Monopterus albus culture is a traditional industry in Xiantao, which plays an extremely important role in aquaculture. Xiantao is the capital of Monopterus albus in China. Registered trademarks such as "Tianxing", "Yunzhou" and "Zhanggou". At present, nearly 20,000 farmers in Xiantao specialize in raising eels, with an area of 80,000 mu and an annual output of 40,000 tons. The output of eels accounts for more than 40% of the national output, and it is the largest market for artificially raising eels in China.
Three treasures in Mianyang: lotus root in Miancheng (lotus seed is called "White Lotus Ginseng", a royal tribute), salted egg in Hu Sha (also called Hu Sha salted egg, a royal tribute in Qing Dynasty), and radish in Hongmiao.
Mianyang Sanla, preserved fish, preserved meat and preserved chicken are as famous as Mianyang Sanzheng, with unique flavor and famous Jingchu. In February before the Spring Festival every year, we begin to prepare and pay attention to the selection of materials and production.
Mianyang three steaming (including powder steaming, steaming, buckle steaming, bubble steaming, pattern steaming, etc. ), Xiantao is a famous "hometown of steamed vegetables". ).
Mao Kou braised chicken (won the gold medal in the first China International Food Expo, 1996 Hubei Industrial Boutique Brand Consumer Goods Expo Excellence Award).
Jiuzhu preserved egg (once won the gold medal in Beijing International Food Expo, formerly known as Mianyang Songhua preserved egg) Fan Guanjiu (the palace wine ordered by Zhu Yuanzhang, also known as Bitan wine).
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Hu Chang sugar mold peach shell carving Xiantao freshwater shell carving takes freshwater shells as raw materials, absorbs traditional artistic expression techniques such as Chinese painting, jade, teeth, wood and stone carving by decorative techniques, skillfully uses its natural color, texture and modeling, and is carefully carved into various forms and specifications such as flat stickers, reliefs, inlays, three-dimensional and so on through cutting, turning, polishing and laminating. Xiantao freshwater shell carving is characterized by making shell carving boats, which has attracted the attention of peers in the national peer appraisal. 1985 The Three-dimensional Shell Sculpture of Xiantao Freshwater Shells and the Multifunctional Shell Sculpture of Yellow Crane Returning with Audio won the 5th China Arts and Crafts Hundred Flowers Award; 1983 "Three-dimensional Shell Sculpture of Xiantao Freshwater Shells" won the jade medal of the first China International Tourism Expo; In 2007, the three-dimensional shell sculpture of Xiantao freshwater shellfish won the 8th China Arts and Crafts Master Exhibition. Among them, Yulong Yellow Crane Boat, as a unique shell carving skill, was collected by Hubei Hall of the Great Hall of the People.
"Xiantao" brand raschel blanket (from 1989 to 199 1) won the provincial, departmental and national silver awards successively, and won the "Golden Bridge Award" for national best-selling domestic products from 1993 to 1995 for three consecutive years. 1996 won the title of "Hubei famous brand product")
Xiantao straw painting, also known as straw painting, can be traced back to the Sui Dynasty, with a history of 1400 years. Fairy peach painting was roughly formed in Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty. Deng Chuo, the son of Huguang Mianyang State, went to Beijing for the palace examination. While waiting for the list, he spent all his money drawing straw pictures in the suburbs. Princes and ministers rushed to buy it, and it was not surprising that he gathered in Beijing to adopt his son. As a result, Jinshi and Hanlin were ordered to edit and polish this painting skill in their spare time, which became more and more perfect and formed a unique artistic secret to be passed on to future generations. After resigning from his post and returning to his ancestral home, it began to spread in Xiantao, and gradually formed Deng Cao's paintings suitable for Xiantao's customs and public aesthetics. Straw paintings can be preserved for thousands of years without aging or fading, and can be used in homes, offices, hotels, restaurants and entertainment places. Xiantao straw painting boldly absorbs many artistic elements such as paper-cutting, shell carving, bark painting, feather painting, calligraphy, traditional Chinese painting and pyrography, and creates a bas-relief straw painting with both traditional skills and modern aesthetic consciousness. Its artistic connotation is simple and elegant, dignified and beautiful, lifelike and full of strong local flavor.
Mianyang carved paper-cut is characterized by lush and complete composition, clear black and white, fluent and accurate knife cutting, precise and rigorous cutting, beautiful and symmetrical stippling, smooth lines, vivid scenery, full and balanced patterns, realistic and freehand brushwork, deformation without losing its original shape, rich artistic language and strong decorative atmosphere. Mianyang carved paper-cut and northern paper-cut have the opposite characteristics of fine and coarse, which is nuanced. First of all, its composition is full, and the three-dimensional figure on the plane is represented by "scattered perspective", and the points, lines and surfaces are organically combined. Combination of rigidity and softness, black and white contrast, and virtual reality. There is movement in silence, and there is stillness in movement. Therefore, the characters have both form and spirit, and the focus is on vivid and realistic modeling. The lines are smooth and round, both male and female engravings are used, and hollowing out and leaving white space are good. In 2008, it was approved by the State Council as a national intangible cultural heritage list, and 20 10 was selected as a representative list of United Nations cultural heritage. Xiantao City was awarded the title of "Hometown of Paper-cutting Art in Hubei Province" by the Hubei Provincial Government.
Mianyang sugar sculpture, also known as sugar man model, is a folk food technology that uses edible sugar as raw material to shape the image. It is generally for children to enjoy and eat. The making techniques of sugar plastic are "blowing" and "pulling". Blowing is the most basic skill in Miyang sugar carving. In addition, rubbing, pulling, rubbing, pressing, picking and cutting are also common skills. Sugar plastic has four colors: red, green, black and yellow. Sugar sculptures are vivid and lifelike. The themes of Mianyang sugar sculptures are mostly common birds and beasts, people and animals in myths and legends, which are funny, playful and meaningful.
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