Can you imagine walking into a small mountain village in the cold winter, listening to the warm greetings from neighbors and enjoying the food served by strangers? The heart stretches in the carnival, full of long-lost warmth. This feast, which doesn't ask about the life of newcomers, is a unique custom of "gathering clever meals" in Yangshuxia Village, Huairou.
It has been passed down to 180 years. This custom originated from the legend of Yangshuxia village, when people pecked at grain seeds with birds to save people named Huo Hejin. On the 16th day of the first month, adult women cook for the whole village. During the period, I put needle and thread, copper coins and other things into the pot. People who eat will try to pray for superb art and wealth. In addition, the word "Qiao" is another name for local birds such as sparrows and tits. Before eating smart rice, people should feed smart rice, that is, feed sparrows. People (skillfully) say auspicious words when feeding birds, one is to thank the birds, and the other is to pray for a bumper harvest in the coming year. After dinner, people should walk on the ice and say "walking on the ice", that is, get rid of all diseases. At this time, there will be troupes and flowers to entertain.
Comprehensive recommendation index: ★★★☆.
Venue: Yangshuxia Village, Huairou District, Beijing
Viewing time: 15th, 16th and 17th of the first lunar month.
Transportation: Beijing Dongzhimen 9 16→ Huairou Yujiayuan 9 16 (Huairou-Lianggen or Liuli Temple) → Yangshuxia Village.
2. Dashuhuaxiu in Yuxian County, Hebei Province
Every day before the first month, the streets and alleys of Beijing are filled with advertisements of Yu County Dashu Huaxiu. The picture of golden flowers flying in the dark attracts many tourists every year. Dashuhuaxiu, originally a carnival for the poor, has now developed into a gold-lettered business card for Yuxian's first month tourism.
During the performance, hundreds of kilograms of pig iron were first melted into iron juice in an iron smelting furnace, and the performer poured the iron juice on the hard and cold brick castle wall with a special spoon. /kloc-The iron juice at 0/000 degrees Celsius, generate, after 10,000 sparks, looks like a leafy canopy, which is called "tree flower". "Tree flowers" have various forms, and all flowers are blooming. "The flaming trees and silver flowers never stop at night", the superb skills and brave spirit of the performers made the audience excited, and the applause thundered and the cheers resounded through the sky.
Local people have another story about the origin of "Greater Shu Hua". It is said that there are five Kuixing stars on the city gate. In order to make more scholars in the village in the coming year, the villagers melted pig iron into molten iron and hired folk artists to perform in Shu Hua. All the molten iron falls on the five stars, which shows that there will be many scholars in the coming year. Therefore, Da Shuhuaxiu has very high requirements for artists. Not only do you have to be strong, but you can lift a 6 kg wicker spoon filled with molten iron into the air again and again, and it is also accurate and beautiful. In fact, no matter what version, it is to express a wish for blessing.
Comprehensive recommendation index: ★★★★★★★
Venue: Shuhua Square, Wenquan Town, Yuxian County, Hebei Province
Viewing time: 15th, 16th and 17th of the first lunar month.
Transportation: From Beijing to Yuxian, you can take a bus from the northern suburb coach station or Liuliqiao coach station.
3. Changshan Drum in Zhengding, Hebei Province
In the past two years, the tourist signboard of "Zilong Hometown" has been hit hard. In the first month, there was an activity full of "Golden Goma Iron", that is, the famous "Changshan War Drum", which was performed like an ancient foot soldier fighting, giving people a spectacular feeling of recreating the ancient battlefield.
Zhengding, which belongs to Shijiazhuang City now, is the seat of Changshan County in history, so it is called Changshan War Drum. During the performance, drummers either stand in a circle, form a triangle, or line up to knock face to face; Those who beat cymbals and gongs stand in the middle, or on both sides, or opposite to those who beat drums. They cooperate tacitly, and they are superb, sometimes thunderous and earth-shattering; Sometimes Malik gallops and is invincible; Sometimes it takes a sharp turn, like rain hitting bananas, cheerful and crisp. I saw drummers prancing and jumping, drums and cymbals dancing up and down, drumsticks dancing, colored silk dancing, magnificent, beautiful dance, dizzying and inspiring.
Comprehensive recommendation index: ★★★★★
Venue: Zhengding City, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
Viewing time: from the first day of the first month to the eighth day of Zhengding Temple Fair.
Transportation: Go to Shijiazhuang first, then take bus No.201,17 (the whole fare is 2 yuan) and get off at Zhengding South Gate, which takes about 45 minutes.
4. Hebei Zhuozhou Lantern Festival
Watching lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first month is an old tradition in many places, but do you know that the Lantern Festival in Zhuozhou, Hebei Province has a history of two thousand years? Zhuozhou Lantern Festival began in Han Dynasty, flourished in Tang Dynasty and flourished in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is named after the Tonghui Building, which is located in the middle of Zhuozhou North-South Street. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, it was listed as one of the eight scenic spots in Zhuozhou, known as "Tonghui Lamp City", which is a traditional cultural activity with a long history.
Today's Lantern Festival is an annual event in Zhuozhou. On the night of Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month of every year, the streets and alleys of Zhuozhou are decorated with lanterns, the fire trees are in full bloom, the silver flowers are in full bloom, and thousands of families burn candles all night.
Comprehensive recommendation index: ★★★★★☆.
Location: Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province
Viewing time: Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month.
Transportation: It is very convenient to get to Zhuozhou from Beijing. There is a high-speed train passing through the west station, or you can take the 9 17 branch 4 on the overpass to Zhuozhou directly.
