March Temple Fair in Shexian County opened
It is warm in bloom in March, and people can't hide their eagerness to move, so they have entered the mode of outing. On March 28th, the first day of the third month of the lunar calendar, the annual March Temple Fair in Wa Palace Scenic Area officially opened. Here are some related contents of the temple fair for you. Welcome to browse!
March Temple Fair in Shexian County opened
March 28th is the first day of the third lunar month, and the annual March Temple Fair in Shexian County officially opened. This year's temple fair is based on the theme of "Happy Happiness" and lasts for 23 days. The distinctive folk activities of Nu Wa, the lively traditional folk performances, and the indispensable food feast were presented brilliantly during the temple fair.
at 8 o'clock in the morning, the folk sacrificial teams in four villages and eight townships dressed in ancient costumes and holding sacrificial flags, long dragons, lions, merit flags and other sacrificial vessels, came to Bu Tian Square in Wa Palace in a mighty way to worship their ancestor Nuwa. The scene was spectacular.
Then, folk culture such as playing opera, beating drums and turning to gossip was staged in turn. The original folk skills made the tourists feast their eyes and wowed the traditional culture.
temple fairs are held every year, and this year is very different. It is understood that this year's Wa Palace Temple Fair, on the basis of retaining the Millennium folk culture of the temple fair, also introduced modern fashion activities such as Chinese food festival, large-scale folk performance auto show, cheongsam show, and skillfully combined "tradition" with "fashion", which has both ancient Chinese folk charm and modern fashion flavor. At the same time, the upgraded ecological parking lot and circulating walkway of Wa Palace Scenic Area have also been officially opened. In warm spring, tourists can swim in full of green and enjoy different beautiful scenery.
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The March 3rd Temple Fair in Xixiang held. People ate potted vegetables and watched Cantonese opera to enjoy the floating colors
Recently, the annual March 3rd Temple Fair in Xixiang rang gongs in Xixiang Park. It is understood that this temple fair will last until April 2, with dragon dance, lion dance and folk customs performances, and wonderful folk blockbusters such as Cantonese opera, puppet show and local opera performances will be performed for 9 days.
the northern emperor's patrol led to a deserted alley
the northern emperor, also known as Xuanwu and Zhenwu, is the god of water management in Taoism. There is an ancient temple of the Northern Emperor in Xixiang Pedestrian Street, which was built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the custom of "the birthday of the Northern Emperor" on the third day of the third lunar month has prevailed, and a large-scale temple fair has been formed over time.
At noon that day, the most solemn ceremony of the Northern Emperor's abdication began. Under the guidance of the village elders, the Northern Emperor took a full ride, starting from Xixiang Park, passing through the Northern Emperor's Ancient Temple Square, Truth Street, Governor Street, Mingle Street and Pedestrian Street, and then returning to the starting point. Dragon and Phoenix Team, Kirin Team, Lion Awakening Team, Xixiang Folk Customs Parade, Piaose Team, Song and Dance Team, etc., which stretched for nearly two kilometers, followed closely, and performed all the way, with gongs, drums and colorful flags flying and being very lively, so that the citizens who had been waiting to watch on both sides of the parade route could feast their eyes and enjoy the feast of traditional culture.
compared with previous years, this year's activities are more abundant. In the evening, the organizer of the event held a "Chitose Potted Vegetable Banquet" to entertain enthusiastic people who strongly supported the work of the Beidi Ancient Temple in Xixiang; From then until April 2, local operas, puppet shows and Cantonese operas will be staged continuously at the entrance of the ancient temple and on the stage specially built for the temple fair in Xixiang Park. Blessing activities will be held all day on the 31th.
"metapenaeus ensis" Food Festival introduces temple fair
"Moonlight shines in the hall, shrimp will fall asleep quickly ..." The ancestors of Xixiang raised shrimp in the coastal cofferdam. Year after year, fishermen summed up and invented many processing methods of fish, shrimp and seafood in the long history-these local foods in Xixiang, which belong to Cantonese cuisine and are different from Cantonese cuisine, are called Xixiang metapenaeus ensis Cuisine. On the day before Bei Di Gong's parade, the "metapenaeus ensis" of the "March 3rd" temple fair in Xixiang and the promotion of traditional American food were held in Xixiang Park. At the event site, you can enjoy metapenaeus ensis, roast goose, fried piles, Hakka tea, specialty cakes, desserts, chicken feet, meatballs and other Xixiang local foods and snacks for free.
It is reported that * * * 23 communities, food and catering enterprises brought nearly 111 kinds of food to participate in this free tasting activity. You can eat a lot of delicious food without moving anywhere, which makes many "foodies" hooked.
