Hequ County is located in the northwest of Xinzhou region, at the junction of Shanxi, Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia provinces. Hequ County is rich in mineral resources, mainly including coal, sulfur, iron, manganese, oil shale, bauxite, etc. Among them, coal reserves are the largest, about 11.9 billion tons, followed by iron, which is about 1.5 billion tons. The industries include coal, sulfur, thermal power, chemical industry, machinery and other production industries.

Hequ’s specialty:

Hequ County’s special product: sea red fruit,

Hequ fish. In this small place of Hequ, there is a carp delicacy that cannot be matched anywhere in the Yellow River. The best - Yellow River stone carp. This rare carp is found exclusively in the Tianqiao Gorge in the southwest of the river meander. The upper and lower sides are smooth, with rapids and slow water, and fish species of all kinds. It has always been a royal tribute. The stone flower carp has red eyes and golden scales, a red line on its spine, snow-white flesh and a large body weight. It is famous for its delicious food. It can only be caught when the river thaws every year, so it is called "open river fish". The order of magnitude is small, making it the best among carps. Those wealthy businessmen who had eaten carp feasts in Zhengzhou and Jinan all sighed after tasting the stone flower carp: the delicacies of the Yellow River come from the meander of the river.

Xingbaer, a specialty of Hequ County, is one of the traditional foods in Hequ County. According to research, Xingpaer was first made in the Tang Dynasty. In the Hequ area, almost every village has apricot trees. Apricot petals are processed from almonds. According to legend, apricot petals were also used as tributes.

Buckwheat noodle bowl is a specialty of Heko. Peel the buckwheat and turn it into grits. Soak the grits in water until soft the day before. Punch it into a paste with your fist, sift it and scoop it into a bowl. Steam in a basket, stir once with chopsticks halfway through, steam until cooked and serve as a bowl. After cooling in a cool place, use vinegar, ginger, sesame seeds, chili noodles, minced garlic, sesame oil, etc. to prepare a soup, pour it in and serve.

Sour rice Heko sour porridge is a special snack in Hequ, Shanxi. It can stimulate the appetite and strengthen the spleen, skin care and beauty, and the taste is wonderful.

Hequ sour rice has a long history. According to the "Hequ County Chronicle": It is said that during the Northern Song Dynasty, Liao soldiers often invaded. Once, when the common people were washing rice for cooking, suddenly Liao soldiers attacked. The young and old left the rice still soaked in water and fled. A few days later, when the soldiers returned home, they found that the rice soaked in water had fermented and turned sour. They wanted to throw it away but were reluctant to part with it, so they cooked it to satisfy their hunger. Unexpectedly, the sour rice produced is condensed, yellow and tough, fragrant, sour and delicious, with complete color, aroma and taste. Since then, sour rice has been recorded in the history of Hequ’s traditional food culture and has been passed down from generation to generation. , continues to this day.

Sour porridge is an indispensable breakfast for Hequ people all year round. In the morning, put the rice (a specialty of Hequ) that has been simmered in the rice jar overnight into the pot, cook it for a while, and return part of the rice soup to the rice jar for the next time. In this way, over and over again, the soup will get better and better and more fragrant. Making sour porridge pays attention to the heat, which is called "tighten the fire to cook the rice and cook the porridge slowly, and increase the fire to cook the gruel". Adjust the heat to a slow fire (adjust the heat on the stove lid of the hot kang stove. If the lid is tightly closed, the fire will be bigger, if the lid is open, the fire will be smaller). Keep stirring in the pot. After about ten minutes, the sour porridge will be ready. Okay, bend it a little and it’s ready to eat. If you work in the fields and eat a bowl of sour porridge or drink a bowl of sour rice soup, you will not be hungry or thirsty all day long, your energy will double, and you will not feel tired or sleepy. The whole family sits together and eats "sour porridge" in the morning, "sour rice" at noon, and "sour porridge" in the evening. It has become an indispensable part of the life of Hequ people. When eaten with pickles, it is a delicious breakfast for Hequ people. A "rice jar" and a pickled cabbage jar are two indispensable utensils for Hequ people.

