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Sacrifice to the sea Sacrifice to the sea Qingdao area of the coastal fishermen, since ancient times there is the custom of March 19th of the lunar calendar to sacrifice to the sea. Before the spring flood anchors, fishermen in the sea on the offerings, incense burning paper, begging the sea god blessing peace. This custom continues to this day, but the form and content of the sea has changed, known as the "Internet Festival", is to send fishermen out to sea and wish a good harvest festival. Sea defense departments also take the opportunity to publicize the sea regulations and safety knowledge. Jimo City, Tianheng Town Zhougezhuang festival on the sea net ceremony is the most grand, dressed up hundreds of fishing boats parked on the beach, colorful net mark fluttering in the wind, firecrackers, such as thunder, the horn vibration, a variety of folk performances have been on stage, the opening of the stage, even singing 3 days and 3 nights, the scale is very grand. Laoshan Taoist music Laoshan Taoist music Taoist music is part of our folk music. Laoshan is a Chinese Taoist resort, its Taoist music is unique. Laoshan Taoist music song, mostly by the evolution of ancient folk songs and folk horns, with a strong flavor of Eastern barbarian culture. Later, the popularity of the country's "ten scripture rhyme" into the Laoshan Taoist music. In the Golden Age, the Quanzhen Taoist North seven true to Laoshan fax preaching, especially Qiu Qiqi three times to Laoshan, Laoshan Taoist music and the ten side of the Taoist music for extensive exchanges, and gradually formed a unique style and grade of the Taoist music system. Subsequently, Laoshan Taoist music is divided into "Inner Mountain School" and "Outer Mountain School", especially the outer mountain school of Taoist music using orchestral accompaniment, but also directly involved in a variety of folk activities, and promote the development of the Laoshan region folk music flourished. Many of the old folk artists more teachers of Laoshan Taoist music, many famous songs in the folk music has been passed down to this day. Paper-cutting Paper-cutting Qingdao area folk paper-cutting has a long history and rich local colors. During the New Year holidays, every family cuts window flowers and pastes doorpaper to celebrate. For weddings and celebrations, window, wall and ceiling flowers are also used to decorate new houses. People often cut window flowers to assess the craftsmanship of the girl, daughter-in-law's heart and hands. Qingdao area, especially in Huangdao District, the most famous folk paper-cutting, has a history of more than 300 years, and its paper-cutting was once used as tribute in the Qing Dynasty. In recent years, Qingdao folk paper-cutting has participated in many national folk art exhibitions and won awards, and paper-cutting artists have also traveled to Mexico, Sweden and other countries for live performances. Biscuit Knocker Biscuit Knocker Qingdao area of the rural areas of the pattern of face molding has long been renowned. On New Year's holidays and festive days, families have to do some delicious and beautiful patterned meat and potatoes to show that they are celebrating, and later on, they will use special molds carved out to make these pasta dishes. These biscuits knocked also known as "noodle mold", the shape is simple, the pattern using a combination of relief and line carving method carved, highly decorative. Fish, peach, Yuanbao, lotus leaf, lotus flower and zodiac symbolizing good luck are beautifully shaped with the noodle molds. Ge Village, Liucun Town, Jimo City, is famous for its noodle molds, which were first made in 1802 and have been passed down from generation to generation. Jimo lace Jimo lace Ming and Qing Dynasties, Jimo County folk widely circulated "small buckle lock" (also known as pinch embroidery) and embroidery and other handcrafts, in 1918, the craftsmen Lu Zhongxi from foreign foreign banks to introduce an Italian "hand held lace" bottom sample, after he tried to do a successful, it was widely spread. Many folk artists in the processing and production process, constantly absorbing "small buckle lock", embroidery and other craft characteristics and stitch, so that they intermingle with each other, and gradually formed a unique craft of needlework, known as "Jimo hand held lace". Subsequently, it gradually became "Jimo Lace" with many varieties, wide range of uses, and splendid colors. These crafts are sold to more than 40 countries and regions in Europe, the United States and Southeast Asia, and enjoy an international reputation as the "Jewel of Yarn". Pori red mat Pori red mat Jiaonan City Pori red mat has a long history, it is said to have begun in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, and then passed down from generation to generation, the braided mat technology will be passed down in the area of Pori, and has become a traditional family handicraft. This kind of mat is made of sorghum straw split into gabions, with two colors of red and white, cross weaving a variety of different patterns, so it is called