Yidu is one of the birthplaces and fusion places of Ba people culture and Jingchu culture. The local folk customs are simple and simple, and various folk myths and legends, folk songs, music, dances, folk houses, food, and local capitals are spread among the people. Permeated with the charm of Bachu culture. Yidu's folk culture is rich and colorful, which not only has the foundation of Hubei Ba people's culture, but also has the charm of Chu style in central Hubei. At present, the most distinctive varieties in Yidu include: Yidu Banggu, Yidu Yugu (Nanguan), Chu Opera, etc. The riddles of Yidu Qinglin Temple are known as the first riddle village in China. Yidu is home to a mixed population of native and Han people, and folk life, including food and daily life, production and labor, clothing, weddings and funerals, are also mixed with various characteristics of Bachu culture and folk customs. Such as: crying for marriage, crying for mourning, playing funeral drums, dancing in funerals, playing rice-planting drums, guessing lantern riddles, etc.
Yidu can have both Buddhism and Taoism. The various buildings, characters and missionaries of the two major sects have great influence in and around the region. The main religious sites are Liangshan and Songshan.
Liangshan has Buddhist sites and Taoist sites. The top of the mountain is Taoist, and the middle is Buddhist sites. There is a Golden Summit on the top of the mountain, and Guanyin Pavilion, Guandi Temple, Main Hall and other buildings on the mountainside. One day gate, two days gate, Among the three dangerous gates, Jinding is the most dangerous and is known as "South Wudang".
Songshan is now a provincial forest park. The religious site includes Longquan Temple. It was built in the early Ming Dynasty and was named "Qingquan Temple" because of the clear spring water on its side. During the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, it was renamed "Qingquan Temple". Longquan Temple". During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, King Hui of Jing Fan and his wife He both believed in Buddhism and once worshiped Monk Duo Song, the abbot of Songshan Mountain, as their teacher. Therefore, these two temples are very large in scale, prosperous in incense, and have believers all over Sichuan, Hubei, and Hunan provinces, and have become famous religious holy places. In addition, Yidu also has Catholicism, Christianity and Islam. City Logo
The city logo of Yidu City was reviewed and approved at the 8th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Sixth People's Congress of Yidu City on March 7, 2008. The main graphic of the logo is based on the two characters "Yidu" The lowercase "y" and "d" of the Chinese Pinyin of the word are the basic design elements. The two are connected in a continuous design to organically form the following main body
Urban Spirit
Yi It is an ancient city with a history of more than 2,000 years. It not only has rich historical and cultural heritage, but also has the characteristics of beautiful landscapes and gardens, and is also filled with the fresh atmosphere of a modern city. In order to strengthen Yidu’s external publicity, enhance Yidu’s image, and create Yidu’s “city business card”.
In 2007, Yidu City entrusted the School of Economics and Management of China Three Gorges University to conduct a research project on "Research on the Theory and Practice of "Marketing Yidu"". After nearly a year of research on humanistic genes and spiritual traits, symposiums were held with some party representatives, National People's Congress representatives, CPPCC members and people from all walks of life. More than 1,500 opinions were widely solicited through the Internet, meetings and other forms, and were repeatedly summarized and refined. , cultivate and develop, and revised the draft, and it was reviewed and approved at the 8th meeting of the 6th Standing Committee of the Sixth People's Congress of Yidu City on March 7, 2008 to form Yidu's "city spirit, city logo and city propaganda language".
The urban spirit of Yidu City is: trustworthiness, dedication, harmony, and strict implementation.
City Tree and City Flower
In July 2000, Yidu City launched a city tree and city flower selection activity among citizens. On October 13, 2000, the 14th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Fourth People's Congress of Yidu City decided to name camphor as the city tree of Yidu and crape myrtle as the city flower of Yidu.