"Folk Customs of Huizhou"

Folk Customs

In the ancient land of Huizhou, Huizhou merchants in the Ming and Qing Dynasties dominated the business world for more than 300 years; and because Huizhou merchants were fond of Confucianism, they formed a father's culture

The situation of the prime minister of the same dynasty, "ten households, no waste of reading", the economic strength and political background of Huizhou merchants created splendid Huizhou culture.

Today, Huizhou cultural research has become one of the three major local studies in China, alongside "Dunhuang culture and Tibetan culture", exuding unique charm.

The material aspect of Huizhou culture is as follows:

1. World cultural and natural heritage: Huizhou ancient dwellings - the magic of the ancient water system and reasonable Feng Shui

Application;

2. The physical and chemical essence of traditional culture of Song and Ming dynasties: ancient Huizhou archways, ancient ancestral halls, ancient gardens,

ancient old streets; known as "China's natural studio" Reputation: Huangshan Film and Television Location.

3. The ancient and simple Huizhou folk customs - its spiritual level has unique and profound connotations. Neo-Confucianism, Pu Xue, Confucianism, and art of the Song and Ming Dynasties, Cheng Zhu, etc.

all show you the ancient Huizhou culture The charm!

Tang Xianzu, the author of "The Peony Pavilion" once said, "I have never dreamed of going to Huizhou in my life."

Stay in the ancient dwellings of the ancient and simple Huizhou indigenous villages, live with the local Shanyue residents, taste farm game local dishes, slow-cooking

Taste the Huizhou tea ceremony, and visit local farmers . Watch Huangmei Opera, known as the "living fossil of Chinese opera culture" and the most ancient Huizhou opera with local characteristics in China

Huangmei Opera, appreciate Huizhou folk customs, and feel the profoundness and simplicity of Huizhou culture! How pleasant.

Huizhou has rich cultural connotations and has formed unique schools and styles at all levels and in various fields. Such as Xin'an Neo-Confucianism, Hui-style Pu Xue

, Xin'an medicine, Xin'an painting school, Huangshan couplets, Hui-style prints, Hui-style seal cutting, Hui-style bonsai Hui opera, Hui merchants, Hui-style architecture, Huizhou folklore

Talk about Huizhou cuisine, Huizhou education, etc. It is an encyclopedia reflecting the folk life of ancient code in my country. It has been popular all over the country for 800 years.

It is a wonderful flower in the garden of excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation!

Huizhou Folk Customs

Zhandeng Dance

A folk dance popular in Xiuning Wucheng, Yucun and Tunxi Liyang, also known as "Desheng" drum". Legend has it that the drums were played to commemorate the victory of the Tang Dynasty generals Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan against the Anlushan rebels. This dance is performed by dozens of people. The drummer is dressed as a warrior, wearing a tight-fitting short and wearing a red cross. He carries a war drum (flat round leather drum) around his neck, holds a short and thick drumstick in his right hand, and holds a bell in his left hand. Marching steps hit the drum head or drum rim. There are also a dozen people holding sandalwood splints, beating the drums while marching, making a crisp sound. There is a pair of red lanterns in front of the queue, one person is holding a banner and writing the words "Victory Drum", followed by a team of centipede flags. The whole scene is majestic and exciting.

Dance Zhongkui

A kind of folk dance, also known as "Xi Zhongkui", is popular in Yansi Town, Huizhou District and Zhujia Village, She County. It is said that this custom existed during the Wanli period. Every Dragon Boat Festival, these areas have to "play Zhongkui" in order to drive away evil spirits and bring blessings and protect the safety of the villagers. In ancient times, "playing with Zhong Kui" involved playing with a puppet on one's shoulders. Later, people played the role of Zhong Kui and paraded around the village. In recent years, Tiancun, Zhengcun Town, She County, has held this event every Dragon Boat Festival, which is very lively.

Stacking Arhat

A folk entertainment popular in Ye Village, She County. During the performance, the actors wore red pants, were shirtless, and had facial makeup painted on their faces. The actors are all male, and their performances are simple and rough. Before the performance, an altar ceremony is held, in which paper is burned and incense is burned, and the hall is swept by Arhats. Then the actors perform on the stage or in the square one after another. The actors did not speak or sing, but performed to the simple rhythm of the drum beating, the children worshiping Guanyin, the diagonal flag, the Immortal Bridge, the stone monkey coming out of the mountain, the six-column archway, the Liangxin Water Pavilion, the Water Curtain Cave, the bangs playing with the golden toad, etc. modeling. The performance was easy at first and then difficult, especially the somersaults of the actors in the Water Curtain Cave and the six-story shape of the six-column archway formed by more than 20 actors, which were the most exciting.

