Xianning culture

Xianning has a long history and a rich collection of humanities. The bronze culture of Shang and Zhou Dynasties represented by bronze drums, the culture of the Three Kingdoms represented by Battle of Red Cliffs, the revolutionary culture represented by the battle of Tingsi Bridge in the Northern Expedition, the celebrity culture represented by Xiangyang Lake Cultural Celebrity Village, and the ecological culture represented by Hot Springs, Jiugong Mountain and Lushui Lake have a wide influence in the whole province and even the whole country. Folk literature and art have distinct characteristics. Folk songs and dances, music, paper-cutting and cloth stickers have been performed and exhibited in more than a dozen countries in Europe. Wudu and Gaotubi are unique folk musical instruments in China, and violin music is unique local drama in China. Folk humorous stories and folk narrative poems occupy an important position in the national folk literature halls. Xianning's songs, with wide range and distinctive style, are mostly spread in mountainous areas and are divided into high notes and flat tones. Folk dances are divided into lantern dances and sacrificial dances. The folk arts and crafts in Xianning can be divided into four categories: painting, sculpture, arts and crafts and architectural decoration.

Hot spring culture: water, smart and full of Zen; Water, a natural spirit formed in Italy. Besides rivers and lakes, there is a third kind of water, that is hot springs.

Xianning City is located in the south of Hubei Province. In September, 2006, it was named "China Hot Springs Town" with the approval of China Mining Association. Since 2009, the International Hot Spring Cultural Tourism Festival has been held every year.

There are many folklores in Xianning Hot Springs, such as the Spring of the Earth, and the Longevity Hot Springs in Tie Guai Li. According to the Records of the Place Names of Xianning City, "Xianning Hot Springs were famous as early as the Tang Dynasty, and' Hot Springs Boiling Wave' entered the' Eight Scenes of Ganchuan' in the Song Dynasty. It is said that Zhao Zhen of Song Renzong came here to soak in hot springs during his southern tour. In addition to the cultural history of hot springs, the health-preserving culture of Xianning Hot Springs is profound and has a long history. 1938, the Japanese invaders stationed in Xianning, and built a hot spring sanatorium beside the Ganjiang River. 1945 After the Japanese surrendered, the 1 1 Division of the Kuomintang Army continued to use the sanatorium. After the liberation of Xianning, the People's Liberation Army was rebuilt and expanded into the 195 Hospital, and its "physiotherapy department" mainly used hot spring water to treat rheumatism and skin diseases, which has continued to this day.

Xianning hot spring resources are very rich and widely distributed in counties and cities. The main types of water quality are calcium sulfate, bicarbonate and bicarbonate. The water quality is clear, colorless and sediment-free, and the senses are good. It is rich in trace elements such as sulfur, radon, strontium and fluorine. The temperature of hot spring water ranges from 27℃ to 64℃. The mineral composition of hot springs in different parts of the city is different, which is of great medical and health care value. Underground hot springs are exposed in the form of rising springs, and some holes are exposed to become overflow wells. The changes of water level, temperature and water quality only fluctuate within a certain range and are relatively stable. Affected by man-made mining, the fluctuation range of water level is generally within 2.0m, mainly characterized by relatively high water level in May-September and relatively low water level in1February-February.

Hot springs gush from caves and meander in the mountains by the lake, giving you the feeling of "paradise on earth", which can make you forget the world for a while, enjoy a leisurely life away from the hustle and bustle of the city and close to nature, soak in the water to enjoy the scenery, relax in nature and feel the artistic conception of "stealing half a day".

Xianning hot spring resources are very rich and widely distributed in counties and cities. The main types of water quality are calcium sulfate, bicarbonate and bicarbonate. The water quality is clear, colorless and sediment-free, and the senses are good. It is rich in trace elements such as sulfur, radon, strontium and fluorine. The temperature of hot spring water ranges from 27℃ to 64℃. The mineral composition of hot springs in different parts of the city is different, which is of great medical and health care value.

Cultural treasure

From history to the future-foot drum

Drumming, singing and dancing drums are a wonderful flower in the field of culture and art in southern Hubei-basin drums. Pot drum, also known as "full pot drum", is named because it looks like a pot. Widely popular in villages around Chibi. According to historical records, in the ancient Shang and Zhou dynasties, ancestors sang songs by hitting wood, pots and drums, which became the embryonic form of foot pots and drums. According to legend, in Battle of Red Cliffs during the Three Kingdoms period, cans and drums also played an important role in the joint army of Sun and Liu. Nowadays, foot drum, as a unique folk music in Xianning, has been selected as the first batch of "intangible cultural heritage" in Hubei Province and is being declared as a national "intangible cultural heritage". Take a trip to the Yangtze River, see the Red Cliff of the Three Kingdoms, dream water town, and take the ancient road of the Millennium ... In this ancient and magical land, you can touch the feelings of the Three Kingdoms that have passed through the Millennium.

