What intangible cultural heritage does Yuncheng have?

Yuncheng’s intangible cultural heritage includes:

1. Hedong Salt Pond Culture:

Hedong Salt Pond Culture is a traditional Chinese folk custom. Yuncheng Salt Lake was called Guhai or Guhai in ancient times, and it was also called Hedong Salt Lake because it was located to the east of the Yellow River. Due to the establishment of Yuncheng, it was named Yuncheng Yanchi. In history, it was said that this place was called "Yellow Emperor fought against Chiyou". The place where Chiyou's head was divided into "jie" was called "jiechi", and the salt produced was called "jieyan".

2. King Yu’s traditional sacrificial culture:

The traditional sacrificial culture of King Yu is a traditional folk activity in Yuncheng, Shanxi. Yu's outstanding contributions had a profound impact on the evolution and development of Chinese history. The thousands of years of successive sacrificial ceremonies in King Yu's Temple are evidence that future generations will learn from Dayu's virtues and carry forward his spirit, and they play an irreplaceable cohesive role for the Chinese nation.

3. The traditional production technology of Xinjiang County Chengni Inkstone:

Jiangzhou Chengni Inkstone is a traditional Chinese handicraft with a long history. Produced in Xinjiang County, Shanxi Province, it is as famous as Duan, She and Tao inkstones. It is the only pottery inkstone among the four famous inkstones. Its production can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty. It flourished in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty cherished it especially. He once wrote poems with his pen and compiled it into the "Sikuquanshu·Xiqing Inkstone Pu", which enjoyed a high reputation in the history of inkstones.

4. Diyuan construction techniques:

Diyuan construction techniques are local traditional handicrafts in Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. Diyuan is a typical earthen building. It is a residential form transplanted from the earthen cave dwellings in the loess hilly areas to the plains. It has gradually become a common building on the terraces of southern Shanxi, Weibei, western Henan, Longdong and other places. Residential courtyard. Cave dwellings are divided into different uses: residential kilns, storage kilns, livestock kilns, toilet kilns and door cave kilns.

5. Wanrong jokes:

Wanrong jokes are local folk oral literature born and raised in Ronghe Town, Wanrong County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. It is lively, interesting, witty and humorous, and comes from people The humorous words and deeds in life are oral creations of people in Wanrong and Hedong areas, and are widely spread in Shanxi and many provinces and cities across the country.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Hedong Salt Pond Culture

Baidu Encyclopedia - Traditional Sacrificial Culture of King Yu

Baidu Encyclopedia - Traditional Production Technology of Chengni Inkstone in Xinjiang County

Baidu Encyclopedia—Diyuan Architectural Techniques

Baidu Encyclopedia—Wanrong Jokes