About Shaoxing traditional culture

Traditional Culture of Shaoxing

Vietnamese Opera

Vietnamese Opera is a local opera of Shaoxing. It originated in the rural areas of Sheng County (now Shengzhou City), and was called Shaoxing Opera in the early days because Sheng County belonged to Shaoxing Prefecture. It originated from the rural folk tunes called "Xiao Song Ban", which were accompanied by shakuban and dudu drums, and gradually added silk strings and percussion instruments, commanded by drums, and the sound of "dudu" was incessant during the performances, which was commonly known as "dudu ban".The opera was introduced into Shanghai in the 1920s as Shaoxing Opera, and was renamed Yueju Opera in the late 1930s. The opera explored and reformed its singing, performance, music and repertoire, and became a major national opera. It is good at expressing delicate thoughts and feelings, and its repertoire is mostly based on love and family themes. Many famous actors and actresses of Yueju Opera have created their own distinctive genres according to their respective voice characteristics, which have been inherited and developed by young actors and actresses. The Huqin has a variety of styles, including slow, medium, fast, clear, and inverted, as well as crosses, guinga, and weeping, etc. The singing voice is clear, soft, and melodious, and is rich in lyricism.

Shaoju Opera

Shaoju Opera is also known as Shaoxing Daban and Shaoxing Chuanbang. Shaoxing Opera, also known as Shaoxing Daban and Shaoxing Gobang, emerged in the Kangxi and Qianlong periods of the Qing Dynasty, and was performed on the temple stages in the villages of the water towns in the early days, and then in Shanghai in the 1930s, and then in the 1950s it was named Shaoxing Opera. The instruments are mainly banhu, flute and dipper, and the music and singing are soaring, rough and bold, good at expressing generous and tragic feelings. The main singing styles are "Erfan" and "Sanwuqi". Erfan" has five types of plate styles, namely "reverse plate", "wave plate", "slow plate", "running water" and "fast plate"." Sanwuqi" is close to the melody of Huizhou Opera's Blow Cavity and High Plectrum, and is named after its singing lines consisting of three, five, and seven words, which are euphemistic and rich in lyricism. The repertoire is mostly based on historical themes or novels, of which there are more than 300, and the repertoires that have been collated and newly edited after 1949 include "The Monkey King Beating the White Bone Demon", "Yu Qian", "Dragon and Tiger Fighting", "Shouting", "Dayu Ruling the Waters", and "Tears of Blood and Tears of Dang", which is a modern play reflecting the struggles of rural areas in Shaoxing.

The Monkey King Beating the White Bone Demon was brought to the screen and won the Best Opera Film Award of the Second Hundred Flowers Award of the Chinese Film Industry, and the copies were distributed to more than 70 countries and regions.

Shaoxing Lotus Flower Pipe

Shaoxing Lotus Flower Pipe Shaoxing rap art. Began in the late Qing Dynasty. In the early days, a person sings, next to one or two people to help and, active in small towns and tea stores or rural temples. Initially sang congratulations on wealth, good luck set of words, and then gradually formed a storyline section of the poem. 20 years in the middle, began to use the four beard accompaniment, the formation of the inheritance of the basic tune. The lyrics are mainly sung in Shaoxing dialect, and the story is told in a casual manner, with improvisation and arbitrariness. The traditional repertoire consists of Jishan, Jiangnan, Pearl Tower, He Wenxiu, etc. After 1949, there are Tears of Blood and Tears of Dang, Returning to the Mother's House, etc. The songs of Returning to the Mother's House and Madness are also popular in Shaoxing. After 1949, there were "Tears of Blood" and "Returning to Mother's Home", etc. "Returning to Mother's Home" and "Crazy Girl" won awards in China. Most of the artists are enthusiasts transferred from other industries. Famous artists included Tang Zangchen and Wang Jinfu. Later emerged artists such as Hu Zhaohai, Ni Qi Quan...?

Social theater

Social theater in the old Shaoxing towns and villages in the spring and autumn to worship the gods of the play, to reward the gods and pray for blessings. Generally in the temple platform or "grass platform" (temple outside the open space built platform) or "river platform" (platform built on the river) performance. Most of the performers are Shaoju opera troupes. It is said that the society for the division of the name of the region, the society in the play called social theater. Lu Xun has "social theater" an article, describing the situation in the countryside of Shaoxing in the late Qing Dynasty social theater.

