What folk customs are there in Wangcheng?

The most popular local opera in Changsha originated from the folk song and dance-Dihuagu, with Changsha dialect as the unified stage language, with distinctive local characteristics and rich flavor of life. The tunes are diverse, humorous and simple, and the drama lines are lively and humorous by using the spoken language and two-part allegorical sayings of the people. The expressions and movements are lively and free, close to life, not limited by programs, and have some unique dance images. Wangcheng Ancient Painting Troupe was founded in 1949. In the rough years of more than 40 years, * * * has performed more than 250 traditional dramas and 120 modern dramas. In 1970s and 1980s, "Spring Grass Rushs to the Hall" and "Acacia Land with Tears" caused a sensation in Hunan, setting an unprecedented record for Changsha drama stage. In recent years, despite the depression of ancient paintings and operas, Wangcheng Ancient Painting Troupe has maintained a certain strength and tried its best to protect traditional plays for the audience. Most towns and villages in the county have some percussion instruments, drums and other stringed instruments. Many amateur ancient painting and drama lovers invited these people to sing "Dihuagu" when they celebrated, buried or moved, and the masses liked it very much. Huaguqu

shadow play

Shadow play is also called light shadow play or shadow play. It is a folk art, which is performed with a special transparent cowhide or donkey skin, and now it is carved with leather paper lining. It makes various actions behind the screen in a transparent way, performing dramatic plots and stories, accompanied by music, singing and Daobai. This drama began in the Han Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. It is sung by xiang opera and Opera, and it is very popular in Changsha and other places. Changsha shadow play is famous for its vivid modeling, exquisite production and meticulous operation. His plays include historical plays, divine plays and modern plays. Among them, fable plays and children's plays are more exciting. For example, tortoise and crane, two friends, picking mushrooms, crows and foxes, what makes the sea noisy and so on. Chengguan Town of Wangcheng County is known as "the hometown of shadow play".

Hunan embroidery

Xiang embroidery is a traditional handicraft in Hunan. It is particularly prominent and lasting in the rural areas of Wangcheng. Xiang embroidery has exquisite composition, delicate rust color, bright colors and bold style. It, Suzhou embroidery, Guangdong embroidery and Shu embroidery are called the four famous embroideries in China. It has the reputation of "super embroidery". Xiang embroidery originated from Hunan folk embroidery and has a history of more than 2000 years. There are exquisite dragon and phoenix embroidery in Chu tombs unearthed in Changsha before the 5th century BC 1958. 1972 The funerary objects of the tombs of the Western Han Dynasty unearthed at Mawangdui are more than 2 100 years ago, and contain many embroidered clothes and materials. Around 1898, many outstanding painters participated in the reform of Xiang embroidery techniques, which made Xiang embroidery enter a new stage of development. Xiang embroidery is an exquisite handicraft embroidered on high-grade materials such as satin with silk thread. Like other embroidery arts and crafts, it has the characteristics of painting. It uses various stitches and colored lines to depict images, which has its remarkable and unique characteristics, that is, it emphasizes generalization and realism, highlights the optical characteristics of embroidery lines, grasps the essence, and carefully depicts the appearance and essence of objects, thus creating an artistic effect that is strong from a distance and superb from a close look. The draft of Xiang embroidery is based on Chinese painting, "taking needles as ghosts and lines as scenery." In terms of needling methods, mixed needling is the main method, and now there are more than 70 kinds of needling methods to show the characteristics of different objects and different natural textures. The rust line is made of colorful Hunan embroidery.

, very emphasis on the change of color level, the natural change of light and shade. An excellent Xiang embroidery work can integrate Chinese painting, embroidery, poetry, calligraphy and epigraphy, so that poetry and painting can overflow between needle and thread. Superb artistic realm, really embroidered birds, embroidered wonderful. The famous brand products of Xiang embroidery, lion and tiger, enjoy a high reputation in the world and are regarded as artistic treasures. The tiger embroidered with the unique hair pin of Xiang embroidery has roots, such as live hair, which has a strong texture and strong bones and muscles under the hair. Coupled with the "eyeing" eyes, the tiger's ferocity is ready to come out. No wonder this kind of embroidery is called "wonderful workmanship" abroad. In recent years, the artists of Hunan Xiang Embroidery Research Institute have tirelessly pursued art and created a more difficult "double-sided different color embroidery". It is embroidered on a transparent embroidery material and has two identical faces, two different shapes and colors, and even two different shapes and colors. The figures are exquisitely depicted, the embroidery surface is not pinky, and the picture rotates, just like a three-dimensional sculpture. In international exhibitions, it was a sensation and was praised as "magical art". Xiang embroidery products are divided into two categories: daily necessities and ornamental products. For example, as the furnishings of the large living room, the magnificent nave and hanging screen, the small screen hanging in the small living room, the delicate seat screen on the book case, the gorgeous chair cushions and cushions on the sofa, the elegant bedspread and quilt cover used in the bed, the embroidered dresses worn by women, the mirror cover for dressing, shawls, bags for going out and embroidered pajamas, dressing gowns, children's cloaks, etc. Xiang embroidery pictures include flowers and birds, animals, figures, landscapes, insects and fish, calligraphy, portraits and so on. Whether it is meticulous painting, part-time painting, printmaking, watercolor painting, oil painting or photos, it can be embroidered.

