Ancient town culture

1, single-pole sedan chair (Haocheng Town)

The performance of "single-pole sedan chair" is generally spread and passed down through language and action. It depends on the oral teaching of performers in past dynasties and is enriched and developed in the process of inheritance. The performance of "One-pole sedan chair" adopts comedy form to achieve comedy effect. It comes from life, but it is higher than life. Through exaggerated expressions and actions, makeup and props of ugly paintings, and direct plot and language, a humorous effect is achieved. "Single-pole sedan chair" is different from ordinary dance performance with its unique expression and artistic technique, but it also absorbs some dance movements, so it belongs to the original ecological folk dance form, and its characters, plots, expressions and movements all show unique artistic characteristics.

2, Gaixia Dragon Dance (Haocheng Town)

Dragon dance is a traditional folk dance and a performing art created and spread by working people in their long-term labor and life practice. Since the beginning of Ming Dynasty, Gaixia Dragon Dance has been popular. After years of performance and practice, it has been accumulated, enriched, processed and perfected, and gradually developed into an original ecological art activity deeply loved by the people. "Dragon Dance" is a spontaneous recreational activity of working people, which is very enjoyable. When performing, it can fully mobilize the emotions of the audience. The scene is hot, the atmosphere is warm and infectious.

3. Guyang Dry Boat (Chengguan Town)

Dry Boat is a collective creation of working people. In the process of performance and inheritance, it has been developed and improved through continuous processing and improvement by performers and audiences. The plot of his performance also directly reflects the collective spirit of unity and cooperation. Dance movements, which originated from life practice, impress and attract the audience through the vivid expressions and exaggerated movements of the performers and achieve the purpose of entertainment. Roller boating is a special artistic expression and a performance art with action as its theme. Its plot, characters, props and performances all have distinctive artistic characteristics.

4. Guyang Runlv (Chengguan Town)

Vivid image, the props of the performance are mainly donkeys, tied with sticks, flexible head and convenient operation, which looks like a real person riding a donkey from a distance.

Features: Flexible and diverse performances. In addition to double performance, it can also be performed by more than one person. Very artistic and infectious. Dance movements are large and have a strong sense of movement. Walking, running, jumping, standing, lying down, kicking and other footwork and postures are adopted through uphill, downhill and crossing the river, which gives people a strong artistic appeal.

5. east temple Float (Liuji Town)

East temple's float performances are diverse, which come from life, close to the masses and are deeply loved by the people. It is a kind of local song and dance that people like to see and hear. It uses dialogue, singing, dancing and other means to express the joy of the working people's harvest and their yearning for a better life. It is full of feelings, full of emotions, optimistic and easy to understand, and it is a literary activity for the public to entertain themselves.

6. east temple (Liuji Town) Lion Dance

Lion dance, with its unique performance form, has its unique artistic characteristics. Its performance time, occasion, number of people, props, etc. It can be adapted to local conditions and is very suitable for the vast rural areas and working people. Through some simple props and actions, the joys and sorrows of the lion are vividly expressed, revealing that the "master of all things" can domesticate the "king of beasts", which is the distinct theme of nature. 1, tiger-headed shoes and hats

Tiger shoes and hats are all handmade. Cotton cloth is used as raw material, embroidered with tiger head pattern, and some are embroidered with the word "Wang".

2. Women "pull their faces"

Women's "face pulling" is a traditional health care skill of beauty and hair removal. Two women sit opposite each other, and one woman twists the thread with her mouth to play a fixed role; At the same time, twist the cotton thread with both hands and twist the hair off the other person's face with moderate strength. When twisting, it is coated with white powder, which is smooth and moist, and can also whiten and beautify.

3. Wang sculpture

Wang: (No Stone Man), born in 67, from Guzhen County, Anhui Province, a celebrity of arts and crafts in Anhui Province (only two people were evaluated for the sculpture on the shelf), director of Bengbu Arts and Crafts Association. It has been published in People's Daily Overseas Edition, Anhui Daily, Art Newspaper, Anhui Arts and Crafts Newspaper, etc. Representative works include: Lonely under the Moon, Banqiao Legacy, Vitality, etc. 1, Hugou sesame seed cake

Authentic "Hugou sesame seed cake" is made of local high-quality wheat dough through multiple processes. Its main characteristics are crispy and delicious, chewy, crisp outside and tender inside, and will not puncture the mouth. The raw materials are authentic donkey oil, local high-quality wheat flour, sesame seeds and fine black pepper, which are baked in local kiln after more than ten processes. Palm size, only half an inch thick, with multiple layers inside and outside. The sesame seed cake is filled with leek and flour, and the outside is covered with a thick layer of brown and black sesame, made of gold and Huang Cancan. It looks like a delicate little handicraft. The sesame seed cake is yellow outside and soft inside, and the color is crab shell red. Not burnt, not burnt, not greasy. Take a bite, the aroma is overflowing, and the scallion oil flows all over the mouth.

2. Guzhen mung bean cake

Haocheng has a traditional specialty mung bean cake: first, it has the smallest shape, with a diameter of only about 1 cm, which may be the smallest cake in the world; Secondly, its elegant name "Auspicious Cake" was sealed by Ming Taizu's golden mouth and jade teeth, and won the title of "No.1 in the world". Auspicious cakes are a local specialty of Haocheng. As a tribute, it was hung with a gold plaque, so it was called "the best in the world". At the same time, in memory of Xiang Yu, the locals also called it "overlord cake".

Step 3 steam noodles

There is a custom in the Huaihe River Basin during the New Year, that is, steaming steamed buns. Steamed steamed bread symbolizes abundance, which is also a tradition handed down from the older generation. There are quite a few patterns of steamed bread, such as climbing, holding hands and holding peaches, all of which are auspicious patterns and also have zodiac signs. Generally, if there are several elephants at home, you can make some Chinese zodiac buns.