Meilian play

Meilian play social theater for the pay God, Meilian play is seeking ghosts. In the old days, Shaoxing folk prayed for peace, to the Mid-Yuan Festival (lunar July half) for the ghost festival, the Megilian opera performances are held before and after the Mid-Yuan Festival. The troupe is called Meilian class, semi-professional, actors are usually Taoist priests or fishermen, farmers. The singing voice belongs to the Yuezhong tuning family, but it is more crude and less standardized. The play is based on the story of "The Rescue of the Mother by Meilian". Before the performance, there is a "Gotham", which means inviting ghosts to watch the play. During the performance, it is customary to hang the headgear of the Uncanny, Ox-Head and Horse-Face on the stage, and the music is eerie and sad, so few women and children watch it. Qing dynasty Qianlong fifty-six years (1791) governor Li Heung Te had to prohibit the performance of the eye lotus theater for one of the ten prohibited, but the habit, not stop. 1949, except for 1956 before the good eye lotus class invited to Shanghai to participate in the 20th anniversary of the death of Lu Xun performances, the eye lotus theater gradually disappeared in the folk.

Welcoming the gods

Welcoming the gods

Olden times, temples, ancestral halls all over the place, reproducing all kinds of temple fairs. In order to pray for blessings and eliminate disasters, the general temple fair only sacrifices and performs plays to honor the gods. At the same time, the statue of the gods carried out of the temple parade, said the welcome to the gods will be. Except for seeking rain in droughts, the festival is held on the Bodhisattva's birthday. Welcome the god race, set up the head of the meeting, with the income of the temple property and to the business people to raise funds for funding, and have a clear division of labor between the village will goods (such as ceremonial school will, put the cannon of the Singijeon will), equipped with a set of personnel, props and costumes, when the call came. Where the god parade through the village, are in the roadside shed, waiting and offering incense and candles. In addition to land, there are water, often using dozens of large boats. This custom continues until the early 50s.

Shaoxing Master

Shaoxing Master began in the Ming Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty, there is "no Shao not Nga" said. In the Ming Dynasty, there were a lot of people who learned the law as a curtain. Qing dynasty, Yong, Qian two dynasties, Shaoxing master has become a regional, professional staff group. Shaoxing masters have "criminal name master", "book Kai master" and "registered master", "certificate than master" and other division of labor. In the governor,抚级的大衙门中, there are drafting of zhangzuo, zhaozuo "folding teacher. Historically, the Shaoxing master of mixed reputation, the depreciation of the Shaoxing master of treacherous, narrow-minded, unforgiving mouth, pen like a sword, often put people to death. The praise of the people think they are smart and capable, cynical, not afraid of power, a sense of justice.

Eat tea

Eat tea in the old days, Shaoxing teashop is both the public to eat tea and listen to the singing of the entertainment venues, but also the folk exchange of information. Proverbs, "the government yamen eight open, no money no reason to come in". Neighborhood or countryside disputes, the parties involved often adhere to the "good people do not enter the Yamen, good people do not fight the lawsuit" creed, would rather go to the tea store to solve the problem privately, known as the "eat and talk about tea". In this way, the tea store has become a civil commentary, mediation of civil disputes. Tea store near the door, put two tables together, commonly known as "horse head table". Local reputation, people's trust, the person who speaks the truth is qualified to sit on the "horse head table". Both sides dispute, agreed time to go to the tea store, according to the number of tea guests, regardless of whether they know, are steeped in a bowl of "out of the bubble tea". Then the two sides in turn to the tea guests to state the causes and consequences of the dispute and their respective views, attitudes, so that the tea guests to analyze the comments, comments. Regardless of whether the views of the same, and finally by the person sitting at the horse head table, according to the views of the parties, with their own opinions, to make a conclusion, and agreed to customary by the at-fault party to pay the tea guests present tea. This custom is no longer in existence.

Uda net

Uda net in the old days, Shaoxing territory can be stocked with fish "surface" of more than 4,000 hectares, about more than 700 fishing areas, commonly known as "fishing". The person in charge of the fishery is known as "fishery division". They have been engaged in fishing for a long time and are experienced in and have mastered the techniques of breeding different species of fish. Fish farming in the fishing ponds roughly in the early spring into the fish fry, to the winter solstice, the fish generally grow to two or three pounds, the previous year's missed nets can grow to six or seven pounds. In order to supply the "New Year's Eve" market, each fishing pond to carry out a large roundup, commonly known as pulling the "U big net"." Wuda net" that is, the bottom of the big net. During the roundup, the boat is driven to lay the net, and there are more than 10 fishermen holding the net at each end, and there are a few "stabilized Dukongs" who dive into the water to remove obstacles. When the fishery chief ordered to "start the net", the fishermen at both ends pulled hard to lift the fish into the net. In this way, they can catch about 10,000 kilograms of fish at a time. Stable Dugong is also a good fisherman in the water in the winter months. They are wrapped in ragged jacket, rowing only half a canopy boat, the bow of the pot fire, pot of hot water, while rowing, while watching the riverbanks and under the bridge, found the target to throw off the jacket, bare-body jump into the water, catch the fish, thrown into the cabin, grab the side of the boat and turn over on the hot water to wipe their bodies, put on their clothes and pants, and drink a few mouthfuls of shochu to drive away the cold. From them, the Yue people's good oars and water habit is embodied.