red mat. Because of its tightly woven, clear texture, smooth and soft, beautiful and lightweight, so loved by the folk, exported all over the country, and as a local local craft products to Beijing exhibition. Qingdao Straw Weaving Qingdao straw weaving is the folk traditional handicrafts in Qingdao, all over the countryside, especially in Pingdu City is the most famous. Straw braid varieties have pattern braid, hand-woven basket, straw hat, tea coasters, cushions, curtains, grass carpets and so on dozen, hundreds of varieties, the raw materials used are straw grass, golden grass, corn husk, cattail, thatch, cotton stalks and other dozen kinds of plant stalks and stems and leaves. Rural women often use this handicraft as their family side business. Qingdao grass weaving fine craftsmanship, beautiful shape, color coordination, elegant and simple, a few supply the domestic market, the bulk sold abroad. Jiaozhou Yangge The Jiaozhou Yangge, also known as "Ground Yangge", is commonly known as "Twisting the Waist" and "Three Bends", and is one of the three major rice-planting songs in Shandong Province. Jiaozhou rice-planting song has a history of more than 230 years. In the Qing Dynasty, two families surnamed Zhao and Ma in Jiaozhou Bao Yan Tun fled the Guandong province in 1764 and begged and sang along the way, gradually forming a form of dancing and singing. After returning to their hometown, they were passed down through the years and improved continuously, and were basically formed in 1863, with certain programs for dance, singing and accompaniment. There were 10 actors divided into 5 lines, such as drums, mallets, cuihua, fan women, etc., and the performance programs included cross plums, big swinging team, digging heart, anti-digging heart, and two doors, etc. In addition to suona, there were also gongs, drums, cymbals, small cymbals, and gongs, etc., and there were more than 30 songs and tunes in the opera. In 1957, Jiaozhou Yangge was performed in Beijing and won favorable comments. In 1957, Jiaozhou Yangge was performed in Beijing, which was well received by the audience. 150 art groups came to Jiaozhou to learn Jiaozhou Yangge, and Jiaozhou Yangge was listed as a mandatory course in the Beijing Folk Dance Academy. 1991, Jiaozhou Yangge was awarded the prize of excellence in China's First Yangge Competition. Willow Cavity The Willow Cavity is a local opera. It was produced in the western part of Jimo in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, and evolved from the folk rap "this elbow drum". In the Qianlong period, the "Elbow Drum" was introduced to Jimo, and then fused with the local folk tunes and rice-planting songs, and gradually changed from rapping to singing. Though the form is simple and the performance is plain, it is popular because of the strong native voice and vivid and interesting. About a hundred years ago, influenced by the four-stringed dances of Laiyang County, the four-stringed huqin began to be used to accompany the music, accompanied by suona. When the four-stringed huqin was first used to accompany the music, there was no standardized music score, so the piano player and the actors could not be fully coordinated, and they could only slip up together, which is why it was called "slipping cavity". Later, the word "slip" was changed to "willow cavity" because of the indecency of the word "slip", and Jimo was also called "the township of willow cavity" because of it. Later, it became popular in the Jiaodong area, and was introduced to Qingdao in the 1930s, where it became a favorite among women and the elderly. Maocong Maocong is a local opera. It originated from "Elbow Drums". During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the elbow drum was introduced to Qingdao's Jiaozhou and Jiaonan, etc. Folk artists drew on the strengths of the elbow drum and blended it with local folk tunes to form the local specialty of "this elbow drum". During the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, the "Benjiao Drum" was combined with the "Haiyao Tune" of northern Jiangsu Province, forming a new singing style called "Baojiao Drum", also known as "Maojiao Drum". Afterwards, it absorbed the tunes of Jiaozhou Yangge and Zhucheng Yangge, forming a system of plate cadences such as the original plate, the second plate, the antiphonal tune, the great sorrow tune, and the fast-playing and slow-singing. Folk artists in Jiaozhou, Jiaonan, Zhucheng, Gaomi and other places spontaneously formed many "Mao Elbow Drum" troupes, and after 1949, "Mao Elbow Drum" was formally named "Mao Cavity", with a repertoire of more than 120 traditional plays. Dragon Lantern Dragon Lantern Laoshan District, Qingdao, has been known as the "House of the Immortals, the spirit of the House," the Dragon Lantern Dance has long been famous. Laoshan District, Beizhai Town, five dragons in the village of the Dragon Dance began in the Qing Dynasty Tongzhi nine years (1870), the body of the dragon 9 sections, a total length of 11 meters, the dragon body for the dark gray, the Spring Festival every year in addition to the performance in the villages, must be performed in the county of Jimo, the string of dragons, the size of the five flowers, rolling dragons and other performances program, a hundred miles around are famous. Sunjiazhuang in the town of Zhonghan in the Guangxu years to run a dragon lantern dance with the music, the dance of the dragon body is 40 meters long, and in the evening the dragon body lit candles, glittering, spectacular. Nine Lions Dance The Nine Lions Dance, also known as the Nine Lions Dance, was choreographed by the villagers of Geli, the northern part of the city of Jimo, in 1924, drawing on the Twin Lions Dance. 