Folk art of Yunhe Terraces

Her pure and beautiful fairy tales can wash away your impetuousness, let you go from the concrete jungle to living in the countryside, and make your heart cheer with joy, just like the childhood in your memory. Plowing Day. The custom of plowing Yunhe terraced fields has been around for a long time. There are historical records that in the early years, when the spring plowing began every year, officials from Yunhe Yamen would go to the "Xiannongtan" on the outskirts of the city, and the county officials would take the lead in plowing the fields in person to show the government's commitment to agriculture. production emphasis. In order to express their beautiful and simple wishes and pray to the gods to bless their livestock and harvest crops, our ancestors held plowing as a folk activity.

A complete set of sacrificial rituals formed by plowing and economical practices in Yunhe terraced fields have been preserved to this day. The sacrificial scenes are grand and the performances are free, integrating worshiping gods and entertaining people. Specific activities include chanting in the mountains, rewarding cattle with awns, offering red meat to gods, singing duets of folk songs, etc. They are the epitome of folk culture from form to content, and have profound historical origins and cultural background. The festival focuses on displaying the customs of mountain farmers in labor and production through agricultural operations, worshiping gods, and singing songs, etc., and embodies the connotation of the mountain people's farming culture of advocating nature and pursuing the harmony between man and nature.

Since 2007, Yunhe County has held eight terraced field plowing festivals, attracting nearly 100,000 well-known photographers and photography enthusiasts from all over the country to take pictures of terraced fields, Yunhe and original and unique villages. , ever-changing clouds, mist, snow, rime and other unpredictable scenery. The works created by these photographers have won many awards and been exhibited in international and domestic film competitions and film festivals. Yunhe Terraces not only attract the attention of photographers, but also have an irresistible charm for literature lovers. In November 2010, the "Writers Look at Ecology" literary interview group organized by the Zhejiang Provincial Writers Association came to the terraces. Vice Chairman of the Chinese Writers Association The famous writer Ye Xinte specially wrote the article "Yunhe Terraces", using vivid and beautiful brushwork to describe the geographical features, soft lines, and beautiful scenery of the four seasons of Yunhe Terraces, deeply exploring and displaying the inherent characteristics and beauty of Yunhe Terraces. impression.

On June 6, 2015, the 9th Yunhe Terraces Plowing Festival and the first Zhejiang Province Ecological Activity Meeting Terrace Station will be opened in a refreshing way. Not only are there the most beautiful terraces in China, but they are also full of "green" Let’s use life activities to experience the millennium-old farming culture of terraced fields and appreciate the most original local customs and customs! .