Which county does "the best county in the world" refer to?

The number one county in the world refers to Xixian.

Xixian County is located in the southeast of Henan Province and belongs to Xinyang City. Xixian County has a humid climate and beautiful scenery. The Huaihe River passes through it for 75.4 kilometers. The south of the river is green and beautiful, and the north of the river is broad and broad. Since ancient times, it has fertile soil, fertile fields and abundant products.

Xixian County has a history of more than 3,000 years. The Xihou Kingdom was first established in 1046 BC, and counties were established for the first time in China in 682 BC. From ancient times to the present, they have never changed their names or changed their county governance. They are a living fossil of the "prefecture and county system" and are known as the "first in China". One county.”

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1. The people of Xixian County inherit traditional cooking techniques such as braising, stewing, steaming, smoothing, frying, kang, and deep-frying, and carefully prepare the "Xinyang Cuisine" of Xixian County The cuisine is rich in nutrients, has a strong salty flavor, has a variety of ingredients, and is compatible with both north and south. It is widely praised and loved by guests and friends from all over the country.

Mian Kang series: Mian Kang chicken, Mian Kang mutton, Mian Kang green pepper rings, Mian Kang gourd soup, etc.

Stewed dish series: braised chicken with steamed buns, braised local chicken with red five-claws, and braised small burnt fish with vinegar.

Stew series: stewed eel (loach) with bacon, stewed beef brisket, stewed fish head, stewed local duck, etc.

Steamed vegetable series: steamed elm leaves, steamed sophora flowers, steamed nepeta, steamed three kinds of original flavor, etc.

Slide dishes series: three-bacteria slide beef, slide fish fillets, slide pork slices, etc.

Fried vegetable series: dry-fried burnt fish, crispy river shrimp, fried spring rolls, fried radish balls, etc.

In addition, banquet dishes such as pan-fried Huaihe big white fish, iron pot fish nuggets, casserole fish nuggets, iron pot lamb three treasures, mullet fillets, brushed chicken nuggets, crispy buns, Baoxin flatbreads, and concave Snacks such as steamed buns with salted duck eggs, sesame steamed buns, and preserved eggs are also delicacies on the tongues of diners.

2. Dialect

The Xixian dialect is one of the Jianghuai dialects among the northern dialects. Because it is located at the junction of the north and the south, guests and friends from all over the world have been coming and going since ancient times. Xixian dialect has been formed, which is simple, simple, diverse, and combines the north and the south. It has been widely circulated among the people for a long time.

For example: moving po'er - bringing chairs and stools for people to sit on; Lubazi - the way out of a village house with ditches and ponds; failing to become an immortal - failing to live up to expectations; being confused - losing three things and forgetting four things person; eye - envy; flower girl - sister-in-law, etc.

3. Art

Xixian County is located at the intersection of Central Plains culture and Jingchu culture. In ancient times, it was a feudal state with the surname Ji. It has been passed down for hundreds of years and has profound cultural accumulation. The particularity of geography and humanities makes Xixian folk culture both north and south but unique, such as bench dragons, Haizi opera, Huaihe River rows, shadow puppets, floor lanterns, flower umbrella land boats, etc.

Haizi Opera, also known as "Flower Basket Opera" and locally known as "Langdang Yao", was formed during the Jiaqing and Daoguang years of the Qing Dynasty. It has a history of about 200 years and is a unique traditional local opera in Xixian County. .

Land boating was first introduced in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is mainly based on dancing and supplemented by singing and singing. It is a form of folk literature and art for the broad masses of people to entertain themselves. In the 1970s and 1980s, during folk festivals such as the Pugong Mountain Temple Fair, Zhangtao Township and Baoxin Township township meetings, and the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, land boating became popular as a literary and artistic form that the masses loved.

4. Folk customs

There are many folk customs in Xixian County, and there are folk customs from the beginning to the end of the year. On the Spring Festival, the first day of the first lunar month, younger generations pay New Year greetings to their elders; on the tenth day of the first lunar month, they set off firecrackers on stones to pray for good weather; on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, they watch lantern shows and children light lanterns to celebrate the festival;

Two On the second day of the lunar month, the day when the dragon raises its head, adults and children rush to get haircuts, move houses, and get engaged to unmarried young people on this day; on the third day of the third lunar month, people go to Pugong Mountain to attend temple fairs and burn incense at the temples to pray for blessings; during the Dragon Boat Festival, mugwort is planted in front of the door and bombs are fried. Fried dough sticks and rice dumplings are eaten, and mugwort water is boiled for children to bathe in the early morning, praying to drive away the five poisons; on July 7th, flowers are given to the people you love;

On August 15th, family members gather together to eat mooncakes and enjoy them On the Double Ninth Festival, people climb mountains and pay respect to the elderly; after the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, every family cleans and buys new year’s goods.

Xixian County People’s Government—An introduction to the county