12 performers, 4 of whom are dressed as 2 female lions, 7 of whom are each dressed as a child lion, and 1 of whom carries an embroidered ball, are accompanied by the sound of gongs and drums as the 7 child lions leap and leap around 2 female lions, and those who carry the embroidered ball are interspersed in the middle of the dance. There are various programs for the performance, which express the temperament, demeanor and character of the lions through a series of dance movements. The performance of the Nine Lions is a hard-frame lantern dance, which requires the performers to have a certain level of martial arts foundation. Fisherman's Feast The Fisherman's Feast is a special feast that combines the dietary varieties, eating habits and dietary styles of Qingdao's farmers and fishermen, with more than 80 varieties of various dishes and food***. The feast is made of fresh seafood and Laoshan specialties as raw materials, which are standardized and processed through complicated cooking procedures to become a feast full of local flavor, showing the rich connotation of fishermen's dietary culture. Jimo Old Wine Jimo Old Wine, also known as Jimo Yellow Wine, has a brewing history dating back more than 2,000 years, and is officially recorded as having been brewed in the Northern Song Dynasty. It is brewed with corn, wheat curd and Laoshan mineral water as raw materials, in accordance with the ancient six methods of making wine, which are "the corn must be Qi, the curd cork must be time, the water spring must be beautiful, the pottery must be good, and the fire agent must be obtained". The wine is reddish-brown in color, not overflowing in the cup, crystalline and pure, mellow and refreshing, with the efficacy of soothing the tendons and activating the blood, tonifying the qi and nourishing the spirit, which is y praised by ancient and modern celebrities. During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, it was sold well all over the country. Haiyunan Sugar Ball Haiyunan Sugar Ball Haiyunan is located in Haiyun Street, Sifang District, Qingdao City, and was built in the Ming Dynasty. In the old days, the sixteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar was the temple fair of the nunnery, which was very popular and was one of the three traditional temple fairs in the city. Because of the temple fair to sell hawthorn sugar balls in particular, over time, it is customarily known as the "Haiyunan sugar balls will be". 1986, Qingdao City, the restoration of this popular folklore festival, will be set for three days. On the day of the fair, there are a variety of folk art activities such as Mao cavity, Liu cavity, shadow, juggling, paper-cutting, New Year's paintings, rice-planting song competition, gongs and drums competition, etc., a wide range of different shapes of sugar balls, various kinds of snacks and handicrafts, and 1 million Chinese and foreign tourists come to the fair every year. Since 1990, Haiyunan Sugar Ball Festival has been listed as a national key tourism project. Qingxi Temple Turnip Festival Qingxi Temple Turnip Festival Qingxi Temple, also known as "Jade Emperor Temple", is commonly known as "Lower Village Temple". It is located in Daokou Road, Shibei District, Qingdao. It was built in the Yuan Dynasty and has been demolished. In the old days, whenever the ninth day of the first month of the lunar calendar Jade Emperor's birthday, there is a grand temple fair here, for the city one of the three major temple fairs. And because of the folk "the first nine days of the first month to eat carrots do not toothache, and can cure all diseases," said, so the radish has become the main commodity of the temple fair. Over time, the name "Qingxi An Radish Fair" came to be. In 1991, Qingdao City resumed the folk festival of "Turnip Festival", which lasted for three days. The festival was held for three days, with merchants gathering, people flowing like a tidal wave, all kinds of commodities, radish carving contests are very popular, and the number of visitors to the festival reached more than 1 million. Qingdao Cherry Blossom Festival has a history of more than 80 years and is held in Zhongshan Park from April to May every year. At that time, thousands of cherry blossoms bloom on both sides of the park's Cherry Blossom Road, which is as brilliant as a cloud, and people come to enjoy the flowers in spring with their families and friends. Qingdao city suburbs of many counties, cities and provinces in the region of the masses, also came to Qingdao to go to this event.