Everyone in Shaanxi knows the "Eight Eccentrics of Shaanxi" in Shaanxi, especially the Guanzhong area. The "Eight Eccentrics of Shaanxi" mainly talk about the customs and habits that have been passed down in our Guanzhong Plain for thousands of years!
Anyone who has visited the North Square of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an knows that under the shade of lush trees, there are lifelike brass-cast images of the "Eight Monsters" that tourists can't help but introduce. Stayed here and took photos with the bronze statue.
1. Half-sided houses:
This is about houses in the Guanzhong Plain. In the past, Xiazi houses had roofs sloping in one direction, and under the high ridge was the mountain behind the house. wall.
“Half a house, half a roof, half a rainwater flow.” The northern region does not have as much water as the south. In rural areas, especially in mountainous areas or dry plateaus, there is a shortage of water! In the days when there was no running water, many families would dig a water cellar in their yard to collect rainwater. Another implication is that the rich water should not flow to outsiders. There is a jingle in Guanzhong: "If you have money, live in the north house, sheltered from the wind and facing the sun."
2. Noodles are like trouser belts
The unique geographical structure and natural environment of Guanzhong make the Guanzhong area a place with a long history. In an area where pasta is the main food, people in Guanzhong like to knead the noodles into a soft texture, roll them thickly, and cut them wide. 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. It is both delicious and hunger-resistant. People in Guanzhong make dozens of varieties, such as stick noodles, sliced ??noodles, cold noodles, sour noodles, sour soup noodles, slurry noodles and so on. When it is said that noodles are like trouser belts, it refers to the width and length of noodles. Friends who are familiar with noodle restaurants in the Guanzhong area know that a noodle is a bowl of noodles. Sprinkle some green vegetables and add spicy oil. It is really full of color, flavor and flavor! .
3. Squat instead of sitting on the bench
People in Guanzhong call squatting "Ge Cu", and the history can be traced back to the distant Spring and Autumn Period. The Guanzhong people's preference for squatting evolved from the ancient Chinese word "sitting". The original meaning of "sitting" in ancient times was to kneel, with the knees straight and upright on the mat, with the weight of the buttocks resting entirely on the heels. In the past, in the rural areas of Guanzhong, when it was time to eat, you could see people eating everywhere squatting under the sun at the door with their rice bowls in hand. The food was delicious and comfortable.
4. The girl is not open to the outside world
Eight hundred miles of Qinchuan has been a self-sufficient treasure land since ancient times, with good weather, rich products, and few disasters. Therefore, the people are prosperous and content with the status quo. The girls in Guanzhong were born here, and of course they are not willing to marry far away. The girls in Shaanxi are clever, hard-working and take care of their families. The famous "Land of Abundance" originally refers to Qinchuan, an eight-hundred-mile stretch in Guanzhong, Shaanxi. Because the land here is fertile, the seasons are distinct, and the rainfall is abundant, so in the past, few people struggled to survive. In a foreign land. Therefore, there is a proverb that "old people cannot leave the customs (Tongguan), young people cannot go to Sichuan (Sichuan)". As time goes by, not only do men not travel far away, but even girls do not marry far away.
Girls in Shaanxi can be prostitutes, cook, embroider, paper-cut, and work in the fields!
In the new era, with the progress and development of society, and with the Internet, high-speed trains and airplanes, the distance between girls from Shaanxi has become shorter and shorter. Girls from Shaanxi have traveled to all parts of the country. So this one is no longer one of the eight monsters.
5. Wearing a papa on your head
Older friends must still remember that in the past, the old ladies in the village liked to wear a "papa" on their heads. In the past, people's living environment was poor. The wind and dust on the Loess Plateau were blowing and the sun was scorching. Women went out to work and went from house to house without shelter. It was reasonable to wear a handkerchief.
6. Guokui is like a pot lid
To make Guokui, the noodles should be kneaded very hard, so hard that you can’t even knead them with your hands. You need to use a wooden pole to press and knead them, and then put them on the It is slowly baked in a large pot with a diameter of more than 2 feet. 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". There is a proverb, "The pot helmets in Qian County are weighed by a scale, and the glutinous buns in Pucheng are weighed by a pole."
It is said that in ancient times, in order to make it easier for soldiers to carry dry food during wars, they would punch a hole in the pancake baked in a pot and tie it up with a rope and hang it on the front and back of the body. When they were hungry, they would eat a few mouthfuls, which would not waste time or go hungry, because After hanging for a long time, the cake became dry and hard, and the enemy's arrows were just blocked by the cake, so it was called "Guokui".
7. A dish of spicy oil
As for spicy food, most people think that people from Hunan and Sichuan can eat chili peppers. In fact, Sichuan people only regard spicy food as a seasoning, but in Shaanxi "youpo spicy food" is a serious dish. Guanzhong people have a special liking for spicy food and love to eat it, and they eat it differently from other places. Instead of eating dry spicy noodles, they eat oily spicy noodles. It’s especially delicious when you use the steamed buns that have just come out of the pan, sandwich them with freshly poured spicy oil and sprinkle some salt on them. Everyone tries it when they have time, especially the salty noodle soup from ancient Huayuan, now Yaozhou City, which has been passed down to this day. A bowl of red salty noodle soup every morning is so beautiful and fragrant!
8. Don’t sing Qin Opera, roar instead
The singing here refers to Qin Opera performances. In fact, the Qin Opera is not really loud, but the actors really work hard when performing, jokingly calling it "Calling Potian".
Qin Opera is popular in Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai and other places. The famous scripts include "Three Drops of Blood", "Zhou Ren Returns to the House", "Yuanmen Beheads the Son", "Liang Qiuyan", etc.
There is no distinction between bowls and basins (a real weird thing)
Shaanxi people (Old Shaanxi) like to use a nearly 1-foot-long white porcelain blue and white bowl produced in Yaozhou, which the locals call "Old Bowl" . 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.
Looking at the southern Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangdong and Guangxi regions, people in Shaanxi eat with small bowls of Xiaodie, which makes people in Shaanxi feel greedy!
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.
Shaanxi’s “Eight Eccentrics” reveal the bold, enthusiastic and straightforward character of northwest men, without any pretense or pretense! Therefore, when you come to Shaanxi as a guest, you should feel like you are back home, and don’t stick to the customs.
On the west side of the North Square of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an, there is a bronze sculpture dedicated to introducing the "Eight Big Eccentrics" of Shaanxi. Anyone who comes to Xi'an will definitely go to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and visit the "Eight Big Eccentrics". "Take photos everywhere.
Must-visit attractions when coming to Xi'an: 1. Big Wild Goose Pagoda; 2. Tang Dynasty Never Sleeps City; 3. Tang Dynasty Furong Garden; 4. Small Wild Goose Pagoda; 5. World Horticultural Exposition; 6. SEG Shopping Mall; 7 , The Book of Songs; 8. Bell and Drum Tower; 9. Muslim Street; 10. Daming Palace; 11. Shaanxi History Museum; 12. Hanyang Tomb; 13. South Gate Square; 14. City Wall; 15. Academy Gate; 16. Hancheng Lake; 17. Yonghefang; 18. Tangyuan; 19. Botanical Garden; 20. Qinling Zoo; 21. Huashan; 22. Terracotta Warriors and Horses; 23. Huaqing Pool; 24. Kunming Pool.
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