Baoding Laodiao

Laodiao, also known as Laodiao Bangzi and Laosheng Diao, evolved from the fashionable Xiaoling "Hexi Diao" in the Yuan Dynasty. "Hexi tune" is a kind of ditty popular among the people of Yanzhao. In the early Qing Dynasty, it was sung in the vast rural parades around Baiyangdian and west of the Zhulong River. This tune was also sung at folk flower fairs at that time. Later, some artists added "rolling singing" to the tunes of "Hexi Diao" and began to act out stories on the stage, which became the prototype of the old-diao opera. The maturity of the old-style opera was no later than the Xianfeng period in the early Qing Dynasty. Its heyday was at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China. There were nearly 20 performance troupes. In addition to the vast rural areas in central Hebei, its footprints also visited Baoding, Beijing, and Tianjin. In cities such as Han Dacang, Gao Laoshou and Xiao Kuanyu, a number of old-fashioned artists have emerged, with more than 100 repertoires such as "Diao Bandit", "Lintong Mountain" and "Zhong Bao Guo". On the eve of the Anti-Japanese War, the art of Lao Tiao developed rapidly and reached unprecedented prosperity. After the liberation of the country, the old tune ushered in another period of prosperity.

Zhuozhou Shadow Play

Commonly known as "Shadow Play", it has a history of more than a thousand years. It is a combination of plastic arts and performing arts. Artists control figures carved from cowhide or donkey skin. , props, illuminated by lights, and projected on the screen for performance, a unique traditional art. Some people have researched that the shadow puppets in Beijing, Tangshan, and even Chengde and Liaoning are derived from the shadow puppets of Zhuozhou. The shadow puppets of Zhuozhou are called "Zhuozhou Shadows". "Zhuozhou Shadow" was introduced to Beijing in the late Ming Dynasty.

Mancheng Cunqiao

Cunqiao originated from Yuhe Village in the east of Mancheng. It is said to have evolved from palace dance and has a history of more than 200 years. In the early 1990s, the county cultural center organized personnel to go into the countryside to excavate and organize this endangered ancient cultural heritage and put it on the stage and screen. On the first day of the first lunar month in 1991, the inch-swing dance "Little Sheepherd" choreographed by the county was broadcast many times on CCTV.

Gaoluo Ancient Music

The ancient name of Gaoluo Village, Yi'an Town, Laishui County is "Gaoluo". Experts and scholars have identified it as an ancient, original folk music. The sacrificial music in it is said to be the survival of the "Yellow Emperor's Family Temple" sacrificial music created by Ling Lun, the ancestor of Chinese music, 4,800 years ago. In 2006, Gaoluo ancient music was rated as a national intangible cultural heritage.

Xiong County Zhaogang Ancient Music

Xiong County Zhaogang Village Concert A handwritten music score from the Republic of China, which records many little-known ancient music. After expert appraisal, Several of them have never been found in ancient music in other places - Xiongzhou ancient music has "natural sounds", and the village's concert performance skills are superb. From the 88-year-old to the young in their 20s, four generations of descendants of the village perform together, making this inheritance inherited in an orderly manner, so the village's performance is very lively. Xiongxian Black Pottery

Chinese black pottery craft originated from the ancient Hemudu Culture, Dawenkou Culture and Longshan Culture, and has a splendid history of more than 7,000 years. Later, it was replaced by the emergence of bronze wares and was lost for nearly 4,000 years. Black pottery was originally a daily necessities for people, and gradually developed into a simple, solemn, beautiful and childish work of art. It became a handicraft cherished by ancient palaces and officials and aristocrats.