Hequ folk song: "Yam, sour porridge, spicy carrots, you are the love of my brother's heart." "If you don't feel thirsty after drinking sour rice soup, it's hard to live without missing your sister."

Mi rice Mi rice is a native product of Hequ, and it still occupies a unique and superior position among the cereals of Hequ. Mizi does not choose the terrain and does not demand water and fertilizer. "As long as the rice seedlings are caught, half of the harvest will be achieved. Therefore, Mizi has become an enduring traditional staple food that has been passed down from generation to generation by the Hequ people who have experienced nine droughts for ten years. Mimi can be made It can be used to make porridge, rice, steamed bread, or "Tan Hua'er". "Tan Hua'er" has always been a fixed food for Hequ people during the Qingming Festival. This shows how special Mi Mi is in every household during the Spring Festival. Mi rice is used to make a pot of rice to hope for a prosperous harvest in the coming year. Mi rice has such a sacred mission, which inevitably adds a bit of mystery. It has been determined that rice contains sugar, crude protein and phosphorus. , calcium and 18 kinds of amino acids, and has the highest crude protein content among cereals. Sour rice can also be brewed and processed into sour rice. Sour rice contains lactic acid bacteria, which can promote body fluids and quench thirst, strengthen the stomach, cool and relieve fire, and has an excellent taste. p>

Hequ was a border area of ??Shanxi in the Spring and Autumn Period, belonged to Zhao during the Warring States Period, and belonged to Taiyuan during the Han and Tang Dynasties. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Liu Chong of the Northern Han Dynasty established Xiongyong Town, which was established in the seventh year of the Taiping Xingguo Period in the Song Dynasty. The Huoshan Army was established in Huoshan County in the fourth year of Zhiping, and was later abandoned. In the 14th year of Jin Zhenyuan, it was established in Hequ County. It was promoted to Huoshan Prefecture in the 22nd year of Dading, and later renamed Chizhou. Hequ County was reestablished as a province in the sixth year, and it was reestablished in the 14th year of Taiyuan Prefecture. It is a famous cultural city in the past years that integrates the natural wonders of the Yellow River and the cultural wonders of the Yellow River. From north to south along the west line of the Yellow River, wonders emerge one after another.

Haichao Temple Haichao Temple is located one mile southeast of the old county. It is also known as Haichao Temple. It is known as "Little Wutai Mountain in Northwest Shanxi". In 1986, it was listed as a provincial key cultural relics protection unit. The temple was first built in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (AD 1573-1620). It covers an area of ??more than 20 acres, with twelve courtyards and dozens of pavilions. The overall layout is built against the mountain and has three floors. The three points of Maitreya Hall, Guanyin Hall, and Tibetan Sutra Hall are the central axis. There are Milling Courtyard, There are Bodhi Courtyard and Nine Masters Pagoda Courtyard; in the west there are Shifang Courtyard, Abbot Courtyard and West Garden. The palaces, pavilions, carved beams and painted buildings, as well as the couplets and plaques in the temple are wonderfully conceived and have high architectural and cultural appreciation value. Temple fairs are held every eighth day of the first lunar month. The Heshen Temple is located outside the west gate of Hequ County. It is also known as the Yuwang Temple. It was built in the 16th year of Qianlong’s reign in the Qing Dynasty. There is an ancient stage built next to the Yellow River. Every year, the 15th day of the seventh lunar month is held to offer sacrifices to Yu. Activities and a large-scale river lantern event, during which monks chant sutras, drums and music are played, and 360 river light bulbs are placed in the river on decorated wooden boats at night. The scenery is very spectacular, attracting countless border residents from Qin, Jin and Mongolia. Temple fairs are held every fifteenth day of the first lunar month and the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month. Xiangshan Temple is located in Xinjiaping Village, Louziying Town. There is an ancient temple called Xiangshan Temple built on the south hillside of the village. The temple is located from north to south, with three Tianwang Halls. It is said that the construction date was around the Ming Dynasty, and was repaired in Chenghua, Yongzheng, Guangxu, and the Republic of China. Temple fairs are held every eighth day of the fourth lunar month.

