When talking about the Fire Trees and Silver Flowers, perhaps the first thing that comes to mind is Nuanquan Ancient Town, which has a very strong sense of humanity and history. The feeling that Nuanquan Ancient Town brings to people is completely different from that of the city. Here you will feel that everything is a kind of enjoyment and enjoy everything here very much. Culture
What are the differences between Nuanquan Ancient Town and the city? Perhaps the biggest difference is the Spring Festival here. The Spring Festival in the past was very atmospheric. Many people stayed at the New Year’s Eve dinner, watched the Spring Festival Gala, and ate pure Artisan food. But now there is no Chinese New Year atmosphere, and Nuanquan Ancient Town, known by netizens as one of the top ten most popular New Year places in China, gives people a very strong New Year flavor during the Chinese New Year.
In fact, Nuanquan Ancient Town launched a panoramic intangible cultural heritage performance in 2015 - "The No. 1 Castle in the World: Love of Trees and Flowers", which combines three major intangible cultural heritages. Absolutely. Worshiping the Lantern Mountain, paper-cutting and flowering trees, now the editor will tell you about this.
Baidengshan
Baidengshan is actually a very popular ritual in Yu County starting from the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty to pray for good weather. So far, it has attracted more than 500 people. With many years of history, this is also a national intangible cultural event, and Baideng Mountain is mainly divided into three parts: Dengdeng Mountain, Baideng Mountain and Shuashehuo. Worshiping the Deng Mountain is derived from folk sacrifices, where the people's spiritual sustenance of respecting gods and virtuous people and praying for peace is injected. This plays a very important role in some folk communities in Yu County and even Hebei Province.
Paper-cutting
Let’s talk about paper-cutting again. Yuxian paper-cutting began in the Ming Dynasty, and its production technology is unique among many domestic paper-cuttings. In fact, the paper-cutting in Nuanquan Ancient Town is not “cutting”. , is "engraved", which is made of rice paper as raw material, and then carved by hand with a carving knife, and then dyed with bright and brilliant colors, so that the shape is very lifelike and the color is very strong. Every year during the Chinese New Year, every household has to put up window grilles. At this time, everyone can see these paper cuts. So far, part-time work has developed into a collectible folk art masterpiece.
Dashuhua
The so-called fiery trees and silver flowers are actually talking about this. "Dashing Tree Flowers" is the most distinctive ancient festival social fire in Yu County. You should have seen the clip of steel burning dragon in the eighth issue of "Where Are We Going, Dad 5". In fact, "Dashing Tree Flowers" is somewhat similar to this. His The spectacle is far better than setting off fireworks. Artists who make tree flowers usually put the pig iron into the iron-making furnace first, and then melt it into high-temperature molten iron of 1600°C. At this time, they wear sheepskin jackets and felt hats, and hold willow wooden spoons in their hands. Sprinkle hot molten iron on the wall of the castle. When the molten iron becomes cold, it will splash in all directions. At this time, tens of thousands of fiery trees and silver flowers will form. Because the shape resembles a leafy crown, it is also called "tree flower". Under normal circumstances, "Dashuhua" will perform outdoors, and preparation is not easy, and it will be canceled if it encounters rain, snow or strong winds. But now that the tree flowers have been moved indoors, they no longer have to be affected by the weather.
Indoor flowering is not held every day. It is held every Tuesday to Sunday. There are two shows a day, one hour each, at 15:00 and 19:00 respectively. There is a one-hour outdoor performance every Saturday from May Day to National Day. During the Spring Festival, there are performances from the second to the sixth day of the first lunar month, and from the thirteenth to the sixteenth day of the first lunar month. The first performance is at 18:00 and the last performance is at 19:00.
Shehuo Performance
In addition to the above, Nuanquan Ancient Town will also have very exciting Shehuo performances during the Chinese New Year. The most common ones are dragon lantern dancing and lion dancing. , running live horses, walking on stilts, rowing land boats, playing waist drums, and performing yangko. The residents of the town used this ancient and traditional way to express their expectations for life. Travel
Tickets
120 RMB
Preferential policies
Seniors aged 60-70, active military personnel and students enjoy half-ticket tickets with valid IDs Discount;
Children under 1.2m, disabled people and senior citizens over 70 years old enjoy free tickets with valid ID.
Attractions
Nuanquan Ancient Town is divided into five major scenic spots, namely: West Castle Scenic Area, Nuanquan Academy Scenic Area, Laojun Scenic Area, Huayan Temple Scenic Area, Shuhua Square area. You can go and learn about these scenic spots and attractions. I will not introduce them to you one by one.
Most of the buildings in Nuanquan Ancient Town are preserved from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There is a double-ear theater here, which is known as "Eight Hundred Zhuang Castles and Eight Hundred Stages" in Yu County. Next to it There is also a temple called Dizang Temple, also known as Xiansheng Temple. You can go to worship here, or you can go up the city wall to enjoy the attractions of Nuanquan Ancient Town.
Yu County was a Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei base area during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the War of Liberation, so many film and television works were shot here, such as "The Devils Are Coming" and "Post-War Martial Arts Team". It was filmed here, and of course the most classic one is "Bright Sword". There are five themed courtyards in the West Castle. In addition to the filming location of "Bright Sword", there are also the Ancient Weizhou Wedding Customs Museum, the Liao-Song War Museum, the Magic Children's Naughty Museum and the first real-life haunted house in China. The mysterious castle. Transportation
Here I want to talk to you about transportation. If you are traveling by car, you can directly enter the address on the map and then navigate to get there. If you need to take a bus, you must first arrive at Yu County. You can ride a bicycle to Yu County at Liuliqiao Passenger Terminal, and then take a ride in Yu County
Travel Tips
1. You can choose to get a map when driving by yourself. Remember to apply for the latest version. You can use the app to navigate routes, search for nearby attractions and food, search for gas stations or find toilets, which is very convenient.
2. It is recommended to stay one night if the schedule is convenient. It is best to catch the tree flowering at 7pm on the first day, and then stay one night to visit the ancient town the next morning. This There were less people at that time, so I went to Guxibao before nine o'clock and saved the ticket price. Basically one morning is enough for the ancient town, and we will leave in the afternoon.
3. The specialty is paper-cutting, but paper-cutting is also divided into manual and machine-made. It is not expensive and very beautiful, and it is very good to give away.