What temple fair culture places are there in Henan?

Temple fair is a form of market trade. It is usually held on the Lunar New Year, Lantern Festival and February 2nd. In Henan Temple Fair, there are various folk performances, special snacks and folk customs. What temple fair culture places are there in Henan? Bian Xiao will recommend it for you.

Huaiyang Taihaoling Temple Fair, the first thing to say is Huaiyang Taihaoling Temple Fair, Zhoukou Huaiyang County Taihaoling Temple Fair, commonly known as "February Fair", also known as "the ancient meeting of ancestors". Its highlights are: carrying flower baskets, clay dogs, worshipping the ancestor of mankind "Fuxi" and Youlong Lake. Every year from February 2nd to March 3rd in the lunar calendar, tourists from Henan, Hebei, Anhui, Shandong, Hubei and other provinces flock to the Taihao Mausoleum to pay homage to their ancestors, with an average passenger flow of over 400,000 during peak hours. In 2006, "Taihao Fuxi Festival" was listed as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage.

In addition to the Taihaoling Temple Fair in Huaiyang, the ancient temple fair in Xunxian has a history of 1600 years. On the first day of the first month of the new year, people from all directions covered two mountains on the edge of the county. Every year from the first day of the first month to the second day of February, there are many scenic spots in this temple fair: walking on stilts, drumming, yangko, boating, playing with lions, dragon dancing, bamboo horses, circus, animal training, acrobatics and martial arts qigong performances. Foodies can find various local snacks, such as laying beef, yellow rice cakes, Suzhou fire and steamed buns.

Baofeng Majie Book Club is located in Baofeng County, Pingdingshan City. On the 13th day of the first month of each year, thousands of folk artists from all over the country play drums and violins here, selling books with the sky as the curtain, the earth as the platform and music as their friends. This is the famous Ma Jie Reading Club, which can listen to thousands of plays in one day and read thousands of books in three days. Majie Bookstore has a history of more than 700 years, which is a miracle in the cultural history of China. Highlights of Majie Book Club: Henan pendant, Hubei Yugu, Sichuan Yin Qing, Shandong Qin Shu, Fengyang ancient painting, Shanghai Pinghua, Xuzhou Qin Shu, Sanxian, Luantan and Daoqing.

Shangqiu Fire Temple will start from the first day of the first month and last until the second day of February. It is also a unique ancient temple fair in Henan. The ancient temple fair in Shentai evolved from people's sacrifice to the Vulcan Kuibo. For more than 4,000 years, the old saying is "the best in the world". Legend has it that the seventh day of the first month is Uncle Zhang's birthday. On this day, people in Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui and other surrounding areas will bring all kinds of social fire performances, such as burlesque, juggling flying cars, taming animals, beating drums, waist drums, dancing dragons, lions and stilts. To worship uncle Zhang and please Vulcan, the rich performances are dazzling. This is also the concrete expression of Shangqiu fire culture.

According to legend, the first lunar month is Shun Di's birthday at Puyang Temple Fair. Every year on the 18th day of the first month, the temple fair at Xianqiu Site in Wuxing Township, Puyang City attracts hundreds of people from Fiona Fang. Those who want to catch the temple fair can enjoy a sumptuous and delicious banquet in the same cauldron by paying 10 yuan. The bustling participants huddled side by side. Listen to drama, see historical sites, burn incense, shoot guns, eat snacks and enjoy the happiness and harmony of the New Year. After the "one-pot rice for all" is over, the villagers will scatter the remaining "one-pot rice" on the ridge of the field and the Yellow River beach, so that the birds living here can live in harmony with people forever. As a descendant of Shun Di, this tradition has been followed by 1000 years.

Hua county Daokou Ancient Temple Fair The roast chicken in hua county Daokou, Henan Province is world-famous, and the Fire Temple Fair here is also one of the top ten temple fairs in Henan Province. Every year, during the three days from the 27th to 29th of the first lunar month, the "Temple of Fire" will be held here. During the "Temple of Fire", there were crowds of people everywhere. Traditional programs include Hexi stilts, military village yangko, back pavilion, hanging pavilion, gossip autumn, martial arts performances, bamboo horses, lotus lanterns, fire dragons, flower boats and so on. The actors dressed up for the battle, from facial makeup to costumes.

Zhongyue Temple Fair is held in Dengfeng, Henan Province. There are two ancient temple fairs a year, one from March 10 to March 20th, and the other from 10 to 10.

Zhongyue Temple Fair lasts 10 days, with a maximum of 200,000 people per day. Temple fairs still retain many ancient folk cultures, such as "tying dolls", worshipping michel platini and touching the Iron Man. At the temple fair, there are folk dance performances such as lion dance, dry boat, walking on stilts and dragon dance, and you can also see various religious souvenirs "mascots", such as various longevity locks, jade ruyi, treasure gourd, sachet, sword to ward off evil spirits, zodiac stone and so on.

Mangdang Mountain Temple Fair in Shangqiu, Guanlin Temple Fair in Luoyang There is a famous Mangdang Mountain Temple Fair in Dayuan Village, Yongcheng, Mangshan Town, yongcheng city, Henan Province, which started in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Song Dynasty. It has a history of more than 1,000 years. Temple fairs are held four times a year, the most famous of which is the spring temple fair, which starts on March 20 of the lunar calendar and lasts for about ten days. The main activities of the temple fair are worshipping God, offering incense, praying for children and cultural tourism. There are various Han traditional folk handicrafts, local products, folk snacks, folk unique skills and other ancient cultural and recreational activities in China. Aspect: Yongcheng Darao, Bangzi, Qin Liu, pendants.

In addition to the above-mentioned ancient temple fairs, in recent years, with the rise of tourism, various scenic spots have also developed temple fairs as a project to attract tourists. For example, the temple fair in Wanshou Mountain in Kaifeng has become a must-see attraction in Kaifeng during the Spring Festival.