1. Mianyang Flower Drum Opera

Hubei local opera, also known as Mianyang Flower Drum Opera, is a national intangible cultural heritage and was formed during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. Folk songs and dances such as flower drums, lotus picking boats, lotus falling, and plate banging during the New Year are composed of the mainstream field songs such as "one person sings and everyone harmonizes" and folk raps such as three-stick drums, fishing drums, and Tao Qing. The origin of Mianyang Flower Drum Opera. The vocal tune of Mianyang Flower Drum Opera is developed on the basis of the four main tunes of Gaoqiang, Qishui, Daluo and Siping and rich minor-key suites. It has the distinctive regional characteristics of the Jianghan Plain. The traditional repertoire includes "Thirteen Styles", "Standing on the Flower Wall", etc.

2. Mianyang Xiaoqu

It is also called "Diezi Xiaoqu" or "Inland River Xiaoqu". It is a singing art with high-pitched, graceful and melodious tunes. Its musical style is based on the characteristics of the four-tone intonation of Mianyang dialect. It is one of the more prominent genres of Hubei ditty and has a long history. It is connected with the folk songs and folk songs in Mianyang area during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and absorbed the songs from neighboring provinces, becoming the most musical singing art among Hubei local folk arts. The form of Mianyang ditty singing is simple and flexible, and the performance form is simple and flexible. It can be performed by one person on the disc, or by two or more people with strings.

3. Mianyang carved paper-cutting

It is opposite to the rough and unrestrained characteristics of northern paper-cutting. Meticulous. In 2008, it was approved by the State Council to be listed as a national intangible cultural heritage, and in 2010 it was selected into the United Nations Cultural Heritage List. Xiantao City was awarded the title of "Hometown of Paper-cutting Art in Hubei Province"

< p>4. Shangjiu Festival

In the Jianghan Plain area, a temple fair is held every year on the ninth day of the first lunar month, commonly known as the "Shangjiu Festival". The festival lasts for three days, starting on the eighth day and ending on the tenth day of the lunar month. End of the day. During the temple fair, there are activities to worship gods and perform performances, and vendors from all over the country come to the fair to set up stalls, selling various agricultural and sideline products, agricultural tools, and daily necessities.

< p>The ninth day of the first lunar month is called "Tian Gong Sheng" or "Tian Gong's Birthday" by the Chinese people. It is said to be the day when the Jade Emperor's Christmas comes. On the ninth day of the first lunar month, people create everything. Fast and bathe more often, offer incense and salute, worship and recite sutras, and women prepare more fragrant flowers, candles, and fasting bowls, and place them in the open air at the entrance of the courtyard to worship the sky and seek blessings from God.

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The 12th day of the second lunar month is the Huachao Festival. Folks in Mianyang have a traditional custom of celebrating the Huachao Festival. Although people don’t celebrate it as grandly as other festivals, people in Mianyang will always remember this festival. The lyrics in the ditty "Wang Man in the Moon" are: "Two (ah) months (ah) inside (ah), the man who looks after me comes (ah), it is the flower of the day". In the past, some men and women married, and the wedding date was It is chosen on the 12th day of the lunar month; some people give birth to a baby on the 12th day of the lunar month, named Huachao. The famous Huagu opera artist Xiao Huachao of Zhanggou Town was born on the 12th day of the lunar month. According to legend, the 12th day of the lunar month is the birth date of Baihua. It’s my birthday, so it’s called Hua Chao.

Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xiantao City

Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia-Flower Chao Festival

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