Baota Temple Baota Temple is located in Chengta Village, Lugu Township. It was restored and completed on the 18th day of the seventh lunar month in 2009. On July 20th, Master Miaoru (Deputy Secretary-General of the Buddhist Association) and others were sent by the Wutai Mountain Buddhist Association. More than a dozen Wutai Mountain masters held a three-day consecration ceremony for all the Buddha statues. The Guanyin Hall in the temple consists of Manjushri Bodhisattva, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, Guandi Temple, Wealth Temple, Earth Temple, and Kiln Temple. The architecture is magnificent. Every time Temple fairs are held on the eighth day of the first lunar month, the eighteenth of July to the twentieth of July, and the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month

Especially on the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month to celebrate the birthday of the kiln god, the scene is even more spectacular and worth a visit

(From July 18th to July 21st of the lunar calendar in 2009, there was heavy rain in the northwest, and it rained heavily in Hequ County. It rained all the time on the morning of the consecration. At 12 noon, the consecration ceremony started to be cloudy, and the people present suddenly felt that the weather had become brighter. The rain stopped and the sun appeared, and you can see the heavy rain falling in the surrounding villages in the distance)

Daiyuedian Temple Daiyuedian Ancient Temple is located in Daiyuedian Village, Bi Town. Daiyuedian Ancient Temple, the The temple was built in the twelfth year of Jin Tianhui (1134). The main body of the temple is Taoism, dedicated to Dongyue Tianqi Rensheng Emperor Huang Feihu and others. However, there are also Buddhist gods and folk gods, and Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism are integrated into one. Temple fairs are held every 28th day of the third lunar month. Shijing Zen Poems. Mifo Cave and Shijing Zen Temple are located on the cliff of the Yellow River, 25 kilometers northeast of the county. The upper and lower levels descend and are connected to each other by planks and single-plank bridges. At the bottom of the cliff is the surging Yellow River, roaring to the end; at the top are Sakyamuni, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Four Heavenly Kings, and the Eight-Cave Immortals, with Buddhist niches in the clouds, peaceful and quiet. Temple fairs are held on the eighth day of the first lunar month and the nineteenth day of the second lunar month. The Confucian Temple is located in the north of Jiuqiaoer Street, Wenbi Town (the original temple site is now the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China). It was built in the 48th year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty, and the Chongsheng Temple was added in the 22nd year of Daoguang's reign. , Minghuan Temple, Xiangxian Temple, etc. are large in scale and rank first in temple culture in the county. Tongzhi, Guangxu, Xuantong, and the Republic of China Confucian Temple enshrine the throne: Dacheng Hall, the most holy teacher Confucius. East part: Restore the saint Yanzi, and tell the story of the saint's thoughts about his son. Western pairing: Zengzi, the sage, and Mencius, the sage. There are two sacrifices to the Niangniang Temple every second and seventh month of the lunar calendar. The Niangniang Temple is located at Niangniang Beach at the junction of Shanxi and Mongolia. It is the only inhabited island in the Yellow River. There is a Niangniang Temple on the island, which was built during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. In recent years, it has been renovated and expanded into the "Notre Dame Hall", in which a statue of Empress Dowager Bo, the mother of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty, is enshrined. A temple fair is held every fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Sanguan Temple is located in Xun Town. Sanguan Temple is also called Sanyuan Temple. The three officials are the Heavenly Official of the first rank of the Shangyuan Dynasty - Blessing Emperor Ziwei; the Earthly Official of the second rank of the Zhongyuan Dynasty - the Seventh Qi Emperor - who pardons sins from Emperor Qingxu; and the Water Official of the third rank of the Lower Yuan Dynasty - the fifth Qi Emperor. The Great Emperor Dongyin who solved the problem. Every 14th day of the fourth lunar month, Niangniangtan is celebrated. Niangniangtan is located in the middle of the Yellow River, 7.5 kilometers northeast of the county. The island has towering green trees. The branches are full of fruits and live in these more than 30 Yellow River families. According to legend, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty and his mother, Queen Mother Bo, were falsely accused and demoted here by Empress Lu, pretending to be the "Empress's Beach". Echoing this, there is another small island not far upstream, Prince's Beach. A temple was built on it to worship the Yellow River. It was destroyed during the Zhengtong period of Ming Dynasty. In recent years, the tiles from the Northern Wei Dynasty unearthed on Prince Edward Beach have the inscription "Long Live Wealth".