4. Fried sugar cakes

Appropriate amount of white flour, a little sugar, hot noodles with boiling water, stir with chopsticks while pouring boiling water, the softer the better, then spread it on the chopping board to dry for about an hour, and then formally mix noodles. Sprinkle dry flour on the hot noodles and add dry flour while kneading, so that the fried sugar cake will be crisp outside and tender inside, and it can be fried after sobering up for a while.

5. Laorenqiao Beef

Renqiao beef in Guzhen County has a long history, which mainly originated from Qiaodong Huimin Village here. Villagers have been killing cattle and buying and selling beef for generations, which continues to this day. The beef restaurant opened here has a unique flavor. The reason why "Laorenqiao Beef" has such great charm is inseparable from its exquisite production and delicious taste. "Laorenqiao Beef" refers not only to pure meat, but also to various organs and parts of cattle. From beginning to end, from outside to inside: such as cow face, brain, tongue, ears, steak, liver, heart, bezoar tube, tripe, tripe, sausage, whip, ball, umbrella, tail, tendon, etc.

Step 6 grind sesame oil

According to the production method, sesame oil can be divided into small ground sesame oil and machine pressed sesame oil. Small ground sesame oil is named because of its attractive fragrance. Because sesame is used as raw material, it is called "sesame oil" and "sesame oil". The ancients called sesame "sesame" and "fat sesame" and sesame oil "sesame oil" and "fat sesame oil". Sesame oil is a superior product of grease. People call sesame the "queen of oil crops" and sesame oil the "king of vegetable oil".

7. Wangzhuang peanuts

Wangzhuang town is rich in peanuts. Wangzhuang has a long history and is known as "the ancient town of Nanda", "the thoroughfare of Jiufu, the first town in Fengbei". Wangzhuang peanut has promoted the peanut planting area in Guzhen and surrounding counties. The annual output is nearly 200,000 tons, ranking first among the top 100 oil-producing counties in China, and its longevity fruit is inexhaustible. The registered trademark "China well-known trademark-Guzhen Wangzhuang brand peanuts" series products are even more colorful. "Huaihua" salty and crisp peanut is a unique production technology, with a variety of Chinese herbal medicine formulas and a century-old traditional production technology. With its unique flavor of fresh, tender, crisp and fragrant, it is a must for China. Peanut products such as "Meilimei", "Lianlong", "Fuxing" and spiced peanuts have also entered many large and medium-sized cities in China with their unique flavor and exquisite packaging.

8. Shihu Watermelon

Shihu watermelon has thin skin, delicious taste and rich nutrition. Shihu Watermelon Market is located in Guzhen County, Bengbu City, Anhui Province. Watermelon planting area is 200,000 mu, with an annual output of 6,543.8+0,000 tons and a daily trading volume of 6,543.8+0,000 kilograms. The varieties listed in early June include Jubaowang, Fufeng Dilong, Kate, Zhengza, Kanger, Xinhongbao, Heimi No.2, Xing No.2 (seedless watermelon), Tianhuangmibao (high-quality melon), Mei Kang Wang (high-quality melon), Shuangxing Xichun (high-quality melon) and Huami Mei Jia (small gift melon oval flower skin).

9. Qiao Hu crab

The crab culture area of Qiaohu Lake in Guzhen County is 1.74 million mu, with an annual output of river crabs 1.83. 4 tons, with an annual output value of more than 8 million yuan and an average annual income of more than 60,000 yuan. At the same time, it also strengthened the independent innovation of aquaculture technology. In Qiaohu Lake, the common single cultured crabs have developed into mixed culture of fish and crabs, with silver carp and mandarin fish in the upper layer and mandarin fish in the lower layer, which makes full use of the characteristics of various fish, and has good breeding effect and increased breeding benefits. Invented new aquaculture technologies such as mixed culture of crab and mandarin fish, crab culture in hanging cages and mandarin fish culture in cages, which passed the appraisal of provincial and municipal scientific and technological achievements and were popularized and used by farmers. In order to protect and make rational use of these precious cultural heritages, Guzhen County has done a lot of fruitful work and achieved remarkable results: the cultural relics protection plan under Gai and the tourism development plan under Gai were successively issued, and the Dawenkou cultural site under Gai was rated as one of the top ten new archaeological discoveries in China in 2009 and declared as a national cultural relics protection unit; Guzhen County Museum is open to the public free of charge; New progress has been made in the excavation, collation and declaration of intangible cultural heritage. By the end of 20 12, the county had published two batches of * * * intangible cultural heritage lists with 40 items, of which 7 items, such as Legend of Gaixia and Single Knife Car, were selected into the list of Bengbu intangible cultural heritage, and Gaixia folk stories were also selected into the list of Anhui intangible cultural heritage. The county's calligraphy works have won awards frequently in various exhibitions all over the country, and its high level and large number of visitors rank among the best in Anhui Province. Painting, photography, martial arts, sports, dancing, etc. In the provincial and national competitions, they continue to return home with honor; Folk dragon dances, lion dances, flower drum lanterns, community art groups and sunset red art groups are extremely active; All kinds of calligraphy, painting, music, dance and sports training institutions have sprung up; Gaixia Site Tourism, Gold Coast Ecological Sightseeing Park, Huaibei West Gate Red Tourism, Xinmaqiao Xiangxue Resort, Xinmaqiao Xu Ying Strawberry Base Farmhouse Tourism, Huwamen Leisure Tour, etc. have been gradually developed, and the county central square and West Park have been built, becoming new places for citizens to relax.