1. Drum Music in Xi 'an

Zhouzhi Jixian Town is known as the "hometown of drum music". Since the Tang Dynasty, drum music in Xi 'an has been known as the "symphony of ancient China" and is a living fossil of music in the Tang Dynasty.

As the intangible cultural heritage of the world, the musical form of Xi 'an drum music is complex and huge, and it is extremely difficult to play. The main musical instruments are Zuo drum, Zhan drum, Yue drum, fermented soya beans, Sheng, flute and pipa.

2. Fengxiang clay sculpture

Fengxiang clay sculpture is famous for its mighty and lovely shape, bright and bright colors, hearty lines and romantic and magical patterns.

If you want to appreciate this exquisite folk art, you can't miss the birthplace of Fengxiang clay sculpture-Liuying Village, Fengxiang County, Baoji City. The painted clay sculptures here are made of six kinds of materials, such as black oil plate clay, white sealing soil, fine cotton and glutinous rice, which are unique to the local area. A piece of plain soil, a monument that inherits the historical footprint, outlines the Chinese chapter of folk art with one stroke.

clay sculptures are as big as a few meters and as small as a few centimeters. All kinds of shapes make people feel smart, smart and rich in imagination.

3. Dali flour flowers

Like all flour flowers, Dali flour flowers are also derived from sacrificial rituals. The difference is that the style of Dali flour flowers covers all the forms and characteristics of flour flowers in Weibei area, and it is the "master of flour flowers".

in Dali, according to the four seasons and eight festivals, the flowers are in the form of jujube cake, shrew, tiger head, steamed buns and longevity peaches, and the flowers in the north of Luohe are delicate and exquisite, while those in the south of Luohe are rough and atmospheric.

What's even more amazing is that in Ashou Village, Qiangbai Town, Dali County, people "molded" noodles into buildings, and squeezed out "new worlds" with their fingertips.

Curious friends, you might as well go to the exhibition hall on the second floor of Dali County Cultural Center, where there is often an archway flower with five floors up and down and a height of about 5 cm.

4. Ansai Waist Drum

Ansai District is located in the north of Yan 'an City, Shaanxi Province, with a vast territory and criss-crossing ravines. It has been a military town in history and is known as "the throat of the upper county" and "the lock key of the north gate".

It is said that as early as the Qin and Han Dynasties, the waist drum was regarded as an indispensable equipment by the garrison soldiers as a sword, a gun and a bow and arrow, which was used by ancient military forces to increase their morale and transmit information.

With the passage of time, waist drum has gradually developed from military use to a folk dance when local people pray for gods, wish a bumper harvest and celebrate the Spring Festival.

5. Paper-cutting in Yanchuan

In northern Shaanxi, there has been a saying since ancient times that "the writing is two rivers and the martial arts is three sides", and Yanchuan is one of them, which is known as the "hometown of culture".

Yanchuan paper-cutting originated from the folk custom of praying for blessings and driving away disasters, which is closely related to the national totem culture. It has a variety of forms, a wide range of themes, simple and simple modeling, rough and vigorous, and passionate.

Yanchuan paper-cutting art is unique, with strong local flavor and distinctive local characteristics, and all the cuttings are vivid northern folk life!