The first county in the world refers to Xixian County.

Xixian county is located in the southeast of Henan province and belongs to Xinyang city. Xixian has a humid climate and beautiful scenery, with the Huaihe River crossing 75.4 kilometers. The south of the river is lush and beautiful, and the north of the river is magnanimous and broad. Since ancient times, it has been fertile and fertile.

Xixian county has a history of over 3,111 years. In 1146 BC, the state of Hou was closed, and in 682 BC, a county was established for the first time on the land of China. It is not easy to "rest" the name of ancient and modern times, and it is not easy to change the county governance. It can be called the living fossil of the "county system" and is known as the "first county in China".

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1. The people of Xixian inherit the traditional cooking skills such as stewing, steaming, sliding, frying, kang frying, and so on. The "Xinyang cuisine" in Xixian has rich nutrition, thick salty flavor, diverse ingredients and compatibility between the north and the south, and is widely enjoyed by guests and friends all over the country.

noodle kang series: noodle kang chicken, noodle kang mutton, noodle kang green pepper ring, noodle kang gourd soup, etc.

stew series: braised chicken with steamed bread, braised chicken with five claws in red, and braised fish with small coke in vinegar.

stew series: braised eel (loach) with bacon, stewed beef brisket, stewed fish head, stewed old duck, etc.

Steamed vegetables series: steamed elm leaves, steamed Sophora japonica, steamed Schizonepeta tenuifolia, steamed original flavor, etc.

Slippery dishes series: Three-bacteria Slippery Beef, Slippery Fish Slices, Slippery Pork Slices, etc.

Fried vegetable series: dry fried burnt fish, crispy shrimp, fried spring rolls, fried radish balls, etc.

In addition, the banquet dishes such as pan-fried Huai River white Diao fish, iron pot fish pieces, casserole fish pieces, three treasures of iron pot sheep, fillet of willow, and snacks such as brush chicken pieces, crispy buns, Baoxin cakes, salted duck eggs rolled in concave buns, sesame steamed buns and preserved eggs are also fine products on the tip of the tongue.

Second, dialects

Xixian dialect belongs to the Jianghuai dialect in northern dialects. Because it is located at the border between the north and the south, since ancient times, friends and guests from all corners of the country have been in constant contact, forming a plain and simple Xixian dialect with a wide variety, which has been widely circulated among the people for a long time.

such as: moving the slope-moving chairs and stools for people to sit on; Lubazi-the way out for the village houses with ditches and ponds; Not being immortal-disappointing; Staring at the melon-a person who forgets three things; Eye gas-envy; Flower Niang-little aunt, etc.

Third, art

Xixian County is located at the intersection of Central Plains culture and Jingchu culture. It was a feudal country with the surname of Ji in ancient times, which has been passed down for hundreds of years and has a profound cultural accumulation. The particularity of geography and humanity makes Xixian folk culture both north and south and unique, such as bench dragon, hi opera, Huaihe Pai, shadow play, ground lamp, flower umbrella dry boat and so on.

Heizi Opera, also known as "Flower Basket Opera", is called "Waves as Demons" by local people. It was formed in Jiaqing and Daoguang years of Qing Dynasty and has a history of about 211 years. It is a unique traditional local opera in Xixian County.

Dry boating, which originated in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, is a folk art form for the broad masses of people to entertain themselves. In 1971s and 1981s, during the folk festivals, such as Pugongshan Temple Fair, Zhangtao Township, Baoxin Town, and the 15th day of the first month, dry boat was popular as a popular literary form.

IV. Folklore

There are many folklores in Xixian County, which are accompanied from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. During the Spring Festival and the first day of the first lunar month, the younger generation pays New Year greetings to their elders. On the tenth day of the first month, set off firecrackers on stones and pray for a good year; On the fifteenth day of the first month, watch the lantern show and children play lanterns to celebrate the festival;

On February 2nd, the day when the dragon looked up, adults and children scrambled to get a haircut, move and get engaged to unmarried young people. On March 3, I went to Pugongshan to catch the temple fair and went to the temple to burn incense and pray for blessings. On the Dragon Boat Festival, insert wormwood, fry fried dough sticks and eat zongzi in front of the door, boil wormwood water in the morning to bathe children, and pray to drive away the five poisons; On July 7, send flowers to the right person;

On August 15th, families gather to eat moon cakes and enjoy the moon. Climbing on the Double Ninth Festival, honoring the elderly; After the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, every family cleans and buys new year's goods.

xixian people's government-a brief introduction to the county situation.