Hongtong county folk custom

Hongtong county has ancient cultural resources and unique folk customs. Over the past 600 years, the folk song "Ask me where my ancestors went, Sophora japonica in Hongdong, Shanxi" has made Sophora japonica in Hongdong the main destination for seeking roots and ancestors. There are three wonders in Guangsheng Temple: Hongfei Pagoda, one of the four famous pagodas, the Buddhist scripture "Zhao Jin Cheng Cang", the drama mural in Yuan Dynasty, and the ancient cypress in Tang Dynasty; Susan Prison, where Susan Qi Jie took place, is the most well-preserved prison in the Ming Dynasty. Nu Wa Mausoleum in Houcun is the final resting place of the great ancestor Nu Wa. The folk custom of Yang Yi and Shan Li getting married has been circulating for five thousand years. In June 2008, the custom of worshipping ancestors with Sophora japonica was included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. 20 10, Hongtong County "Tongbei Boxing" was selected as the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. The main folk tourism in Hongtong County: the "March 3rd" and "March 18th" temple fairs in Guangsheng Temple, and the activities of worshipping ancestors and seeking roots by Sophora japonica in April1-April 10.

In 2007, the 17th China Hong Tong Sophora Rooting Festival was broadcast live by CCTV News Channel, Phoenix Satellite TV, Shaanxi TV Station and Linfen TV Station, and was selected as the "Most Concerned Festival of People's Network in 2008". In 2008, the 18th China Hong Tong Sophora Root-seeking Festival was listed as the key project of "China Tomb-Sweeping Day" series activities by Shaanxi Provincial Civilization Committee. In 2008, "the custom of worshipping ancestors with Sophora japonica" was included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage protection list; In 2009, the "Rooting Festival of Sophora japonica" was listed in the first batch of national traditional festivals protection list by Shanxi Provincial Department of Culture.