Shiqian Dong people

Speaking of spring is a traditional folk activity of the Shiqian Dong people. "It is a comprehensive folklore activity handed down from generation to generation by the Dong people of Shiqian, and it is mainly active around the time of the "Spring Festival".

Shiqian said spring mainly in Shiqian County Huaqiao town slope back village, the scope of activities radiated to all parts of the county. Shiqian, located in the northeastern part of Guizhou Province, belonging to Tongren City, east of Jiangkou, Cengong, south of Zhenyuan, Shi Bing, west of Fenggang, Yuqing, north of Sinan, Yinjiang, is a mountainous county deep in the hinterland of northeastern Guizhou.

Shichian territory has a complex topography, diverse landforms, more mountains, less flat land, the southern branch of the Wuling Mountains diagonally across the whole territory. Shichian more underground hot springs, known as the "hot springs of the township" reputation.

Speaking of spring source

Spring official said spring source of the most direct reason is the spread of the Imperial Calendar. China from the Xia Dynasty began to have an astronomical calendar called the summer calendar, the Tang Dynasty Emperor Li Ang had ordered the calendar must be determined by the emperor himself, only allowed the official seal is not allowed to print, from then on the calendar is called the "imperial calendar". The imperial calendar is also known as the spring calendar, in the past on the farmers' farming has been quite important guidance.

In the ancient times, farmers did not know the exact season of the agricultural season, plowing and planting very blindly, either early or late, and often there is a seed without a harvest." The three emperors "" five emperors "are very anxious, they often ride a ploughing ox around to publicize the weather and planting techniques to the people who planted the fields, year after year, they formed the later said spring custom.

Spring official in ancient times is the name of the official, Tang Guangzong had changed the Ministry of Rites for the spring official, change the Ministry of Rites for the spring official Shangshu. Ming Taizu had set up spring, summer, fall and winter officials, called the four auxiliaries. After the Tang Dynasty, the spring official became in charge of the astronomical calendar, spreading the spring plowing information. At that time, the spring official deduced a more accurate calendar season.