5, Shanxi Changzhi Wuxiang dome light
Painted with ferocious faces and lanterns overhead-don't be surprised, this strange form of social fire is staged in Wuxiang, Changzhi, Shanxi every January. The name of this activity is just taken from the performance venue, so it is called "Wuxiang Dingdeng", which has now been included in the list of China's intangible cultural heritage.
As for the origin of this activity, it can be traced back to the Five Chaos period. According to the records in Wuxiang County Records, the rulers at that time often attacked the tribe where Xerox, the emperor of Zhao, lived at night and treated the prisoners as slaves. In order to resist the oppression of the rulers, Schleswig made everyone shave their heads, draw ferocious faces on their faces and the back of their heads, and put an oil lamp on their heads. When the arresting officers and men saw it, they thought they had seen a ghost, and they were terrified and ran away. This characteristic folk custom has been handed down gradually and has been preserved.
Another feature of the five-elephant dome lamp is its unique makeup form-the performer will show a mighty, ferocious or humorous face when facing or turning his back to the audience. With the change of rhythm, the top performance formations of lanterns mainly include "Auditorium", "Nine-curve Star" and "Snake Peeling", such as Youlong's Pearl Opera, which seems dazzling and winding. The performance footwork is mainly based on traditional yangko, which pays attention to fast-forward and fast-out, fast-forward and fast-backward, and is called "not pulling the field" by locals.
Comprehensive recommendation index: ★★★★★
Venue: Wuxiang County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province
Viewing time: Lantern Festival in the first lunar month.
Transportation: Go to Taiyuan or Changzhi first, and then transfer to Wuxiang County by coach.
6. Shanxi Fenyang Yangko
As one of the birthplaces of Central Plains culture, there are many intangible cultural heritages handed down from Shanxi. Walking in the land of Sanjin in the first month, there are fiery carnivals everywhere, and "Fenyang Yangko" is one of them. This unique folk art, which spreads in Fenyang and xiaoyi city, is an indispensable form of performance in local social fires, gatherings, welcoming guests, celebrations and other activities. To be exact, it is a folk song and dance in the square. Because there are some remains in neighboring xiaoyi city, people call it "Little Pink Yangko" or "Little Pink Yangko", which is mainly divided into "Martial Arts Yangko" and "Little Pink Yangko".
The real value of "Fenyang Yangko" is far more than its observability. It is of great value to study the farming culture in the Yellow River basin and explore folk activities such as entertainment and sacrifice of local people. As a folk dance with distinctive local characteristics, Fenyang Yangko is well-deserved to be included in the territory of Chinese folk dance.
Comprehensive recommendation index: ★★★★★
Location: xiaoyi city District, Fenyang City, Shanxi Province
Viewing time: Lantern Festival in the first lunar month.
Transportation: Fenyang Railway Station is located in the east of Anshang Village, Xinghua Village Town, and can be reached by train. In addition, you can also choose the bus according to the actual situation.
7, Shanxi Xiangfen Tianta lion dance
This thrilling acrobatic performance in the picture reminds you of the dazzling picture in the Hong Kong film "The Lion King of Huang Feihong" in the 1990s. You can see this performance called "Tianta Lion Dance" in Taosi Village, Xiangfen County, Shanxi Province. This lion dance, which started in Sui and Tang Dynasties, is known as "the unique dance in China" because of its artistic features such as surprise, danger, strangeness, beauty and so on.
During the performance, I saw the iron tower stand tall, the performers' movements fluctuated greatly, the air was beautifully shaped, and the stunts infiltrated the culture, which was amazing. In fact, the performance process contains scientific mechanical principles, coupled with safety protection measures, which seems dangerous but not dangerous. The most amazing thing is that the lion's eyes, tongue and tail can move freely, and it can also perform performances such as spitting banners at the exit. The viewers are all amazed, which shows the moving charm of this performance.
Comprehensive recommendation index: ★★★★★☆.
Venue: Taosi Village, Xiangfen County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province (20 kilometers southeast of Linfen City)
Watching time: the first month of the lunar calendar, which belongs to one of the local Spring Festival social fire programs.
Transportation: Xiangfen Bus Terminal has shuttle buses to and from the province, and the transportation is very convenient.
8. Taigu Yangko in Shanxi
Different from other places, "Taigu Yangko" originally originated in the local countryside and developed into a local drama with Qixian and Taigu as the axis and radiating around Jinzhong Basin 10 County. It can be said that it is a comprehensive art of folk songs, sketches, songs and dances and operas. However, in thousands of years of inheritance, it has developed into a colorful flower basket in Shanxi Province.
Taigu County Cultural Center has collected and copied many ancient ditties, which not only have the same name as Taigu Yangge ditty, but also have similar forms. In the past, during the Lantern Festival, activities such as dragon lanterns, dry boats, back sticks, stilts and drum music were everywhere, and dance teams of all sizes were extremely common. Among them, performers sing a ditty between dances, exaggerating the atmosphere, singing and dancing, and combining song and dance. This form is the origin of Taigu Yangko.
I want to come to Taigu Yangko because it is "grounded"-with rural life stories, folk customs, anecdotes and other themes, plus beautiful tunes and performance forms, it truly reflects people's lives. Therefore, it is deeply loved by the majority of villagers, so today it is still one of the highlights of the local social fire.
Comprehensive recommendation index: ★★★★★
Location: Taigu County, Qixian County and other places in Shanxi Province.
Watching time: the first month of the lunar calendar, which belongs to one of the local social fire programs.
Transportation: The transportation in Shanxi is very convenient. Taigu County and Qixian County belong to Jinzhong City. You can take a bus to these two counties at Jinzhong coach station.
Actually, there are many more. Didn't they show it at the Spring Festival party? You can search the relevant cities accordingly, and then find the customs of the relevant cities and summarize them.