Paper scissors

Scissors are a kind of folk art, and Wangcheng in Changsha is one of the important producing areas in Hunan. Think twice about your relatives during the festive season. Women use colored paper to cut out patterns such as "A Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix", "Magpie Climbing Branches" and "Happy Birthday Map" and stick them on doors and windows to add a festive atmosphere. Wang Cheng's paper-cutting techniques are rough and simple, clean and free-spirited, with animals as the theme and strong local flavor. Most of them are cut by hand without drawing drafts. Another kind of more delicate and complicated works, one is drawing, cutting and carving at the same time, emphasizing richness and beauty, paying attention to composition and being good at decorative style. The paper-cutting of the characters here is greatly influenced by shadow play, which is very dynamic and full of life interest. Wangcheng Bookstore and Youren are famous "Hometown of Paper-cutting". There are more than 200 old folk artists, 3 members of China Paper-cutting Society and 24 members of Hunan Paper-cutting Research Association.

Coconut shell fiber woven products

The traditional handicrafts in Changsha are all kinds of animals woven with palm leaves, such as birds, insects, fish, shrimp, cranes, snakes and so on. , vivid image. He attended the World Expo in Leipzig, Germany, and people praised it as "incredible". The French Art Museum specially purchased this collection. Palm is an evergreen tree, planted in the countryside of Changsha County, east of Xiangjiang River in Wangcheng County. Artists collect palm leaves and weave them into various small animals, becoming a "unique skill in the south of the Yangtze River". 6、

Tongguan ceramic

There is a small market town called Tongguan Town in the lower reaches of Xiangjiang River, which is 2 kilometers away from Tongguan Ancient Kiln in Changsha. It is one of the famous ceramic producing areas in China, and is known as "Taodou". Tongguan ceramics has a long history, and there are Tongguan ceramics in Mawangdui Han Tomb. In the Tang Dynasty, the production of pottery reached its peak, producing more than 100 kinds of pottery products. Products and utensils are characterized by underglaze color, combined with decals, printing, carving, carving and other techniques. At that time, the pottery produced here was transported abroad through the Silk Road. Although Tongguan pottery has a long history, it did not show a thriving scene until after the founding of the People's Republic of China. The old and backward dragon kiln has been replaced by advanced tunnel kiln, square kiln and round kiln. At present, Tongguan pottery can be divided into three categories: architectural pottery, daily pottery and artistic pottery. There are green glazed tiles, tall and beautiful bamboo joints, exquisite flower windows, colorful carved pillars, beautiful Kirin, lion, tiger, dragon, phoenix, jade rabbit and so on. In particular, various ceramic building components are used to assemble pavilions and lay winding paths, which have strong oriental artistic charm. Household ceramics pay attention to novel styles, series collocation, exquisite design, beautiful and practical. There are beautifully decorated food jars, small and exquisite trips, bowls for steaming, cooking and serving, and well-equipped wine sets and tea sets. In particular, antique tea sets are colorful and unique in glaze. Even antique tea sets are both practical and ornamental. Jade "embroidered pier", "longevity star", "God of wealth" and "Taibai drunk" and other artistic pottery. It's very popular. 1976 successfully developed stoneware is a new product made of refined clay, processed by porcelain making technology and decorated with colored glaze. Delicate as porcelain, smooth as jade, firm as stone, resistant to iron collision and high temperature cooking, this kind of cup, plate and dish can be intact when landing, and it does not contain toxic substances such as cadmium and lead, and is deeply welcomed by all walks of life at home and abroad.

dumpling made of glutinous rice

It is a folk snack, which consists of1000g glutinous rice, 3g soda ash, 500g fresh Polygonum cuspidatum leaves and a proper amount of sugar. Wash the glutinous rice, take it out and stir it when it is soaked. Boil the fresh leaves of Polygonum hydropiper in boiling water for ten minutes, cut off the pedicels, fold the large and small leaves into a cross-shaped frame, tie them with ropes, and soak them in clear water for four or five hours to remove the astringency. Then the Polygonum leaves are folded into triangular barrels, filled with glutinous rice, wrapped in water chestnut shape, tied tightly with fine hemp rope, boiled in a pot for about two hours, cooked thoroughly, and eaten with white sugar, which is fragrant and delicious. There are many varieties of mung beans, red beans, lotus seeds, ham and so on. Zongzi is the festival food of Dragon Boat Festival in May in Wangcheng County, Changsha. Eating zongzi is also a traditional custom to commemorate the great patriotic poet Qu Yuan.

