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Chengxian Gaoqiao rice wine brewing technology
Baosha Town is located in the northern foothills of Jifeng Mountain, a provincial forest park in the Huicheng Basin of Longnan Province, Gansu Province, and the east side of the well-known Han Pearl "Xixi Song". In the territory, there are not only rare treasures such as the Han Dynasty cliff carving "Ode to the Western Narrows", the Ma Rong Surrender Platform, and the ruins of Wulongshan, the sacred site of the Red Army's Long March Revolution. There are also numerous tangible cultural heritages.
▲Photo by Xia Yahui
The Gaoqiao rice wine brewing technique of the Chengxian municipal intangible cultural heritage protection project comes from Gaoqiao Village, Baosha Town. In local history, it is called Gaoqiao Tuhuangjiu, and it is also commonly known as Gaoqiao "Xiajia Huangjiu".
▲Photo by Xia Yahui
In the course of history, the inheritance of Takahashi soil rice wine has developed to the present, and the skills have become very skilled. On the basis of its traditional skills, it continuously absorbs and borrows from external experience from raw materials, koji, brewing technology, and production facilities and equipment. In the process of inheritance, the consumption preferences of local consumers in Chengxian County were kneaded and formed, and glutinous rice was used as raw material and mixed with an appropriate amount of rice wine for two stages of fermentation. Its wine quality is clear and transparent, red, elegant and pleasant, refreshing and sweet, and moderately sour.
▲Photo by Xia Yahui
In today's rapid development of science and technology, Gaoqiao "Xiajia Huangjiu" has also taken the e-commerce marketing express train with developed Internet, and its products are not only sold to surrounding counties and cities, but also sold to all parts of the country through the Internet.
On March 16, 2023, the brewing technique of Chengxian Gaoqiao rice wine was announced by the Longnan Municipal People's Government as the fifth batch of representative items of Longnan intangible cultural heritage.
Chengxian Shaba Na
▲ Folk artists attract netizens to watch and give tips through online live broadcasts. Photo by Ngo Dinh Tong
Chengxian Shaba Suona originated in the Qing Dynasty, and the people of Chengxian County are commonly known as "Mi Lazi", and the practitioners are mainly from Birch Village in Shaba Town. The local folk once said that "Chengxian Na out of the sand bar, and the sand ba Na out of the birch tree". During the Republic of China, Shaba Suona was already very popular, and at that time, Suona artists traveled from prefecture to county, and the scope of their art covered all counties in Longnan and surrounding cities and counties.
▲ The inheritor Wang Yanjun's family has been used by five generations of grandchildren. Photo by Tang Hong
Chengxian Shaba Suona is a folk instrument performance form based on Suona, its main playing instruments are big Suona, small Suona, accompaniment instruments are gongs, drums, erhu, banhu, bamboo flute, cymbals, etc., mainly used for folk red joy, white funeral and other activities, the repertoire played on the red happy event is warm and peaceful, the repertoire played on the white event is poignant and lingering, and it is also widely used in folk New Year blowing parties, Yangge parties, and local opera accompaniment, and is deeply loved by the broad masses of the people.
▲In 2011, Shaba Suona was performed on the sixth Chinese Cultural Heritage Day. Photo by Zhang Jianwen
Wang Yanjun and Wang Junping, the representative inheritors of Chengxian Shaba Suona, belong to the fourth generation, and their family's performance career began with their great-grandfather. Wang Yanjun himself has been studying under his father since childhood, and his senior brother Wang Junping, who is Wang Yanjun's father's apprentice and Wang Yanjun's cousin, has long been engaged in Suona performance activities, and has superb performance skills and has a certain influence in the local area.
On August 20, 2009, Shaba Suona was included in the second batch of county-level intangible cultural heritage protection list by the Chengxian People's Government, and was selected by Gansu Provincial Television Station during the 2015 Spring Festival to participate in the live recording of the Spring Festival celebration of Gansu Provincial Television Station and appeared on the screen of Gansu Provincial Television. On March 16, 2023, Chengxian Shaba Suona was announced by the Longnan Municipal People's Government as the fifth batch of representative items of Longnan Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Huangzhu night club fire
▲During the Spring Festival, the night club of Qingshui Village in Huangzhu Town, Chengxian County, performed in Huozhu Village. Photo by Ngo Dinh Tong
Shehuo is an ancient self-performing and self-entertainment activity of the Han people during the Spring Festival, and its production is quite old.
Many townships in the east, west, south and north of Chengxian County have folk customs of playing social fires during the Spring Festival. Among them, the content form of the night fire in Huangzhu Town, Chengxian County, is relatively complete.
▲Photo by Wu Dinh Tong
The Huangzhu Night Fire is a typical shrine fire, and the ceremony of unloading the fire has the meaning of worshiping the gods and heavens. It is mainly distributed in Baiwan Village, Qingshui Village, Huangzhu Village, Wuwan Village, Zhaohe Village and other villages. At night, it is performed in the form of lights, also known as the lantern fire.
▲Photo by Wu Dinh Tong
The main contents include dragon dance, lion dance, rowing boat, twisting song, etc. Among them, dragons, lions, dry boats, palm lamps, horses, character headdresses, etc. are all handmade, and their workmanship is fine and unique, and the image is realistic and vivid. The ditties sung during rowing boats and twisting rice songs are all from local folk and composed and sung. The content of the ditty is healthy and uplifting, and the tune is beautiful. When the Huangzhu Night Club Fire is performed, men, women and children are involved, the team is huge, the average performer is up to 1200 people, the gong and drums are noisy, the lights are brilliant, the vast and spectacular. During the Spring Festival, tour to each village and neighboring townships or county towns.
