Boxing has a long history, profound cultural accumulation, rich intangible cultural heritage resources, is a valuable wealth passed down from generation to generation by the people of Boxing, and is also an important component of China's excellent traditional culture.
In order to enable the people of Boxing County to understand Boxing more comprehensively, appreciate the historical heritage and cultural charm contained in the intangible cultural heritage, fully stimulate the sense of identity, belonging and pride of the vast number of cadres and the masses, effectively enhance the cohesion, centripetal force and creativity of all sectors of society, and further carry out the theme practice activity of "Setting an Example in Zhi'ai", the Boxing County Cultural Center specially held an online intangible cultural heritage class of "'ZhibinZhou' Centennial Intangible Cultural Heritage to See Boxing" to introduce 124 intangible cultural heritages of Boxing County to everyone.
Folk literature
The legend of Dong Yong
"Dong Yong was impoverished by his family, and his father and old man were rich. Take a leave of absence to make offerings, and make a servant to make a sweet and fertile. The debtor fills the door and does not know what to use. Heaven is inspired by virtue, and the goddess is the opportunity. The story of Dong Yong in Cao Zhi's "Lingzhi Chapter" of the Three Kingdoms is only 40 words, but it is widely circulated in the north and south of the mainland, and it is well known to everyone, young and old, and Dong Yong has become a model of filial piety in Confucian culture.
The legend of Dong Yong is recorded in Liu Xiang's "Biography of Filial Piety (Pictured)" in the Western Han Dynasty, Cao Zhi's "Lingzhi Chapter" of the Three Kingdoms, and "Search for God" of GanBao in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. In the stone carvings of the Tombs of the Eastern Han Wu Clan in Jiaxiang County, Shandong Province, there is a scene of Dong Yonglu driving his father and working in the fields, and there is a written record of "Dong Yong, Qian chengren also (present-day Boxing County, Shandong Province)". The records in Gan Bao's "Search for God" of the Eastern Jin Dynasty were widely circulated in rural areas of the mainland because of their prominent themes and complete plots, and became the mother of story transmutation and literary transplantation for more than two thousand years. Because the story of Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies is a folklore that has both an indoctrination effect and a love color, its indoctrination content is compatible with the psychological needs of the public, and the love story is in line with the people's inner feelings for pursuing marital happiness, so it is deeply loved by the people. In the process of long-term oral transmission, the legend of Dong Yong has become a popular literary and artistic theme among the masses, and far-reaching works such as Huangmei's play "Heavenly Immortal Match" have appeared.
Statue of Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies
Located in Dong yong ancestral hall in Dongjia Village, Chenhu Town
The story of Dong Yong circulating in boxing
The legendary medium fairy old locust tree
In the long process of more than two thousand years of circulation, the legend of Dong Yong has been combined with the lives of the masses and left many legends with local characteristics. In Boxing County, Shandong Province, there are many cultural relics and cultural relics related to the legend of Dong Yong, such as the excavation of cultural relics and stele related to Dong Yong's life in Chenhu Town, Boxing County; In Wantou Village, Jinqiu Street, there is also the love of the legendary Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies to witness the old locust tree - the matchmaker, and formed a large number of popular folk tales, such as Dong Yong series of legend stories, dance drama "Dong Yong", Lü opera "Sage Building", "Filial Piety Dong Yong" and other excellent works. Dong Yong's legendary historical, literary and artistic materials are of great value to the study of society, economy, politics and culture in various historical periods of the mainland, and the culture of filial piety propagated in the legend is an important part of family harmony and has important practical significance for building socialist spiritual civilization and building a harmonious socialist society.
In June 2008, the legend of Dong Yong was announced as a representative project of national intangible cultural heritage. Editor-in-charge: Yang Mengzi