What folk culture are there in Hengshan Mountain?

The old waist drum in Hengshan, northern Shaanxi is a popular folk dance form among local people. Usually in the form of a dance team, it consists of umbrella heads, drummers, wax flowers and variegated clowns.

The drummer is vigorous, unrestrained and free-spirited, with frequent scenes interspersed and symmetrical and flexible scenes, which makes the performance of the whole dance team more artistic. In 2008, it was approved as the second batch of intangible cultural heritage protection list in China.

2. Drama

There are several popular plays in Hengshan, such as Shaanxi Opera, Shanxi Bangzi, Daoqing, Hu Mei, Shadow Play and Puppet Show. Among them, Daoqing and Shaanxi Opera are more popular. Taoist sentiment has been popular for a long time and has a wide geographical area, reaching its peak in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Plays include Xiangzi Becoming a Monk, Zhang Lian Selling Cloth and Little Cowherd. Shanxi Bangzi was also active for some time before liberation.

Since the establishment of Hengshan County Shaanxi Opera Troupe, Taoism and Shanxi Bangzi have gradually declined. Shadow play and puppet show were once popular in Hengshan Mountain, but now they are extinct. Hengshan has no Shaanxi opera. In the twenty-ninth year of the Republic of China (1940), the troupe of the Kuomintang Polo Garrison sang Shaanxi Opera.

3. storytelling in northern Shaanxi

Northern Shaanxi storytelling has a long history and is a popular folk art form in Hengshan area. Storytellers are mostly blind. In the early 1960s, there were more than 100 people all over Hengshan County. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, blind artists went door to door, reading peace books for the masses and praying for a long life. Some also engage in superstitious activities such as divination and fortune telling.

The storytelling in northern Shaanxi is simple in form and convenient in activities. Not limited by time, place and audience. It can be said in the backcountry, family yard and fields. The storytelling in northern Shaanxi used to be performed by only one person. Three layers of bamboo boards are tied to the right calf, a small brass cymbal is tied to the left knee, and a string of grasshoppers is worn on the back of the right hand, playing and singing with three strings.

4. Folk songs in northern Shaanxi

Folk songs in northern Shaanxi are very popular in Hengshan urban and rural areas. They were created orally by the working people and passed down orally. It is divided into traditional folk songs and Xinmin songs, including minor, belief in heaven, labor songs, folk songs and yangko.

The content is mainly about love, which reflects the struggle spirit of the working people in the old society for marriage autonomy and resistance to feudal oppression, and praises the people's revolutionary struggle led by the China Production Party and the democratic and happy life of the people after liberation. It is characterized by conciseness, beauty, liveliness and catchiness, and the lyrics are freely expressed, and it is sung by Wandering Sky.

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High-quality products: The local products in Hengshan District include Hengshan mutton, Daming mung bean, Hengshan white cashmere goat, Hengshan rice, Hengshan potato and so on 10 varieties. ?

Hengshan mutton

Hengshan mutton is tender and thin, high in protein and low in fat, tasteless, rich in flavor and unique in flavor, and is known as "ginseng in meat". 20 10, the state general administration of quality and technical supervision and quarantine announced as "national protected geographical indication products".

Daming mung bean

The seeds of Daming mung bean are light green and bright, with large particles, rich in starch, fat, cellulose, calcium, phosphorus, iron and vitamins, and are known as the "green pearl" in grain. Sweet and cool, it has obvious effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, reducing swelling and diuresis, improving eyesight and lowering blood pressure. It is a famous product that mainly earns foreign exchange through export. In 2008, the General Administration of Quality and Technical Supervision and Quarantine announced it as a "national protected geographical indication product".

Hengshan white cashmere goat

Hengshan white cashmere goat has high cashmere yield, slender cashmere fiber, stable genetic performance and strong adaptability. The net cashmere rate is above 56%, and the weight gain rate is above 105%. Feeding is characterized by rough feeding resistance, cold resistance, sandstorm resistance and strong disease resistance.