The population of Dingzhou

There are five religions in the city: Catholicism, Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism and Islam, involving 25 township offices and 403 village streets. There are 79 sites for religious activities approved by the government in the city, with 48 faculty members.

There are four legal religious groups in Dingzhou:

Dingzhou Christian "Two Sessions" (Christian Association, Christian Three-Self Patriotic Movement Committee) was established on June 5438+0996 65438+ 10/5. It is a set of two brands, and its office is in Nanjie Christian Chapel in the city.

Dingzhou Buddhist Association. 20 13, 12 On July 2nd, Dingzhou Buddhist Association was formally established and held its first general meeting. The articles of association of Dingzhou Buddhist Association were adopted, and the leadership of the Buddhist Association was elected.

Kaiyuan Temple Pagoda, Spring Garden, Xuelang Hanzhai, Zhongshan Houpu, Pingshan Scenic Area, Xixi Moon Watching, Tangshui Autumn Wind, Continue to read the ancient hall.

The existing main attractions in the city are Kaiyuan Temple Tower, Dingzhou Palace Garden and Dingzhou Confucian Temple.

Gong Yuan, Dingzhou: Dingzhou Gong Yuan was built in the 3rd year of Qingganlong (1738) and rebuilt in the 13th year of Daoguang. From the completion to the demise of the Qing Dynasty, it has always been a place for students in Dingzhou and nearby areas to obtain scholars and tribute students. Dingzhou Gong Yuan Building is elegant and spectacular. You can not only appreciate the unique architectural art, but also imagine the rigorous and grand exam scene of that year.

Dingzhou Confucian Temple: Located in the middle of Dingzhou City, it was built in the second year of the Tang Dynasty (AD 848) and is a place for offering sacrifices to Confucius. It is the best-preserved ancient building complex of Confucian Temple in Hebei Province and a provincial key cultural relic protection unit, covering an area of 15685 square meters.

Kaiyuan Temple Tower: Kaiyuan Temple Tower is an octagonal pavilion building with a height of 83.7 meters. As the whole tower goes up, its diameter becomes smaller and its height becomes shorter.

Jade Articles During the Qin, Han, Wei, Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties (2265438 BC+0-589 AD), jade articles in Qin and Han Dynasties developed rapidly, including Liu Sheng Tomb in Mancheng, Hebei, Ping Ling (Xianyang, Shaanxi), Ling Wei, Yuan Di (Xianyang, Shaanxi), Ada Tomb in Zhongshan (Dingzhou, Hebei) and Nanyue Tomb (Guangzhou).

Zhongshan Song Old Wine: The products on the market are of high price and crystal packaging. Originated in Song Zhezong, it was brewed by Su Dongpo, a great writer, when he was appointed as the magistrate of Dingzhou. Song Lao Fu in Zhongshan is a monument handed down from ancient times by Su Dongpo. In the poem, the wine is praised as "sweet and sour, sighing for its unique height, knowing its sweet and sour, and laughing at its Liangzhou grapes". The wine is made of black Longquan natural mineral water, yellow rice as the main raw material, notoginseng, codonopsis pilosula, almond and other precious Chinese medicines.

Dingzhou braised pork is one of the most famous special snacks in Dingzhou, Hebei Province. Braised pork in the north is made of donkey meat and baked in Hejian pie. With frozen skin, it can be eaten with donkey meat to increase the taste. Dingzhou braised pork is not like this, but a kind of pillow-shaped cooked meat, mainly lean meat, which tastes refreshing. There is a saying called Dingzhou braised pork, which is well known all over the world.

Dingzhou people usually call it heartbroken, but when it spread to other parts of China, it was renamed hand heartbroken. The sausage in Dingzhou is red-faced, shiny and attractive, more than braised pork. Mainly lean meat, with a variety of pure Chinese herbal medicines as seasoning. It looks better than ordinary sausage, and has the nourishing effect of strengthening the body.

Wang Zong Bacon (Xinzong Bacon): Traditional craft, secret recipe handed down from generation to generation (Dingzhou Zhaixidian), made of soup stock and fresh pork through boiling, soaking, smoking and roasting, with bright color, delicious taste, fragrance but not greasy, and unique flavor. Smoked products include pig elbows, pig feet, duck meat, chicken, pig ears, donkey meat and so on.

Dingzhou has a long history and splendid culture. Including literature, drama, painting, calligraphy, seal cutting, photography, music, dance and other professional and amateur creative activities have been revitalized and prospered, and remarkable achievements have been made, and the amateur cultural life of the masses has become more colorful. There are cultural centers, museums, TV stations, cable TV stations, radio stations and micro-radio stations in the city. There are more than 50,000 books in the city's libraries, and various amateur literary and art groups have grown to 34. The protection and excavation of cultural relics marks that Dingzhou's cultural protection work has achieved remarkable results. Wei Zi Blowing Songs is a famous folk art in Dingzhou, and Weizhen was named "the hometown of Chinese folk art" by the Ministry of Culture. Dingxian Yangko, also known as Dingzhou Yangko, originated in Heilongquan, Dingxian County, Hebei Province. China traditional drama. Popular in some rural areas south of Baoding, Hebei and north of Shijiazhuang. According to legend, Su Dongpo, a poet in the Northern Song Dynasty, wrote lyrics for folk labor songs, so it is also called "Su Yangge". At the end of the Qing Dynasty, he moved to rural Tutai, and the themes were mainly folk life stories, such as Wang Xiao's foot catching, Wang Ma's matchmaking, fairy couples and so on. The dialogue of lyrics is dominated by dialects, and the structure is free. Percussion accompaniment. After liberation, the first, second, banjo, erhu, sanxian and other stringed instruments were added. It belongs to the cavity, and the singing boards include slow 26, fast 26, inch board, three boards, crying board and so on. There are picks, sharp plates, cavities, guide plates, and occasionally folk songs and folk songs.