Located in the west of Henan Province, Luoyang is one of the "seven ancient capitals" in China. Millennium Imperial Capital, Peony Flower City, since the Xia Dynasty, 13 dynasties have established their capitals in Luoyang. It is the birthplace of Heluo culture, one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization, the political and economic center of China for more than 1000 years, and the heavy industry city of China. After years of construction and development, Luoyang has become a famous leisure city at home and abroad. Millennium Imperial Capital, the Holy City of China, the source of civilization, the starting point of the World Silk Road, the hub of the canal, the capital of peony, the city of mountains and rivers, the creation of three generations, the romance of Wei and Jin Dynasties, the glory of Han and Tang Dynasties, and the literary spirit of the Song family.

Luoyang is the only ancient capital in the world that can be called national beauty and fragrance; Luoyang, a city with three emperors and five emperors, is not only geographically, but also psychologically recognized by Chinese ancestors. Luoyang is the reader of China culture and the center and symbol of China culture from germination, growth to prosperity and growth. Luoyang has a profound political, economic and cultural background, so his folk customs are just as Su Dongpo said: "Luoyang is ancient and fertile, elegant and has a folk language-Luoyang dialect."

Enter Luoyang city, don't look at him, smell his voice first. The falling tone pronunciation and familiar words will make you feel refreshed.

For more than 1000 years, Luoyang has been the political, economic and cultural center, and Luoyang dialect is also called "Yayan". Lu You said in the Southern Song Dynasty: "Luoyang is the only place in the Central Plains with the largest pronunciation." At present, Luoyang dialect is the main dialect in Luoyang Old Town and Luolong District. Among them, the old city is the symbol and symbol of the old Luoyang, and Luoyang dialect is even more authentic. Imagine walking on the east and west streets of the old city, feeling the traditional features of historical blocks, experiencing the historical and cultural atmosphere of the old city and listening to the authentic dialects of the old city, just like crossing the century and returning to history. Luoyang dialect has "Luoyang flavor". However, with the popularization of Putonghua, few people know the dialect in Luoyang dialect, but it really left a deep impression on Luoyang's customs and habits, and it is an important carrier of Luoyang folk culture.

Let me give you some examples for fun:

Let Jennifer = Silk follow the recent = several people together-get down Qin Qiao-Chi Li Qin Qiao-Chi Li takes the ball: football.

Although Luoyang dialect is gradually being assimilated, when you come to Luoyang City, chat with the old people on the street and the old shopkeepers without shop signs, you will immediately hear the interest of Luoyang dialect, and you will soon realize the positive, optimistic but simple and comfortable life concept of Luoyang people from Luoyang dialect. Second, the traditional diet-soup and Luoyang water mat

Listening to the authentic Luoyang dialect and walking on the quaint urban streets, many tourists hope to find the most authentic Luoyang flavor. Let's start with the taste on the tip of the tongue. To understand Luoyang, all kinds of soups are the best choice.

A beautiful day for Luoyang people begins with a bowl of sour and refreshing "no soup" in the morning; Luoyang people's comfortable day ended with delicious soup. But what does soup include? "Speaking of soup in Luoyang, Luoyang locals will naturally think of beef soup, donkey broth, mutton soup, chicken soup, meatball soup, bean curd soup, non-turning soup and stinky dry soup? Hehehe, so much soup? Yes, that's it. " Ask any Luoyang native, and nine out of ten people will definitely answer like this. There are authentic and non-authentic soup houses in Luoyang. Authentic ones have a history of a hundred years, and non-authentic ones abound. There are about 1000 soup shops in Luoyang, including authentic or non-authentic beef soup, mutton soup, non-turning soup, meatball soup and tofu soup shops of Ma, Gao, Li and Ren, which are exhibited in Luoyang every day. Want to distinguish between authentic and non-authentic, only now the old Luoyang people can distinguish, a smell, a sidewalk out of the tunnel. But for us, a soup of seven or eight pieces with Luoyang sesame seed cake is enough.

When you come to Luoyang, the authentic "Gaoji Qing Xiang Garden" in Xinghua Street in the old city is affordable and delicious, and it is a must-see for all tourists. Speaking of drinking soup, the old Luoyang people like to squat leisurely with soup. If you have drunk Luoyang soup, you will definitely find that the soup bowl is that kind of heavy bowl. This kind of bowl, coupled with the unique soup-drinking habits of the old Luoyang people, has a unique scenery and taste. For the old Luoyang people's habit of drinking soup, Luoyang people now have both reservations and innovations. When you come to Qing Xiang Garden for soup, you will find that there are only four or five small tables in a small storefront, which is a drop in the bucket in the face of more traffic, but so what? Diners sit on a high stool under the big locust tree outside the door, and then sit on a small bench, either eating by themselves or chatting while eating, without feeling uncomfortable and uneasy at all because there is no table. This seems to be an unwritten rule and no one will break it. Even those tourists do as the Romans do. I think only in this way can we really understand the cultural connotation of Luoyang soup with authentic or non-authentic soup.

Luoyang's soup culture has a long history, and even folk customs are an important part of China's food culture. But besides soup, Luoyang water mat is a must.

