Folk customs in Qianwei town

Turning a pig's teeth from a small street to a big river mouth: Turning a pig's teeth is a skill performance dance, which appeared in the early 20th century and was originally created by villagers in a small street and a big river mouth in Qianwei town. As a local Nuo opera in Jiangchuan, it is particularly exquisite in folk cultural activities and has been deeply loved and praised by the masses for many years. It's a group dance, mostly a circus activity. * * * requires six people to perform, and there are seven sets of movements. The performer's mouth contains a pair of polished pig teeth. During the performance, only the pig's teeth sometimes stretched out their mouths and flew up and down, and sometimes they didn't open their mouths ... The audience was surprised by their kung fu. Donkey lamp in the side street: The donkey lamp shows a vivid scene in which an old rural couple went to the city to see their daughter get married, the old woman rode the donkey, the old man drove the donkey, and the old couple laughed and laughed all the way. "Donkey" is made of bamboo strips woven, pasted and painted, and consists of two pieces. Donkey lantern is deeply loved by the masses because of its lively and playful performance. Xiao Wei Village also has Tatar wrestling, lantern singing and dancing.

Yi customs: Shihe village is the only Yi village in Qianwei town. Yi people are honest and frank, simple and hospitable. When they met the guests, they ate meat in chunks and drank in large bowls. Compared with the dam area, the natural conditions of Yi people living in mountainous areas are relatively poor. However, the Yi people are hardworking and brave, constantly striving for self-improvement, never giving in to the pressure of nature, and full of optimism about life. They have created their own excellent culture in the process of long-term production and labor. The precious spiritual wealth of the Yi people is passed down from generation to generation in cultural inheritance, which maintains the cultural life of the Yi people.

"String Opera" is the main form of Yi culture and entertainment. String opera is mainly composed of dance, singing, dialogue between men and women, performance and entertainment. Young men and women show their love for each other by dancing and singing. Through string playing, some become close friends and some become lifelong companions. Yi people have always attached importance to respecting the old and loving the young. Whoever abuses his parents and doesn't respect the elderly will be condemned by the society. People will pay tribute to those who honor their parents and care about the next generation. Yi people are very polite among people and treat others sincerely and enthusiastically. When people arrive home, they should first ask for seats, hand in chimneys, offer cigarettes and pour tea, and arrange banquets and warm hospitality. When you leave his house, you will be sent far away from the door, even to the village head.

Folk Crafts: The traditional crafts of Qianwei Town include sculpture, paper-cutting, national costume making, embroidery, netting, hand-made bronze processing, ironing, and candied wax gourd making.

Folk traditional programs: Folk traditional programs include the elderly, Spring Festival, the 16th day of the first month (the day after the Lantern Festival), Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Torch Festival, Georgie Festival, July and a half, Mid-Autumn Festival, and sending stoves in winter. Among them, it is worth mentioning the Seven Qiao Festival, which is a grand festival celebrated by Jiangchuan people on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. This has to start with the scenic spot "Seven Star Pagoda" in Qianwei Town. Seven-Star Pagoda is located on the mountain behind Yejiashan Village in Qianwei Town, also known as "Seven-Star Pond". It is said that seven fairies in the sky descended to earth. A long time ago, seven fairies came to earth on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. When I saw a beautiful mountain in the sky, which was covered with trees, steaming and beautiful scenery, I was filled with joy and settled on this mountain, becoming a seven-star tree (one branch divided into seven branches) and seven ponds. Since then, "there is a fairy, and fairy mountain is called' Seven Star Pool (Tower)'. Later, people built a temple on the mountain and carved the images of the Seven Fairies and Seven Sisters to worship future generations. From now on, every family is ready to worship cakes and fruits and climb the Seven Star Tower to pray. It is said that everything is needed and it has become a traditional festival for Jiangchuan people. People with children, full of enthusiasm, rushed to climb the mountain, only to see people rushing side by side, the mountain road flowed from morning till night, and many foreign tourists joined the crowd. Climbing to the top of the mountain, Jiangchuan Bazi has a panoramic view of the lakes and mountains, which is refreshing. Since then, this mountain has become a famous mountain, and July 7 has also become a grand festival for Jiangchuan people.