Sacrifice to the Sea

Sacrifice to the Sea Coastal fishermen in the Qingdao area have had the custom of offering sacrifices to the sea on March 19 of the lunar calendar since ancient times.

Before weighing anchor in the spring flood, fishermen place offerings on the beach, light incense and burn paper, and pray to the sea god for protection and safety.

This custom continues to this day, but the form and content of sea sacrifices have changed. It is called "Internet Festival". It is a festival to send fishermen off to the sea and wish for a good harvest.

The coastal defense department also took the opportunity to publicize maritime regulations and safety production knowledge.

The sea netting ceremony in Zhougezhuang, Tianheng Town, Jimo City is the most grand. Hundreds of newly decorated fishing boats moored at the beach, colorful netting logos fluttering in the wind, firecrackers thundering, and chants shaking the sky. Various folk performances were staged one after another, and the opera was performed for three days and three nights. The scale was very grand.

?

Laoshan Taoist Music

Laoshan Taoist Music Taoist music is an integral part of my country's folk music.

Laoshan Mountain is a Taoist resort in China, and its Taoist music is unique.

Laoshan Taoist music and classics are mostly evolved from ancient folk songs and folk chants, and have a strong flavor of Dongyi culture.

Later, the "Ten Directions Sutra Rhymes" which was popular across the country was introduced and incorporated into Laoshan Taoist music.

During the Jin Dynasty, Quanzhen Taoist Northern Qizhen came to Laoshan to preach faxes, especially Qiu Chuji’s three visits to Laoshan. They conducted extensive exchanges between Laoshan Taoist music and Shifang Taoist music, and gradually formed Taoist music with a unique style and complete grades. system.

Later, Laoshan Taoist music was divided into the "Inner Mountain School" and the "Outer Mountain School". In particular, the Outer Mountain School Taoist music used orchestral accompaniment and directly participated in various folk activities, which promoted the development of folk wind music in the Laoshan area. Thrive.

Many old folk artists learned from Laoshan Taoist music, and many famous Taoist music are still popular among the people.

?

Paper-cutting

Paper-cutting Folk paper-cutting in Qingdao has a long history and strong local color.

During the holidays, every family cuts window grilles and pastes door stickers to celebrate.

For weddings and happy events, window flowers, wall flowers, and ceiling flowers should also be used to decorate the new house.

People often use the skill of cutting window grilles to comment on the ingenuity of girls and wives.

In the Qingdao area, the folk paper-cutting in Huangdao District is the most famous, with a history of more than 300 years. Its paper-cutting was used as a tribute in the Qing Dynasty.

In recent years, Qingdao folk paper-cutting has participated in national folk art exhibitions many times and won awards. Paper-cutting artists have also performed live in Mexico, Sweden and other countries.

?

Noodles and dough balls

Noodles and dough balls in Qingdao’s rural areas have long been famous.

During festivals and festive days, every family would make delicious and beautiful pasta to show their happiness. Later, special carved molds were used to make these pastas.

These dough sticks are also called "face molds". They are simple in shape, and the patterns are carved using a combination of relief and line carving. They are highly decorative.

Fish, peach, ingot, lotus leaf, lotus pod and twelve zodiac signs of pasta made from dough molds are beautiful in appearance.

The face molds of Gecun, Liucun Town, Jimo City are famous far and wide. This technique began in 1802 and has been passed down from generation to generation to this day.

?

Jimo embroidery

Jimo embroidery During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, "small buckle lock" (also known as pinch embroidery) was widely circulated among the people in Jimo County. and embroidery and other handcrafts. In 1918, craftsman Lu Zhongxi introduced an Italian "hand-held lace" sample from a foreign company. After he successfully tried it, it became widely spread.

During the production process, many folk artists continue to absorb "small buckle", embroidery and other craft characteristics and stitching methods, blending them with each other, and gradually forming a unique craft stitching method called "Jimo holds lace in hand".

