This New Year's Day, Henan in my eyes has transformed into a flowing, touchable "immersive" tapestry of the traditional Chinese culture wave. It allows millennia-old civilization to emerge from silent display cases, becoming a vibrant, participatory, and livable part of everyday life in the city.

The "Passport Stamp Rally" at the Luoyang Museum turns history from a one-way observation into a treasure hunt for civilization, filled with missions and anticipation. Wandering through four major museums with the passport in hand, each stamp collected feels like a meaningful conversation with a cultural treasure. Finally, mailing a postcard through the "Time Mailbox" makes profound history feel accessible.

Stepping out of the museums, the entire city switches into a panoramic, immersive theater. At the Qingming Riverside Landscape Garden in Kaifeng, you can don a Song Dynasty costume and become a brushstroke within the Along the River During the Qingming Festival painting. As night falls, lighting a river lantern with your own hands and watching countless wishes float among the stars, the prosperity of the Northern Song and the romance of the Great Song Dynasty come vividly to life before your eyes. This full-sensory immersion elevates the traditional culture wave from an aesthetic trend to a livable, experiential reality.

In Shenhou Ancient Town in Xuchang, guided by artisans, you can feel the warmth and malleability of Jun porcelain clay taking shape on the potter's wheel, witnessing the magical transformation where pieces enter the kiln with a single color and emerge in a myriad of hues. Similarly, at the Luohe City Library, as children clumsily yet earnestly follow inheritors to shape a small dough figurine with their fingertips, the essence of intangible cultural heritage transcends words, passing silently yet profoundly through the warmth and touch of their hands.

This is Henan in my eyes. It brings to life the artifacts housed in museums, the history recorded in ancient texts, and the skills passed down through generations of craftsmanship, transforming them into an experienceable and shareable part of urban life. When you come here, you will truly feel the wave of traditional culture surging in the most intimate and vivid way, flowing ceaselessly through this land.

Web editors: Shen Jianqi, Zhang Rui