A Carnival of Fire and Power: Decoding the Historical Symbolism of 'Bai Zong Jiao' and 'Ta Huo' in Putian's Lantern Festival
Geographical Connection Specific folk geographical nodes mentioned include: Xinghua Prefecture City (Chengxiang), Hanjiang, Jiangkou Town, Huangshi, Pinghai Wei, Meizhou Island, Fengting (Xianyou), Mulan River Basin, Licheng District, Lingchuan, Zhongmen, Nanri Island. II. The Pinnacle of Seasons: Temporal Coordinates and Spatial Logic of the World’s Longest Lantern Festival The Putian Lantern Festival is famous for its month-long span, a temporal logic closely related to the social structure established since the founding of the Xinghua Army in the fourth year of the Taiping Xingguo era of the Northern Song (979 AD). ...