What are the intangible cultural heritages in Yunfu?

The eighth day of February and the third day of August are the birth and death days of Huineng, a Buddhist Zen Buddhism, which is called "the second birthday of Spring and Autumn". Buddhists, tourists and believers from all over the world come to celebrate their birthdays, visit and pay their respects. At the peak, the number reaches100000. The "Six Ancestors' Birthday" event was mainly held in Longshan Guoen Temple in Xinxing County.

According to records, the "Six Ancestors' Birthday" began in 7 14 of the Middle Tang Dynasty, initiated by the disciples of the Six Ancestors, and the folk believers spontaneously participated. During the birthday, Buddhist activities were held in Longshan Guoen Temple, Liuzu's former residence, Longtan Temple and other temples in Xinxing County. For thousands of years, the six ancestors' birthday celebrations have been continuous, and have formed a fixed time and traditional forms of expression. It is a large-scale religious belief activity with local characteristics in Xinxing County and even Lingnan area, and it is a traditional folk culture characterized by folk religious beliefs.

2. Zhanggong Temple Fair

Zhanggong Temple, located in Liantan Town, Yunan County, was built to commemorate Zhang Yuanxun, the general who fought against the Japanese invaders in Wanli Period of Ming Dynasty and the chief soldier of Guangdong Province, more than 400 years ago. Every year on the 20th day of the first lunar month, it is the temple fair of Zhanggong Temple. People in Yunfu, Zhaoqing, Wuzhou and other surrounding areas spontaneously came to pay homage and pray, and held various cultural activities. The main contents of the temple fair include: paying homage, burning incense, setting off firecrackers, baptizing, singing folk songs, performing, traditional parades, general parades, and eight-tone greetings. At the peak of the temple fair, as many as100000 people came to attend. Dayuanshou is the organizer and commander of the temple fair. During the Cultural Revolution, temples were destroyed and temple fairs were closed. In the 1980s, temples were restored and rebuilt. 199 1 year, the local government held a folk art festival focusing on temple fairs, which has been held for 12 times and has developed into a large-scale cultural activity in Yunfu city.

Zhanggongmiao Temple Fair retains the traditional folk auspicious culture characterized by folk beliefs in western Guangdong. It is an important basis for studying people's world outlook and living conditions in Nanjiang River Basin, and plays an important role in the study of folk customs in Yunfu City.

3. Liantan folk songs

According to Xining County Records, Liantan folk songs began in Qin Long period of Ming Dynasty, and were named after their origins in Liantan Town, Yunnan County. Mainly spread in rural areas adjacent to Guangdong and Guangxi. The content of singing is mainly about love and work life, and it is often sung in bumper years, parties, festivals, weddings and other occasions. There are three main forms of performance: solo, duet and courtship. Deeply loved by the people, it is a folk song for the people to entertain themselves and express their feelings, and it is a folk ballad with unique local characteristics in Yunfu City. The inheritance of Liantan folk songs is mainly taught by mentoring. At present, not many people sing Liantan folk songs.

4. Longzhou Song

Longzhou Song is named after its origin in Luoding (known as Longzhou in ancient times). It is a kind of folk song with unique local characteristics, which is different from folk songs and close to Zhi Zhu's Ci. It plays a certain role in studying the politics, economy and culture of Nanjiang area, the combination of classical Chinese and dialects, and the integration of metrical poems and folk songs. At present, Longzhou songs are in an endangered state.

5. Tone of words

Modal words, also known as bride songs and wedding cry songs, mostly contain complaints about arranged marriages and feelings when leaving relatives and friends. There is an ancient folk custom in Nanjiang area, that is, a few nights before marriage, unmarried women in the same village are invited to be "bridesmaids", and married people sing farewell words to relatives and friends. The content of lyrics is often expressed immediately by the bride according to the different objects of singing, either praising and praying, or saying goodbye, or complaining and condemning, or exposing the curse.

The tone of the dialect is mainly popular in the rural areas of Yunfu City, Xinyi County and Cenxi in Guangxi. It is an important basis for the study of social folklore in Yunfu city, and the word tone is currently in an endangered state.

6. Yunfu stone carving art

Stone carving art is a traditional folk craft in Yunfu city, and its origin date cannot be verified. In the Ming Dynasty, stone carving was divided into architectural practical decoration, household goods, slate painting, stone tablet and other craft industries, which had a unique artistic style and played an important role in the study of Yunfu folk culture. At present, due to the impact of modern technology, traditional handicrafts are on the verge of extinction.

7, lantern production process

The production of lanterns in Xinxing County has its own characteristics. In the past, every Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, wedding, wedding, new house occupancy and other festive days. People have the habit of hanging lanterns, which is a unique folk celebration and auspicious folk culture. The emerging lantern production technology mainly flows out from the Central Plains, and the varieties of lanterns mainly include red lanterns, palace lanterns, lanterns, colored lanterns and dragon and phoenix lanterns. Various forms, bright colors and unique aesthetic value are the basis of studying folk cultural life. At present, the lantern production technology in Xinxing County is in an endangered state.

8. Helou Dance

According to legend, Helou Dance originated in Liantan Town, Yunnan County, and it is a sacrificial dance of Baiyue nationality in ancient times.

The dance movements of the Helou Dance are primitive and rough. The dancers dressed up as women, wearing black shirts and skirts, black cool hats, scarves around their waists and Ma Xie on their feet. The leading dancers are holding the ears of wheat, singing the Song of He Lou, posing, waving their hands and stamping their feet, and dancing in the southeast and northwest directions. The melody of He Lou's songs is fixed and melodious.

He Lou dance plays a certain role in the study of Lingnan folk culture. At present, the dance is in an endangered state.

9. Tea porridge

Leicha porridge mainly originated from Chadong Town, Yun 'an County, and it is a kind of health food circulated among the people. It is said that it has a history of 400 years. It is a distinctive folk knowledge in Yunfu City.