Shanxi’s local specialties come in many varieties. Xinghuacun Fenjiu is an ancient and famous wine in my country. It has a color like crystal jade, pure fragrance and endless taste, and is sold well at home and abroad. Shanxi mature vinegar has a sweet and sour aroma, which is not only excellent in seasoning, but also good for digestion, beauty and sterilization. Qinzhou yellow millet Shaped like a pearl, it is a royal tribute; Pingyao beef is complete in color, aroma and taste; Qingxu grapes, Fenyang walnuts, and Liulin jujubes. Taiyuan brains and other famous local delicacies also have different flavors and endless aftertaste. In addition, there are Liuweizhai Sauce Pork, Shuangsheng Pastries, Pushing Lacquerware, Jinci Rice, Xixian Golden Pears, etc.
Specialties: Dingxiang Steamed Pork Wuzhai Pork Black Meat Stewed Pink Sheep Chowder Pork Blood Enema
Snacks: "San Dao Shou" Hard Noodle Bun Baode Bowl Tuo Fish Substitute County sesame slices shaved noodles, tofu, brain, bean paste cake, Fanzhi scar cake, sorghum noodles, fish, fish, Guangling tofu, dried Heko sour porridge
Yellow cake, Jishan twist, Jiezhou mutton soaked bun, Jinnan mash, Jinzhong oil cake, chopped three-knife ramen Lao Jinzi Twist Mao Er Meng Feng Cake Noodles Pingyao Beef
Pingyao Bowl Buckwheat Getuo Buckwheat Noodles Enema Shaomai Shaomai Shenchi Twist Shabu Shabu Mutton Taigu Cake Queen Mother’s Royal Dinner Bubble Cake Queen Mother’s Royal Dinner Bubble Cake Taiyuan Brain
Pea Noodles Wenxi Boiled Cake
Fried dumplings Fried dumplings Youn noodles Wowo noodles Wowo Yuci enema Yuanxiao original flat pot Kui Pearl porridge Pig blood enema
Specialty: Baode oil dates Glass, bang, clear mud, inkstone, Datong, yellow flowers, Datong, art, porcelain, paper-cutting, county, lacquerware, section mu, inkstone, Fanzhi, astragalus, antique ironware, Fenjiu
Guangling millet, Hequ red fruit, Hengshan astragalus, Yellow River carp, descending dragon, wooden walking stick, Jinci rice Jinzhong paper-cut glass products, plastic wood bowls, Pingyao polished lacquer ware
Qingxu grapes, Shanxi old mature vinegar, muscle-soothing powder, Codonopsis pilosula, mushroom Taiwan inkstone, Tongchuan pear copper hot pot, polished lacquerware, wool carpet, Yuanping pear, Yungang silk people Green bamboo leaves
Scenery: World Cultural Heritage Pingyao Ancient City, Yungang Grottoes
Chinese historical and cultural cities Datong (first batch), Pingyao (second batch), Qixian, Xinjiang, Dai County (the third batch)
Jingsheng Town, Lingshi County, Shanxi Province (the first batch), a famous Chinese historical and cultural town, Qikou Town, Linxian County, Shanxi Province (the second batch), Xiangfen, Shanxi Province Fencheng Town, County (the third batch), Niangziguan Town, Pingding County, Shanxi Province (the third batch)
Chinese historical and cultural villages Xiwan Village, Qikou Town, Linxian County, Shanxi Province (the first batch), Shanxi Province Huangcheng Village, Beiliu Town, Yangcheng County, Shanxi Province (the second batch), Zhangbi Village, Longfeng Town, Jiexiu City, Shanxi Province (the second batch), Xiwenxing Village, Tuwo Township, Qinshui County, Shanxi Province (the second batch), Shanxi Province Liang Village, Yuebi Township, Pingyao County, Shanxi Province (the third batch), Lianghu Village, Yuancun Township, Gaoping City, Shanxi Province (the third batch), Guoyu Village, Beiliu Town, Yangcheng County, Shanxi Province (the third batch), Yangquan City, Shanxi Province Xiaohe Village, Yijing Town, Suburban Area (Third Batch)
National Key Scenic Areas Mount Wutai, Mount Heng, Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River, North Wudang Mountain, and Wulaofeng
National Nature Reserve Lishan, Jiaocheng Pangquangou, Ningwu Luya Mountain, Yangcheng Manghe, Wulu Mountain
National Geopark Yellow River Hukou Waterfall, Ningwu Wannian Ice Cave, Wutai Mountain, Huguan Taihang Mountain Canyon
The first batch of national key protection units for ancient books Shanxi Provincial Library and Shanxi Museum
Customs: Weifeng gongs and drums:
Weifeng gongs and drums are popular in Linfen area A kind of collective percussion performance, named after the various brave gestures displayed by the drummers during the performance. It is often performed to celebrate the Lunar New Year, harvest, mass parades and other joyful occasions. The awe-inspiring gongs and drums are said to have first appeared during the period of Emperor Yao in ancient times. It has a history of more than 4,000 years. Every year on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, when Emperor Yao's two wives Ehuang and Nvying went to see their parents, people from Yao's tribe beat gongs and drums to see them off. When they came back, the people in their village also bid farewell to them in the same way
The Fifth Anniversary of the Lotu Travel Tribe, 2007 Tibetan Holy Land Wedding, Air Travel White Paper, Golden Week Travel Guide. Since then, the majestic gongs and drums have become a custom. Many large villages have their own gong and drum troupes.