Xiangfen

Xiangfen, also known as Nanfen, is named after its origin in Hunan. The west bank of Xiangjiang River in Wangcheng County is the main producing area, also known as "western powder". Wangcheng County has been making Hunan powder for more than 400 years. It is as famous as Shandong Longkou powder and Beijing Qinghe powder, and sells well in domestic and foreign markets. The fragrant powder is made of broad bean, Sichuan bean, mung bean, Mi Dou, red bean and mung bean, with broad bean as the main raw material. No matter what kind of beans you use, you must use a small amount of mung beans as thickening powder to make high-quality vermicelli. Its production process should go through soaking, grinding, washing, kang, sun drying and other processes. Hunan powder is nutritious, easy to cook, delicious, soft and refreshing, and it is a famous dish that people like to see. Hunan powder is common every holiday season. The Hunan powder produced now has the advantages of fine silk, white and transparent, strong tensile force and boiling resistance. Exquisite packaging, easy to carry, best-selling at home and abroad.

Getang Maojian tea

This tea is produced in Getang County, Wangcheng County, and fresh leaves are picked in front of Grain Rain. It has fine workmanship, uniform appearance, green color, exposed white hair, soft leaves and lasting fragrance.

Folk lantern color

Lantern is a popular folk handicraft in Wangcheng, which is hung on doors and halls during festivals and celebrations to render the atmosphere. Legend has it that it began in the Western Han Dynasty, and since then, there has been the technology of making lamps. Folk artists use local bamboo, wood and other materials to make colorful lanterns and decorate them with paintings or embroidery. The architecture in Athens is exquisite, simple and elegant. The popular lanterns in Wangcheng mainly include: Yuanxiao: a folk paper binding art, which takes contempt as the skeleton, pastes square or round lanterns with colored paper, cuts out people and horses from paper, and sticks them on paper wheels, which are placed in the middle of lanterns. Use the heat of light to drive the paper wheel to rotate, so that people and horses are dynamic. Palace lantern: it is a special handmade product. It is carved with bamboo, wood, lacquer and mace, inlaid with silk thread, glass or corner pieces, and finely painted or inlaid with jade jewelry. Now it is made of aluminum alloy and other metals, plexiglass, plastic and other new materials. Palace lantern is a luxurious lighting art decoration. Lantern: Lantern is a general term for all kinds of folk art lanterns. Various geometric figures and animal abstract figures are popular in Wangcheng County, symbolizing auspicious lanterns, which are generally used in folk festivals.

Ginger salt sesame bean tea

Tongguan and Jinggang in Wangcheng County love to eat ginger, salt, sesame and bean tea, which is a folk custom. Ginger (mashed), add (a little) salt, stir-fry sesame seeds, soybeans or black beans (pour) into the teapot, then shake the portable teapot and pour it into the teacup to entertain guests. Crisp and delicious, the taste is better than "Xiangxi tea".

Hei Mi Feng Wu yun cha

The Black Elk Peak in Wangcheng County Scenic Area has unique tea fragrance, cool and delicious aftertaste, clear color and delicate branches and leaves, but the yield is not high. Due to the topographical conditions, local people use it as a gift to entertain outstanding guests.

Black elk peak wildlife

Black Elk Peak has unique natural conditions for ecological protection because of its steep mountain and pleasant climate. More than 100 kinds of wild animals were found on the mountain, such as foxes, wild boar, wild cats, dogs, white faces, naughty mice, ice beavers, owls, golden pheasants with red bellies and partridges.

Black elk peak loves animals.

Many rare plants on Black Elk Peak are little known. There are kiwifruit, Saussurea involucrata, Myrica rubra, chestnut, nanmu, Pteroceltis tatarinowii, hawthorn, Schisandra chinensis, Gentiana scabra, wampee, cinnamon, Huangshan medicine and so on. And only more than 00 kinds of Chinese herbal medicines have been identified.

Ma Shi of Dingziwan

Produced in Dingziwan area of Xiangjiang River East in Wangcheng County, granite (also known as granite) is hard in texture and bright in color. It is the first-class material for making sculptures and building materials, and was sold to London on the other side of the ocean at the beginning of this century.