the Mid-Autumn Festival to formalize and increase the form, which makes the festival recreational activities have become more specific.In the Northern Song Dynasty, the prosperous trend of Xijing's the festival recreational activities with this period of political and economic and cultural background closely related. Out of chaos into the situation is gradually stabilizing to Xijing's community for creating a favorable external environment. Economic prosperity has become the material foundation for its development. Strong cultural atmosphere of this area become the festival recreational activities' impetus. Government officials extended Christmas Song to further improve the system, provide recreational activities for the officials to participate in festival time,and significantly reflect the universal nature of the Northern Song Dynasty.The festival recreational activities in the Xijing region in Northern Song Dynasty have brought abundant result and extensive society effects. First of all, it has accelerated the development of the society economy, especially in large measure to the Luoyang peony growing industry, and has brought huge economic income. Secondly, the festival recreational activities by adding a new entertainment content, not only enriched the lives of the people at all levels, adding the contents of ancient Chinese folk festival, so that become more attractive.