What history and culture does Shaoyang have to be proud of?

Let's talk about the geographical location of Shaoyang:

Shaoyang, located in the southwest of central Hunan, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province, which was called Baoqing in history. Zijiang River runs through Shaoyang from north to south, with a hilly basin in the middle, Loudi in the north, Hengyang in the east, Yongzhou in the south and Huaihua in the west, with a total area of 20,824 square kilometers. Shaoyang has jurisdiction over 3 municipal districts (Shuangqing District, Daxiang District and Beita District), 7 counties (Xinshao County, Shaoyang County, Longhui County, Dongkou County, Suining County and Xinning County) and 2 county-level cities (Shaodong City and Wugang City). In 20 17, it was rated as a national health city, with a total registered population of 8,282,800 in 20 18.

Historical folk culture

The most popular local drama in Shaoyang is Qi Opera. Qi Opera is one of the local operas in Hunan, also known as Qiyang Troupe. It was called Qiyang Opera in the early years of the Republic of China and Chun 'an Opera in the late Qing Dynasty. Named after it was formed in Qiyang. Qi Opera is widely popular in Qiyang, Hengyang, Shaoyang, Yongzhou, Chenzhou and Huaihua in Hunan Province, and Quanzhou, Guilin, Pingle, Liuzhou, Gannan, northern Guangdong and western Fujian in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. There are three kinds of tune in Qi Opera: Gao tune, Kun tune and Yan Qiang tune. In the process of its development, Yonghe and Baohe schools have gradually formed, and their stage language is unified with Qiyang dialect. On June 7th, 2008, Qi Opera was approved by People's Republic of China (PRC) and the State Council to be included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage, with the heritage number Ⅳ-128.

Shaoyang ancient painting drama was originally called "ancient painting". Hunan folk opera rose in old Shaoyang county, and began to be called Shaoyang Flower Drum Opera in 1950s. Mainly popular in Shaoyang City, Shaodong, Xinshao, Shaoyang, Longhui, Dongkou, Xinhua and other counties and cities. The stage language is the combination of Qihe Baohe drama and Shaoyang local language. It was named "Shaoyang Flower Drum Opera" in 1950s. Shaoyang opera music originated from local folk songs and was influenced by Qi opera music, religious music and rap music during its development. Its performance style is humorous, vivid, lively and beautiful.

Bamboo carving in Baoqing is a folk craft which is originated from practical bamboo craft and integrates ornamental and practicality. On May 20th, 2006, this heritage was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

Tantou New Year Picture is the only hand-carved watermark New Year Picture in Hunan Province, which was produced in Tantou Town, Longhui, Shaoyang. Tantou New Year Pictures in Longhui were formed in Li Shimin era in Tang Dynasty, with a history of 1300 years. Gao, the last generation, created 29 versions of New Year pictures, including one version, Marry a Mouse. In Flowers in the Morning, Mr. Lu Xun specially described the beachhead New Year picture "Mouse Married" and regarded it as a treasure collection, which was also collected by the British Museum. In 2002, the beach New Year pictures were included in the first batch of China folk cultural heritage rescue projects. In June, 2006, Beach New Year Pictures were listed as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage projects.

Places of interest in Shaoyang:

Langshan Shā n is located in Langshan Town, Xinning County, Shaoyang City, Hunan Province and its surrounding areas. It is a national AAAAA-level scenic spot with a total area of 65,438+008 square kilometers. Fuyi (Fuyishui) in the upper reaches of Zijiang River winds north and south, with an average annual temperature of 17, a pleasant climate and a forest coverage rate of 70%. There are six scenic spots such as Tianyi Lane, Zanthoxylum Peak, Jiang Fuyi, Bajiaozhai, Xiazidong and Tianshengqiao, as well as three caves and 1 virgin forest. Tianyi Lane was selected as the first lane in the world in world record association, China, and Tiansheng Bridge is known as the first bridge in Asia. The territory has a unique geological structure and complete elements of mountains, water, forests and caves. It is a typical Danxia peak forest landform, which belongs to the typical Danxia landform and is called "the soul of Danxia in China". It is a world natural heritage, a national geological park and a national 5A scenic spot. Ai Qing, a famous poet, once lamented that "Guilin's landscape is the best in the world, and Langshan's landscape is the best in the world".

The eight scenic spots in Baoqing are famous in ancient and modern times. In 20 16, Shaoyang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal People's Government formulated the Three-year Action Plan for the Construction of Key Tourist Attractions in Shaoyang City, and put forward the development goal of building a national historical and cultural tourist city. We began to gradually restore the eight ancient scenic spots in Baoqing and build a "new eight scenic spots". The eight ancient scenic spots are Shehu Xueji, Shuangjiang Qiuyue, Liu Ling Spring, Luoyang Fairy Cave, Taohua Cave Fragrance, Lianchi Ancient Fragrance, Mountain Temple Morning Bell and Dragon Bridge Iron Rhinoceros. The eight new attractions are Cai E's former residence, East Tower Park, North Tower Park, Sports Park, Xiyuan Park, Baoqing Forest Park, Modern Amusement Park and Shuanglong Wei Zi Expo Park.