1. Beijing Huairou gathers clever rice
Can you imagine walking into a small mountain village in the cold winter, listening to the warm greetings from the neighbors and enjoying the picture of the food served by strangers? The heart stretches in the carnival, full of long-lost warmth. This feast without asking about the life of the newcomers is the unique custom of "gathering clever meals" in Yangshuxia Village, Huairou.
It has been passed down for more than 18 years, and this custom comes from the legend that birds pecked at grain seeds to save people named Huo and Jin in Yangshuxia village. On the 16th day of the first month, adult women cook meals for the whole village. During this period, needle and thread, copper coins and other things were put into the pot. Those who eat will strive to pray for skillful art and wealth. In addition, the word "Qiao" is a local nickname for birds such as sparrows and tits. Before people eat the clever rice, they should feed the clever rice, that is, feed the sparrow. When people feed the birds (skillfully), they say auspicious words, one is to thank the birds, and the other is to pray for a bumper harvest in the coming year. After dinner, people have to walk on the ice, saying "walk on the ice", that is, get rid of all diseases. At this time, there will be troupes and flower parties to add entertainment.
comprehensive recommendation index: ★★★☆
viewing location: yangshudixia village, Huairou district, Beijing
viewing time: 15th, 16th and 17th of the first lunar month
transportation: Beijing Dongzhimen 916→ Huairou Yujiayuan Bus 916 (Huairou-Lianggen or Liuli Temple) → yangshudixia village
2, Da Shu Hua Show, Yuxian County, Hebei Province < Da Shu Hua Show, originally a carnival for the poor, has developed into a gold-lettered business card for Yuxian's first month tourism today.
During the performance, hundreds of kilograms of pig iron were first melted into iron juice in an iron smelting furnace, and the performers used a special spoon to splash the iron juice on the hard and cold brick wall. After the iron juice of more than 1 degrees Celsius burst into ten thousand sparks, just like a leafy canopy, it is called "tree flower". "Tree flowers" are in various forms, and thousands of flowers are rushing. "Fire trees and silver flowers never stop at night", the superb skills and brave spirit of the performers, made the audience excited, applause thundered and cheers resounded.
There is another saying among local people about the origin of Da Shu Hua Show. It is said that there are five kuixing stars on the city gate. In order to make more scholars in the village in the coming year, the villagers melted pig iron into molten iron and hired folk artists to go to Da Shu Hua Show. All the molten iron falls on the five stars, which can show that there are many scholars in the coming year. Therefore, the requirements for artists in Da Shu Hua Show are very high. Not only must they have great strength, but they can lift 6 kilograms of willow spoons with molten iron into the air again and again, and they must also be accurate and beautiful. In fact, no matter what version, they all express a wish to pray.
comprehensive recommendation index: ★★★★★
viewing place: Shuhua Square, Wenquan Town, Yuxian County, Hebei Province
viewing time: 15th, 16th and 17th of the first lunar month
Transportation: from Beijing to Yuxian County, you can take a bus from Beijiao coach station or Liuliqiao coach station.
3. The Changshan Drum in Zhengding, Hebei Province
Zhengding, which pounded the tourist signboard of "Zilong's Hometown" in the past two years, had to mention an activity full of "Jin Ge Tie Ma" in the first month, that is, the famous Changshan Drum, which performed like an ancient foot soldier struggling to kill, giving people a spectacular feeling of recreating the ancient battlefield.
Now it belongs to Zhengding, Shijiazhuang City, and is the seat of "Changshan County" in history, so it is called "Changshan War Drum". During the performance, the drummers either stand in a circle, or form a triangle, or line up and knock face to face; Those who beat the cymbals and gongs stand in the middle, or stand on both sides, or are opposite to those who beat the drums. They cooperate tacitly and are superb, sometimes thunderous and earth-shattering; Sometimes like Ma Benteng, invincible; Sometimes it turns sharply, like rain hitting bananas, cheerful and crisp. I saw drummers prancing and jumping, drums and cymbals flying up and down, drumsticks flying, colorful silk dancing, magnificent momentum and beautiful dance, which made people dizzying and uplifting.
comprehensive recommendation index: ★★★★
viewing location: Zhengding city, Shijiazhuang city, Hebei province
viewing time: during the Zhengding temple fair from the first day to the eighth day of the first lunar month
transportation: first arrive in Shijiazhuang city, then take bus No.21 and No.117 (the whole fare is 2 yuan) and get off at Zhengding South Gate, which takes about 45 minutes.
4. Lantern Festival in Zhuozhou, Hebei Province
It is an old tradition in many places to watch lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first month, but do you know that the Lantern Festival in Zhuozhou, Hebei Province has a history of two thousand years? Zhuozhou Lantern Festival began in the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was named after the "Tonghui Building" located in the middle of the north and south streets of Zhuozhou. It was listed as one of the eight scenic spots in Zhuozhou in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, and it was called "Tonghui Lantern Market", which is a traditional cultural activity with a long history.
Today's Lantern Festival is an annual event in Zhuozhou. On the night of the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month of each year, the streets and alleys in Zhuozhou are decorated with lanterns and colorful flowers, and the fire trees are in full bloom, and the silver flowers are blooming, and thousands of families burn candles all night.
comprehensive recommendation index: ★★★★☆
viewing location: Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province
viewing time: Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month
Transportation: it is very convenient to get from Beijing to Zhuozhou, and there is a high-speed train through the West Railway Station, or you can take the 917 train 4 to Zhuozhou directly on the overpass.