Later, it gradually became a variety of "Jimo edging" with wide range of uses and gorgeous colors.

This kind of handicraft is sold to more than 40 countries and regions in Europe, the United States and Southeast Asia, and enjoys the reputation of "drawing treasure" internationally.

?

Boli Red Mat

Boli Red Mat in Jiaonan City has a long history. It is said that it began in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Passed down from generation to generation, the mat weaving technology has been passed down in the Boli area and has become a traditional family handicraft.

This kind of mat is made of sorghum straw split into strips. It comes in two colors, red and white, and is woven crosswise into various patterns, so it is called red mat.

Because of its tight weaving, clear texture, smoothness, softness, beauty and lightness, it is deeply loved by the people. It is exported to all over the country and is exhibited in Beijing as a local local craft product.

?

Qingdao straw weaving

Qingdao straw weaving is a traditional folk handicraft in the Qingdao area, which can be found in rural areas all over the country, especially in Pingdu City, which is the most famous. .

Straw woven varieties include pattern braids, hand-woven baskets, straw hats, tea coasters, seat cushions, door curtains, straw carpets, etc. There are dozens or hundreds of varieties. The raw materials used include wheat straw, golden grass, and corn. There are more than ten kinds of plant straws, stems and leaves such as cattail bark, cattail grass, thatch, cotton stalk bark and so on.

Rural women mostly use handicrafts as a sideline business for their families.

Qingdao straw weaving has fine craftsmanship, beautiful shape, coordinated colors, elegance and simplicity. A small amount of it is supplied to the domestic market and a large amount is sold abroad.

?

Jiaozhou Yangge

Jiaozhou Yangge, also known as "Diyangge", commonly known as "twisted waist" and "three bends", is one of the three most popular dances in Shandong Province. One of the big yangge.

Jiaozhou Yangko has a history of more than 230 years. In the Qing Dynasty, two families named Zhao and Ma from Baoyantun Village in Jiaozhou fled to Guandong in 1764. They begged and sold songs along the way, and gradually formed a form of dancing and singing at the same time.

After returning to his hometown, the dance was passed down from generation to generation and continuously improved. By 1863, it had basically taken shape, with certain formulas for dance, singing, and accompaniment.

The 10 actors are divided into five roles: drums, sticks, green flowers, and fan girls. The performance programs include cross plum blossoms, large formations, positive heart digging, reverse heart digging, two doors, etc. In addition to the suona, the accompaniment instruments include gongs, drums, cymbals, small cymbals, hand gongs, etc., and there are more than 30 singing tunes.

After 1860, based on Jiaozhou Yangko, a Yangko opera was created, with 35 scripts.

In 1957, Jiaozhou Yangko performed in Beijing and won praise.

Subsequently, 150 literary and artistic groups from across the country came to Jiaozhou to learn Jiaozhou Yangge, and the Beijing National Dance Academy also listed Jiaozhou Yangge as a required course.

In the "China's First Yangko Competition" in 1991, Jiaozhou Yangko won the Excellence Award.

?

Liuqiang

Liuqiang local opera.

It originated in the western part of Jimo in the mid-Qing Dynasty and evolved from the folk rap "Benjigu".

During the Qianlong period, after "elbow drum" was introduced to Jimo, it was integrated with local folk tunes and yangko, and gradually changed from rap to singing. Although the form is simple and the performance is simple, it is rich in local accent, lively and interesting And quite popular.

About a hundred years ago, influenced by the four-stringed minor tune of Laiyang County, the four-stringed huqin began to be used as accompaniment, with the suona accent.

When the Sihu accompaniment was first used, because there was no fixed music score, the violinist and the actor could not fully coordinate and could only slide up in coordination, so it was called "Liu Qiang".

Later, due to the inelegant character, it was changed to "Liuqiang", and Jimo was also called "the hometown of Liuqiang".

