Boxing has a long history and profound cultural heritage, as early as the Neolithic period, there were human beings living here, and unearthed a large number of production and living utensils used by humans at that time. Most of the 129 ancient cultural sites that have been discovered in Boxing have been circulated with wonderful legends and moving stories, which have created a rich intangible cultural heritage. After preliminary investigation, as of 2012, there were more than 2,000 small items of intangible cultural heritage in Boxing.
The intangible cultural heritage of Boxing covers folk literature, folk music, folk dance, traditional opera, qu art, traditional sports and competition, folk art, traditional handicrafts, traditional medicine, folk customs, production and trade customs, consumption customs, folk knowledge, seasonal seasons, folk beliefs, cultural spaces and other major categories. Among them, "The Legend of Dong Yong" and "Lü Opera" were announced by the State Council as a national directory in 2008; In 2010, Liu was published as a national directory by the State Council. In 2006, the provincial government announced that "The Legend of Dong Yong", "Lü Opera" and "Cavity" were the first batch of provincial directories. In 2010, the provincial government announced that "straw weaving", "willow weaving" and "blue printing cloth" were the second batch of provincial protection lists. In 2007, the Binzhou Municipal People's Government announced that "The Legend of Dong Yong", "Lü Opera", "Cavity", "Legend of Zhangba Buddha", "Legend of Bogucheng", "Legend of Wei Xiu'an", "Cloth Tiger", "Straw Weaving", "Willow Weaving", "Old Coarse Cloth", "Gong and Drum Classic", "Dangqiu Dry" and "Hongfuyuan Temple Fair" were the first batch of municipal lists. In 2009, "Lion Dance", "Lingzi Fist" and "Blue Printed Cloth" were announced as the second batch of municipal directories. In 2008, the Boxing County government also published 34 county-level first list of intangible cultural heritage. At present, there are 6 national and provincial intangible cultural heritages in Boxing County.
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1. The legend of Dong Yong. According to historical materials and documentary records, and supported by excavated cultural relics and discussions by Experts, Scholars and Archaeologists of Qin and Han History, it was confirmed that Dong Yong, the filial son of Han, did indeed have his own person, and his hometown was Boxing. In the territory of Boxing, there are a large number of Dong Yong legends and stories. The "Legend of Dong Yong" has been published as an intangible cultural heritage list by the State Council, the provincial government, the municipal government and the county government.
2. Lu opera. Boxing is the birthplace of local drama Lü opera, as early as 1880, Sun Zhongxin, an artist from Wang Wen Village in Purification Town, and several artists from neighboring villages used the form of putting on makeup and yangqin to string together several song cards with the storyline of "Hou Niang Beats Child", "Trial Qingyang", "Wang Xiao Rushing Feet", "Lü Dongbin Play Peony", etc., and then performed with props to form the prototype of Lü opera. After continuous innovation and development, it has gradually evolved into today's Lu opera. It has been approved by the State Council as the second batch of national directories, and has been approved by the provincial government, municipal government and county government as the first batch of provincial, municipal and county directories.
3. Willow weaving. As early as the early years of the Ming Dynasty, Wan regeneration of Xingfu used cotton willow to wind out a variety of exquisite daily necessities, and after marrying his wife and having children, he changed his "Wan" surname with his adoptive father back to the original "Wang" surname. Because of his skillful hand in making daily necessities with cotton willows, people called him "Wang Tang". After generations of painstaking efforts, willow weaving has become an industry for villagers in the south of Boxing to get rich. Liu Bian was published by the State Council as the third batch of national directories, and the provincial, municipal and county governments have also published it as a provincial, municipal and county protection directory.
4. Cavity. The cavity is also a drama that originated in Boxing. As early as the end of the Ming Dynasty, the cavity has become the main form of performance of Boxing artists. Because the tune is depressed and frustrated, it is like rolling and rolling, so it is commonly known as "wrestling and playing". After several generations of efforts, it reached its peak in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. At that time, boxing and surrounding counties, cities had dozens of drama classes, more than 50 kinds of performances, and more than 200 plays. During the Republic of China, because there was only a monotonous martial arts accompaniment, it was slowly squeezed out of the stage by the Lü opera, which also originated in Boxing. In order to protect this endangered drama species, the cavity was approved by the provincial government, the municipal government and the county government as the first batch of provincial, municipal and county directories!
5. Straw weaving. Ma dahu lake is rich in reeds, grass, three-sided grass, etc., the people in the lake area use these specialties in the lake to weave production, daily necessities, sell straw products in exchange for other agricultural products, and develop into an industry. In the 1970s, Boxing established the First and Second Factories of Arts and Crafts, which developed the different forms of production and export earning of daily necessities compiled by people in the Lake District into a way to get rich, and drove tens of thousands of employees to make great contributions to the local economy. It is published by the provincial government, municipal government, and county government as a provincial, municipal and county level protection list.
6. Blue printed cloth. Originated in the early Ming Dynasty, it was developed and passed down from the Geng family in Beiguancun, now Jinqiu Community. Blue printing cloth to hand-woven white coarse cloth as raw materials, according to customer requirements and then develop template printing and dyeing, usually to tie-dye process, with slaked lime and soybean noodles as anti-dye pulp powder, after the completion of printing, drying, and then scraping off the anti-dye pulp powder on the cloth surface, it shows a vivid and lively, elegant and atmospheric pattern. In order to inherit and develop this precious folk craft, the people's governments at the provincial, municipal and county levels have published it as a list of protection.