The Yangtze River and the Canal meet in Zhenjiang, with many peaks and steep terrain, which has always been a battleground for military strategists. Zhenjiang is also a blend of North and South cultures. Because of its unique geographical location, it also shapes and derives rich folk culture.
As the saying goes, one side of the soil and water support one side of the people, Zhenjiang has a unique regional folk culture, which has influenced generations of Zhenjiang people, and Zhenjiang people have also inherited and carried forward this culture. The history of this side makes Zhenjiang folk customs shine.
Folklore and Folklore Every year on the first day of the first month, Zhenjiang people have the custom of "calling the river". In the custom chapter of Zhenjiang Records of Shunzhi, it is introduced: "Shatian households in Jingkou River receive a bottle of weighing water every year. The heavy water makes the river big, while the light water makes the river small. The age is not bad. " This custom was partly shown in the TV series Yongzheng Dynasty.
On the fifth day of the first month, there is a custom of "riding a donkey to climb the golden mountain", commonly known as "picking up gold", which means happiness and wealth. The Lantern Festival, with lights on the 13th day of the first month and lights off on the 18th, has also attracted the attention of many folklore researchers. Today, Zhenjiang still retains this custom.
On the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of May, there is also the habit of watching dragon boat races. In the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Dai once compared the dragon boat races in Zhenjiang with those in Nanjing, Hangzhou and Wuxi, saying, "The people who participated in the West Lake race won, so did Wuxi and Suzhou. Qinhuai has canoes and dragon boats, which can't be compared with Guazhou, but they can't be compared with Jinshan Temple. " It can be seen that Jinshan people have long been famous.
On the Dragon Boat Festival, people in Zhenjiang should eat "Twelve Red" when eating brown seeds, and children should wear tiger skin clothes and hang tiger skin Chinese-style chest covering, which is something to ward off evil spirits such as "long life". These customs are all related to the legend of the white snake that originated in Zhenjiang.
In Huang Ming, we went to Cuishan. Every year, before Tomb-Sweeping Day, thousands of people climb the Jade Mountain and overlook it.
There are many ancient residential buildings in Zhenjiang, most of which are well preserved in Daxi Road and Jingjiling, especially the "Jinling Jindu Mountain Building", so pedestrians can worry about themselves overnight. The tide sets on the moon, and the second and third fires in Guazhou. "The world-famous Xijindu is the most precious. It brings together the remains of the ancient Xijindu, stone pagodas, Guanyin Cave and life-saving societies from the Six Dynasties to the Tang and Song Dynasties, the Yuan Dynasty to the Ming and Qing Dynasties. On both sides of the street, you can see the bustling shops in the late Qing Dynasty. Most of the shops along the street next to the 53rd slope are brick and wood structures with carved windows on cornices, and the upper floors of the lower shops are inhabited. These ancient buildings with regional cultural characteristics are all here.
Literary allusions Folk stories are oral literary wealth created by ordinary people. They take people's lives as the background, profoundly reflecting and expressing people's wishes and good wishes. Zhenjiang's mountains and rivers, pavilions, attic platforms, Chiquan Peak Tower, every grass and tree are spreading many beautiful and moving legends.
Many historical celebrities in Zhenjiang have left beautiful and touching cultural legends on this land: the folklore of Jinshan Mountain, the legend of Emperor Wu of the Southern Dynasty, the story of Liu Bei's marriage in He Lv Temple during the Three Kingdoms period, the heroic recitation of Xin Qiji's "Where to see China, where to see the beautiful building in the lonely mountain in the North" in the Song Dynasty, the historical biographies of Han Shizhong and Liang Hongyu in Jinshan Temple, and Yue Feihe.
Zhenjiang has many celebrities and profound cultural heritage. During the Northern Song Dynasty, Shen Kuo wrote a scientific masterpiece "Meng Xi Tan" in Meng Xi Park Lane, and Liu Miao, a writer of the Southern Dynasties, compiled "Wen Xin Diao Long", which had a great influence on later generations. American writer Pearl Buck finished her trilogy "The Good Earth" in Deng Yun, Zhenjiang. The anthology of Zhao Ming's Prince Zhao Ming was also completed in Nanshan, Zhenjiang.
Four Great Classical Novels and The Journey to the West, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin and other stories. It also spread the customs of Zhenjiang to a household name, known to women and children.
The story in Legend of the White Snake, one of the four great folklore stories, also happened in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, mainly in Zhenjiang. In addition, Huashan Ji, which is similar to the legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, tells a touching love story that happened in Dongxiang, Dantu: a song "Huashan Ji" written by Yuefu in the Southern Dynasties sang "Huashan Ji, who do you live for alone?" Seeing pity, the coffin opened. "Hearing this story, Kim Jong-sik, a poet of the Ming Dynasty in Korea, wrote a poem" Huashan Ji "with tears in his eyes:" On the hill, green branches are connected, and pedestrians compete to sing Huashan Ji. Wild flowers eat cold food, and the spirit of spring flies butterflies. "Zhenjiang folk added many fascinating legends.
Folk food has exotic food everywhere, and Zhenjiang is no exception. For example, Sanguai said, "Meat is not a good dish, and vinegar is not bad. Cover it in a noodle pot and cook it." ; "Three Fish": Braised saury, steamed shad and white sauce shad; "two soups and three drinks in one window" is a unique way to eat "crab yellow dumplings"; In addition, Dongxiang mutton, Gecun dog meat, mainland dragon fish soup, Yangzhong Cao Yang roasted puffer fish and Zhenjiang Dao Jiang Sanya cuisine are also famous flavors.
The folk art Dantu singing in Shangdang field and the costumes of Sanshan Nanxiang have distinct local characteristics of Wu culture inheritance. In addition, Danyang's "Clam Dance" and "Yangko Lantern" are all famous. Dantu Dongxiang's "double pushing hands" and "singing Kirin" also have their own characteristics; The lanterns in Yangzhong sing the phoenix in a unique way, and Jurong's "fire lantern dance" and "fireball art" are also unique among the people.
Zhenjiang's folk handicrafts such as paper-cutting, carving, embroidery, bamboo curtain painting, and Huashan mud whistling have won many awards in national competitions, attracting folk lovers from all over the world to follow and seek art.
Zhenjiang folk culture is rich in resources, unique in personality and charm, and is also a profound cultural and historical treasure of Zhenjiang ancient city.