Later, Liuqiang opera gradually became popular in Jiaodong area, and was introduced to Qingdao urban area in the 1930s. It was deeply loved by women and the elderly.

?

Maoqiang

Maoqiang local opera.

Derived from "elbow drum".

During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the elbow drum was introduced to Jiaozhou, Jiaonan and other places in the Qingdao area. Folk artists absorbed the advantages of the elbow drum and blended it into local folk tunes, forming the "ben elbow drum" with local characteristics. .

During the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, "Benjiu Drum" was combined with "Haimao Diao" from northern Jiangsu to form a new singing style, called "Maozu Drum", also known as "Maozu Drum".

Later, the tunes of Jiaozhou Yangko and Zhucheng Yangko were absorbed to form the original ban tune system, the second ban tune, the reverse tune, the Dabei tune, and the fast beat and slow sing tunes.

Folk artists from Jiaozhou, Jiaonan, Zhucheng, Gaomi and other places spontaneously formed many "Maoyu Drum" troupes.

After 1949, "Mao Tiaogu" was officially named "Mao Qiang", with more than 120 traditional repertoires.

The dragon lantern dance in Wulong Village, Beizhai Town, Laoshan District began in the ninth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1870). The dragon body has 9 sections and a total length of 11 meters. The dragon body is dark gray. It is performed in every village during the Spring Festival every year. In addition to the performance, you must go to Jimo County for performances. Its performances such as dragon strings, large and small five-flowered flowers, and rolling dragons are famous all over the country.

During the Guangxu period, Sunjiaxiazhuang in Sino-Korean Town held a dragon lantern dance party. The dragon danced was 40 meters long. At night, candles were lit inside the dragon's body, making it dazzling and spectacular.

?

Nine Lions Picture

Nine Lions Picture, also known as Nine Lion Dance, was choreographed in 1924 by villagers in Beigeli, Jimo City, based on the Double Lion Dance.

Among the 12 actors, 4 were dressed as 2 lionesses, 7 were each dressed as a lion cub, and 1 was holding a hydrangea. Amidst the warm sounds of gongs and drums, 7 lion cubs surrounded the 2 lionesses. Lions leap for joy, and people holding embroidered balls are interspersed among them.

The performance has various programs and expresses the lion's temperament, expression and character through a series of dance movements.

The performance of Nine Lions is a rigid lantern dance, which requires actors to have a certain foundation in martial arts.

?

Fisherman’s Banquet

Fisherman’s Banquet is a special banquet that combines the food varieties, eating habits and eating styles of farmers and fishermen in Qingdao. It has various dishes, There are more than 80 varieties of food products.

The banquet uses fresh small seafood and local specialties of Laoshan as raw materials. After standardized processing and complex cooking procedures, it becomes a banquet full of local flavor, showing the rich connotation of fishermen’s food culture. .

?

Jimo Old Wine

Jimo Old Wine is also known as Jimo Yellow Wine. Its brewing history can be traced back to more than 2,000 years ago. There are official records that it was first brewed in the Northern Song Dynasty. .

It uses millet, wheat koji and Laoshan mineral water as raw materials, and is brewed according to the six ancient wine-making methods of "the millet must be neat, the tillers must be in time, the water spring must be beautiful, the pottery must be good, and the fire agent must be obtained" Made from.

The wine is reddish-brown in color, does not overflow in the cup, is crystal clear and pure, mellow and refreshing. It has the effects of relaxing muscles, activating blood circulation, replenishing qi and nourishing the mind, and has been highly praised by ancient and modern celebrities.

During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, it was sold all over the country.

?

Haiyun'an Sugar Ball Club

Haiyun'an Sugar Ball Club is located in Haiyun Street, Sifang District, Qingdao City. It was built in the Ming Dynasty. .

In the old days, the 16th day of the first lunar month was the temple fair in this nunnery, which was very popular and was one of the three traditional temple fairs in the urban area.