Shannan Flower Drum:
Shannan Flower Drum originated in Wanrong County, and later became popular throughout the entire southern Shanxi region. It is said that Shannan flower drums were brought to Wanrong County by people fleeing famine in Fengyang, Anhui during the Ming Dynasty. There are three forms of Wanrong flower drum performance: high drum (the drum is placed on the chest), low drum (the drum is placed on the waist) and multi drum (the body carries multiple drums). Performers dance while banging, often accompanied by large gongs and cymbals.
Like puppet shows, shadow puppet shows often perform a folk story. Characters and props in the play are made of leather, and their outlines are projected onto the screen. Performers voice and sing the characters behind the scenes.
Kang Painting
Shanxi has the custom of painting on the walls around the Kang. These paintings were used to decorate rooms and protect painted walls. Kang paintings are rich in content, ranging from landscapes, flowers, birds, and beasts to history and legends.
Murals similar to modern Kang paintings were found in the Song Dynasty tombs excavated in Yuanping, proving that Kang paintings, a folk art, have a history of at least 800 years.
Embroidery
This kind of handicraft is very popular in rural Shanxi. Embroidery from various places has its own unique form: some are gorgeous and exquisite, some are solemn and clear, and some are simple and refined. There are three types of embroidery works: clothes, daily necessities and ceremonial decorations. On traditional clothes, embroidery is often used to decorate collars, sleeves and children's shoes, bibs and hats. Among daily necessities, a typical embroidery work is a pillow, some of which are designed into two tiger heads, a tiger head with a human face, a fish tail and a tiger head, or a frog. Nowadays, embroidery is more widely used on cushions, insoles, wallets and travel souvenirs. The embroidery works used in ceremonies mainly include curtains hung on temples and burial clothes.
Pingyang Wooden New Year Pictures
The art of Wooden New Year Pictures originated from Pingyang (ancient Linfen) in the Song Dynasty and was widely developed in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. After the fall of the Song Dynasty, the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty forced many printing workers to move from the south to Pingyang, making it the center of the printing industry, thus giving rise to Pingyang woodblock New Year paintings. Most of the Pingyang woodblock paintings were carved and printed by farmers who had this hobby in their spare time. Based on local customs and legends, the wood panel paintings mainly depict flowers, birds, fish and historical figures. Using exaggerated and vivid description techniques and bright colors, the pictures are full of local flavor and reflect the healthy, brave and romantic character of the local people. There are different types of Pingyang New Year pictures according to different uses. Some are hung in the bedroom, some are attached to doors and windows, and some are used to decorate the kitchen or table.
Huozhou Dough Sculptures
The locals call it lamb steamed buns. In ancient times, "sheep" was the same as "xiang", which means auspiciousness. Before the Spring Festival, farm women will make dough sculptures with images of kittens, puppies, tiger cubs, jade rabbits, chickens, ducks, fish frogs, grapes, pomegranates, eggplants, bergamots, etc. to symbolize good luck, longevity and prosperity. During the Cold Food Festival, the dough used to worship ancestors at their graves is shaped like a "snake panpan". It is said that eating the "snake head" can "reduce the poisonous head and avoid disaster".
On the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, Huo County has the most types of dough sculptures, including pig heads, sheep heads, wheat straw sets, needlework baskets, thimbles, scissors, needlework, sitting cakes, lions, tigers, foxes, etc. . The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is the "Qiao Qiao Festival". It is said that on this day, women can become clever by eating dough sculptures such as "needle and thread" and "thimble". In the first year after a new daughter-in-law’s arrival, her mother’s family will give her daughter “lamb steamed buns”. When the baby is one month old, the grandmother's family makes a "囫囵" with a diameter of more than a foot, that is, dough sculptures of the twelve zodiac signs are made on the dough circle. When guests come to congratulate them, they cut a piece of "囫囵" into pieces and give it to the guests to enjoy. Jiangzhou Dough Sculpture Jiangzhou is today’s Xinjiang County. During festivals, every household here uses flour to knead various dough sculptures to celebrate the festival. Because the dough sculptures here focus on dyeing and the colors are gorgeous, the locals call them "flower buns". The shapes of flower buns are exaggerated, especially the "animal flower buns" are the most outstanding. Wuzhai Noodle Fish The people of Wuzhai County in northwest Shanxi have a custom of making noodle fish. Kneading fish is to knead flour into the shape of fish. The kneaded noodle fish is colored and then dried over a slow fire, and then it can be collected as a handicraft. Noodle fish can be used as gifts for relatives and friends or as dry food when going out. In addition to kneading noodle fish, we also knead various types of products such as fruits, flowers, plants, animals, beasts, and humans, which are also commonly called noodle fish.