65438+ 0 to 2 cases of characteristic folk customs in five counties and four districts of Zhanjiang

Chikan, a city with a long history and full of vitality, bathed in the spring breeze of reform and opening up, is full of vitality, prosperous economy, beautiful environment, stable society and people living and working in peace and contentment. At present, Zhanjiang has entered the golden opportunity period of infrastructure and major projects. Standing at a new historical starting point, Chikan has taken a strong step towards the goal of scientific development.

"Dancing Eagle Man" has been circulated in Chikan for hundreds of years, and "Dancing Eagle Man" is famous for its difficulty.

There is a legend about the origin of "Dancing Eagle Man". Once upon a time, there was a mountain where there were many birds and animals. Among them, the eagle and the male eagle often played together for food, which was very interesting. It is also said that eagles and eagles can exorcise evil spirits and bring good luck to people. Therefore, every household in the village is eager for the appearance of eagles and eagles during the Spring Festival or festive festivals. So people simulated their frolicking scenes and created the dance form of "Eagle Dancer". Over time, local traditional folk activities have been formed.

Dancing Eagle Hero is a big prop dance. The eagle's modeling features are pointed mouth, wide wings, long claws, intelligence and courage. The male is made into a dragon head, a phoenix tail, a leopard body and a unicorn horn, which looks strong and powerful. The routine of the performance is generally "Awakening Eagle", "Fighting Four Doors", "Washing Face and Rinsing Mouth", "Crossing Bridge", "Picking Azure" and "Picking Azure", in which the action of "Picking Azure" is thrilling and the most difficult, and it is the climax of the whole dance. According to Chen Zhaoming, an old man in Zhuyuan Village who is nearly ninety years old (the oldest member of the dance team), during the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, there was an activity of "eagle dancing" in this area, but it was always confined to ground dancing. In the 1940s, the late old man Liang, on the original basis, made a 4-meter-high wooden pole, lifted the eagle performer into the air, lifted the wooden pole on his stomach without any insurance measures, and performed high-altitude difficult movements such as balanced rotation and picking green, which greatly improved the performance level of the eagle male dance.

March 26th is the annual "Year Close" in Qilin Village, Taiping Town, Mazhang District, Zhanjiang City. At 10 in the morning, amid the cheerful suona, gongs and drums and firecrackers, 36 teenagers climbed the ladder in turn with 36 sharp and shiny steel knives tied at the height of 2 1 m. They grabbed the blade at the green front end with their feet, quickly climbed to the top of the knife ladder, and then grabbed the thick rope with their hands and slipped down. The steel knife is extremely sharp, but the performer's hands and feet are intact. Nearly 10,000 people attended and watched this grand event of Guangdong intangible cultural heritage project.

"Climbing the knife ladder", also known as Shangdaoshan, is an ancient folk activity, which is spread in Qilin Village, Taiping Town, Mazhang District, Zhanjiang City, hoping to exorcise evil spirits and pray for peace. Every year, February 1 1 day and 12 day of the lunar calendar are examples, and the main contents include wandering, riding in a sedan chair, climbing a knife ladder and crossing a fire. Among them, the "knife ladder" is a unique project, that is, a symmetrical wooden ladder with a height of 18 is erected on the flat ground, and 36 sharp and shiny steel knives are obliquely tied to both sides of the wooden ladder, which is called the "knife ladder". Amid the cheerful suona, gongs and drums and firecrackers, barefoot performers grabbed the blade and stepped on the green front to climb to the top of the ladder step by step. The steel knife is extremely sharp, but the performer's hands and feet are intact.

"Climbing the knife ladder" has a history of more than 400 years. About 2,000 years ago, it is said that a general named Zhang Xingwu went to Shushan in Huainan to learn from his teacher and practiced the "Three Mountains" (crossing Daoshan, Volcano and Thorn Mountain). On February 12th of the lunar calendar, Zhang Xingwu, who was both wise and brave, led an army to capture the death gate of Lohan. Because of the high and thick walls, the storm has been defeated repeatedly. Zhang Xingwu ordered 36 lieutenant generals to build adult ladders with bare hands, and then 108 teenagers climbed into the city with steel knives to cut off demons from the inside, and the people were at peace. Zhang Xingwu's reputation is widely spread and admired by people. The villagers in Qilin gradually changed his siege martial arts "Thirty-six man ladder to thirty-six knife ladder" to the folk custom of "climbing the knife ladder" from February 11 to 12 of the lunar calendar every year.