On March 16, 2023, the Huangzhu Night Fire in Chengxian County was announced by the Longnan Municipal People's Government as the fifth batch of representative items of Longnan Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Handmade noodles in Chengxian County
▲Every lunar month, villagers all over Chengxian County began to make handmade noodles. Photo by Ngo Dinh Tong
The geographical conditions of Chengxian County have created an agricultural ecological environment dominated by grain cultivation. There are more than 10 kinds of local food crops, including wheat, corn, rice, soybeans, adzuki beans, buckwheat, sorghum, and soybeans. Among them, wheat is the main crop, and its cultivation history is long. From history to the present, the cultivation and yield of wheat has always ranked first among the local food crops in Chengxian County.
In the "Essentials of Chengxian County" written in the 37th year of the Republic of China, in the "Fourth, Economy: 5, Industry and Commerce (2), Handicrafts", there are sentences such as "brewing wine, vinegar, boiling sugar, hanging noodles, iron making, papermaking..." and so on, which is enough to show that Chengxian handicrafts hanging noodles were already a very mature handicraft industry at that time.
▲Cut surface Photo by Tang Hong
The raw materials of handmade noodles in Chengxian are mainly pan linwheat in wheat, panlinwheat has the characteristics of stress resistance, barren resistance and strong rust resistance, so the annual output of this wheat variety in Chengxian is relatively stable, and the planting of panlinwheat in the western part of Chengxian is the main body, accounting for more than 60% of the county. This planting method provides sufficient raw materials for the large-scale processing of handmade noodles in Chengxian County, which is the primary condition for the production of handmade noodles in Chengxian County, and lays the primary material foundation for the production of traditional handicraft noodles in Chengxian County, and provides sufficient raw materials, which is the primary condition for the production of handmade noodles in Chengxian County.
Chengxian hand-hung noodles face the unique requirements of raw materials and the complicated and strict and precise process in the production process, so that the finished handmade hanging noodles are light yellow in color, stored for a long time and not easy to deteriorate, resistant to cooking and foaming when eaten, and the noodles taste glutenous, smooth, soft, and delicious. It is one of the main convenience foods of the locals in Chengxian in winter, and it is the best pasta for the locals to eat daily in the cold winter.
▲Photo by Wu Dinh Tong
For the locals of Chengxian, the handmade noodles in Chengxian are not just an edible noodle noodles, but have become a symbol of Chengxian. After growing up, whether you continue to stay in Chengxian or go out to work, the beautiful feelings for handmade noodles in Chengxian still exist, which is a kind of feeling that accompanies the growth process of life and gradually precipitates in the heart from childhood. This kind of feeling has formed a cultural identity of a group in the minds of Chengxian people, and it is a feeling and feeling about regional belonging.
Today, with the rapid development of science and technology, Chengxian handmade noodles have also taken the e-commerce marketing express train with developed Internet development and sold products to all parts of the country through the Internet.
On March 16, 2023, Chengxian handmade noodles were announced by the Longnan Municipal People's Government as the fifth batch of representative items of Longnan Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Chengxian beef wontons
▲Longnan traditional snack honor Photo by Ma Xiaolong
Chengxian beef wonton is one of the traditional diets of the local Hui people in Chengxian County.
According to the 1984 edition of "Chengxian Chronicle", in the 40s of the 20th century, a man named Yu Zhe opened a beef wonton restaurant in Xiguan, Chengxian County, where dumpling skins were hand-rolled out, smooth and delicious, and the seats were often full.
▲ Wonton Tang Hong photo
Chengxian beef wonton is made with strong yellow beef, stir-fried with pure vegetable oil and butter, then put into an old soup made with beef bones, and simmered until soft and rotten, ready for all ages. The wonton wrappers are made from local high-quality wheat flour and rolled out by hand, which requires a "smooth, tendon, soft and refreshing taste". Beef and local leeks are used as the main ingredients, chopped and mixed with various seasonings, stirred well before use.
In the early 80s of the 20th century, after the reform and opening up, Ma Zhanxiang opened a beef wonton restaurant in Chengxian East Street, and the wonton soup was cooked with diced meat, delicious and simple, and the masses rushed to eat it. After several generations, it has been passed down to the present day, and has formed a brand name snack with local characteristics. In 2016, Chengxian Ma Zhanxiang Wonton won the honor of Longnan citizens' favorite traditional snack. Ma Zhanxiang's wontons are made and sold freshly to keep them fresh and delicious. Wontons need to be added with cold water three times during the cooking process, experiencing the so-called "three sinks and three floats". After cooking, add bean sprouts, garlic seedlings and coriander, add beef cheeks, and pour a spoonful of old soup and oil-poured chili peppers, and a bowl of delicious beef wontons will be presented in front of you.
▲ Ma Zhanxiang wonton photo by Tang Hong
Nowadays, Ma Zhanxiang beef wonton is not only welcomed by the local people of all ethnic groups in Chengxian County, women and children like to eat, but also has formed a cultural brand, well-known in surrounding cities and counties, has become a business card of local food culture, all foreigners who come to Chengxian to travel, after arriving in Chengxian County, are happy to eat a bowl of Ma Zhanxiang beef wontons.
On March 16, 2023, Chengxian beef wontons were announced by the Longnan Municipal People's Government as the fifth batch of representative items of Longnan Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Contributed by Hong Tang