Raising the Pavilion

A folk entertainment popular in Xiuning and Tunxi, also known as "Raising the Pavilion". The lifting pavilion is divided into three floors: upper, middle and lower. Handsome children are dressed up in the shape of a story and placed on the three-story lifting pavilion. The chassis is carried by four to eight sturdy men. Colored lanterns such as dragons, phoenixes, cranes, auspicious clouds, and water flowers are tied with paper around the pavilion. During the parade, candles are lit in the lanterns, reflecting the children in brightly colored clothes. From a distance, they look like gods descending to earth. The figures on the pavilion don't sing or act, but with the drums to open the way and the gongs and cymbals to break, it becomes very lively. Today, Longfu in Tunxi often organizes pavilion carrying teams to take to the streets. In recent years, "Dai Zhen Returns Home" was created to commemorate the great master.

Mulian Opera

An ancient opera in Huizhou, spread throughout Huangshan City and neighboring counties, especially in the Qimen and Shitai areas. The play "Mulien Saves Her Mother and Encourages Kindness" was compiled by Zheng Zhizhen, a Qimen native in the Ming Dynasty. It is divided into three volumes (100 folds): the upper, middle and lower volumes. The story mainly tells about Liu Qingti, the wife of Prime Minister Fu, who committed blasphemy and was imprisoned. In hell, his son Fu Luobu was eager to save his mother, and traveled through the ten halls of hell, and finally reunited mother and son. In the old days, during the leap month of the lunar calendar, people in Huizhou often performed this play to ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters.

Hydrangea throwing

A folk tourism activity held in Xidi Village, Yixian County in recent years. The village's Qing Dynasty folk residence "Da Fu Di" has a small, exquisite, simple and elegant "embroidery building" suspended in the air on the side facing the street. This book was originally used by Hu Wenzhao, the original landlord and Dr. Chaolie, for his ladies and ladies to rest and enjoy the scenery. Nowadays, people use it as an embroidered building for throwing colored balls, which is different from the Qing Dynasty novel about "throwing colored balls to choose a son-in-law", and it also gives tourists a "good omen". Visitors who win the colored balls will be lucky and everything goes well. .

Shangjiu Temple Fair

The ninth day of the first lunar month is the martyrdom day of the Tang Dynasty martyrs Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan. A temple fair is held every year in Yansi Town, Huizhou District to commemorate this day, commonly known as "Shangjiu Temple Fair". "Nine Meetings". The meeting lasts for three days, starting on the eighth day of the lunar month and ending on the tenth day of the lunar month. During the temple fair, activities to visit and worship the gods were held, and stages were set up to perform operas. Vendors from all over the country also came to attend the fair and set up stalls, selling all kinds of agricultural and sideline products, agricultural tools, and daily necessities. Nowadays, "Shangjiuhui" has lost its original significance of commemorating Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan. The wandering gods activity has been cancelled, and it has become an annual material exchange meeting.

Chongyang Temple Fair

The traditional temple fair in Linxi Town on the outskirts of Tunxi. It is held for three days, with the ninth day of the ninth lunar month being the official day. On this day, groups of faithful men and women from four villages and eight towns came to worship the King of Zhou Bodhisattva, and brought various agricultural and sideline products and handicraft products for trade. During the temple fair, people set up a stage to sing operas, singing from sunset to sunrise, all night long, which is really lively. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, temple fairs became authentic agricultural and sideline products and handicrafts trade fairs.

Huizhou Weddings

In the old days, Huizhou weddings strictly followed the orders of parents and the words of the matchmaker. Generally, there are nine procedures: matchmaking, appointment, request for date, moving to a new place, making love, welcoming the bride, paying homage to the bride, bridal chamber, and returning home. The matchmaker is usually an older woman, called a "matchmaker". The marriage ceremony is commonly known as "giving away the burden". After the woman receives the gift, she returns the gift on the same day, and the marriage is finalized. After the engagement, the man selects the wedding date and informs the woman, which is called the "request period". Please move and get married later. On the wedding day, the aunt or uncle will use two silk threads to twist the hair on the bride's forehead, which is called "face-opening", also known as "ramen noodles". Then comes the wedding ceremony, the wedding ceremony, and the bridal chamber. On the third day after the wedding, the groom accompanies the bride to pay homage to her parents, which is called "returning home". This is "the clear matchmaker's true marriage". There are also special forms of marriage such as child marriage, concubinage, marriage exchange, bride snatching, bride-in-law, wedding ceremony, and pre-mortem marriage. After the 1950s, marriages arranged by parents were gradually replaced by free love, and marriages were simplified. After the 1980s, some took the form of travel weddings and group weddings.

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