"Climbing the knife ladder" is one of the solemn and sacred contents of the local people's sacrifice ceremony, which fully shows the piety of the soul when sacrificing ancestors and the sincerity of the feelings when praying for ancestors. With the progress and development of the times, "climbing the knife ladder" has become an exciting and fascinating ornamental art, and the local people make this activity warm, grand and wonderful every year, which is famous far and near. "Climbing the knife ladder" is a folk custom that gradually evolved in order to carry forward the fearless spirit of ancestors to eliminate violence for the people and dare to "go up the knife and go down the fire". Today, local farmers should inherit and carry forward the fine traditions of their ancestors' unity, love for the village and enterprising, and encourage future generations to care about their hometown, unite and help each other, forge ahead actively and build a better home.

Chikan is a famous commercial port in history. As early as the end of the Qing Dynasty, there was a prosperous scene of "bustling business, bustling boats and cars". In recent years, Chikan District Committee and District Government, in combination with the characteristics and advantages of the central city, actively adjusted its development ideas and urged the tertiary industry to accelerate its development. In 2008, the added value of Chikan's tertiary industry was 6.859 billion yuan, up 65.438+03.2% year-on-year, accounting for 58.2% of the region's GDP. After years of development, Chikan District has become a mature urban area of service industry in Zhanjiang and even in western Guangdong.

In recent years, with the development of Zhanjiang's economy and society and the continuous improvement of its industrialization level, as the central city of Zhanjiang, Chikan's modern logistics industry came into being and developed rapidly. Yuntouqiao Freight Station, the main hub of Zhanjiang Highway, has been put into trial operation in 2006, relying on the advantages of surrounding logistics storage bases and convenient transportation, only 3 kilometers away from the North Railway Station, close to Chikan and Mazhang. At present, there are more than 70 logistics freight forwarders operating in the station, with more than 65,438+000 trucks and a storage area of over 3,000 square meters. It is the largest public logistics center in western Guangdong and the main national highway hub freight system.

10 years ago, Chikan Haitian was still a deserted beach. Today, Haitian hardware, electromechanical, beverage and non-staple food, steel, building decoration materials, fruits, furniture, fabrics, flowers and birds and other eight wholesale markets are connected together, covering an area of 535,000 square meters. The market has complete commodities, perfect management, convenient transportation and active trading. At present, there are more than 3000 merchants, with annual sales of more than 5 billion yuan and tax revenue of more than 40 million yuan. The market group also attracted more than 20 logistics companies to enter the market, running 24 hours a day, and the goods were sent to all parts of the country, becoming the largest, highest-grade and most complete logistics distribution center in western Guangdong. In addition, Wal-Mart, Trust-Mart, Watsons, Gome, Suning Appliance and other well-known businesses at home and abroad have also rushed to the beach, enhancing the development advantages of Chikan's trade and logistics industry. Chikan has also built the largest and fully functional Zhanjiang Automobile City in western Guangdong, with 34 automobile brands and 4S automobile franchise stores 12. In 2008, it sold cars 1279 1 vehicle, and the sales amount reached16.76 million yuan, making it an automobile sales and service center in western Guangdong. Catering industry is a traditional advantage industry in Chikan. At present, there are more than 40 restaurants and restaurants in this area. Driven by the brand effect of natural seafood, the brand of "eating in Chikan" is growing. In 2008, the retail sales of catering industry reached 2.629 billion yuan, up by 19.9% over the previous year.

The modern new city has begun to take shape.

The central business district is ready to go.

At present, Zhanjiang has entered the golden opportunity period of infrastructure and major projects. In the past two years, the city has invested about 500 million yuan in municipal construction in Chikan, accounting for more than 60% of the city's urban construction funds. At present, Tiyu South Road, Tiyu North Road, Renmin Avenue, Haibin Avenue and Shenchuan Avenue form a three-vertical and two-horizontal transportation network. North Station Road and Station Road have been completed and opened to traffic, and the reconstruction of Zhanjiang North Exit and the rerouting of National Highway 325 have been implemented one after another. The traffic in Chikan City is smoother and the development space is expanded.

In 2008, with a far-sighted strategic vision, the city positioned the section from Haibin Avenue Bay Bridge to Chikan old "natural" area as the urban commercial center of Zhanjiang. Five-star hotels, such as Seascape Hotel and Jinshawan Plaza, are stepping up construction, and a number of famous buildings, such as King's Landing Coast, Jinshawan, Ming Di in Liwan, No.1 Guan Hai, and Royal Scenic City, have been opened one after another, in addition to the convention and exhibition center, radio and television center and communication center that have been put into use in this area. At present, with the renovation of Haibin Avenue and the construction of Binhu Park in full swing, Chikan has gradually become the central business district of Zhanjiang City.

Eco-urban areas show mountains and dew.