The picket

The picket, also known as the "Touting Club", is the Shaoxing folk spontaneous financial interactions with mutual aid behavior. Folk encountered wedding and funeral events or a moment of economic distress, they invited friends and relatives, neighbors and neighbors to set up capital will be. It has three forms: one called "shaking will", in addition to the initiator, shaking once a month, shaking the person "into the meeting", in addition to their own collection of all people "will foot money". Secondly, it is called "sitting meeting", the first invited by the form of a one-time agreement on the monthly meeting of people, and collect all the "meeting feet of money" according to the month. The third is called "single inverted meeting", that is, only to help solve the difficulties of the gathering of the meeting, but also the poor to help the poor mutual aid society.

TangZhongTian

TangZhongTian is a ShaoXing custom that benefits the clan. Shaoxing, some of the big family name, often "into a village with the family name, living in a cluster". The whole clan **** have the property, there are sacrificial field (ancestral shrine field), righteousness field, school field, etc., commonly known as the "Church of all fields". The proceeds of the sacrificial fields are used for clan rituals and the sharing of the "throne meat" according to the room, the proceeds of the righteous fields are used for the relief of widows, widowers, orphans and the poor, and the proceeds of the school fields are used for the study of the clansmen. Some big clans allocated part of the school land to the scholar's family planting, free of rent and grain, to be returned after entering the civil service; some provisions of the clan children from the "school" from the beginning of all the expenses paid by the school land, but after the achievement of the title to become an official, you have to buy a number of acres of school land for the clan; some of the implementation of the "scholarship" system, the examination fee of 20,000 yuan for the examination for the College of the student will be given the examination fee, and there are also provisions of the rewards given to those who win the examination, in the lifelong to give the flag of the plaque fee of money 40,000 yuan.

Repairing bridges and paving roads to build pavilions

Repairing bridges and paving roads to build pavilions has always been the public welfare activities of the Shaoxing folk, once initiated they will be "money out of money, power out of power". Lake up to 7 miles long "pond", as well as the Qingdian Lake, Guazhu Lake, Dongpanjiang River, piggy bank these big rivers "pond", is the private sector funded construction. This move for the boat encountered high winds and waves to provide shelter. Country roads, built many for pedestrians to rest on the pavilion, and even thousands of stone bridges, is often private fund-raising or fund-raising to build. Roads between villages are often repaired. These are all manifestations of traditional public morality.?

Nursery Hall

The Nursery Hall was established by a charitable society as a nursery for babies who were abandoned or whose families were unable to raise them. Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, a special board of directors was formed, and the funds required were donated by charitable associations, guilds, and people of goodwill, in addition to the rental income from the acres of land donated to the nursery hall in the past, and there were more than 1,000 acres of land in the heyday of the nursery hall, which supported more than 300 babies. At its peak, there were more than 1,000 acres of "Tang Tian" and more than 300 babies were raised. Tens of thousands of children grew up in the nursery. At the same time, the childless families can also go to the nursery to adopt babies.

Lingxiao society

Lingxiao society a self-organized charity of medicine, medicine, folk charity institutions. 1928 Shaoxing charity of the gentleman and foil industry colleagues to donate a lot of money, located in Shaoxing City, the northern foot of the House of the mountain of the Taoist temple into the Lingxiao society, Shaoxing famous Chinese medicine sponsorship, and by the money industry, the foil industry, the kind-hearted men and women to collect funds to purchase medicinal herbs, set up a medical bureau. At that time, the Chinese medicine association regulations, shaoxing famous doctors have to rotate duty in the Lingxiao society compulsory outpatient clinic, the fare at their own expense. If you do not rotate, will be despised and spurned by the medical profession. Therefore, since its inception to 1949 years ago, Yuezhong famous doctors, every ten days there is always half a day at the Lingxiao Society rotating volunteer clinic. And set up a Chinese herbal pharmacy, complete medicines, the poor people sick, often can get the Lingxiao society to give medicine, medicine help. 1949, the Lingxiao society is no longer charitable activities, remodeling, expansion of the Shaoxing Hotel for part of the?

