Hezheng county history and culture

Bancaoling is located at the top of the mountain where Luojiaji Township and Maijia Township meet. The top of the mountain is wide and flat, with Yang Shulin on the mountainside, and the narrow valley is like a warehouse. Its mid-levels are grassy slopes, and the mid-levels are Yang Shulin and shrubs, hence the name Bancaoling.

June Yellow Lantern Festival is held in Bancaoling from June 23rd to 24th every year. Historically, in order to pray for good weather and bumper harvests, people here have been planting young crops every March, and held Buddhist activities and Quyi activities in Bancaoling on June 23rd. The yellow festival in June got its name.

June, June 15 kicked off the yellow festival from the temple, which was locally called Kaiya. On this day, the temple gate was opened, a nearby venue was selected, the people's umbrella was erected (this umbrella has been preserved to this day), banners were inserted, and the people were promoted to the throne, and the people burned incense and offered sheep, and then performed the program. The content of this program is historical allusions, such as the battle between Zhao Jun and Fan, the battle between Lu Bu and the Three Kingdoms, and the learning of Tang Priest and laughing at monks. During the performance, the characters in the play put on masks, costumes and props, and then simply signed up for the performance. According to the story, it is similar to a ballet, but mixed with Xiao Xu Daobai and aria. Folk instrumental music-gongs, drums, cymbals, hairpin and suona are used to set off the Qin Dynasty, with various forms and unique performances.

The climax of the yellow festival in June is 23 or 42 days. The masses held up their gods to patrol the mountains. In front of Arihoshi, there were umbrellas and flags of all colors, followed by gongs, drums, suona and Qin Le, accompanied by hundreds of willing horses. The folk saying is: these horses will be blessed by God, so they will be bathed in clean water, smoked with cypress and tied with some yellow paper to show their gratitude.

Hezheng yangge

In Hezheng County, every year in the first month of the lunar calendar, the Han people living in this hot land spontaneously organize themselves to celebrate the Spring Festival with yangko, a traditional folk art form that has been passed down to this day.

Hezheng yangko is rich in content. It is a folk art form, including six-legged stilts and flower stilts, dry boats, Taiping drum, dragon dance, lion dance, bullfighting and donkey running.

A drum with sheepskin membranes at both ends and iron rings on the handle.

Taiping Drum, commonly known as Xiao Drum, has 20-40 performers, dressed in red, yellow, green, blue or black clothes, carrying a small drum painted with Artest Pool on their shoulders, and holding 65,438+0 drumsticks in each hand. Guided by Xie Qin interspersed with small gongs and cymbals, the drums drum rhythmically to the left and right, up and down, back and forth respectively. The drums are tight and deafening. The movements and formations are varied, commonly known as snowflakes covering the top and ancient trees covering the bottom. Taiping drum celebrates peace with sound, and its bursts of auspiciousness are loved by the masses.

In addition, the whole performance was interspersed with small variety shows with plots, such as rocking dragons, dancing lions, dressing up as cows and running donkeys. When singing, I say that music is mostly composed by four seasons, flying kites, knitting towels and so on. Most of them are based on wishes, thanks, New Year greetings and the postscript to publicize the party's principles, policies and humor.

On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, yangko teams from all walks of life gathered in the county seat to perform, commonly known as Shangshisan. At that time, the yangko performance reached its climax, and it all ended after the lights were turned on on the fifteenth day of the first month.

Northwest folk song Hua Er

Songming Rock, also known as Xumiya Cliff, is located in Linxia Prefecture and County, and is the land of "Song Ming Diecui" in Hezhou. Songming Rock, towering mountains, dense pine forests, flowing water and picturesque scenery. Songmingyan Flower Festival, commonly known as April 8 (actually referring to April 28 of the lunar calendar). It began in Chenghua period of Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 500 years. The lunar calendar lasts for four days from April 26th to April 29th, and April 28th is the climax of the Flower Festival. Ningheshisan steet

Zhenghe was called Ninghe in ancient times. The thirteenth day of the first lunar month is an ancient festival unique to politics. It is a festive day for farmers to perform folk literature and art, and it is also an annual traditional Yangko Festival.