The Traditional Culture of Naozi Township

Shuyang has a civilization history of more than 7,000 years, but its cultural achievements were lost before the Ming Dynasty. Since the Ming Dynasty, Shuyang has made remarkable achievements in literary creation, drama, music, folk art, painting, calligraphy, photography and sculpture.

Shuyang dialect belongs to Huaici dialect in the northern dialect and is a transitional dialect area. However, influenced by the northern dialect, there are differences in language and intonation in different parts of the county, forming local operas with their own characteristics, such as Huaihai Opera, Copper Opera, Allegro, Drum Gong and other musical varieties. Folk literature and art in Shuyang are prosperous, and artistic forms such as flower boat, stilts, dragon dance, lion dance, dancing the god of wealth, yangko, waist drum and donkey running are deeply loved by the masses. There are also many long-standing etiquette customs, such as offering sacrifices to stoves, New Year's Day, February 2nd and June 6th. There are also some procedures for weddings, funerals, receiving guests, and birth and birthday celebrations and banquets.

Shuyang area belongs to the middle zone between Huaiyang cuisine and Shandong cuisine, which has both the flavor of Huaiyang cuisine and the characteristics of Shandong cuisine. Yanjichao brand began in Ming Dynasty. Racecourse Jijia steamed bread was once selected as a tribute by Empress Dowager Cixi. Gu Jia's Hanging Furnace Cake originated in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, and Liu Yong, the prime minister of Qing Dynasty, wrote Hanging Furnace Cake, which is one of the best in Shuyang. Soft fried long fish is one of the famous dishes in Shuyang, which was eaten by Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty and Liu Shaoqi, a revolutionary predecessor. Thousands of venetian blinds at the head of the temple originated in the Ming Dynasty, and was once written into the accompanying garden cookbook by Yuan Mei, a great poet in the Qing Dynasty. Racecourse spiced peanuts have a unique flavor and are exported to Japan, the United States, Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau. The wine culture is particularly profound, and Shuyang Sesame Fragrance and Yuci Daqu have long enjoyed a good reputation.