Zhuangyuan Pagoda Zhuangyuan Pagoda (also known as Wenbi Pagoda): Hequ County, like many counties close to the Yellow River, has honest folk customs and simple architecture. Every day, the sound of the Yellow River waves accompanies people in the small town to fall asleep. The landmark building in the county town is the Zhuangyuan Tower located at Dadunliang in the east of the city. It was built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. The pagoda was originally a Buddhist sacred object. Since the Ming Dynasty, the function of the pagoda has undergone fundamental changes. It was originally used to bury Buddha bones (relics), and has become a building that embellishes the scenery, balances the earth's destiny, and promotes cultural relics. The twin towers in Taiyuan are like this, and the Zhuangyuan Tower in Hequ is also like this. The Zhuangyuan Tower is 31 meters high and looks like Zhuangyuan Lang's giant pen with rafters. Towering into the sky. The long reflection of the Zhuangyuan Tower on the Yellow River when the sun rises. Crossing the Yellow River, you can go directly to Dakou Village in Inner Mongolia on the other side of the Yellow River. Coincidentally, there is a huge stone at the entrance of the village, which looks like a big ink stone.

Therefore, every time the sun rises, the giant shadow of Shanxi Zhuangyuan Lang's rafter pen wants to be soaked in the essence of the giant Mongolian inkstone and start writing another wonderful chapter of the Yellow River. The Zhuangyuan Pagoda is so lifelike, both spiritual and spiritual, and the prosperous Hequ literary style has opened up old records and taken scientific examinations. Hequ people have repeatedly won the exams. In addition, Jiuqu Yellow River has also nurtured another generation of talented folk artists.

The Zhuangyuan Tower is said to be used to balance the luck of the earth. In the early Qing Dynasty, Hequ was very poor. The folk song said: "Hequ protects Dezhou and does not harvest crops for ninety-nine years. The men go out and the women pick up bitter herbs." In order to turn around, the county officials and squires invited Kanyu's family. According to legend, this gentleman walked all over the streets and alleys of Hequ and could not get out of the critical spot. Walking to sunset, we stepped onto the river embankment. Suddenly, I saw a black dragon on the opposite side, staring eagerly, sucking the essence of the river. Dakou Village in Inner Mongolia on the other side is located at the mouth of a long ditch shaped like a black dragon. The landform is strange, filled with yin energy, and looks like a black dragon's bloody mouth. With such a strange beast sleeping soundly on its side, how can Hequ City gather money and make money? The county officials and squires decided to build a tower at the top of the city to suppress the demon. The 31-meter-high Zhuangyuan Tower soon reached into the sky. The reflection of the rafter pen is like a long rope binding the black dragon, crossing the Yellow River, restraining the monster's head, and suppressing the evil spirit. Coincidentally, Hequ City built the Zhuangyuan Tower in the Qianlong year. It prospered the next year and became a land and water wharf that Shanxi merchants must pass through when traveling from north to south. The camel caravans, loaded with furs from Central Asia, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia, headed for the Central Plains; the caravans, loaded with fine silk tea from the south, headed for the northwest. In the small Hequ County town, merchants often gather and the warehouses are full.

Edit this section of Hequ’s traditional festivals. From the Spring Festival to New Year’s Eve, there are ***27 large and small folk festivals throughout the year.