Calligraphy Festival

Calligraphy Festival Shaoxing has been called the state of culture, the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wang Xizhi invited celebrities gathered in Lanting, drinking and poetry, waving the brush for the book, endowed with "semi-annual ceremony of purification" of superstitious customs to the new meaning of the Yuezhong Chinese people have followed suit, and became a habit. Lanting then calligraphy shrine famous at home and abroad. January 22, 1984, shaoxing city people's congress made a decision on the eighth session of the standing committee, every year on the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar, for the shaoxing city calligraphy festival. Subsequently, every year this day, shaoxing lanting book club members and domestic and foreign celebrities, must be gathered in lanting or wang xizhi's former residence ring pearl temple, wistful renewed victory, commemorate the saint of the book, the book art, book exhibition.

Wang Xingji paper fan

Wang Xingji paper fan Shaoxing fan production has a long history, to the Ming Dynasty, Shaoxing fan production process has been very delicate, to dense section of thin bamboo for the handle, glued to the white paper, can be used for painting and calligraphy. Qing Guangxu first year (1875), Shaoxing Keqiao Wang Xing Zhai and his wife Chen Ying set up a workshop, based on the traditional fan-making process, reform and innovation, so that the paper fan jumped to become a tribute to the court, and set up stores in Hangzhou, Shanghai, Hong Kong. Wang Xingji's fans are best made of "Mao Quanben" and "Quanbang", which are made of bamboo. The "Mao Quanben" is made of bamboo with fine and even ribs, while the "Quanbang" is made of bamboo with fine and even ribs. The "Full Brown" is made from solid brown bamboo from Yunnan and Guizhou, which is processed into fan bones. Black paper fan, to go through more than 70 procedures, with pure mulberry paper as a material, both sides of the brush several layers of alpine persimmon paint, so that the paper fan rain does not penetrate the sun does not warped, not only wind, but also can be sheltered from the sun, rain, "a paper fan half an umbrella," said. Fan painted figures on the landscape, plus gold and silver paste, is the icing on the cake, the products are exported to Japan, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Macao.

JinBuWei brush

JinBuWei brush in the early years of shaoxing BuHeTing brush production in the lowercase brush boutique. The pen shop was opened in the Qing dynasty Tongzhi four years (1865), to the owner's name for the name of the store. Before the store, after the workshop, the penmaker also served as a shopkeeper, Bu Heting himself is also good at making pens. From the original best-selling "Benjing Shui" brushes, after improvement, the name was changed to "Jin Buwai". It is soft and rigid, full of ink after opening the pen, smooth writing, and beautiful in appearance. Lu Xun used this pen almost all his life. In order to meet the consumer demand for "Jin Buxue", Lu Xun Memorial Hall special supervise the production of "Jin Buxue", in the museum shopping department sales.

Shaoxing lace

Shaoxing lace is woven with fine yarn. The original name "Wanlis", originated in Venice, Italy. The end of the Qing Dynasty into Shaoxing, gradually become a rural women's home side business, is the integration of foreign crafts and Chinese national culture in one of the handicrafts. 1949, the establishment of the lace society (later renamed lace factory), the main products are ten thousand strands of silk lace, braided ten thousand strands of silk, edged with a large set of spindle weaving lace, woven mesh buttons lace, etc. "" and "ten thousand strands" and "ten thousand strands" and "ten thousand strands" are the main products of Shaoxing lace. Ten Thousand Wisps" and "Big Set with Edge" have won awards in China. The products are exported to more than 50 countries and regions such as Europe, America, Japan, Hong Kong and Macao, etc., and also have a small amount of domestic sales.

Shaoxing felt hat

Shaoxing felt hat Shaoxing folk cap. Made of wool, before and after more than 30 procedures, inside and outside the black, so the name. Dome, rolled edge, the front side can be folded into a dustpan shape, winter can keep warm, summer can shade, in addition to the heat of the day, the four seasons can be used, field work, rain impermeable, sturdy and durable, economical, for the farmers and craftsmen are happy to buy and use. 1966, after the Shaoxing folk wearing the custom of felt hat less and less, felt hats, factory stores out of business. To meet the needs of tourists and farmers, there are still a small number of production workshops.