Zhanjiang's first choice for entrepreneurial residence

There used to be a saying among Zhanjiang citizens: Chikan is like a small town. Do you want to live comfortably, have an "identity", or choose Xiashan. However, with the continuous improvement of the urban environment, Chikan is increasingly becoming a hot spot for real estate developers to invest and the first choice for Zhanjiang people to start businesses.

In recent years, our city has increased its investment in Chikan municipal construction. At present, the first phase of Chikan River regulation project has been completed, and the banks of Beiqiao River have taken on a new look. The sea-watching promenade in Jinshawan, Chikan, which has a unique coastal style in Zhanjiang, is 2.65 kilometers long and covers an area of 64 hectares. Tropical Garden in the South China, large and small street parks and small gardens in the city are like green emeralds, basically achieving the goal that residents can reach a park on foot 15 minutes. In Chikan, the sky is blue, the water is blue, the grass is green and the flowers are fragrant. It is the most attractive "livable city" in Zhanjiang. Relevant figures show that in 2008, the investment in Chikan real estate development was 65.438+37.5 million yuan, the land area was 259,300 square meters, the sales area of commercial housing was 65.438+400 square meters, and the sales volume was 525 million yuan, increasing by 479.3%, 87.4%, 6543.8+0.9% and 6543 respectively compared with 2005. From 2006 to 2008, the accumulated investment in real estate development in Chikan District was 26170,000 yuan, exceeding the accumulated investment before 2005. In 2009, the real estate industry in Chikan District developed more strongly. From June 5438 to August, the investment in real estate development was10.2 billion yuan, up by 23.1%year-on-year; The sales area of commercial housing was190.4 million square meters, and the sales amount was 91400,000 yuan, up by 149.2% and 208.0% respectively compared with the same period of last year.

While building a new urban area, Chikan District also insists on the protective restoration and transformation of the old urban area. Over the years, Chikan District has insisted on renovating 10-20 small streets and lanes every year, and included them as supervision items in the government work report of that year. At the same time, we will further promote urban and rural clean-up projects, raise funds through multiple channels, and increase the construction and transformation of public facilities such as drainage and sewage, greening and beautification, sports and leisure, so as to ensure that the streets in the old city are clean, the roads are flat and brightly lit, and people's lives are convenient and comfortable.

"We usually talk about how much GDP has increased and how much fiscal revenue has increased, but if the road in front of ordinary people is uneven, the lights are not bright, it is difficult to get employment, it is difficult to see a doctor, and property and personal safety are not guaranteed, how can they feel the benefits brought by economic and social development? How can you talk about * * * enjoying the fruits of development, and what happiness is there? " Talking about people's happiness, Chen Yun, head of Chikan District, said. Over the years, Chikan District has made great efforts to implement the four popular projects to coordinate urban and rural development and let the people enjoy the fruits of development.

-Implement the Project for Peace. Chikan District has explored and improved the social security prevention and control mode of "multi-party linkage between the military, police and the people and five lines of defense to ensure peace" and established a long-term mechanism for social forces to participate in the comprehensive management of social security. Since 2006, the average number of criminal cases filed in the whole region has decreased 13%. In 2008, the number of criminal cases filed in the whole region decreased by 36.8% compared with that in 2005, setting a record of 85 days of "double robbery" reporting and zero cases. In April this year, the provincial comprehensive evaluation team reported that the provincial capital's unannounced visit to Chikan was 9 1.0, ranking second in the province. Chikan District has been rated as an advanced area for comprehensive management of social security in Zhanjiang City for six consecutive years, and was rated as an advanced area for safe construction in China from 2005 to 2008.

-implementing the project of strengthening the region through education. Chikan District insists on giving priority to the development of education to ensure the continuous growth of financial investment in education in the district. Since 2006, with the strong support of the whole city, it has invested more than 50 million yuan to expand five schools, expand the campus area of 43,760 square meters and add 2,500 high-quality degrees, effectively alleviating the problem of large classes and few degrees in primary and secondary schools, and improving the school environment. In order to promote the balanced development of urban and rural education, Chikan District piloted the bundling of urban and rural schools and promoted the merger of five provincial and municipal schools and five rural primary schools. On the eve of Teachers' Day this year, all 2084 primary and secondary school teachers in Chikan District implemented performance-based pay, which achieved the same salary and welfare benefits as civil servants in this district.

-Implementing the employment security project. Further improve the public employment service system covering urban and rural areas, actively expand employment space, and create a fully employed community. Since 2006, 3,889 rural laborers have been employed, and 2 1682 people have been newly employed in cities and towns. At present, the registered urban unemployment rate is only 2.8%. Further improve the public health system, improve the level of public health services, reach the coverage rate of community health services of 100%, and actively carry out the activities of sending medicines to the grassroots and "three levels", reducing the medical burden of the masses by 2.35 million yuan in the past three years.

