Eight Weird People of Shaanxi

As the saying goes, "There are different styles in a hundred miles, and different customs in ten miles." In the yellow land of Shaanxi, due to the influence of climate, economy, culture and other factors, , Shaanxi people (Guanzhong people) have developed some unique ways in terms of clothing, food, housing, transportation, and transportation. Outsiders were very curious about this and called it the "Eight Weird People of Shaanxi" through the Internet.

Detailed introduction

1. Noodles are like a belt

“The noodles are as wide as a trouser belt”. Pulled noodles are also called Bingbing (pronounced biang--biang, this word is not found in modern Chinese dictionaries) noodles. There is a certain difference between the authentic Bingbing noodles made by Guanzhong people and the pulled noodles usually eaten by city people. Authentic Bingbing noodles, a noodle can be two to three inches wide and about 1 meter long. When thick, it is about the same as a coin, but when thin, it is as thin as a cicada's wing. One noodle is enough for a meal, and for Guanzhong people with big appetites, it is easy to eat 8 taels or 1 catty in one meal.

When eating noodles, Guanzhong people like to knead the noodles into a soft texture, roll them thickly, and cut them into wide pieces. After this kind of noodles is cooked, it is scooped into a bowl and tastes smooth, soft, hot and chewy, whether it is poured with soy sauce or spicy oil. Both delicious and hunger-resistant. People stretched their necks, snored and swallowed. They were full after eating, and when they burped, they were suddenly full of strength. They could pull carts and carry stones up the mountain. They didn't feel hungry even if they didn't eat or drink for five or six hours.

2. Pot helmets resemble pot lids

It is said that when the Qianling Mausoleum was being built in the Tang Dynasty, because there were too many soldiers and craftsmen serving in the service, they often delayed the construction progress for food and were punished. So, a soldier in a hurry put dough into his helmet, put the helmet in the fire to bake, and baked it into cakes. Now it seems that pot helmets have a history of thousands of years in Shaanxi.

To make Guokui, the dough needs to be very hard, so hard that you can’t knead it with your hands. You need to use a wooden pole to press it, and then bake it slowly in a large pot with a diameter of more than 2 feet. become. In this way, the baked Guokui is crispy on the outside, fragrant and delicious, and will not change in flavor even after being stored for ten or eight days. The best Guokui is "Qianzhou (now Qian County) Guokui".

3. Chili is a dish

As for chili, most people think that people from Hunan and Sichuan can eat chili. In fact, Sichuan people only regard spicy food as a seasoning, but in Shaanxi "youpo spicy food" is a serious dish. Even every house in Xi'an is decorated with strings of red peppers.

"You Po La Zi" looks red, smells fragrant, and tastes spicy. It can be used to make noodles and eat steamed buns. People often say, "It's so good to eat spicy noodles with oil and ice."

4. It's hard to separate bowls and basins

Shaanxi people (old Shaanxi) like to use one when eating. A nearly 1-foot large white porcelain blue and white bowl produced in Yaozhou is called "Old Bowl" by the locals. This kind of old bowl is even bigger than the small basin, so it is often difficult to distinguish between the bowl and the basin.

In the rural areas of Guanzhong, every time it is time to eat, at the village head, in front of the village, or under the trees, men will carry big old bowls (a bowl of soup and rice plus two pieces of steamed buns are six or seven taels), squatting Together, eating and chatting with gusto, this is the famous "Old Bowl Party".

In rural areas, people have high labor intensity, work hard, and eat a lot, so it is enough to just use an old bowl to serve food when going out. There is no need to go home to serve food, which saves a lot of trouble.

5. Wearing a papa on your head

In the past, in "western movies" that reflected the lives of Shaanxi people, we often saw old men and women wearing sheep's belly towels and double-breasted jackets. Elderly women wear (carry) a black or white papa (handkerchief) on their heads. If you are lucky enough to visit the rural areas of Guanzhong, the appearance here will be exactly the same as what you saw in the movies.

It turns out that Shaanxi is rich in cotton, and local people are accustomed to wearing cotton handkerchiefs on their heads. It can protect against dust, rain and sun, and can also be used to wipe hands and wrap things. It’s really It can be said to be economical, affordable and convenient.

6. Houses built on one side

Whether in Xi'an or in rural Shaanxi, houses "built on one side" can be seen everywhere. Why one side cover? Generally, the roof of a house is in the shape of a herringbone, but the houses in Shaanxi are shaped like a herringbone. It is said that because there is less rain in Shaanxi during the dry period, the houses built on this side can allow all the rainwater from Zhen Teng to flow into their own fields. As the saying goes, "the rich water does not flow into other people's fields."

In addition, in the past hundred years, Shaanxi's agricultural development has been slow, but the population has increased rapidly.

Families who originally lived together in rural areas had a limited land area and a large population, so the housing shortage led to the history of "half-building" houses.

7. Girls keep to themselves

It is said that the land in Guanzhong is fertile, so very few people travel to other places in order to survive. Therefore, there is a proverb that "old people never leave the customs (Tongguan), young people never go to Sichuan (Sichuan)". As time goes by, not only men do not go out to travel far away, but also girls do not marry far away.

8. Sing opera and roar

Singing opera refers to Qin Opera. It is characterized by high excitement, strong and rapid. Especially when Hua Lian sings, he shouts at the top of his lungs. The locals call it "breaking the head." Outsiders joke: "When singing Qin Opera, firstly, the stage must be strong to avoid being shaken to pieces; secondly, the actors must be in good health to avoid falling apart." I'm tired and sick; thirdly, the audience should be brave to avoid being frightened."