What are the customs in old Beijing?

When it comes to folk customs in Beijing, you must visit temple fairs. As early as the Qin and Han Dynasties in ancient China, Beijing was already an important town in the northern region, especially in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, which further enriched the local cultural heritage and promoted the rise of temple fair culture, thus deriving the folk custom of visiting temple fairs. Especially in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the number of temples in Beijing reached an unprecedented height, nearly a thousand, ranking first in the country, making the city have 365 temple fairs almost a year.

With the constant changes of history, Beijing still retains such folk culture completely, among which the most famous ones are Baiyun Temple, Bailongtan and Ditan, which form a unique landscape of modern Beijing, which is remembered by the world and becomes an important way to spread the traditional culture of China.

Second, eat roast duck.

After talking about the cultural types in Beijing folk culture, then diet must also be essential. As we all know, Beijing Roast Duck is one of the representatives of traditional food culture in China. It was first born in the early Ming Dynasty. At that time, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang loved roast duck, which led the royal chefs in the court to try their best to develop the famous "Beijing roast duck", of which the two most representative schools were Quanjude and Cheap Square.

Third, drink bean juice.

Someone once said, "If you have never tasted bean juice when you come to Beijing, you really have never been to Beijing." . It is said that soybean juice was first born in Liao and Song Dynasties, and it was really known to the public in Qing Dynasty. At that time, Emperor Qianlong introduced this kind of beverage to the court, making it a royal meal, which promoted the development of bean juice in Beijing, thus becoming a popular food among the people.

Because bean juice is rich in protein and vitamins, it has a very good health care function, especially in summer, which can dispel summer heat, clear heat and stimulate appetite. However, because bean juice is fermented, it will have a very moderate swill smell, which is unacceptable to many people and is also a major feature of Beijing bean juice.

Fourth, climb Jingshan.

As the saying goes, "filial piety comes first", China is a country that attaches great importance to traditional culture, and filial piety has been passed down for thousands of years, and Jingshan in Beijing just symbolizes such cultural customs.

Speaking of Beijing folk customs, climbing mountains to worship ancestors is definitely essential, among which Jingshan is a major feature. The park was formally formed in the Yuan Dynasty. With the development of the times, the Ming and Qing Dynasties gradually became an important place for ancestor worship and memory, in order to carry forward China's "filial piety culture" and let tourists remember the history and culture while visiting the beautiful scenery.

5. Listen to Beijing Opera

Peking Opera is the quintessence of our country and one of the most representative Beijing folk customs. Beijing opera originated from Anhui opera. With the continuous exchange and integration of various traditional Chinese opera cultures, Peking Opera, which we see now, was born. As early as the Qing Dynasty, it became the most popular cultural activity at that time and was deeply loved by countless people. Therefore, many famous dramatists were born, such as Mei Lanfang, Cheng Changgeng and Tan Xinpei.

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As a famous historical and cultural city, Beijing has a long history of snacks. Beijing snacks, commonly known as "dinner party" or "vegetable tea", are formed by combining the characteristics of Han, Hui, Mongolian, Manchu and other ethnic snacks and court snacks in Ming and Qing Dynasties, with a wide variety and unique flavor.

There are about 200 or 300 kinds of snacks in Beijing, including side dishes and wine (such as boiled sheep's head, fried belly, roasted sheep's head in Bai Kui, pickled mustard tuber chopping board, etc.). ), pasta used at the banquet (such as steamed buns, minced meat biscuits, yangyaner steamed buns, Five Blessingg Shoutao, Ma Rongbao, etc.). ), as well as various snacks as snacks or breakfast snacks (such as Aiwowo, snowballing, etc.). ). Among them, bean juice, enema, fried liver, Mapo tofu and Zhajiang Noodles have the most Beijing flavor.

Some time-honored brands specialize in their specialty varieties, such as Wo Wo from Fangshan Hotel, minced meat biscuits, pea yellow, kidney bean rolls, silver silk rolls from Fengzeyuan Hotel, cream fried cakes from Donglaishun Hotel, large enema from Heyizhai Hotel, baked steamed bread from the same family, mashed potatoes from Beijing Hotel and sugar packets from Dashunzhai Power Plant. Other snacks are sold in snack bars and food stalls in Beijing night market.

"Du Men Zhu Zhi Ci" in Qing Dynasty wrote: "The three big money buy flowers and cut cakes, and there is a bowl of sweet porridge in the morning before eating tea and noodles; Fried sweet ears with preserved fruit cakes, sesame seeds baked in the oven, forks just sold on the fire, and hard noodles are called cakes; Steamed dumplings and wonton are all vegetables, and the newly added dumplings are good ... "This also shows that Beijing has always had many flavor snacks.

In the past, many famous snacks in Beijing have long since disappeared, and some of them are rarely seen. However, most of the snacks have been preserved, and some snack bars have been opened together, which greatly facilitates customers.

Reference: Old Beijing Baidu Encyclopedia