What are the customs in Heilongjiang?

The customs in Heilongjiang include: ice and snow banquet, eating freezing point in winter, frozen jiaozi, frozen tofu, northeast yangko, northeast duet, ice fishing and hunting, ice and snow architecture, winter swimming, ice group wedding and so on.

1, ice and snow feast

At the beginning of the first ice and snow festival from 65438 to 0985, Jiangnan Spring Hotel took the lead in holding the first ice and snow food science and technology competition, which opened the prelude to the ice and snow food culture. It is novel, beautiful and exquisite, just like a carved work of art, which fully shows the exquisite skills of famous chefs in Ice City. Many guests appreciate and taste the characteristics of Harbin culture from the novel, mysterious and regional culture-rich ice and snow diet.

2, eat freezing point in winter

Eating freezing point in winter is a unique preference of Heilongjiang people. People walking in the street, wrapped in cotton hats, wearing fur coats and gloves, eating and drinking with popsicles, are staggering.

The winter in Heilongjiang is cold, but the cold natural conditions greatly enrich the ice and snow food here. The ice and snow food in Heilongjiang is oily but not greasy, fresh and delicious, crystal clear and nutritious. The unique taste contains the cultural characteristics of the northern ice and snow, which is an indispensable part of the northern ice and snow culture. There are many kinds of frozen fruits, such as frozen pears, frozen persimmons, frozen apples and frozen begonia.

3. Frozen jiaozi

Before the Spring Festival, every household will pack a lot of jiaozi overnight and put it outdoors for freezing. Frozen jiaozi, tinkling and non-sticky, is packed in a big bag and cooked while eating. Because every family in Heilongjiang has an outdoor natural "big refrigerator", such hard work can save the pain of cooking every day.

4. Frozen tofu

Tofu is one of the main non-staple foods in Northeast China in winter. Send the whole plate of fresh tofu to the outdoor for freezing. Frozen tofu is different from fresh tofu. The inside is honeycomb-shaped and has a unique taste. When it is cooked with meat, chicken or various vegetables, it can easily absorb the taste and nutrition of soup, and it tastes soft and delicious, just like roast pork in the south.

5. Northeast Yangko

Northeast Yangko is humorous in form and unique in style. The vast black land endows it with primitive and unrestrained spirituality and amorous feelings, which combines pungent, humorous, quiet and steady, vividly showing the warm and simple, rigid and flexible personality characteristics of the people in Northeast China.

The costumes of the Yangko team are rich and colorful, mostly opera costumes. You can judge the characters by their clothes. There are Tang Priest, the Monkey King, Pig Bajie and Friar Sand in The Journey to the West, White Snake and Xu Xian in The Legend of the White Snake, and Bao Zheng, Chen Shimei and Qin Xianglian, all with warm, cheerful and humorous tunes played by gongs, drums and suona. Among all kinds of dances, stilt walking, dragon dancing, lion dancing and roller boating are the most famous. These dances are lively, skillful and beautiful, and are deeply loved by the masses.

6. Northeast Errenzhuan

Errenzhuan, also known as "tiao", originated and prevailed in three northeastern provinces (Hei, Ji and Liao). It is a kind of folk art with strong local characteristics, and it is a living folk art with a history of more than 300 years. Its songbook language is easy to understand, humorous and full of life breath; Its singing is high-pitched and hot, with local color and pleasant local accent.

Errenzhuan truly reflects the thoughts and feelings, personality characteristics and hobbies and customs of the working people in Northeast China. It has long been loved by people in Northeast China, especially farmers. There is a folk saying that "it is better to give up a meal than pass it on", which shows the deep influence of Errenzhuan. With the increase of cultural exchanges in various places for a long time, the connotation of duet is constantly enriched and expanded. On the basis of the original northeast yangko and northeast folk songs, it has absorbed many artistic forms such as lotus drop, northeast drum, Taiping drum, overlord whip, Hebei bangzi, donkey shadow play, folk jokes and so on. At the same time, in recent years, some other singing methods, folk songs, popular singing methods and electro-acoustic musical instruments have been integrated into the duet, and gradually evolved into a comprehensive folk art form, so the performance forms and vocals are very rich.

7. Ice fishing and hunting

Wanda Mountain Range extends at the confluence of Heilongjiang, Songhua River and Wusuli River. Here, the rich forest and aquatic resources nourish a Hezhe nationality with a population of only over 4,000, but in the long history, they trudged stubbornly and created a unique fishing and hunting culture in the north.

Hezhe people live in Bacha, Jiejinkou Ethnic Township in Tongjiang City,  Province, Sipai Ethnic Township in Raohe County and Aoqi Village on the outskirts of Jiamusi. Entering Heilongjiang along Songhua River and then turning to Wusuli River can not only appreciate the scenery of the north, but also explore and experience the long history and splendid culture of Hezhe nationality.

8. Ice and snow buildings

The winter in Heilongjiang is long, the climate is cold and dry, and the average temperature in winter is-15℃ to -30℃. I'm afraid it is unimaginable for people in other areas to live in such a cold environment. In the process of adapting and transforming the living environment for a long time, the people in Northeast China have experienced a long process of conquering nature, from digging holes to making ice lanterns and snow sculpture by using ice and snow resources at will, forming a unique ice and snow architectural culture.

The ice and snow buildings in Northeast China started from underground. In order to survive in the cold wind and snow, the ancient nationalities in Northeast China "often live in caves, which is deeper and more expensive." Go down to Jiuti Cave, make a brazier in the cave, and use branches, firewood or skin around it to keep out the cold. However, due to poor underground lighting and ventilation conditions, people began to use wood and some grass to walk from the deep underground to the shallow underground and even to the ground. The "cellar" and "horse shelf" where Hezhe people lived in the early days are such transitional residences.

9. Winter swimming

Heilongjiang Province holds a large-scale winter swimming competition during Harbin Ice and Snow Festival every year. The scene is both lively and spectacular. Moreover, swimmers from other provinces and cities in China and foreign swimmers are also competing to show their skills in the ice water of Songhua River. They all admire the endurance and toughness of Harbin winter swimmers.

10, collective wedding on ice

Hosted by Harbin Youth Palace in Heilongjiang Province, "Wedding on Ice" has become an integral part of Harbin's annual ice and snow festival. Ice wedding has become a fashion activity that young people actively and enthusiastically participate in.