What are the beautiful scenery, customs and snacks in Jincheng, Kunming?

Jincheng Town is located on the south bank of Dianchi Lake, 37 kilometers away from the provincial capital Kunming and 20 kilometers away from the county town Kunyang. National Highway 213 (Kunluo Highway) crosses the border, and the Kunyu Expressway connects to the urban area. Unique advantages. Jincheng town covers an area of ??96.76 square kilometers, with an urban area of ??2.3 square kilometers and a cultivated land area of ??30,000 acres. It has jurisdiction over 17 village committees, 2 neighborhood committees, 86 natural villages, 136 village (resident) groups, and a registered population of 42,119 people, with a floating population of 10,092. Jincheng Town was once the capital of the "Ancient Dian Kingdom" and the birthplace of ancient Dian culture. It has a long history and numerous cultural relics and historic sites. Panlong Temple, built in the Tang Dynasty, integrates Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, and is famous throughout Southeast Asia.

1. Beautiful scenery of Jincheng:

1. Ancient Dian Cultural Park

Jincheng Town is known as a famous historical city of ancient Dian and the birthplace of Dian culture. At the center of bronze culture, there is also the Ancient Dian Culture Park

with rich religious and cultural heritage. In order to fully display the ancient Dian culture of Jincheng Town, and at the same time provide citizens with a public place for leisure and entertainment, in order to continue the historical context, explore historical culture, better reproduce contemporary history, and let the people have a deeper understanding of this land. The history and culture of the mysterious land are passed down from generation to generation. Jincheng Town pooled the financial resources of the whole town and invested more than 20 million yuan. It was located north of the intersection of Xingyi Road and Zhuangqi Road in the ancient Dian Cultural Trade City and built an area of ??103 acres. Ancient Dian Culture Park. The layout of the park is divided into three functional areas with the square as the main body. The north is a small commercial area; the middle is the square area. Its shape is derived from the famous shell storage vessel among the bronzes unearthed from Shizhai Mountain. The neck of the vessel is the entrance to the square area, and the middle of the vessel is the central square area, with an open-air area for events. The stage, the bottom of the shell storage vessel is the background of the stage - a 600-square-meter railing-style building (i.e. cultural exhibition center) that imitates the ancient Dian Kingdom period; the southern part is mainly green, with a small amusement park for citizens to take a leisurely walk. Leisure teahouses, venues for people to exercise, play and relax, and several tree-lined walking trails.

2. Panlong Temple

Panlong Temple, known as one of the three major Buddhist holy places in Yunnan, is located on Panlong Mountain three kilometers east of Jincheng Town, with an altitude of 2174 meters. The temple is far away from the busy city, has a quiet environment, magnificent temples, and is well-known. Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism coexist in the temple. It is one of the few temples in China that combine the three religions. Panlong Temple. There is a constant stream of tourists, especially during temple fairs. Bafangxiang has an endless stream of tourists, and it is very lively and crowded.

3. Jincheng Streets

The main streets inside and outside Jincheng are: Zhengtong, Hehe, Beimen, Baita, Shanbei, Shandong, Shangdong, Shangxi, and Xia Eighteen streets including Xi, Guanjing, Wanghe, Nanzheng, Shilin, Baihua, Longjing Temple, Dongfang Temple, Laoxianfu, Tangzikou, etc.; there are main lanes Jincheng Street

Road: Feng There are eight lanes including Zhu, Longxiang, Ningdao, Confucian Temple, Jinjia, Biandan, Guanyue and Weixin; there are seven villages including Dishi Temple, Gongjiayuan, Yuanjiayuan, Zhangjiayuan, Tujiayuan, Longyang Village and Nanmen Dacun. On both sides of these streets, there are mainly state offices, schools, Confucian Temples, Martial Arts Temples, Xiangshan Academy, Tianxian Palace, Caishen Palace, Ruyi Palace, Wenchang Palace, Brahma Palace, Guansheng Palace, Laojun Temple, Lixiu Temple, and Daqian Palace. Temple, Longjing Temple, Dongfang Temple, Tianwang Temple, Emperor Shi Temple, City God Temple, Sanguan Temple, Guanyin Temple, Mosque, Zixia Hall, Guanyin Hall, White Tiger Hall, Martyrs' Shrine, Xiangxian Shrine, Minghuan Shrine, Tang Ancestral Hall , Xu Ancestral Hall, Luo Ancestral Hall, Wan Ancestral Hall, etc. In addition to the above-mentioned ancient public buildings, the rest are numerous ancient private houses. Most of these ancient houses were built in the Qing Dynasty. Its structure is all wooden structure, which is called a house with three front rooms, three back rooms, four-apart rooms, a well, and a seal. In busy areas of the market, there are also houses built with three front, three back, three middle, eight ears and two patios. The better existing one is the Zhang Xuezhou Clinic on Shangdong Street. It is a house with three front, three and four back rooms and a patio. The patio is completely inlaid with bluestone, and there are relief patterns on the blocking stones of the patio and the main room. Doors, windows, flower trusses, hanging posts and sparrows all have carved patterns.

Another example is the "Tianbaoli" shop on Shangxi Street. The structure is a civil structure, with three front, three middle, three back, eight ears, and two patios. Its doors, windows, beams, hanging columns, sparrows, etc. are all carved. . The two patios are also inlaid with stone, and there is a well inlaid with stone in the front patio.

