What are the traditional customs of Weifang Festival in Shandong?

Ash-throwing New Year pictures are a traditional folk art form of Han nationality in China with a long history. They are an ancient folk New Year pictures of Han nationality in Gaomi, Shandong Province. They first appeared in Chenghua period of Ming dynasty (1465- 1487) and prevailed in Qing dynasty.

2. Flying kites in spring

Weifang has the custom of flying kites in spring since ancient times. 1984 The local government promotes this excellent folk cultural tradition and advocates holding an international kite festival. At that time, there were 17 kite groups in the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, Japan, the former Federal Republic of Germany and Hong Kong.

3. Woodblock New Year Pictures

Like Yangjiabu's woodblock New Year pictures, Yangjiabu Village is located in the northeast of Weifang City15km, and is famous for its rich woodblock New Year pictures. Yangjiabu woodblock New Year pictures began in the late Ming Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty. It has a history of more than 400 years and is one of the three famous folk New Year pictures in China.

4. High density clay sculpture

"Niejiazhuang clay sculpture" is also loved by people. High-density clay sculpture has a history of more than 400 years. In Qin Long in the Ming Dynasty, during the Wanli period, farmers here designed and produced a kind of fireworks called "potted flowers" (also known as clay chopping boards) for sale.

5. High-density paper cutting

During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, a large number of immigrants brought paper-cutting from other places, and the integration of subject and object gradually formed a unique high-density paper-cutting style. 1. Blocks and lines form three tones of black, white and gray, which set off each other with strong contrast and rich sense of rhythm. Second, the notes are tall and straight, thick and rough, full of strong stone meaning. The third is good at ingenious conception.

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