What folk arts are there in Heze?

Heze's folk arts include dough sculpture, string Suo Le, paper-cutting, sheep fighting, chicken fighting, dough figurines, Cao Zhou Lantern Festival and folk acrobatics. Among them, dough sculpture, string and paper-cutting are recommended as national intangible cultural heritage, while fighting sheep and chicken is a traditional folk activity in Heze area. In addition, Heze's folk acrobatic art is also very popular.

* dough sculpture: dough sculpture is a kind of folk handicraft with wheat flour and glutinous rice flour as the main raw materials, which is beautifully made and lifelike. Heze's dough sculpture production began in the Qing Dynasty, and Mulizhuang is the most famous.

String Suo Le: String Suo Le is a folk symphony played by four kinds of stringed instruments: Zheng, Pipa, dulcimer and Ruyi Hook. It has a long history and is mainly distributed in the villages of Yuncheng and Juancheng counties in Heze City.

* Paper-cutting: Paper-cutting in Heze can be divided into three types: festival paper-cutting, sacrifice paper-cutting and daily paper-cutting, among which window grilles are the most common during the New Year. Paper-cut is rich in themes and beautifully made.

* Fighting sheep: Fighting sheep in Heze has a long history and can be divided into "freestyle" and "standard" modes. Beating sheep is usually decided by two wins in three games, and it is a very popular folk activity.

* Cockfighting: Cockfighting in Heze has a long history, and the cockfighting competition has a set of strict rules, which are carried out by the referee according to the rules. All the cockfighting participants are precious ornamental cockfighting varieties, and most of them have undergone special breeding and training before cockfighting.

* Pastry: Pastry production in Heze began in Qing Dynasty, and Mulizhuang is the most famous. Mianren is a kind of folk handicraft with wheat flour and glutinous rice flour as the main raw materials, which is beautifully made and lifelike.

Cao Zhou Lantern Festival: Every year on the 15th night of the first lunar month, the main streets of Heze City are covered with lanterns, flowers and firecrackers, and a grand lantern festival is held. People help the old and carry the young, watch lanterns and guess riddles, and laugh and laugh.

* Folk Acrobatics: The folk acrobatics art in Heze has a history of more than 400 years, and Juye County is the most prosperous.

Generally speaking, Heze's folk art is diverse in form and rich in content, with strong local characteristics and local flavor.