Quyang Stone Sculpture

Since the Western Han Dynasty, Quyang stoneworkers have used marble to carve monuments and other objects. They were first used as tombstones, and later also used for notes and messages. They were mainly displayed in temples and were used by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It is highly praised as "the hometown of sculpture". The Buddha statues and lions carved during the Northern Wei Dynasty have developed a unique style. The works are simple and simple, with narrow and thin bodies and a focus on similar shapes. During the prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty, Buddhism was prevalent and stone carving entered a period of rapid development. The round knife method was popular in Quyang carving, with rich shapes of figures and Buddha statues, smooth clothing and graceful postures, and clear outlines of birds, animals, flowers and birds, still lifes, etc., with smooth lines and exquisite shapes. Transparent. The stone carving art of Quyang in the Yuan Dynasty has enjoyed a high reputation. The works are beautiful in shape, fine in workmanship, and vivid. Many works have become masterpieces handed down from generation to generation. The sculpture artist Yang Qiong's "One Lion and One Cauldron" was used as a tribute and won the favor of Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty. He highly praised it and called it "this unique art", and "listed it in the palace and supervised the masons of Yannan Road to build the capital." To this day, the Jinshui Bridge in front of Anmen Gate still radiates brilliant brilliance. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Quyang artist Liu Puzhi's sculptures such as "Crane" and "Ganzhimei" won second place at the Panama International Art Fair. Since then, it has been said that "Quyang stone sculptures are known all over the world". In the middle of the Republic of China, several large private carving factories, such as Gongyixing, Rixin, Yongxin, etc., had sales points in Beijing, Nanjing and other places. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, more than 3,000 stone carving artists from Quyang participated in the construction of the Monument to the People's Heroes, the Great Hall of the People, the History Museum, the Palace of National Culture, the Military Museum, Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, and the restoration of Tiananmen Square in Beijing.

Dingxing Culture

Dingxing has a long history and profound cultural heritage. It belonged to Fanyang County in the Qin Dynasty. Dingxing was established in the sixth year of Dading in the Jin Dynasty (1166), which means the prosperity of Dading. . Gao Jianli, the earliest musician in our country, Guo Wei, a famous minister of the Yan State, Zu Ti, a famous general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Lu Zhaolin and Jia Dao, poets of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Rou, a famous general of the Yuan Dynasty and the builder of Baoding Mansion, Wang Shifu, a famous dramatist of the Yuan Dynasty and the author of "The Romance of the West Chamber", and the military minister of the late Qing Dynasty Lu Chuanlin all came from this. The Golden Platform built by King Zhao of Yan to recruit talented people, and the ferry crossing of Jing Ke when he assassinated King Qin were all in Dingxing.

Yi Cihui Stone Pillar and Ciyun Pavilion are national protected cultural relics announced at the same time as the Forbidden City and the Great Wall; Xianyu Diao, folk customs such as "Nine Bends of the Yellow River Lamp Array" and "Legend of the Golden Terrace" were successfully selected into the list of intangible cultural heritage protection in Hebei Province; drama Helmets, Xianyu embroidery, and enamel craftsmanship were included in the second batch of municipal intangible cultural heritage protection lists. Dingxing is also the hometown of Yuan Opera and an important birthplace of Hebei Bangzi and Sun-style Tai Chi martial arts culture.

Quyang Ding porcelain

In the Sui Dynasty, Quyang began to bake coarse porcelain. By the Tang Dynasty, white porcelain was produced. It reached its peak in the Northern Song Dynasty and was famous for the production of porcelain for the palace. One of the five famous kilns. The white porcelain fired in the Ding kiln has a pure white texture, a uniform glaze color, and is thin and sometimes hard. It is known as "white as jade, as thin as paper, and as loud as a chime." ". In 1999, in order to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the "Four Seas Prosperity" Yunlong carved vase was created by the international arts and crafts master Chen Wenzeng. For permanent collection.