(1) New Year's Eve and Spring Festival On the 29th or 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, couplets, door gods, and New Year's dinners are cooked in front of every house, and wine and food are displayed to worship ancestors and the gods often worshiped in the house. During the ugly night, young and old all wear new clothes and firecrackers open their doors. Man fires dragon. There is an offering table in the center of the courtyard. The front of the offering table is covered with a red cloth table skirt printed with dragon, wind, tiger and other patterns. Long coins made of yellow fine paper are hung on the two corners of the front. "Three sacrifices", "offerings", incense burners and candles are placed on it. When everything is ready, the parents head to the north to worship gods and ancestors, burn incense, burn embers, burn water and land, and serve tea. Five bowls of vegetarian dishes - fried tofu, fried shredded yellow radish wrapped in white noodles, fried yam, stir-fried beans, stir-fried pumpkin slices - are placed on the table to offer offerings to the Gods of Heaven, Earth, Fortune, Lu, Longevity, etc. . After the offering is completed, vinegar charcoal is poured: one person holds the casserole with the charcoal, and the other holds the vinegar bottle. Every time he goes to a room, he pours some vinegar on the charcoal, which is called the vinegar charcoal god. Legend has it that Jiang Ziya, who was conferred as a god on behalf of heaven, forgot about himself when he was conferred as a god, so he had to become the god of vinegar and charcoal. However, the gods were in awe and stood still before making vinegar and charcoal. After making vinegar and charcoal, Jiang Ziya came and the gods dared to sit down and receive worship. When connecting with the gods, the cannons were fired together, which was deafening, and the people from far and near became one. After receiving the gift from the gods, it was already dawn, and then there were those from Qu Ting and those giving money and water. This was all begging in disguise. There are also younger members of the family paying New Year greetings, and some people carrying sesame oil lamps run to nearby temples to burn incense and kowtow. Then there is breakfast, which is vegetarian and long bean noodles, oil cakes for lunch, vegetarian noodles soup for tea and so on in the evening. Firecrackers should be fired before meals to worship gods. After breakfast, it is necessary to welcome the God of Joy, which is also called "travel". The location of the God of Welcome changes every year. When you arrive at the predetermined location, you must set off cannons, burn incense, and kowtow to wish for good luck for the year. When you return, you must pick up some firewood to symbolize wealth and put it into the stove. On New Year's Eve, the whole family does not sleep, which is called "staying up for the New Year". Speak softly, take things slowly, do not sprinkle water on the ground, do not say unlucky words, do not let children cry, do not let dogs bite, do not let cats meow, do not turn off the lights in the home and courtyard, do not extinguish the fire in the furnace, and do not put out fires on the eaves and walls. All have to light bowls. On New Year's Eve, sour plums are placed in the water vat, and atractylodes is simmered in the house. Children and adults carry atractylodes, red dates, and garlic under their armpits, and children carry small cannons and bronze coins on their shoulders. The father, mother, and parents have to pledge new year's money to their children and grandchildren. Strengthen the righteous and suppress the evil. On the occasion of Jiaozi, the whole family eats dumplings with the intention of "catching ingots".

(2) After the second day of the first lunar month, relatives and neighbors invite each other to drink, which is called "New Year's wine". It is also called "eating festive food". Have a good time and wine. The spring breeze sat down to promote harmony in marriage, and looked at the countryside with courtesy. The old, weak, women and children were all immersed in New Year greetings, banquets and fun. On the second and third day of the Lunar New Year, a married daughter has to go back to her parents' home to pay New Year's greetings and stay for a while. Before returning to your parents' home, you must first pay New Year greetings to your parents-in-law and uncles. When officials, gentry, and people with high status and reputation pay New Year greetings, they must leave a business card, while businessmen use red paper to pay New Year greetings. These business cards and greeting notes are also sent to relatives, friends and old friends from other places. The setting for entertaining New Year greetings is also very particular: there are 4 to 6 plates of tea and snacks, a plate of tea, and a pot of wine on the Kang table or the Eight Immortals table. After that, please go to the table to eat and talk, compliment each other, so as to eliminate the barriers and seek cooperation in the new year.

(3) Po Wu The fifth day of the first lunar month is called "Po Wu". At dawn, the dust and dirt in the house are swept away, and they are sent to the alleyway, where incense is burned and exploded, which is called "sending away the poor". If there is a paper cut in the shape of a woman, it is said to be "a gift to a poor daughter-in-law". On this day, several plates of meat from the three animals offered to the gods are eaten, which is called "broken plates". Unsatisfactory subordinates in shops and workshops will be announced after eating "broken plates". Do not invite guests or go out on that day, and be cautious in doing things.

(4) Yingqi The seventh day of the first lunar month is called "Yingqi", also known as Xiaonian. The weather will be gloomy that day, and the population will be safe. Except for not meeting the gods, She Jun is similar to the Chinese New Year, with one stick of incense in the morning and evening, and three kowtows in the morning and evening.

