Legend has it that the Eight Immortals' couplets for the Queen Mother's birthday are the first couplets: Dong Bin carries a sword and a breeze, and Li Tihu is turned to get a high reputation, while Xian Gu offers longevity wine, and colorful flowers and baskets offer flat peaches; The bottom line is: the clock leaves the stone handle to shake, the old man rides the donkey and walks on the Zhao Bridge, the uncle holds the Yunyang board in his hand, and Xiangzi Yaochi tastes the jade flute.
Some of them are written like this: Li Tihu gets the Tao high, the clock is shaken by a stone handle, my uncle holds a Yunyang board in his hand, and Xiangzi Yaochi tastes jade flute; The bottom line is: Dong Bin carries a sword and breezes, Guo Lao rides a donkey and walks on Zhao Bridge, Xian Gu presents longevity wine, and colorful flowers and baskets present flat peaches.
The birthday of the "Queen Mother" is said to be on the third day of March, which is also a Taoist saying, and it is also said to be on the 18th of July. There are both versions. The third day of the third lunar month is also the legendary day when the Queen Mother holds a flat peach party, and it is also a birthday celebration for the Queen Mother.
At the Gewei Festival, people sing to each other, and the lyrics include astronomy, geography, national history, real life, production knowledge and so on. In addition to singing, people will also grab fireworks, perform Zhuang opera, perform acrobatics, dance colorful dragons, Cai Feng and sing Guangxi opera. On this day, the whole mountain village was immersed in the festive atmosphere. Young men and women will also get together and use songs as a red line to find the right person.
According to the data, the population of Zhuang nationality in Guilin is over 241,111, ranking second among the five ethnic minorities living in Guilin: Yao, Zhuang, Miao, Dong and Hui. Generations of "King of Songs" from Guilin walked out of Guangxi singing folk songs of the Zhuang family and made a name for themselves all over the country. Nearly 21 famous folk song kings and municipal folk song kings have emerged in Guilin.