Shaoxing silk

Shaoxing silk Shaoxing is one of China's earlier sericulture, reeling, silk weaving. About 6,000 years ago, Ning Shao Plain has a primitive sericulture textile. At the end of the Spring and Autumn period, the State of Yue implemented the "persuasion of agriculture and mulberry" policy, the silk weaving industry for the first time prosperous. Two Jin Dynasty, South Dynasty, silk weaving technology further improved, the products listed as tribute. To the Sui and Tang dynasties, once became the southern silk weaving center. With the introduction of excellent silkworm species and silk weaving technology in the north, quality improvement, variety increase, included in the tribute to the damask, Luo, silk, yarn and so on more than 10 kinds of, Luo is the most famous. Song Dynasty, Shaoxing silk varieties of more than the country's top, the output of similar state capitals for the first. Ming and Qing dynasties, the rise of silk industry in northwest Zhejiang, before declining. 1920s, the use of iron machine pulling machine, and some rebound. 1949, especially after the reform and opening up, Shaoxing silk industry was unprecedented development. Synthetic fibers, silk clothing, silk knitwear, etc. appeared one after another, the formation of a complete range of categories, the scale of the silk weaving industrial system.

Shaoxing tin foil

Shaoxing tin foil commonly known as ? Foil. It is rumored to have begun in the early Ming Dynasty, Hongwu years, first by the "sinner" manufacturing. Therefore, in the old days, the foil store in front of the door are tied to the wooden fence, nailed to the bamboo, and strung with chains, in the shape of a prison door. After gradually become a major industry in Shaoxing folk. Foil industry development is very fast, to the Republic of China period, Shaoxing City, almost half of the people engaged in this industry, so there is a "tin half of the city," said. 1949, the city foil shop, foil workshop has been shut down. 1979, in order to meet the needs of foreign trade, resumption of the Shaoxing foil shop. In addition to a small amount of domestic sales, the products are exported from Hong Kong to Japan, Singapore and the United States.

Yueyue porcelain

Yueyue porcelain Shaoxing is the birthplace of Chinese celadon, mature in the Eastern Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang. During the Tang and Song dynasties, the Yue porcelain category is rich, exquisite production, "like jade", "like ice" reputation. The Tang Dynasty will be a large number of Yue porcelain from the port of Mingzhou (now Ningbo) exported to Asia, Africa, Europe, more than 20 countries or regions, opened up the sea "ceramic road". In the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, the decline. 1949, Yue porcelain and back to shine. 1954 Shaoxing Porcelain Factory, put into operation, inherited the traditional porcelain, research and trial production of more than 500 varieties of styles, with an annual output of about 50 million pieces, selling well at home, exported to more than 30 countries or regions. 1980 trial production of successful variegated glaze porcelain, which can be changed into 14 kinds of colors, in 1981 won the National Light Industry Award for Major Scientific and Technological Achievements. The company was awarded the National Light Industry Major Science and Technology Prize in 1981.

Shaoxing Old Wine

Shaoxing Old Wine is the oldest variety of yellow wine in China, with a history of 2,500 years, and the longer it is stored, the better it is, so it is known as "old wine". In the old days, some people hid the wine in the ground when the boy was born, and took it out to drink when the boy was a scholar, which was called "Scholar's Red". In the old days, some people hid the wine in the ground when a girl was born, and took it out and drank it when the girl got married, which was called "Daughter's Red". With excellent materials, exquisite craftsmanship and unique water quality, the wine was already exported to overseas during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and was well known in Southeast Asia, and won many international and domestic awards in the 20th century. 1988 onwards, Shaoxing Jiayi and Huadiao were designated as the wines used in state banquets. The representative varieties are Yuanhong, Jiayi, Shanbrew, Xiangxue 4 kinds. At present, Shaoxing brewing enterprises have formed a group of companies, in addition to domestic sales, has been exported to more than 30 countries and regions, accounting for about 70% of the country's exports of yellow wine. 1990-1996, Shaoxing has held four "yellow wine festival".

Dried vegetables and pork

Dried vegetables and pork Shaoxing people's families often prepared dishes, outsiders called "moldy dried vegetables and roasted meat"." Vishnu" and "burn" different practices, the flavor is also very different. Shaoxing family's production method is a Vishnu dried vegetables a Vishnu meat slightly sweetened steaming method, meat color red, oily but not greasy, vegetables containing meat oil, meat stained vegetables. If the dried vegetables and meat together in a pot to burn, it is not as flavorful as the adjacent steam. Premier Zhou Enlai liked to eat this dish, and had this dish to entertain foreign guests.