(5) Star Sacrifice: On the eighth day of the first lunar month, when the stars are in full bloom at ten o'clock in the evening, lamps and candles are lit to worship the stars. There is a Kang table in each courtyard, with the Five Elements and Eight Diagrams written on it, and seven cake lamps, symbolizing the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper. The whole family, from eldest to youngest, take turns kowtowing to the Big Dipper, one head for each year of age, and then one head each for heaven, earth, father, and mother.

(6) Lantern Festival It is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, also called Shangyuan Festival and Lantern Festival. Three days before and after, lanterns are lit in the streets and fire dragons are placed at the door to wish the heavenly officials, the local officials and the water officials, which is called the "Three Yuan Victory Meeting". The gongs and drums are noisy, and those who sing and dance in the market are singing Fengyang songs; hundreds of lanterns are inserted, arranged like an array, and people watching the lanterns zigzag among them, which is called a lantern parade. Every house is decorated with lanterns, such as watermelon lanterns, cabbage lanterns, octagonal lanterns, red gauze lanterns, etc.; they are colorful and colorful. Women in boudoir also go to the streets to watch the lanterns. There are even children taking to the streets, carrying small lanterns, riding small bamboo horses, and wearing copper bells that jingle incessantly. Huo Dexingjun has to sing for three days on the Dazha Street stage to avoid a fire in a year. The streets are bustling with traffic, with flying dragon lanterns here, lion embroidery there, pavilions, stilts, land boats, chariots, big-headed monks playing Liu Cui, two girls Laluqi, Yangko, two-person stage, martial arts, etc., all kinds of things. . After nightfall, fire dragons are fired, lanterns are brightly lit, and various fireworks are set off one after another, just like thousands of cannons firing together, it is gorgeous and spectacular.

(7) Tiancang and Lao Tiancang The 20th day of the first lunar month is Tiancang and the 25th day is Lao Tiancang. At night, cakes and lanterns are burned in the courtyard to worship the Tiancang star and wish for a good harvest that year.

(8) February 2 The second day of February is called "the dragon raises its head". Before getting up in the morning, he ate a noodle snake while lying under the quilt, saying "biting the snake's head". Eating noodles at noon is called "Tilongtou Noodles". In the afternoon, he carried the iron pot and fetched water from the spring well, and the water flowed back home, which was called the "money-drawing dragon". In the evening, the courtyard is surrounded with ashes from fire dragons, which is called "surrounding the house." On this day, people also go to the Xiloukou to turn on lanterns and hold a party to eliminate disasters and diseases, and bring good fortune.

(9) On the third day of March, every family puts willows on their doors. Men, women, old and young, all dressed in festive costumes, go to the city to visit. They go up from the Arctic Pavilion, go around the city once, and then come down from the Arctic Pavilion. Then he visited the Chenghuang Temple, burned incense, and watched a play to ward off disasters and ward off evil spirits.

(10) Cold Food Qingming Festival The day before Qingming Festival is the Cold Food Festival, where people prepare wine and food to visit graves and burn paper money. After the sacrifice, eat in the earthen room. On this day, millet flour is ground to make cakes, which is called "tanhuang'er". Villagers play on the swing. Apricots begin to bloom, and grass buds emerge. On Qingming Festival, steamed fish and noodles are served, and relatives send each other gifts. On the same day, the city god was carried to the "Solitary Soul Beach", where families who buried their dead would go to burn the paper money

(11) On March 25, the birthday of the Medicine King Shennong, the city Three days of singing in Yaowang Temple. Every family that practices medicine must go to the temple to offer sacrifices, including vegetarian dishes or two plates of snacks. Among the recipients were Shennong, as well as ten famous doctors including Hua Tuo, Bian Que, Zhang Zhongjing, Wang Shuhe, and Sun Enmiao.

(12) Tianqihui held Tianqihui on March 28th at the Daiyudian Temple, ten miles away from the county seat. They sang and performed for three days. Pilgrims gathered in the temple, the sound of cannons continued, and the shops in the city They set up stalls at fairs to sell goods, and the biggest sales were clay figurines, which were made of clay and paper pulp and painted with colors. They were cheap and everyone in attendance bought them as souvenirs. The purpose of this meeting is to pray for heaven to bring longevity and eliminate disasters and diseases.