-Implementing the project of revitalizing the district through culture and sports. In order to meet the multi-level and diversified spiritual and cultural needs of urban and rural residents, Chikan District has vigorously developed community culture, square culture and characteristic culture. Since 2006, * * * has organized nearly 500 square performances and sent more than 300 films to the countryside. In order to speed up the development of sports, Rolex, He Chong and other outstanding talents have been transported to countries, provinces and cities. Chikan District won the "Guangdong Sports Contribution Award", and the amateur sports school in the district was identified as the "National Olympic Reserve Talent Base" by the State Sports General Administration. Since 2005, Chikan District has also held a regional "Neighborhood Festival" with harmony, friendship and mutual assistance as the main content, and selected moral models such as "good neighbors", "civilized families" and "civilized buildings".

Ideas determine the way out. Only by clearing your mind and positioning accurately can you find your present and future coordinates. In order to locate accurately, Chen Zhixiong, who has just arrived as secretary of Chikan District Party Committee, has been busy doing research at the grassroots level these days. At present, Chikan commerce and trade circulation service industry is booming, and industrial development is limited by land. Rural population is small, the area is small, and the proportion of agriculture is light. In 2008, the proportion of the tertiary industry in Chikan District was 1. 1.40.7: 58.2, and the tertiary industry dominated by service industry accounted for half of the country. "I think Chikan must take the road of developing modern service industry and upgrading the tertiary industry in order to seek great development in the future. At present, Chikan should firmly seize the great opportunity of selecting Zhanjiang as the site of Zhongke Refining and Chemical Steel Project, strive to build an industrial developed area, an ecologically livable new city and a well-off first-class people's livelihood area, and strive to be the vanguard of Zhanjiang's practice of Scientific Outlook on Development. " Chen Zhixiong is full of confidence in the future of Chikan.

Specifically, Chikan District has started to promote various tasks from three aspects: First, do a good job in modern service industry and build a central business district. Give full play to Chikan's advantages in location, capital, talents, environment and urban radiation, comprehensively upgrade traditional service industries such as commercial circulation and catering, accelerate the development of logistics industry and modern financial industry, develop the real estate industry in an orderly manner, expand the cultural industry, cultivate emerging service industries such as exhibitions, science and technology and information, and comprehensively build a representative service system with obvious advantages, distinctive features, perfect functions and prosperity. Taking the site selection of major projects such as Zhongke Refining & Chemical Company and Zhanjiang Iron & Steel Company as an opportunity, we will actively study the docking of upstream and downstream industries of iron & steel, focus on introducing services such as finance, commerce, information technology, R&D and service outsourcing, attract regional headquarters and offices of large and medium-sized enterprises at home and abroad, and accelerate the construction of Zhanjiang City Business Center. The second is to do a good job in the transformation of urban villages and create an environment that is livable and suitable for business. We will continue to fully cooperate with the city to do a good job in municipal construction, deepen the "urban and rural clean project", coordinate urban and rural planning and construction, and vigorously promote the transformation of old "natural" films, Wenbao North Village and Tiaoshun Village "villages in cities" in accordance with the principle of "moderate advance, scientific planning, rational layout and segmented implementation", and integrate and utilize the land resources in the villages to speed up the urbanization process and provide space for the construction of the central business district. The third is to do a good job in popular support projects to ensure that people live and work in peace and contentment. Coordinate urban and rural development, make every effort to maintain social stability, solve production and life problems closely related to the interests of the masses, such as employment, medical care and education, care about the spiritual and cultural life of the masses, and constantly improve their happiness.

From the perspective of national development in the past four years since the last folklore congress, we can see the challenges that China folklore will face in the next 30 years. The field on which traditional folklore depends will disappear sharply, which will cause an unprecedented crisis in folklore. Facing the crisis, folklore should be repositioned, and the 30-year development plan should be carefully formulated to seize the historical opportunity: 1, speed up the work of traditional folklore, and increase the strength and effectiveness of the rescue and protection of traditional folk culture; 2. Vigorously explore new folk customs and actively participate in the cause of folk customs and economic development, folk customs and social development, folk customs and cultural development; 3. Have the courage to undertake the historical mission of remolding the national soul and devote themselves to the great cause of reviving the national cultural spirit; 4. Promote the international spread of China folklore, open up the position of China folklore in the world, fundamentally change the attitude, position and orientation of China folklore, and then establish a modern folk culture with China characteristics that actively joins the WTO, serves the times and is inclusive and harmonious.

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