Tap the pulse of history-dancing wings

"After work, have a rest, clap. I clap you, you clap me, and you will be happy if you take away your hard work ... "In Xianning folk, the lyrics of these flapping-wing dances have been circulated for hundreds of years. Today, flapping-wing dance has been included in the first batch of intangible cultural heritage list in Hubei Province. Clapping dance is one of the forms of folk art performance in southern Hubei. It comes from the "slap game" that folk men, women and children are good at, and it is popular in Tongcheng and Chongyang in Xianning. It comes from the fact that young men and women pat each other on different parts of their bodies during work and rest for fun, accompanied by humorous banter and banter, which gives people relaxation and pleasure.

A Rare Artistic Miracle —— Violin Playing

A rare cultural species, in the bizarre forest of modern art, exudes a strange fragrance, which is Xianning Chongyang Violin Opera. Among more than 300 operas in China, violin opera is a wonderful work. It is said that it originated from Yueyang ancient painting drama and was transformed and grafted in Chongyang until it flourished. The main musical instrument of ancient Chinese opera is pipa, but Chongyang people carried out reforms and made violins. Violin music has its own unique singing style, which is a combination of Liangshan and Chongyang local minor. It is widely spread in southeastern Hubei, northern Hunan and northern Jiangxi, forming a kind of drama with Chongyang local characteristics.

The fragrance floating from the Moon Palace-playing osmanthus.

Large-scale planting of osmanthus in Xianning began in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty. Xianning is a place where Jingchu culture and Wuyue culture blend. The combination of ancient moon worship and local osmanthus planting custom gave birth to a unique phenomenon of "Chang 'e culture". In the folk activities of "Bar Spring God", the worship of Chang 'e replaced the central position of "Spring Bull", and the custom activities such as appreciating the moon, offering sacrifices to Chang 'e, Yue Bai and canceling the osmanthus account broke the traditional custom of "men don't worship Yue Bai and women don't sacrifice stoves" in Han areas, which is unique to Xian 'an. "Beating Osmanthus fragrans" is a popular folk dance in Xian 'an area, and its basic action comes from the agricultural activities of Gui Xiang flower farmers when they harvest Osmanthus fragrans. Because it is close to life, this kind of art that came to the world from the Heavenly Palace has become a favorite program for farmers.

From Battlefield to Field-Mountain Drum

Mountain drum, popular in Tongshan and other places, is an ancient farming drum music. Mountain drum, also known as "single drum" or "gallbladder drum", is oval and gallbladder-like, and there is a legend that "beating drums to exorcise evil spirits makes a man brave as a tiger". It has been selected as the first batch of "intangible cultural heritage". According to historical records, the mountain drum was popularized and reached its peak as early as the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Republic of China. Now, the mountain drum has ushered in the stage of inheritance, innovation and protection, and has stepped onto the art stage from the field.

Natural sound squeezed by loess

About 2000 years ago, a shepherd boy of Jiayu in Xianning made the world's first mud whistle with the mud under his feet, which is the predecessor of the so-called "Sound of Nature". Wudu was originally called Niu as a cowherd. Later, it was passed down from generation to generation and became a musical instrument, which has been circulating in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Nowadays, in addition to playing, Wudu is widely favored by cultural relics, collectors and tourists, and has become one of the most ancient musical instruments and art collections with Hubei characteristics.

The Treasure of Shang and Zhou Dynasties-Chongyang Bronze Drum

1976, unearthed in Baini Town, Chongyang County, is the earliest and heaviest bronze drum unearthed today, and it is reported that it is "the Shang Dynasty gluttonous bronze drum". A bronze drum consists of a drum crown, a drum body and a drum seat. It is a national first-class cultural relic and is now in the National Museum.

The charm of Nanzhu is made of paper-Huanglong pulp paper.

According to historical records, in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, Maishi Town, Tongcheng County, Hubei Province followed the workshops of the Han Dynasty and began to produce fire paper. Huanglong pulp paper is made of bamboo, which is light yellow in color, fine and smooth, and has strong water absorption. It not only has high technical and economic value, but also has important cultural and practical value of sacrifice.

A Masterpiece of Inheritance and Integration —— Tongcheng Gong

Tongcheng gongs and drums originated from the ancient painting Tian Tian drama, which was introduced by Wang Shuaer, a victim of Tian Tian during Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty. Combined with local operas, it gradually formed a gongs and drums cavity with local characteristics. Singing in local dialect, with "harmony singing, gongs and drums accompaniment" as the main feature. In 20 13, "Tongcheng Grand Courtyard" was listed as the fourth batch of intangible cultural heritage protection list in Hubei Province.

Singing the songs of the working people-Tongshan folk songs

Tongshan folk songs, also known as woodcutter songs, are folk songs handed down from generation to generation by local people with unique accents and dialects. Tongshan county has a vast territory, a vast territory and a sparse population. When the farm is busy, people work collectively, usually playing drums and singing, which inspires a lively labor scene. With the change of time, it has gradually become a unique folk traditional culture.