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Where are the eight bowls in Shanxian County, Henan Province?

Shaanxi County is located in the west of Henan Province, bordering Shanxi Province in the middle reaches of the Yellow River in the north and belonging to Sanmenxia City.

The four scenic spots are: AAA Gam San National Forest Park, Xiong 'er Mountain Scenic Area, Hot Spring Leisure and Health Resort and Huichun River Scenic Area; The main attractions are: Baolun Temple Pagoda, Kong Xiang Temple, Anku Kuji, Qili Ancient Sophora, Shentang Villa, Yellow River White Swan Viewing Area, Gam San Hongye, Butterfly Valley, etc. The ancient civilization of China, the lakes and mountains in southern Xinjiang and the beautiful mountains and rivers in northern China have all been cleverly concentrated and displayed in this magical land. Shaanxi has successively launched Shaanxi eco-tourism, cultural tourism, leisure and health vacation, which mainly focuses on natural landscape and folk customs.

Thousands of grotesque dwellings-pits and kilns-are scattered in scattered villages in Shaanxi County, Henan Province. Pit kiln is also called "sink kiln" and "patio kiln", and local villagers commonly call it "pit kiln". It is a kind of architectural form in which square or rectangular pits of different sizes are formed by digging down about 6 meters on the flat ground, and then caves are dug in the walls for people to live in. It is a unique type of folk architecture in western Henan with a history of thousands of years. As an ancient and magical form of folk houses, pit kiln folk houses contain rich culture, history and science. It is the crystallization of the wisdom of ancient working people and reflects people's religious beliefs, social conditions and economic development level in a certain social and historical stage. It records more social and historical development tracks and information, and is unique in the cave environment. It is called "underground quadrangle" in the north of China.

The distinctive diets in the pit yard are "eight bowls" and "ten bowls", which are special foods prepared by local people for weddings, funerals, entertaining visiting guests or seasonal festivals. The complete "Top Ten Bowls" include one bowl of braised pork (9 pieces), one bowl of white meat (8 pieces), two bowls of pig's head meat, one bowl of day lily, one bowl of kelp, one bowl of bean sprouts, one bowl of vermicelli, one bowl of celery and one bowl of pancakes. The "Eight Bowls" consists of six hot dishes and two cold dishes. In addition, the order and placement of the top ten bowls are also very particular.