:Xiaoxi pit Cai: Southern Song Dynasty Shao Ding years (1228 ~ 1233), Cai period far with his brother from the Cai port and the stone code under the head of the field into the Zhangpu County, Qing Ning Li Xia Yuan Sham Tian (now Pinghe County, Xiaoxi Town, pit village of Xia Ban), period far descendants of the descendants of the children and grandchildren of the multiplication of scattered in the town of Xiaoxi today, Xizhou, Hutian and other six administrative villages.
Cultural relics:
Cai Clan: Cai Clan Ancestral Hall [ Qing Dynasty ]
Ming Hongwu twenty years (1388) began to build, successive generations of repair. Ancestral shrine covers an area of 360 square meters, sitting northeast to southwest, by the pavilion, the main hall. The main hall is three rooms wide, three rooms deep, through the bucket type wooden frame, hiatus roof. Pavilion through the bucket type wooden frame, hanging roof. The main hall is inscribed with a couplet by Cai Xin, a university scholar in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.
Culture:
Pinghe County, Xiaoxi Town, Hangli Village, Taiwan alpine cultural and sports activities center
The project has a total investment of 2 million yuan, has obtained the central budget investment of 1.55 million yuan, the main construction of the library, ballroom, gymnasium, classroom, etc., supporting the procurement and installation of equipment. After the completion of the project, will improve the county's less populated ethnic areas of production and living standards, improve the local infrastructure, accelerate the development of regional social undertakings, lay a solid foundation for the full realization of a well-off society.
Kengli village held February 2 "Dragon Head Festival" cultural activities
Xiaoxi Township, Hangli village to organize the traditional second day of the second month of the Lunar Calendar, "Dragon Head Festival" cultural activities, to celebrate the year of the harvest, **** building the Chinese dream.
The Dragon Head Festival (February 2), also known as the "Spring Plowing Festival", "Agricultural Festival", "Spring Dragon Festival", is a traditional Han Chinese folk festival. Over the years, the village economic construction and the harmonious development of various undertakings, the villagers' living standards are increasingly improved, colorful spiritual and cultural life. Early in the morning on this day, the village of the pit every household lights and colorful, lively, thousands of villagers cheerfully dance dragon and lion dance, tie dragon art knot colorful car. During the day, stepping street team in the pit of the natural village lion dance worship, drums and music, firecrackers sound endless; night, stepping street team in the county town to step on the street activities, dragon dance and lion dance, tai chi, square dance, cloth horse team and other performances to attract the public to stop and watch, fireworks and firecrackers compete to be the first to open the air is a cloud of smoke, on the ground is a sea of people lights mountain, the county town immersed in the festivities of the festival everywhere in the festive atmosphere, villagers will be the simple The villagers put their simple wishes in the folk activities, praying for a better new year.
Cross-strait exchanges:
Taoyuan Ke Cai clansmen returned to Pinghe, Zhangzhou, to visit their ancestors
On September 06, 2012, Taiwan's Taoyuan County, Taoyuan Ke, Cai clansmen for the first time more than 20 people returned to the village of pit village of Xiaoxi Town, Pinghe County, in a group to search for the roots of the ancestral visit. Cai's villagers with traditional rituals warmly welcome the Taiwan clansmen. Pinghe County Cai in the Southern Song Dynasty ShaoDing two years from LongXiShiYi migration now PingHe County Xiaoxi town pit village, more than 700 years ago, now pit village has Cai's population of more than 4600 people, the whole county has Cai's population of more than 15,000 people. According to historical records, since ancient times, Ke, Cai two original surnames are Cai. Kengli Village, the earliest ferry Taiwan began in the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Kangxi and Qianlong period of the most prosperous. Folks hold a grand ancestor worship ceremony for the Taiwanese clansmen and pay homage to their ancestors at their ancestral graves. The same language, the same customs, so that the cross-strait Ke and Cai clansmen excited. Taiwan Taoyuan County Dayuan Ke, Tsai clansmen association president Tsai Ruigong excitedly said: "Thank you very much for the clansmen so enthusiastic. Through this exchange, we hope that we have the opportunity to go to Taiwan, to enhance mutual interaction between each other, and promote cross-strait *** with progress and prosperity.