There is a ballad that goes like this: "Luoyang water mat Luoyang soup, don't forget sweet-scented osmanthus candy, eat Four Treasures of the Study lying, Luoyang paste is a little hot." The first sentence is Luoyang water mat. The characteristics of Luoyang water mat are: first, there are carefully prepared meat dishes, vegetarian dishes and meat dishes, and the selection of materials is extensive. Birds in the sky, animals on the ground, fish in the sea and vegetables on the ground can all sit. The so-called "water mat" has two meanings: first, all hot dishes have soup; Second, after eating a hot dish, it was withdrawn and served again, constantly updated like running water. Luoyang water mat has a long history. "Water mat" is a unique local flavor dish in Luoyang. It is unique in flavor, very particular in material selection, fine in cooking, delicious and diverse in taste, and comfortable and refreshing in taste. It is also called the three wonders of Luoyang with Longmen Grottoes and Luoyang Peony. It is one of the oldest names preserved in China so far, with a history of 1000 years.

Today's Luoyang water mat is filled with 24 dishes, including eight cold cuts, four big items and four pressed dishes. Its serving procedure is as follows: put four meat, four vegetarian and eight cold dishes on the mat, and then serve four major dishes. Each big dish with two Chinese dishes is called "taking the court". The fourth course served beet sweet soup, followed by the staple food, followed by the four dishes on the table, and finally served a "farewell soup." Twenty-four dishes with soup, orderly and without disorder. Another feature of the bird's nest cushion is that vegetarian dishes are made of meat, and fake is used instead of real. The famous "Luoyang Swallow Vegetable" and "Fake Sea Cucumber" in the water mat are common folk radishes and vermicelli, but after being cooked by the chef, they are thoroughly remoulded and have a unique flavor, such as wonderful flowers blooming, which is amazing. [ 1]

Luoyang water mat, which has been eaten for a long time, is not as perfect as the official said in my mind. As a native of Luoyang, it can be ironically said that Luoyang water mat has lost its authenticity and become a historical shell without connotation. There is no innovation and development, only the accumulated history is preserved, and Luoyang water mat has no development prospect. So I don't mind everyone tasting Luoyang water mat, because some water mat shops in Luoyang write high menu prices under the banner of history and culture, but they can't make truly human, delicious and delicious food. If you really want to have a taste, I recommend you to go to the authentic water mat shop "The ancient town is really different".

If you taste Luoyang water mat, you should be Wu Zetian once, and taste the majesty and the chef's racking their brains-Luoyang swallowing; If you taste Luoyang water mat, you can taste the unique salty, sweet and sour taste of Luoyang people in the water mat; If you taste Luoyang water mat, you can distinguish between different grades of "social warmth and coldness". Fourth, the cultural tradition-Heluo Drum.

Heluo Drum is one of the local songs of Han nationality in Henan Province. It is a kind of traditional music that tells stories, portrays characters, expresses thoughts and feelings and sings social life by rap. The local people all call Heluo Drum "storytelling", and so far Luoyang area often combines "storytelling" with "singing". Therefore, Heluo Drum is rooted in Luoyang.

Heluo Drum originated from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, and developed on the basis of Luoyang Qin Shu. Qin Shu was once called "Qin Yin", and the early accompaniment instrument was the traditional seven-string guqin in China. In the early days, Qin Shu's singing methods were mostly closed eyes, euphemistic and delicate, multi-word and multi-cavity, and the rhythm was slow and procrastinating. Most of his singing books are short stories with talents and beauties. Qin Yin is sung among bureaucrats, businessmen and literati, with elegant lyrics and songs. After flowing into the folk, it was renamed "Qin Shu" and the piano was changed to dulcimer.

The performance form of Heluo Drum is not limited to the size of the venue, nor to the head of the venue or the theater stage. You don't need makeup, you don't need props, and you rely entirely on singers to describe and write people in words. During the performance, the singer stood at the table, tapping the steel plate (copper plate) with one hand and the book drum with the other. The accompaniment varies from one, two, three or four people. Hu is the main musical instrument, with pipa, erhu and sanxian. In the countryside between Shan Ye and the cool breeze and bright moon, drums, jingling strings and jingling steel plates are fascinating. The most common performance form of Heluo drum is that the lead singer plays the steel plate with his left hand and the flat drum with his right hand, and the other musician is accompanied by Hu. The singing style is lively and lively, with a warm atmosphere. It is often performed in rural courtyards in the form of "wishing book". It comes from the people, serves the people and is rooted in the lives of local people. It is a folk quyi variety that meets the spiritual needs of the masses.

Although Heluo Drum used to be an entertainment project to serve the people, with the popularity of TV, the audience number of Heluo Drum has decreased year by year, and no one listens to it, let alone learns it. In particular, most of the older artists have passed away, and the number of artists has only decreased. By the end of 2008, there were less than 20 drummers, all over the age of 50 or 60, and most of them were no longer engaged in performance activities. The living conditions of Heluo Drum have fallen into a worrying situation. Therefore, it is urgent to innovate and transform Heluo Drum.

There are many folk customs in Luoyang, which are typical and that's all. As a Luoyang person, what I like best is the folk customs hidden in Luoyang people's life. "Luoyang is full of idle guests", "I often recall the charming scenery of Luoyang, the warm smell of smoke and the smell of wine", "The spring sun is slanting by the Luoshui Bridge, with shallow water and shallow sand." Luoyang's unique geographical location and profound cultural heritage are reflected in the living habits of Luoyang people, that is, there is not much self-restraint or boldness, only carefree spirit, elegant and fresh, comfortable morning exercise, and a leisurely day's work by the Luohe River after work. I sincerely hope that Luoyang folk customs will continue to fluctuate and shine in the sparkling history.