Event Recap | Bamboo Melodies of the Dragon Boat Festival: Children’s Dreams Come to Life

On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, during the Dragon Boat Festival, visitors, guided by staff, combined natural bamboo tubes, twisty sticks, and other materials. They strung the tubes together with wooden tags or bells and adorned them with paper kites, mugwort, and other decorations—creating charming wind chimes that chimed softly in the breeze. Mugwort wards off evil and brings good fortune, bamboo tubes symbolize purity and resilience, and wind chimes carry heartfelt sentiments; together, they weave an unforgettable Dragon Boat Festival memory. The children proudly showcased their creations and happily announced they would take them home to hang in their rooms.

For Children’s Day, our activities strike the perfect balance between childlike fun and the unique character of our museum: a DIY workshop featuring opera‑inspired facial‑mask decorations! By blending Tang Xianzu’s rich operatic heritage with hands‑on crafts, we invite young participants to experience the charm of traditional culture through play. Families are encouraged to take part together, fostering parent–child collaboration as they color and embellish opera masks using paints, pom-poms, fabric flowers, beads, and other materials—strengthening family bonds and creating cherished cultural memories for the holiday.