Miss Guo's ancestors were genuine "people from the base". According to its introduction, her ancestors used to live in Panyu, Guangzhou, and forced by life, they went fishing, shrimps, crabs and oysters all the way to Xixiang and settled here. "The diet of Kiwai people is mainly seafood, which is light, mainly boiled and scallion." Miss Guo said that with the industrialization, the concept of the group of Kiwai people has faded, but the food has stayed and been carried forward. She hopes that more activities like this should be held to let more people know about Xixiang and the people around the base.
introduction of Shexian imperial palace
Shexian imperial palace is a national AAAAA scenic spot and a national key cultural relics protection unit. Founded in the Northern Qi Dynasty, it is the place where Nu Wa's "refining stones to make up the sky and digging up earth to make people" in myths and legends. It consists of four groups of buildings: Chaoyuan Palace, Tingyi Palace, Guangsheng Palace and Wa Palace, covering an area of 551 mu. There are 135 ancient buildings, 3 caves in Beiqi, and 6 cliff carvings in Beiqi. It is the largest ancient architectural complex in China, which is dedicated to the ancestor of China, Nu Wa, and has the reputation of "Penghu Wonderland" since ancient times. Among them, the Cliff Inscription Group in the Northern Qi Dynasty is the essence of the Wa Emperor's historic site, with an area of 1.65 square meters, which is carved in five places on the cliff wall, with more than 1.37 million words carved in * * *, and the fonts are Li, Kai and Wei steles. "The silver hook iron painting is absolutely unique in the world", which can be called an art treasure, and it is the earliest one with the largest number of words in the existing Cliff Inscription in China.
The main building, Yuhuang Pavilion, is divided into four floors, with a height of 23 meters. It is an ancient building in Hebei Province, with peaks to show off the potential, cliffs to take advantage of the dangers, and beautiful scenery in Linqing, which brings together the essence of ancient architecture. Yuyu is suspended, Qionglou is towering over the endangered rocks and overlooking the deep valleys.
The main buildings at the foot of the mountain are Chaoyuan Palace, Tingyi Palace and Guangsheng Palace. Chaoyuan Palace was built in the forty-first year of Qing Emperor Kangxi (AD 1712) and rebuilt in the third year of Qing Xianfeng (AD 1853). Tingyi Palace was built in the 6th year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (AD 1667) and rebuilt in the 3rd year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (AD 1853). Guangsheng Palace was built at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty. It was rebuilt twice in the 59th year of Qianlong (AD 1794) and the 3rd year of Xianfeng (AD 1853).
The building on the mountain, Wa Palace, is a representative building, which consists of ancient buildings such as Wa Huang Pavilion, Dressing Building, Yingshuang Building, Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Mountain Gate, Archway and Piyang Temple. In the east and west of Wa Huang Pavilion, * * * is divided into four floors. The rest mountain is built with glazed roofs. The first floor is a worship hall, and the second, third and fourth floors are "Qingxu Pavilion", "Nature Pavilion" and "Sky Pavilion" respectively. The dressing room was built in the 21st year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (AD 1682) and rebuilt in the 3rd year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (AD 1853). The bell tower was built in the thirty-fourth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1616), and in the thirty-eighth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1611), a gossip iron clock with a height of more than 1 meters and a diameter of 1 meters was hung in it. The Drum Tower was built in the 14th year of Ming Wanli (AD 1586). It is divided into three floors, with a total height of 15m. It is the heavy door leading to the Yuhuang Pavilion. In the 38th year of Ming Wanli (AD 1611), a drum with a diameter of 1.68m was built in the building. Piyang Temple was built in the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty (1573-1621) and rebuilt in the 11th year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (1733).
Eye Cave, Silkworm Cave and Baidian Grottoes were all carved in the Northern Qi Dynasty. Silkworm Cave was carved in the Tianbao period of the Northern Qi Dynasty (551-559 AD), with a width of 2.6 meters, a depth of 2.35 meters, a height of 4 meters and an area of 6.11 square meters. Carved inside is a stone statue of Aunt Silkworm, and the end of the Buddhist scripture "Ten Classics" is engraved inside. Eye Cave was first dug in the Tianbao period of the Northern Qi Dynasty, with a width of 2.6 meters, a depth of 2.35 meters, a height of 4 meters and an area of 6.11 square meters. Carved inside is a stone statue of grandma, and the Buddhist scriptures "Ten Classics" are engraved inside. Built in the sixth year of Tianbao in the Northern Qi Dynasty (AD 555), Baidian is the largest grotto.
The ancient tablet with chiseled walls is located on the cliff on the right outside the memorial archway on the mountain. It was carved during the Tianbao period of the Northern Qi Dynasty, with a height of 4.33 meters and a width of 1.33 meters. It is carved by the mountain, with a turtle seat, a snake body and a faucet.
the "Nu Wa Festival" in Wa Palace was announced by the State Council as the first batch of intangible cultural heritage in China. In 2116, with the approval of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the China People's Association named Shexian as the "hometown of Nuwa culture in China" and established the "China Nuwa Culture Research Center". Since 2113, Shexian has held three Nuwa Culture Festivals and three public ceremonies. In October 2115, it was approved as a provincial civilized scenic tourist area. ;