What are the characteristics of Xiaoyi City?
Xiaoyi’s shadow puppetry is famous throughout the country. It is a rare and precious traditional folk art in my country. It has now been included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists. . Shadow puppets are performed by people manipulating various leather characters and props to perform various movements, and then the lights are projected onto the curtain. At the same time, a dedicated person will narrate or sing the lyrics, and perform it with classical instruments. The audience can see the lively movements. You will also hear emotional stories during the performance, and feel the vivid beauty. There are two types of shadow puppetry in Xiaoyi: screen window shadow puppetry and paper window shadow puppetry, among which paper window shadow puppetry is the main one.
Xiaoyi Piqiang is one of the ancient singing styles of Chinese opera. It has the characteristics of mixed rhythms and ups and downs. The main instrument used is the suona, also known as Xiaoyi Blowing Qiang. In addition, Wanwanqiang is also an art form of opera. Both singing styles come from shadow puppetry, among which the paper window shadow puppets use the skin tune, while the screen window shadow puppets use the bowl and bowl tune.
Zhongyang Tower is built in the ancient city street of Zhongyang Tower Sub-district Office in Xiaoyi City. This building is the only remaining ancient building in Shanxi Province that integrates architecture, sculpture, calligraphy and painting. It has profound cultural connotation. The Zhongyang Tower is square in shape and made of wood. It has four floors, each with eaves. The transition of each floor of Zhongyang Building is very smooth. Each floor has exquisite carvings and paintings, and plaques are hung on them. On the top of the building, there are also gilded strange beasts of different shapes. Looking from a distance, it looks majestic. It's spectacular.
Linhuang Pagoda is located in Daxiaobao Village, Xiaoyi. It is a brick tower and is solid, with the overall shape of an octagonal pavilion. Linhuang Pagoda was built in the Sui Dynasty, and was subsequently carefully repaired in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. Linhuang Pagoda is a tower dedicated to relics, and the relics are stored in the underground palace of Linhuang Pagoda.
Yuquan Mountain is located in the south of Xiaoyi City. It is a newly developed scenic spot and is not particularly complete. The more famous one in Yuquan Mountain is Pufo Temple. Pufo Temple was built in accordance with the terrain of Yuquan Mountain during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It has spent more than 1,500 years in the Spring and Autumn Period. It has been repaired and expanded during the Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. The temple has a certain scale. It covers an area of ??more than 50 acres and has more than 200 large and small courtyards and palaces. In addition, there is a pen tower on Yuquan Mountain. The upper part of the tower is thin and the lower part is thick, which is like a contraction. The tower is made of bricks and is solid and 9 meters high. Because it looks like an upright pen from a distance, it is named Pen Tower.
The Sanhuang Temple is not in the urban area of ??Xiaoyi, but in Jiajiazhuang Village outside the urban area, about one kilometer away from the West Second Ring Road, and the transportation is relatively convenient. Because there has been no repairs for a long time, only the main hall, the Sanhuang Hall, the Er Hall, the Saishen Theater and the Yemen still exist in the Sanhuang Temple. The other temples and pavilions have disappeared in the long river of history. The Three Emperors Temple is dedicated to the Fuxi family, the Shennong family and the Xuanyuan family. The three emperors are worshiped in the same hall, which is also the origin of the Three Emperors Temple.