(13) April 8: On the Buddha Bathing Day, every family sends incense and candles to the Empress Temple, so it is also called the Empress Temple Fair. Empress refers to "the empress who gives birth to children". The temple also enshrines "Brother Dou'er". On this day, young women came to the temple in groups. Qi, who had no children, begged the empress to give her a son as soon as possible. Qi, who had children, begged "Brother Dou'er" to help the child recover from acne as soon as possible. They gave alms, provided some vegetarian dishes, and ate "bonding". Some secretly ate the "mud bits and pieces" of the children in the empress's arms. Some gave paper hats and paper clothes to "Brother Po'er" for blessings.

(14) Chunyang Festival April 14th is the Chunyang Festival. Chunyang is Lu Dongbin, one of the eight immortals.

On this day, we will have a party at the Drum Tower and perform operas for three days. , the people attending the meeting asked for fortune-telling in front of the statue of Master Lu to show the way out, and the monk returned the offerings and sat for the hour.

(15) The Dragon Boat Festival commemorates Qu Yuan on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, and every family eats rice dumplings. , drink realgar wine, tie five-colored thread on the child's forehead and the palms of his hands and feet, brush atractylodes and garlic with herbs on the body, hang mugwort leaves and paper rooster on the door, bathe in water with fried herbs and mugwort leaves, and draw a cross on the top of the door frame with realgar wine. Youhe also used yellow frames to write couplets: "On the Dragon Boat Festival at noon on May 5th, God bestows great auspiciousness on the world." It is also said that the 13th day of the fifth lunar month is Guan Yunchang's knife-sharpening day. In fact, it often rains. Watching a play at Guandi Temple under the scorching sun.

(17) On the morning of May 25th, the family slaughtered pigs and sheep, and divided the meat among the farmers. After working hard for half a year, he started to eat meat. (18) June 6

A performance for the three officials of heaven, earth and water was held in Nange Tuo, hosted by Xige Street.

19) On June 24th, people perform operas at the Old Dragon Temple in Baigou Camp to pray to the Dragon King for good weather. In a drought year, they must "lead the animal"; they will pull the ram to the altar and sprinkle water on the sheep. The dragon king accepts the gift and the water falls to the ground. Otherwise, if the drought continues, he will pray for rain. Boatmen transporting coal along the river collect money to perform for the river god for three days. The face was made into a human form, so on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, relatives would have a person to send face to each other, and this has not changed to this day.

This is the second time that the city god "leaves the mansion", and every family goes to the grave to offer sacrifices.

During the Ghost Festival, the Sanguan Temple in the city organized ordinary households and merchants who trade by water to raise funds to perform operas at the River Temple for three days. At night, boat lanterns were put on the Yellow River, which was colorful and very beautiful.

This festival is currently a relatively grand festival in Hequ. In addition to singing at the Hequ Temple and setting off 365 river lanterns, there is also a fireworks show in the center of the river.

(22) Mid-Autumn Festival On August 15, every household processes moon cakes; relatives send them to each other, and the number depends on the distance between the relatives. In the evening, people worship and appreciate the moon, place moon cakes, fruits and melons on the table in the courtyard, burn incense, kowtow and burn ash to the moon. The incense is a special moon incense, made with the character longevity or ten thousand incense, which can be burned from the evening until noon the next day. The store's moon offering is even more grand, as a colorful shed is built to prepare a "bedroom" for Chang'e during the month.

(Twenty-three) Climbing to the mountains during the Double Ninth Festival, brewing chrysanthemum wine, eating oil cakes, giving clothes to the moon, the sound of anvils and pestles, talking to each other in the neighboring lanes, red women sewing clothes and embroidery, and the lights on the night do.

(Twenty-four) On October 1st, the city god left the mansion three times, and every family visited the tombs and paid homage to their ancestors.

(Twenty-five) Winter Solstice: The elders and the younger of the clan members worship in order, which is called "winter worship". They eat, drink and entertain, accompanied by yokan and jujube stuffing, which is the legacy of lamb wine.

