Reunion dinner: Every New Year’s Eve, the whole family gets together to have dinner together, commonly known as “Reunion dinner.” The meal is very sumptuous, with various delicacies made from big fish and meat. The whole family toasts to each other, and women and children also drink a little wine to show that the whole family is happy. Most of the rice is steamed in a wooden steamer, which means that the rations are abundant, and there should be more than enough wine and food, which means that the coming year will be auspicious and have plenty of food and clothing.
Shepherd's purse eggs: On the third day of the third month of the lunar calendar every year, most people boil eggs with rapeseed and add brown sugar. Each person eats one or three (individual) eggs, which not only enjoys the green color, but also nourishes the body. . Chinese cabbage is the common name of shepherd's purse. It contains a variety of amino acids, vitamins, protein, calcium, phosphorus, and iron. It is cool in nature.
Beginning of Summer Eggs: During the Beginning of Summer, every household has the custom of eating boiled eggs and rice seeds. Rice seeds are commonly known as "dried eggs". They are boiled, fried and kneaded into spherical eggs with rice milk. , shaped like glutinous rice balls, fried with lard or bacon and put in soup, dried dumplings and then boiled, each person eats one to two bowls. It is said that eating egg balls and dried seeds in the Beginning of Summer can strengthen the body and bones and make the movement strong. There is a saying that "eating eggs at the beginning of summer will break all the stones underfoot; eating eggs at the beginning of summer will break all the stones underfoot".
Hungry Ghost Festival: the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, commonly known as the "Shaobao Festival" or "Ghost Festival". According to the old custom, since the beginning of the seventh lunar month, people have fired cannons and lit candles one after another to welcome the return of the deceased ancestors. On the evening of the 13th to 14th, people would seal paper money and burn bags. In some mountain towns, some people donate money to hold "Menlan Hui" in temples. From 3 to 5 days, activities such as covering mountains, setting off flames, and setting off river lanterns are carried out to liberate lonely souls and wild ghosts.
Double Ninth Festival: refers to the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. Also known as Senior Citizen's Day. Folks have the habit of traveling to mountains and climbing mountains. Within the territory, Huilong Mountain, Biyun Peak and Fuqiu Mountain attract the most tourists. There are often strong winds before and after this festival, so there is a saying in rural areas: "Every September 9th, don't go to the riverside if you have nothing to do."
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Yiyang, also known as "Yincheng", "Lidu", "Hometown of Badminton", is a prefecture-level city in Hunan Province, located in Dongting Hunan in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River plains Anhui, located in the northern part of Hunan Province, occupies the eastern end of Xuefeng Mountain and its remaining veins. It is one of the core cities in the ecological economic circle around Dongting Lake and one of the Changzhutan 3+5 urban agglomeration. It has been awarded the title of provincial garden city. It has titles such as National Forest City, National Sanitary City, National Civilized City Nominated City, and Hunan Province Historical and Cultural City. It has been the fertile "land of fish and rice" in Jiangnan since ancient times.
The geographical coordinates of Yiyang are 27°58ˊ38″ to 29°31ˊ42″ north latitude, 110°43ˊ02″ to 112°55`48″ east longitude, the longest distance from east to west is 217 kilometers, and the widest distance from north to south is 173 kilometers. On the map, it looks like a lion looking eastward and waiting to leap, dominating the central and northern parts of Hunan Province. It is close to the Yangtze River in the north and borders Shishou County of Hubei Province. It borders Changde and Huaihua City in the west and southwest, Loudi City in the south, and Yueyang City and the provincial capital Changsha City in the east and southeast. Taohuajiang Nuclear Power Station is located in the west of Yiyang City and 40 kilometers upstream of Zishui.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yiyang