4. Panlong Temple Park

Panlong Temple is one of the most popular temples in Kunming. It is located on Panlong Mountain on the east bank of Dianchi Lake, about 40 kilometers away from Kunming city. Jinning County, 3 kilometers southeast of Jincheng Town, is known as the three major Buddhist holy sites in Yunnan together with Kunming Xishan and Binchuan Jizu Mountain. In 1983, it was announced as a key cultural relic protection unit in Kunming City. Panlong Temple was built in the seventh year of Yuan Zhizheng (AD 1347) by the monk Lianfeng at that time. Legend has it that when the temple was built, there was a dragon pool in the valley, and there were dragons...

2. Customs of Jincheng

On the first day of the fifth lunar month, men put on their new clothes neatly after getting up, almost like The appearance of Mr. Lu Si in "Blessing". Let's fire a door opener first. Then wash your hands, light candles, and make offerings.

The offerings made by the master of the family are a mountain of jujubes, three large miscellaneous offerings, a plate of five snacks, and eight bowls of offerings - four bowls of oil and four bowls of water. Water is provided and vegetables are provided.

Buddha, Immortal Family, Kitchen God, Wealth God, Grain God, Lao Junye, Lu Ban, and Confucius all have five snacks on a plate, and some only offer one snack. How much is offered? Whether it's rich or poor depends on your family's circumstances.

The mountain god sacrifices a steamed pig or a steamed sheep, or even a chicken.

The door god presented a hedgehog. The Dragon King is the waterway, the White Tiger God is the mill, and the Green Dragon God is the mill. They all offer a date flower.

Ancestors are not allowed to enjoy the feast together with the gods. After worshiping the gods, the offerings to Heaven and Earth are brought back before being offered to the ancestors.

Arrange the offerings, light the fire and fire three cannons. Three cannon shots are a ritual. After three cannons are fired, God will come to the world happily, celebrate the New Year with people, and receive cigarettes.

Heaven and Earth are full of incense sticks, and sticks of single incense stick like stars in the sky. In addition to buckets of incense, there is also an incense burner for burning "incense". The so-called "burner incense" is to put about a hundred or so individual incense sticks into a bunch, light them together, and insert them into the incense burner. When the incense curls up, the orange-red flame will beat like new life.

Father, Buddha, Immortal Family, Kitchen God, Wealth God, Grain God, Laojun, Lu Ban, Confucius are all three sticks of incense. Other gods use a stick of incense.

When burning incense, you must melt the "fragrance". Fold the tin foil into an ingot and roll it up diagonally with a yellow sheet. Each roll counts as one portion, hence the name "Xiangfen'er".

Burn incense and set off whips to let the gods lively and joyful New Year. Setting off firecrackers, like peach charms, is to ward off evil spirits. "Records of the Years of Jingchu" says that firecrackers "are used to ward off evil spirits from mountains." "Shenyi Jing" says that mountain poison "is found in the deep mountains of the West and grows more than a foot long. Prisoners will become sick and fear the sound of firecrackers." In fact, This saying no longer exists. People set off firecrackers just to worship gods. Of course, they also have the meaning of being lively, prosperous, and auspicious.

When it’s time to normalize the fire, ask the children to come and see the normal fire, worship the gods, kowtow to the gods, carry a small red lantern, and grab firecrackers everywhere. After the fire was lit, green smoke curled into the sky, sparks shot out, and the courtyard was filled with red light. The aroma of cypress branches was particularly refreshing. Children especially like fire. They will clap their hands around Zhenghuo, run and jump, shout and laugh, and their little faces will turn red one after another. Vitality and joy filled the entire yard.

Incense is burned, whips are fired, adults, children, men and women, all dressed up, kowtow to the gods.

3. Jincheng snacks:

Fried jelly

A traditional folk snack in Jincheng, which comes from Henan and is popular in Jincheng for more than 100 years. history. The taste is soft and tender, spicy and delicious.

Yangcheng roasted liver

Yangcheng roasted liver is the most famous delicacy in Jincheng. It is loved by many people because of its various nourishing effects and the unique cooking techniques of Yangcheng people. , charred on the outside and crispy on the inside, delicious and delicious, suitable for wine and delicacies, and not greasy when eaten hot. It’s even more beautiful when paired with Yangcheng’s vinegar.

Rolled white steamed buns

There are many kinds of vegetables rolled into the steamed buns, and I personally like to roll as many as I like.

The steamed buns here are not plain steamed buns, but flatbread spread in a frying pan. They are chewy and delicious.

Roast three delicacies

A famous dish in Qinshui County. The three fresh foods are hericium, fungus, and day lily, all of which are specialties in Qinshui. After careful processing, seasonings and blending into soup, it not only retains its unique nutritional value, but also makes the taste more delicious.

Gaoping Top Ten Bowls

The "Top Ten Bowls" are a set of dishes unique to Gaoping, divided into 10 dishes: Shuibai Pork, Walnut Pork, Shuichuan Meatballs, and Small Crispy Pork , intestine soup, tofu soup, mustard noodle soup, swan egg, soft rice, lentil soup. One bowl has one flavor, just like the Northern and Southern cuisine series, but the tableware uses bowls instead of plates. The dishes in the bowls can also be called "soup", and are known as "bowl soup dishes".

Burned green onions

According to legend, Empress Dowager Cixi passed through Zezhou (now Jincheng) when she fled westward, and local officials held a grand banquet in her honor. But when the banquet started, the chef discovered that one dish was missing in his panic. In order to avoid being killed, the chef immediately took a handful of Bagong's green onions on the table, chopped them with several knives, and cooked them into a dish. He served it and called it roasted green onions. Unexpectedly, after Cixi tasted it, she thought this dish was the most delicious among all the dishes on the table. According to legend, Cixi did not pass through Jincheng when she fled westward, and roasted scallions are a famous local dish with a fragrant, soft and not greasy taste.