There are two kinds of dramas in Beimadian Temple Fair: singing Henan Opera in front of Guandi Temple and four strings in front of Longwang Temple!

Beimadian village has a long history, and most of the villagers are descendants of immigrants in the early Ming Dynasty. Historically, Shangguan Road passed through the village head, and drivers and past businessmen often came here to stay in hotels, hence the name. Guanting site still existed in 1950s.

There are two temples in the history of Beimadian Village, Guandi Temple in the east of the village and Longwang Temple in the village. One was destroyed before liberation, and the other was destroyed during the turbulent years. After the reform and opening-up, the two temples were gradually restored and rebuilt, and their scale was expanded year by year. The villagers said that Guandi Temple and Longwang Temple were very effective, and there was an endless stream of good men and women who came to burn incense, and more and more alms were received in the temples.

Beimadian Temple Fair is the day when the dragon looks up on February 2nd. Just after the first month, the taste of the year is not exhausted, and the farm work is not busy. The villagers asked the troupe to sing for five days, moved their daughters, called their sons-in-law, and invited relatives and friends to fight and drink. Very lively!

On the afternoon of the third day of February, we came to Beimadian. In front of the Longwang Temple in the village, the four-string "Wang Mang usurped the court" sung by the rising star of Sizhai Village in this county. Four-legged string has a deep foundation in Quzhou folk, and it is also a provincial intangible cultural heritage.

The audience is mostly middle-aged and elderly people over 50 years old. Men are wrapped in white towels and are very attentive. When they saw excitement and nervousness, they all held their breath and stared at the actors with their mouths open. After the passion, they slowly breathed a sigh of relief, as if relieved.

In front of the Guandi Temple in the east of the village, he sang the Henan opera "Xiachenzhou" and invited Zhengzhou's troupe. The villagers like to listen to Bao Gong's plays, because Bao Gong is an honest official, and the grain-distributing boss in Chen Zhou killed his fourth uncle! Black-faced Bao Gong is upright and upright, upholding justice, and the actors are forceful and won the applause of the villagers!

In the temple opposite the two stages, people are constantly burning incense and incense, and fireworks are curling up. Tables and chairs are set in front of the temple, and someone is on duty to register and collect money from the villagers.

Beimadian Village is a natural village located in the southeast of Quzhou County, belonging to Wusongzhuang and Zhangxitou. Historically, it was called Beimadian. Because the village is too big and the population is too large, 1958 is divided into three administrative villages, namely Beimadian, Wusongzhuang and Zhangxitou, but people are still used to calling it Beimadian. Today, the total population of these three villages is close to 6000.

It is understood that the singing at the temple fair in Beimadian Village is mostly paid by fellow villagers who have made money by doing business and running enterprises. If the booking fee is insufficient, they will spend money from charity. The two performances, in which the actors worked hard and the audience applauded, attracted people from all over the country to watch.

Watching opera is still a cultural feast that villagers love to see!