Qiyang county has ten bowls of dishes, Qi series, Qi opera, Qiyang minor, Yao umbrella dance and so on.
1, ten bowls of dishes: In my hometown, there are "ten bowls" for weddings and funerals on holidays. Say "just ten bowls" when eating the banquet. Qiyang people say "ten bowls", of course, they don't eat bowls, but eat ten dishes. These ten dishes should be served together. After eating the first course, the second course will be served. The person who serves the food will take the first bowl away, leaving only one bowl in the middle of the table.
2. Qi Opera: Qi Opera is a kind of performance custom, which focuses on the performance of Mulian Biography and is integrated with other Liantai operas. This is a complex repertoire performance system.
3. Qi Opera: Qi Opera is one of the local operas of Han nationality in Hunan, also known as Qiyang Troupe. It was called "Qiyang Opera" in the early years of the Republic of China, and it was named "Qiyang Opera" because it was formed in Qiyang. In the late Qing Dynasty, it was also called "Chun 'an Opera". After the founding of New China, it was called Qi Opera. In 2008, Qi Opera was selected into the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.
4. Qiyang minor: Qiyang minor is a folk art derived and spread in Qiyang, Hunan. Its basic singing methods are mainly folk songs, light tunes and folk songs.
5. Yao Umbrella Dance: Its dance content is rich and its forms are endless, including single umbrella dance, double umbrella dance, umbrella dragon dance and long drum umbrella dance. Its action is rough and rigorous, combining rigidity with softness, and with the simple national percussion music, it highlights the freshness and joy of Yao people's unity and harmony.