(26) Laba porridge: Red porridge is eaten at dawn, made of soft rice, Jiang beans and red dates, which is called Laba porridge. On the evening of the seventh day of the lunar month, ice cubes were placed on the front door, on both sides of the house, and on the soil, and red bean noodle soup was poured over it. I don’t know what it means.

(Twenty-seven) On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the Kitchen God is worshiped, and the sacrifice is made of preserved sugar, sugar and wine. In the evening, the Kitchen God sent him to heaven and bribed him with sweets, so that he could speak kindly to the Jade Emperor and bring back good fortune. Therefore, the couplet in front of the Zao Lord's stage means "God says good things, and returns to the palace to bring good luck." After the 23rd, there is no need to choose a date for traveling, getting married, etc., because all the gods have returned to the heavenly palace, and no one will care. People are also actively preparing for the Chinese New Year

Edit this section of Hequ folk songs and Errentai. Brother, please go to the west entrance. It’s really hard for me to keep my little sister;

Hold my brother’s hand and send him to the house. Gate.

Brother, please take the west exit, little sister, I have something to say;

You have to take the main intersection when walking, there are many people and horses to relieve your worries.

Let everyone in the world know that at the bend of the Yellow River, there is an ancient city called He meander. The folk song art of Hequ can be said to be unique in Shanxi. The most common form of expression is the "two-person stage", where one person is ugly, can sing and dance, is energetic and lively, and is deeply loved by people in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia and other places. There are more than 100 plays in the "Two Acts" repertoire. The most famous ones include "Walking to the West Exit", "Visiting the Sick", "Hang the Red Light", "Planting Money", "Planting Fruit Trees", "Taking Carbon" and so on. Many of these famous songs mainly praise the love life of the children of the Yellow River, and have strong local characteristics and Yellow River customs. "The running water of the temple fair in the mountain city goes on all day long, and the two-person stage in the town theater sings until late at night." The prosperity of Hequ City in ancient times is still talked about by future generations. (Taiyuan Road Note: For information about "Going to the West Gate" and the two-person stage, please refer to the Shanxi Famous Songs column of this website)

The rise and prosperity of Hequ drama art has been represented by a representative figure in history, that is, the great dramatist of the Yuan Dynasty Bai Pu. Bai Pu, Zi Renfu and Tai Su, named Mr. Langu, was born in 1226 and died in 1312. He was a native of Jizhou (Hequ, Shanxi). He is one of the four great masters of Yuan Opera. Most of its works mainly focus on love stories showing the joys and sorrows of men and women, such as "Zhu Yingtai Marries Liang Shanbo", "Su Xiaoxiao Dreams on a Moonlit Night in Qiantang", "Tang Minghuang's Autumn Night with Wutong Rain", "Pei Shaojun's Horse on the Wall" and so on. Many of these masterpieces are still in the theater repertoire.

Walking around Hequ County, I really want to find some cultural relics about the great dramatist Bai Pu. Although there are very clear records in history, there is no trace of it until now. Just when I was filled with melancholy, the radio suddenly reminded me of the tactful and lively duo station. At this time, I finally realized that the people of Hequ had already integrated the cultural essence of Mr. Bai Pu into the folk songs that people could never tire of listening to. They had truly spiritually inherited and expanded Mr. Bai Pu’s ideas. From this, I thought of a strange phenomenon nowadays: In order to take advantage of the celebrity effect and attract tourists, some counties in Shanxi Province are constantly trying to seize the opportunity to make long-dead historical celebrities into local sages. Spirit. From this point of view, the simple Hequ people are much nobler and wiser than them. A passionate two-person song, people immediately think of Bai Pu, the first great dramatist in history to create "Butterfly Lovers". Inherited in the same vein and with the same water, the culture and art of the meander, like the Yellow River, stir the soul and flow endlessly.

Edit this paragraph of intangible cultural heritage In 2006, "Hequ Folk Song" declared by Hequ County, Shanxi Province, was selected into the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list, folk music project category, serial number 33.

Edit this paragraph Administrative division of Hequ County Hequ County has a total area of ??1,327 square kilometers. The total population is 140,000 (2004).

The County People’s Government is located in Wenbi Town. Postcode: 036500. Code: 140930. Area code: 0350.