5. The overhead lantern in Wuxiang, Changzhi, Shanxi
is painted with a ferocious lantern on the top of the face-don't be surprised, this strange form of social fire is staged in Wuxiang, Changzhi, Shanxi every January. The name of this activity is just taken from the performance place, so it is called "Wuxiang Dingdeng", and now it has been included in the list of China's intangible cultural heritage.
as for the origin of this activity, it can be traced back to the period of the May 4th Movement. According to the records of Wuxiang county annals, the rulers at that time often raided the tribe where Shile, the later emperor of the post-Zhao Dynasty, was located at night, and treated the captured people as slaves. In order to resist the oppression of the rulers, Schleswig made everyone shave their heads, draw ferocious faces on their faces and back of their heads, and put an oil lamp on their heads. When the officers and men who arrested people saw it, they thought they saw ghosts, and they were terrified and ran away. This characteristic folk custom has gradually spread and been preserved.
Another feature of Wuxiang dome lamp is its unique makeup form-the performer will show a face that is either mighty, ferocious or humorous when facing or facing away from the audience. With the change of rhythm, the top lantern performance formations are mainly "big hall", "nine-curved star" and "snake shedding skin", such as Youlong's pearl play, which seems to be dazzling and winding. The performance footwork is mainly based on the traditional yangko dance, which pays attention to fast-forward and fast-forward, fast-forward and fast-backward, and is called "not pulling the field" by the locals.
comprehensive recommendation index: ★★★★
viewing location: Wuxiang County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province
viewing time: Lantern Festival in the first month of the lunar calendar
Transportation: first arrive in Taiyuan or Changzhi, and then transfer to a long-distance bus to reach Wuxiang County
6. Yangko in Fenyang County, Shanxi Province
As one of the birthplaces of Central Plains culture, the intangible cultural heritage handed down in Shanxi can be described as vast. Walking in the land of Sanjin in the first month, there was a fiery carnival everywhere, and "Fenyang Yangko" was one of them. This unique folk art, which spreads in Fenyang City and xiaoyi city, Shanxi Province, is an indispensable form of performance in local activities such as social fire, assembly, welcoming and celebration. To be precise, it is a square folk song and dance. Because there are some remains in neighboring xiaoyi city, the folk call it "Fenxiao Yangko" or "Fenxiao Yangko", which is mainly divided into "martial arts yangko" and "Fenxiao Yangko".
The real value of "Fenyang Diyangko" is far more than its observability. It is of great value for studying the farming culture in the Yellow River basin and exploring folk activities such as local people's entertainment and worship. As a folk dance with distinctive local characteristics, Fenyang Yangko is well-deserved to be included in Integration of Chinese Folk Dances.
Comprehensive recommendation index: ★★★★ ★
Viewing location: Fenyang City and xiaoyi city, Shanxi Province
Viewing time: Lantern Festival in the first lunar month
Transportation: Fenyang Railway Station is located in the east of Anshang Village, Xinghua Village, and can be reached by train; In addition, you can also choose a bus according to the actual situation.
7. Lion Dance at the Tianta Pagoda in Xiangfen, Shanxi
This thrilling performance like acrobatics in the picture reminds you of those dazzling pictures in the Hong Kong-made martial arts movie "The Lion King of Huang Feihong" in the 199s? This performance, called "Tianta Lion Dance", can be seen in Taosi Village, Xiangfen County, Shanxi Province. This lion dance, which began in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, is known as "a unique Chinese dance" with its artistic characteristics of surprise, danger, strangeness, uniqueness and beauty.
during the performance, I saw the tower standing tall, the performers' movements fluctuated greatly, the air was beautifully sculpted, and the stunt was permeated with culture, which was amazing. In fact, the performance process contains scientific mechanical principles, coupled with safety protection measures, which seems to be dangerous but not dangerous. The most amazing thing is that the lion's eyes, tongue and tail can move freely, and he can perform performances such as spitting banners at the exit, and the viewers are all amazed, showing the moving charm of this performance.
comprehensive recommendation index: ★★★★☆
viewing place: Taosi Village, Xiangfen County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province (located 2 kilometers southeast of Linfen City)
viewing time: the first month of the lunar calendar, which belongs to one of the local Spring Festival social fire programs
Transportation: Xiangfen Bus Terminal has buses to both inside and outside the province, and the transportation is very convenient.
8. Taigu Yangko in Shanxi
Different from Yangko in other places, "Taigu Yangko" originally originated from the local countryside, and developed into a local drama with Qixian and Taigu as the axis and radiating to more than 1 surrounding counties in Jinzhong Basin. It can be said that it is a comprehensive art of folk songs, essays, songs and dances and operas. However, in the thousands of years of inheritance, it has developed into a colorful flower basket in Shanxi Province.
The cultural center in Taigu County has collected and transcribed many ancient ditties, which have the same name as Taigu Yangge ditty, but are similar in form. In the past, whenever the Lantern Festival was in full swing, activities such as dragon lanterns, dry boats, back sticks, stilts and drum music were carried out everywhere, and dance teams of all sizes were extremely common. Among them, the performer sings a ditty between dances, exaggerates the atmosphere, sings and dances, and combines singing and dancing. This form is the origin of Taigu Yangko.
The reason why I want to come to Taigu Yangko is so popular is that it is "grounded"-taking rural life stories, folk customs, anecdotes, etc. as the theme, coupled with beautiful tunes and performance forms, it truly reflects people's lives. Therefore, it is deeply loved by the majority of villagers, so today it is still one of the highlights of local social fires.
comprehensive recommendation index: ★★★★ ★
viewing place: Taigu county and Qixian county, Shanxi province
viewing time: the first month of the lunar calendar, which belongs to one of the local social fire programs
transportation: the traffic in Shanxi is very convenient, Taigu county and Qixian county belong to Jinzhong city, so you can take the bus to these two counties at Jinzhong long-distance bus station.
Actually, there are many more. Didn't they show them at the Spring Festival party? You can search the relevant cities accordingly, and then find the customs of the relevant cities and summarize them.