Characteristic culture of Pinglu county

The characteristic culture of Pinglu County includes the architectural skills of ground yard, cave dwelling, high Pinglu, gongs and drums, animals walking on stilts and so on. 1. Dike courtyard construction skills: The unique living form of the Loess Plateau is mostly located in Pinglu County, on the bank of the Yellow River in the south of Shanxi. Underground courtyard is a typical adobe building. 2. Cave-building skill: Cave-building skill is one of the traditional handicraft skills in the development of farming culture in China, and it is the source of accommodation civilization in northern China.

The characteristic culture of Pinglu County includes the architectural skills of ground yard, cave dwelling, high Pinglu, gongs and drums, animals walking on stilts and so on.

1. Dike courtyard construction skills: The unique living form of the Loess Plateau is mostly located in Pinglu County, on the bank of the Yellow River in the south of Shanxi. Underground courtyard is a typical adobe building, and it is a kind of residential form transplanted from soil caves in loess hilly areas to plain areas.

2. Cave-building skill: Cave-building skill is one of the traditional handicraft skills in the development of farming culture in China, the source of accommodation civilization in northern China, and the historical witness of the struggle between human beings and the natural environment.

3. Pinglu Gaoqiang: Formerly known as Sixian Opera, commonly known as Shanwozi Opera, it was formed in Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty, and was first popular in Shakou and Zhang Yu areas of Pinglu County, and then gradually spread to Xiaxian, Ruicheng, Linjin, Yuncheng, Shaanxi, Shaanxi Lingbao, Tongguan and Huanan.

4. Miscellaneous drama of gongs and drums: According to the stone tablet of longyan temple, Linyi County, Zhenyuan, Tang Dynasty, there are miscellaneous dramas in longyan temple. According to the old custom, in the first month, longyan temple in Linyi County will perform gongs and drums to worship Buddha, so it is also called "Longyan Zaju".

5. Animals on stilts: Animals on stilts consist of animal heads, animal bodies and performers. During the performance, the two of them rode animals on stilts, and the actors carried heavy loads and walked according to the rhythm of Qupai. Auxiliary music consists of percussion instruments such as gongs and drums and flower drums.