Customs of Handan City, Hebei Province

1. Zhao culture

The basic connotation of Zhao culture, represented by Hu Fu's riding and shooting, is openness, enterprising and tolerance, which shows the spirit of reform and innovation that Zhao showed when competing for the Central Plains.

She is one of the sources of the ancient Chinese culture, and the crystallization of the intersection, fusion and sublimation of Chinese culture and nomadic culture in the northern grassland. It has the duality of Chinese culture in the Central Plains and grassland culture in the north, which reflects the process of ethnic conflict and integration in the northern region.

2. Nu Wa Culture

The Nu Wa Palace, located on the ancient Huangshan Mountain in Shexian County, is said to be the place where the ancestor of China, Nu Wa, "tempered stones to make up for extinction, and made people out of earth". The Wa Palace was named after it. Because Nu Wa made man out of earth and was the creator of human beings, it was honored as "Huaxia Ancestral Temple" by the world.

for thousands of years, folk customs, folk beliefs and myths and legends spread here have formed a rich mysterious culture, which is well-known in the Central Plains. The culture of Nuwa, represented by the Wa Palace, shows the unyielding spirit of the female snail to fight against nature, transform nature and benefit the people in the wild world, and shows the national spirit of the Chinese nation to constantly strive for self-improvement.

3. Jian 'an Culture of Cao Wei

The ancient Yecheng site in the southwest of Linzhang County was the political, economic and military cultural center of northern China from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Wei and Jin Dynasties. From the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the reunification of Sui Dynasty in 4 years, it was a famous ancient capital in the north, where Cao Wei, Hou Zhao, Ran Wei, Qian Yan, Dong Wei and Northern Qi successively established their capitals. During the Warring States Period, Ximen Bao was famous for his reign, and the splendid "Jian 'an Literature" was born at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Located in Yecheng, north of the Yellow River, there are more than 1 tombs of Eastern Wei and Northern Qi Dynasties and numerous temple sites scattered along the bank of Zhanghe River, which describe its past glory. The Jian 'an culture, based on Yecheng, is the cradle of Jian 'an literature, the crystallization of national integration, and the wonder of China's cultural history.

4. Guangfu Taiji Culture

The splendid oriental civilization has given birth to a profound Taiji culture. During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, a generation of Tai Chi masters Yang Luchan and Wu Yuxiang were born in Guangfu City, Yongnian County, Handan, China, which made Yongnian County the birthplace of ZTE, the two schools of Tai Ji Chuan in China.

In the following 1 years, Yang-style and Wu-style Tai Ji Chuan were widely spread, especially Yang-style Tai Ji Chuan, which pioneered martial arts fitness, making Tai Ji Chuan easy to practice and become a physical fitness sport. Tai Ji Chuan, as the traditional cultural and artistic treasure of the motherland, has traveled all over the country and gone global from here, becoming a sports and fitness sport loved by hundreds of millions of people.

5. Cizhou Kiln Culture

The western areas of Cixian and Fengfeng mining areas are the remnants of Taihang Mountain, where there are a lot of kaolin, which is a natural raw material for making ceramics. Porcelain has been burned since the Northern Qi Dynasty, and two kilns, Guantai in Zhanghe River Basin and Pengcheng in Fuyang River Basin, have gradually formed. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, it gradually developed into the largest folk porcelain kiln in the north, and it has been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years.

It has a beautiful shape, rich decorative techniques, strong color contrast, a wide range of themes and superb skills. Porcelain products show a strong national consciousness in art. The decorative art of white and black flowers created by it is a combination of poetry, calligraphy and painting, which has a strong local flavor and represents the highest level of ancient northern folk kilns.

Handan Municipal People's Government-History and Culture