Located on the banks of the Yellow River, Ashou Village, Qiangbai Town, Dali County, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, has experienced the erosion of time for thousands of years, leaving a wealth of cultural wealth for future generations, and is a well-known "cultural and artistic village". 80% of the villagers in the village have the skills of running Han cars, flower drum performances and noodle flower making.
In recent years, in the construction of revitalizing the countryside, the local government has collected, excavated and sorted out the folk customs of the "February Second Temple Fair" in the village due to the situation, and the folk customs such as noodle flowers, flower drums, and running Han cars have all been declared to be protected by intangible cultural heritage at or above the provincial and municipal levels. At the same time, we will give full play to the enthusiasm of the masses in loving traditional culture, protect old artists and cultivate inheritors, and create a new world for protecting, inheriting and carrying forward the Yellow River culture.
On March 3, the villagers of Ashou Village each brought flower works from their homes to participate in the village noodle flower competition. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Tao Ming
On March 3, villagers in Ashou Village performed a flower drum performance at the head of the village. The flower drum is a folk dance in which the drum is surrounded by embroidered costumes for performance. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Tao Ming
On March 3, the villagers of Ashou Village performed a han car performance. Also known locally as the running mule carriage, the running Han car originates from the ancestors' annual custom of "praying for the new year" and celebrating the harvest, is a product of the agricultural culture and the war left over from the cold weapon era, and has now become a kind of social fire dance spontaneously organized by the masses in Ashou Village to celebrate and entertain. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Tao Ming
On March 3, Nie Xiufang (right), the inheritor of the provincial intangible cultural heritage, and Her Granddaughter Dan are making large lychee noodle flowers and preparing to participate in the village's "February 2" noodle flower competition. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Tao Ming
On March 3, Bai Jianbin, a young man from Ashou Village, performed in a han car performance. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Tao Ming
Villagers in Azu Village perform a flower drum performance on March 3. The flower drum is a folk dance in which the drum is surrounded by embroidered costumes for performance. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Tao Ming
On March 3, the villagers of Ashou Village were tasting the noodle flower works exhibited at the exhibition. There are 9 noodle flower making shops in Azu Village, and noodle flower making has gradually changed from home production to store preparation with the form of a commodity. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Tao Ming
On March 2, 6-year-old Huo Wenyuan rehearsed a flower drum performance at the head of the village to prepare for the "February 2nd" village-wide performance. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Tao Ming