Baigou Clay Figures

Baigou Clay Sculptures, commonly known as Baigou Clay Dolls, have a history of more than 300 years. With its unique artistic style, Baigou clay sculptures have been exhibited abroad many times and have been used as national gifts and excellent displays. For many years, "Baigou Clay Figures" have been as famous as "Yangliuqing Paintings". Clay dolls first originated in Beiliuzhuang in the west of the town. It originated in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty at the end of the 18th century. From a few families to make ends meet, it became popular in one place. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, it developed into the hometown of clay figures in the north. By the end of the Qing Dynasty, almost every family in Liuzhuang, Luzhiba and other villages in the south and north of Baigou made this their business. The Qianshiqiao section of Guzhen Street has gradually formed a unique clay figurine market, and its products are exported to North China, overseas and all parts of Northeast China.

Yishui Inkstone

Yishui Inkstone was produced in ancient Yizhou. It is said that it began in the Warring States and flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties. It was the originator of Chinese inkstones and a tribute to the palaces of all dynasties. Hongzhi's "Yizhou Zhi" records: Inkstones come in purple, green, white, and brown colors, are fine and hard, and are quite good for making inkstones. The Tang Dynasty gave Xi Chao, the master of inkstone and ink making in Yizhou, his national surname and the name "Li Chao", and his son Li Tinggui served as the ink officer. Later, Li Tinggui spread his skills to Anhui and then to Duanxi, Guangdong, which led to the development of She inkstone, Hui inkstone and Duan inkstone. In the Song Dynasty, Yi Shui Inkstone was even more favored by the Zhao royal family and ranked first among the court tributes. Connoisseurs of the Song Dynasty praised Yi Yan: its texture is firm and firm, its color is tender and pure, its smoothness is astringent, its astringency does not stagnate the brush, its astringency makes it easy to ink, and its color is particularly bright. Connoisseurs of the Ming Dynasty praised Yishui inkstones: they are firm and smooth in quality, smooth in cut, radiant in color, cold in sound, thick in body and complete in storage, making them the best among inkstones. In the Qing Dynasty, Liuye tobacco, Mopan persimmon and ink stone were collectively known as the "Three Treasures of Yizhou" and were tributes to the Qing court.

Yixian Jiaotai Porcelain

Jiaotai Porcelain, referred to as Jiaotai, is a precious ceramic variety that appeared in the Tang Dynasty of China. It is a kind of ceramic product that uses ceramic mud materials of different colors to be cut, folded and twisted in a specific way, then shaped, dried and fired. Depending on the twisting method and the color of the mixture, it can form various abstract artistic pictures, and the patterns are connected from the outside to the inside, and the inside and outside. It not only has a gem-like texture, but also has the characteristics of simplicity, elegance, and luxury, novel, beautiful, and soft vision, and a solid, delicate, and simple feel, which fully reflects the strong national flavor and unique artistic style of our country's traditional art. . This ancient traditional production technology was lost after the Jingkang Revolution in the Song Dynasty, making this ancient ceramic art extremely rare today. The new twisted-tire ceramic works of art not only retain the artistic characteristics of traditional twisted-tire ceramics, but also make full use of them, making the new products more colorful. It has been presented to foreign heads of state as a national gift nine times. Compiled by An Xinwei

Baiyangdian, known as the "Pearl of North China", has a long history of growing reeds. As early as the Northern Song Dynasty's "Taiping Huanyu Ji", there is a record of "there are many bulrushes and reeds in the lake". There are 120,000 acres of reed fields in the lake, with an annual output of 75,000 tons of reeds. Baiyangdian reed has the unique characteristics of thin skin, long knots and good toughness, and has high natural material beauty.

