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Hakka Culture in longnan county

Longnan is a typical pure Hakka county. Longnan people have always been hardworking and intelligent, simple and hospitable, people-oriented and simple in folk customs. They have noble moral sentiments in the four seasons and eight festivals, folk celebrations and daily life, maintained the customs, lifestyles and language characteristics of the Central Plains in the Tang and Song Dynasties, carried forward the Hakka spirit, inherited Hakka culture and displayed Hakka elegance. Longnan folk song "Over the Mountain" has a high-pitched and exciting tone, a bright and free rhythm, and a humorous and lively tea-picking song and dance. Longnan people worship ancient ancestors and pay attention to the order of young and old; There are Hakka dishes such as "stuffed tofu", "shredded fish" and "fried fish".

Hakka Wei Wu

The paddock buildings in Longnan are the best in the world in terms of quantity, scale, style and well-preserved, and are extremely valuable material evidence for studying the social history and cultural history of Hakka people. There are 376 enclosed houses all over the county in Longnan, among which Kansai Xinwei, Yangcun Yi Yan Wai and Wushiwei are outstanding representatives, known as "Oriental Ancient Rome" and "Architectural Textbooks". Kansai Xinwei and Yi Yan Huanwu are listed as national key cultural relics protection units and have been declared as world cultural heritage.

Yangcun Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Race

Yangcun Dragon Boat Race originated in Hongzhi period of Ming Dynasty. Yangcun Town, longnan county, formerly known as Taipingbao, is where Hakkas live. They hold a grand dragon boat race every year. Yangcun Dragon Boat Race is a unique folk custom in Yangcun Town. The dragon boat race was held in a pond with an area of 15 mu. In the spread of more than 500 years, a unique traditional dragon boat folk culture has been formed, such as worshiping the dragon god, inviting the dragon god, holding dragon boat races, eliminating evil spirits, participating in the finals, taking a cruise, returning the dragon god to his place, and sending ducks on a cruise. It has become the most popular traditional folk activity during the Dragon Boat Festival in three counties and five townships in Jiangxi and Guangdong provinces.

Longnan Hakka Cultural Tourism Festival

"China Longnan Hakka Enclosure Cultural Tourism Festival" is hosted by Longnan County Committee and longnan county Municipal People's Government, and undertaken by the Propaganda Department of Longnan County Committee and longnan county Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Film and Television. Since 2008, it has been held once a year in longnan county Longxiang Square from 10 to 1 1. With the continuous development and gradual improvement of China Longnan Hakka Cultural Tourism Festival, it has not only become a cultural event that reflects the cultural taste and openness of Longnan Hakka, but also a well-known brand festival in Ganzhou, and it is also a large-scale festival event of great concern to all sectors of society. Every year, many famous singers, presenters, song and dance troupes and other literary and art circles at home and abroad will be invited to attend the opening ceremony of the Cultural Tourism Festival.