The mall is a collection of culture and art, with a superior humanistic environment. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the mall was located in the land of Wu and Chu, connecting the thoughts of the north and the south and the culture of Wu and Chu. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, free schools and private schools spread throughout the countryside, and academies such as Wenfeng and Wenquan gathered together. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Shangcheng ranked first among counties in Henan in terms of the total number of Jinshi and Juren candidates in all meetings and township examinations. In the Qing Dynasty, Zhou Zu was appointed as an official and became a bachelor of Tiren Pavilion, and participated in the decision-making and secrets of the Qing court. Cheng Guoren was the first in the second class of Jinshi, passed the Golden Palace, and served as governor of five provinces including Shandong and Zhejiang. Yang Shigu successively served as minister of the Ministry of War, Ministry of Rites, Ministry of History and Ministry of Punishment, and vice president of the National History Museum. Jiang Gen once edited Fang Xingxing for the Hanlin Academy.
The culture and art of the mall has a unique local style, with many local dramas and folk arts. People love to express their emotions through singing and dancing, and it is known as the "Hometown of Song and Dance". The song "Osmanthus flowers bloom everywhere in August" made the mall famous all over the world. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Shopping Mall Song and Dance has performed in the province many times and in Beijing three times. Premier Mao Zedong cordially received all the actors at Huairen Hall. "Umbrella Dance" participated in the 7th World Youth Festival in Vienna and won the silver medal. A number of art, photography, and paper-cut works were exhibited nationwide and abroad.
The mall is not only the home of singing and dancing, but also has shadow puppet shows, flower basket plays, silk string gongs and drums, etc.