The artistic features of Huozhou dough sculpture are as follows

Huozhou noodle people are called "mutton buns" by local people, and "sheep" means "auspicious" in ancient times. Huozhou dough figurines are simple in shape, rarely decorated and colored, and often only supply red dots and colors.

Huozhou Nianmo is a specialty of huozhou city, Linfen City. Huozhou steamed bread is also called Huozhou dough sculpture. Huozhou dough sculpture has a long history and is well known. It is not only edible, but also has high ornamental value. It has diverse patterns, vivid images, exquisite workmanship and lifelike.

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Before the Spring Festival, according to the local custom, the peasant women used the fine powder ground by their families to knead the dough products of "bergamot", "full house" and "skillful husband and clever mother" into kittens, dogs, tigers, yutu chickens, ducks, fish frogs, grapes, pomegranates and eggplants to symbolize all the best, long life, rich financial resources, harmony and friendship, and wish all the best.

During the "Cold Food Festival", the dough sculpture used by Huoxian people to pay homage to their ancestors was a "snake plate". Yes, there are also one-headed snakes and two-headed snakes. In the old folk custom, the younger generation ate "snakehead" when offering sacrifices to their ancestors, which means "killing poison and avoiding disaster".