Because there were so many people selling hawthorn candy balls at the temple fair, over time it became known as the "Haiyun'an Candy Ball Club".

In 1986, Qingdao City restored this popular folk festival, and the duration was set to three days.

On the day of the temple fair, there are colorful folk art activities such as Maoqiang, Liuqiang, shadow puppets, juggling, paper-cutting, New Year pictures, Yangko competition, gong and drum competition, etc. There are a dazzling array of candy balls with different shapes, various snacks and There are all kinds of handicrafts, and as many as 1 million Chinese and foreign tourists come to the festival every year.

Since 1990, Haiyun'an Sugar Ball Club has been listed as a national key tourism project.

?

Qingxi Nunnery Radish Club

Qingxi Nunnery Radish Club Qingxi Nunnery is also known as "Yuhuang Temple" and commonly known as "Xiacun Temple".

Located at Daokou Road, Shibei District, Qingdao City.

Originally built in the Yuan Dynasty, it has been demolished.

In the old days, on the ninth day of the first lunar month on the Jade Emperor’s birthday, there would be a grand temple fair here, one of the three major temple fairs in the city.

And because there is a folk saying that "eating radish on the ninth day of the first lunar month will not cause toothache and can cure all kinds of diseases", so radish has become the main commodity of this temple fair.

Over time, it became known as the "Qingxi An Carrot Club".

Because the nunnery is located in Taitung Town, it is also called "Taitung Carrot Club".

In 1991, Qingdao City restored the folk festival "Carrot Festival", which lasted for three days.

Businessmen gathered at the meeting, and there was a huge flow of people. There was a dazzling array of products. The radish carving competition was very popular, with more than 1 million tourists attending the meeting.

?

Qingdao Cherry Blossom Club

Qingdao Cherry Blossom Club has a history of introducing Qingdao cherry blossoms for nearly a hundred years. Most of them are planted in Zhongshan Park, with a total of more than 20,000 trees.

Qingdao Cherry Blossom Festival has a history of more than 80 years and is held in Zhongshan Park from April to May every year.

By then, thousands of cherry blossoms will be in full bloom on both sides of the park’s Cherry Blossom Road, and the flowers will be as bright as the clouds. Citizens, old and young, accompanied by relatives and friends, will come to enjoy the spring flowers.

People from many counties, cities and regions in the suburbs of Qingdao City also made a special trip to Qingdao to attend this event.

?

Pingdu Dazeshan Grape

Pingdu Dazeshan Grape Dazeshan District in the north of Pingdu City is known as the "Hometown of Grapes". The grapes produced here are traditional local products.

In the old days, the 22nd day of the seventh lunar month was a traditional festival for farmers in Dazeshan to pray for the blessings of the "God of Wealth".

In 1987, Pingdu City changed this day to the "Daze Mountain Grape Festival" in accordance with the wishes of the fruit farmers. The fruit farmers sang and danced to celebrate the grape harvest.

In 1991, Pingdu City decided to change the "Dazeshan Grape Festival" to the "Pingdu Grape Festival", which will be held from September 1st to 3rd every year. It has become a cultural, tourism and economic and trade event. An important folk festival in one.

?

Qingdao International Beer Festival

Qingdao International Beer Festival started in 1991. It uses beer as the medium and integrates economy, trade, tourism and culture. Large-scale festivals.

Since its inception, breweries from dozens of countries, regions and domestic countries have participated in all previous editions, with more than 1 million tourists from all over the country.

In 1994, the Qingdao International Beer City, located in the Shilaoren National Tourism Resort, was built, covering an area of ??35 hectares and a total construction area of ??470,000 square meters. It became the permanent venue of the Qingdao International Beer Festival.

The annual Oktoberfest opens in July or August and lasts for 14 to 16 days.

Since the Seventh Beer Festival in 1997, it has been co-sponsored by six national departments and the Qingdao Municipal Government.