What are the characteristics of Xuzhou?

Xuzhou's folk crafts are a magnificent treasure house. Suining children's paintings, Pizhou folk paper-cut paintings and peasant paintings have long had a wide influence in the country. There are not only many folk artists who are good at it, but also their artistic attainments are quite solid. Xuzhou's folk toys are also a world full of fun, such as mud play, wooden play, cloth play, sugar man, noodle man and so on. They are simple, exquisite, dignified or smart, which makes people fondle them. In addition, there are woodblock New Year pictures, straw embroidery, sculpture, cotton weaving, kites and so on. Are all artistic creations that radiate the light of spiritual wisdom.

The 29th day of the lunar calendar is the birthday of Guanyin Bodhisattva every year. The Great Shiyan Guanyin Club in Yunlong Mountain began in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. At that time, Xuzhou was known to send people to carve Guanyin statues, and many Buddhists came to worship. Over time, Guanyin Society was formed, which was called Yunlong Mountain Society by the people. On day 19, pilgrims, beggars, restorers, people joining in the fun and flying kites flooded in. The mountain road was blocked and passers-by were full. Today's Yunlong Mountain will be more cultural and entertaining, with colorful song and dance performances, snacks and traditional crafts.

There is a chess village in Xuzhou, namely Qijia Village in Pizhou. During the slack season, farmers get together in small groups to play chess. Young and old teach each other and men and women are infected with each other. Everyone in this village practices chess. When playing chess, villagers never get stuck in the corner, or go out to participate in competitions, or invite foreigners to the village to exchange chess skills.

The local operas in Xuzhou are mainly Bangzi Opera and Liuqin Opera, which have unique artistic style and complete artistic system. They have a broad mass base in Xuzhou and are widely welcomed by people from other places.

Pei County is a famous "hometown of martial arts" in China. There are 280,000 people practicing martial arts in the county. Here, no matter men, women and children, everyone can play with knives and sticks and talk about martial arts.

Fighting sheep, dogs and chickens is a popular entertainment activity in Xuzhou. From seed selection and domestication to competition rules, it has developed into a formal economic activity in recent years.