Gaoyang Textile

Gaoyang Textile has a long history. It started in the late Ming Dynasty, flourished in the late Qing Dynasty, and flourished in the early Republic of China. It has been prosperous for four hundred years. Gaoyang's textiles are spread all over the world. In the first half of the 20th century, its output accounted for one-third of North China. It has the reputation of "there are no stray trees on the mountains of Guilin, but Gaoyang's fabrics are fresh all year round". After the founding of New China, the textile industry entered a new stage of development, and Gaoyang's printed fabrics were even more unique. Today, Gaoyang Textile has regained its glory and entered the fast lane of rapid development. Gaoyang County was named a "Strong Textile County" by the provincial government. Shunping Peach Blossom Festival

Shunping County is a large fruit tree county with an area of ??nearly 300,000 acres of fruit trees and 200,000 acres of peach orchards alone. In August 2001, it was named "China's Peach Township" by the Ministry of Forestry in August 2001. . In mid-spring, thousands of acres of peach blossoms are in full bloom, vying for beauty, and stretch for hundreds of miles. Along the way for nearly a hundred miles, you can smell the fragrance of flowers all the time. There are peach fields everywhere, facing the sea of ??flowers, and the sorrow of life disappears immediately. It is really "the beauty of April in the world" After all, the peach blossoms still smile in the spring breeze."

Respecting the Elderly and Fitness Festival

Baoding, the city of longevity, has had the habit of keeping fit since ancient times and has become a social fashion. Due to this special reason, its average The life expectancy is significantly higher than that of the whole country. The annual China Baoding Respect for the Elderly and Fitness Festival is a unique festival in Baoding.

Diabolo Art Festival

Baoding City holds the International Diabolo Art Festival. In addition to setting the Shanghai World Guinness Record and the opening ceremony, it will also hold diabolo skill demonstrations, diabolo forums, and diabolo culture. Gallery display, Diabolo Art Festival Photography Grand Prix, Diabolo Expo, etc. More than 5,000 diabolo enthusiasts from 60 countries including the United States and Russia, as well as 92 cities in 32 domestic provinces (municipalities and autonomous regions) and the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions participated. The "Diabolo Talent Show" performance will showcase the world's highest level of diabolo skills and charm, and promote the development of diabolo intangible cultural heritage.

Baiyangdian Lotus Festival

In order to create a new image of Baiyangdian tourism brand and enhance the popularity and reputation of Baiyangdian scenic spot, Anxin County has been held from July 23 to September every year since 1991. The Baiyangdian Lotus Festival will be held on the 23rd.

Zhuozhou Lantern Festival

The Zhuozhou Lantern Festival began in the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang Dynasty, and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was named after the "Tonghui Building" located in the middle of the North and South Streets of Zhuozhou. It was originally listed as one of the eight scenic spots in Zhuozhou and was called "Tonghui Lantern Market". It is a traditional cultural activity with a long history. Every year on the Lantern Festival night on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the streets and alleys of Zhuozhou City are decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, fire trees are burning, silver flowers are blooming, and thousands of households are burning candles all night long.

Anguo International Medicinal Materials Festival

Anguo City was known as Qizhou in ancient times. The trade of Chinese medicinal materials has a history of thousands of years. It began in the Northern Song Dynasty, flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and developed exceptionally after the reform and opening up. "When the grass reaches Anguo, the medicine is prepared, and the medicine becomes fragrant when it passes through Qizhou" has become a motto believed by drug dealers all over the world. Since 1980, Anguo has followed the law of market development and relocated and expanded twice the traditional Chinese medicinal materials market on the road with a history of thousands of years. It has built the Qizhou Pharmaceutical Market covering an area of ??400 acres, with more than 400 buildings and 4 trading greenhouses, and has won the " "The best pharmaceutical market in the world".

Mancheng Red Leaf Persimmon Festival

Mancheng County is named the "Hometown of Mopan Persimmon in China" by the Ministry of Forestry. Its Mopan Persimmon is famous for being "big, juicy and delicious" at home and abroad. Mancheng Shenxing Persimmon Valley is a Mancheng Mopan Persimmon ecological tourist attraction. Tens of thousands of acres of persimmon tree forest are distributed around 6 villages in the ditch. Shenxing Persimmon Valley is surrounded by mountains, with vast persimmon forests, beautiful landscape, fresh air, and maintaining the original natural style. In spring, the mountain flowers are blooming, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and they are full of vitality; in spring, the persimmon forest is like a sea.