Fennel beans

Fennel beans Shaoxing folk food, but also urban and rural hotels are often prepared for drinking dishes. Because of the low price and good quality, welcomed by the drinkers. Folk song: "delicious fennel beans, chewing tough tangled, to use the humble Yu, with the Xing good soy sauce." (Qian Yu, Tongxing, for Shaoxing old soy sauce garden) since Lu Xun wrote it into the novel "Kong Yi Ji", it has become a flavor of Shaoxing specialties.

PingShuiZhu tea

PingShuiZhu tea because of the shape of a leaf such as a pill, the old distribution center in shaoxing pingshui town and named. Its predecessor is the Shaoxing day cast tea, Song people Wu Dihou "green box record" cloud: "Yuezhou day cast tea, for the first in Jiangnan." The end of the Ming and early Qing dynasties, the day casting tea from the strip evolved into a bead shape, due to the appearance of round and tightly knotted, green color, strong fragrance, long-lasting brewing, known abroad as the "green pearl", in short supply, the tea area gradually expanded to the neighboring counties. 1949, in addition to the plucking of bead tea, the production of mechanization has been achieved. The main production of pearl tea Pingshui tea area, is one of the four major tea areas in Zhejiang, accounting for about half of the province's output. Tiantan brand 3050 special bead tea in 1984, Spain, held the twenty-third world quality food selection meeting won the gold medal. Nowadays, Zhucha tea gardens are expanding and production is soaring, and it is exported to more than 40 countries and regions.?

Orchids

Orchids, also known as "Spring Orchid", "Mountain Orchid", "Grass Orchid" and "DuoDuoXiang", are one of the potted ornamental plants with a long history of cultivation in China. Common species include Jianlan, Mulan, Cymbidium, etc. Shaoxing is the earliest place in China where orchids are planted. Shaoxing is one of the earliest places in China to plant orchids. It is said that Lanzhu Mountain is the place where Juchuan planted orchids. Nowadays, Shaoxing orchids are mainly produced in the area of Lizhu and Tangdi, with many varieties. The traditional famous species of "Songmei", "Loumei", "Globe Hodin" and "Butterfly" are all from Shaoxing. Shaoxing strange species "green cloud", is a national protection of rare resources. 1984, shaoxing city people's congress standing committee made a resolution, set orchids for shaoxing city flower, and set up the shaoxing city orchid association. In the spring of every year, the orchid exhibition was held in FuShan. 1988, in the first China Orchid Expo in Guangzhou, Shaoxing new orchid "Chrysanthemum Butterfly", "Gold Edge Jade Cloth", "Spring Orchid Silver Edge" was awarded the gold medal. Shaoxing orchids enjoy a good reputation at home, and are also exported to Japan, Australia, Britain, the United States and Hong Kong and other countries and regions.

Wuwen Boat

Wuwen Boat is a kind of transportation unique to Shaoxing's water towns, which is named after its black painted gabion. There are big and small boats, and the big ones have from "three Mingwas" to "six Mingwas". Ming tile refers to the "fixed canopy" between a movable canopy, embedded with a diameter of about one and a half inches of transparent oyster shells, which can be light, but also can be sheltered from the sun and rain. This type of boat, the hull is tall, the cabin can be placed tables and chairs for banquets and fun. Small foot rowing boat, commonly known as "halter paddle boat" or "small rowing boat", the length of the boat is only 4 meters, the cabin can accommodate 3 to 4 people. Because of the lightness of the boat, small rivers and shallow streams can be rowed without obstruction. Farmers who go out of Fanfan or go to the city do not use this as a means of transportation. When traveling, the boatman sits in the boat boat, feet stirrup oar, hand rowing oar, hand and foot, maneuvering freely, every hour can be more than ten miles. For the sake of speed, there is also the front cabin to increase the number of people with board oars paddling.

Taimen

Taimen Shaoxing residential characteristics. In addition to the poor people's homes, more than built in the door type. That is, in front of the platform door bucket, and then sequentially is the patio, the hall, the side rooms, the seat of the building, the garden, composed of an independent mansion. Its width and depth depends on the identity of the household, economic and demographic conditions, the width of 3 to 7 rooms vary, the depth of 2 to 7 into the difference. The doorway has a roughly eaves edge, a stone hooped door frame, stone steps, and two (or four) black solid joist doors. Desk door name, there are named after the family name, there are official positions for the number, there are also named after the building structure. Shaoxing city of 100,000 people, the door is enough to have three thousand zero," said.