What are the Shanxi folklore specialties?

Shanxi folk specialties are as follows:

1, opera

Shanxi province's local opera art has a long and varied history, and occupies an important position on the Chinese opera stage. Pu Opera, Jin Opera, North Road Opera and Shangdang Opera are the four pillars of Shanxi local opera, known as the four big opera. The four clappers have the same root and different branches, and are the authentic clappers. The four clappers have accumulated and represent the historical and cultural value of local opera art, and also reflect the local folk customs.

2, kang painting

Kang painting, also known as wall painting, wall, more popular in the north of China, as a Shanxi local culture in a regionally strong form of plastic arts, is a mural, architectural coloring, a composite of the New Year's Eve paintings. Lvliang area, southeast region, jinzhong area, xinzhou area, yanbei area are distributed, especially in yanping, daixian kangwei painting is the most famous.

Kang painting has a long, colorful and far-reaching history, and in 2008, it was selected as one of the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage protection list. Shanxi folk custom of painting on the wall around the kang. These paintings are used to decorate the rooms and protect the whitewashed walls from landscapes, flowers, birds, wild animals to history and legends.

3, embroidery

Shanxi folk embroidery has a long history, but also a wide range of subjects, rich in content, with characteristics reflecting the local conditions and customs of Shanxi Jinnan Embroidery, Xinzhou Embroidery, Daixian Yan Embroidery, Fanzhi Embroidery, GaoPing Embroidery work, ShangDang heap brocade, Washun draw embroidery, HouMa Embroidery ------ Shanxi rural areas of such handmade works are very popular.

4, Shanxi folk fire

Shanxi folk fire is a traditional Chinese New Year - Spring Festival during the folk self-performance of self-entertainment activities, which has a long history, originating in ancient times, the people of the land and fire worship. Society, that is, the land god; fire for the fire ancestor, is the god of fire in the legend. The custom of worshipping the community and fire has been passed down from year to year.

5. Weifeng Gongs and Drums

Weifeng Gongs and Drums: Weifeng Gongs and Drums originated in the era of Yao and Shun, and flourished in the Sui and Tang dynasties. According to legend, Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty fought Liu Wuzhou's general Yuchigong in Huozhou in 619 A.D. and won a great victory by using the wind gongs and drums to organize his troops and formations, which were then spread to the people for use in celebrations, rallies, social fires, and welcoming the gods to get rid of evil spirits.