During the Qin, Guan, and Han Dynasties, Shaanxi has simple folk customs and rich historical and cultural heritage. It has followed the historical folk customs and formed the vivid and interesting "Eight Weirds". With its unique charm of "ancient style and ancient charm of ancient Chang'an", it has become a foreign country. A major hotspot for tourists to explore.
The "Eight Oddities" of Shaanxi that are talked about by people are:
1. Noodles as wide as trouser belts.
The noodles in Xi'an are rolled by hand, so they are wide and thick, and people joke that they are like a belt;
2. The pot helmets are as big as the pot lids.
Xi'an's big cake, Guokui (a kind of pasta), is very big, like a pot lid, very hard and not tasty;
3. Oil splashing Spicy dish.
Shaanxi people are very good at eating spicy food and can even make a "pepper feast";
4. The old bowl is like a basin that cannot be separated.
Shaanxi people eat with a bowl called "Haiwan", which is big enough to hold three or four times the size of an ordinary bowl;
5. Every house is half-built.
The roofs of the private houses there slope to one side, unlike those in the south that are separated in a herringbone shape, and there are no windows or doors on one side;
6. Do not sit or squat when there are stools.
Shaanxi people like to squat while holding a big bowl when eating;
7. Women wear handkerchiefs on their heads.
It is said that it is because of the heavy traffic and dust that the women there wear home-knitted handkerchiefs on their heads;
8. The Qin Opera is roaring.
Shaanxi people not only sing Xintianyou brilliantly, but they also sing Qinqiang opera with great precision.
On Xi'an's famous Xuyuanmen Antique Street, there are many merchants selling tourist souvenirs. Among the tourist souvenirs, products reflecting the "Eight Eccentrics of Shaanxi" are very popular, such as paper-cuts, clay sculptures, tapestries, peasant paintings, etc. There are many varieties, everything you need.