Celebrating the Lunar New Year with You | An Appreciation of the Comic Series “One Hundred Illustrations of Ancient Customs” (Part 3)

The Year of the Rabbit, Gui Mao, has arrived! All the staff of the Tang Xianzu Memorial Hall in Fuzhou City extend their New Year greetings to you. Wishing you a year filled with abundant wealth, boundless good fortune, and great prosperity!
 

During the Spring Festival, our museum’s official WeChat account will continue to share the illustrated series “One Hundred Scenes of Ancient Customs,” showcasing the rich cultural essence and historical legacy of Chinese folk traditions, and accompanying you every step of the way.

Have a joyful and happy New Year!

 

Children Playing Grass-Fighting (Song Dynasty)

Playing with dust or engaging in grass‑fighting, they revel and delight all day long.
 

— Tang Dynasty, Bai Juyi, “Watching Children at Play”


 

Wandering with the Drum (Song Dynasty)

The wind and sun are bright and gentle, the mood is cheerful; by the setting sun, a few boats return, their oars stirring the evening flute and drum.

——Song Dynasty, Xu Yuanjie, “On the Lake” 》

Spring Outing (Zhou and Zheng States)

The Cui sisters, like a pair of swallows, in their little spring‑outing boots with red, crane‑like beaks.

— Yuan Dynasty, Yang Weizhen, “A Farewell to Cui Xiaoyan on Her Marriage”


 

Flowing Cups and Composing Poetry ( Jin)

On the homeward ride, spring garments and blossoms line the road; let us meet again—next year, when wine cups float upon the winding stream.

— Song Dynasty, Xin Qiji, “Nanxiangzi”


 

Spring Outing (Northern Dynasties)

On a spring day, I stroll through the blossoms, with apricot flowers drifting and filling my hair.

— Tang Dynasty, Wei Zhuang, “Si Di Xiang”


 

Cold Buffet at a Court Banquet (Tang Dynasty)

At last, the Han emperor and his ministers partook in a joyous banquet, while lofty discussions on the Hall of Clouds extolled their martial achievements.

—— Tang Dynasty, Wang Wei, “Four Poems on a Young Man’s Journey”


 

Carrying Wine to the Ancestral Tomb (Song Dynasty)

The yellow-hatted boat forgets the passage of time, while the man in white carries wine to comfort the widowed and the lonely.

— Song Dynasty, Su Shi, “In Rhyme with Shao Tongnian: A Playful Gift to the Newly-Admitted Scholar, No. 1”


 

Girls’ Day: Competing in the Hundred Herbs (Ming Dynasty)

At the grass‑fighting terrace, we first met; on the upstairs where one threads needles, we once crossed paths.

— Song Dynasty, Yan Jidao, “Linjiang Xian”