China's famous historical and cultural cities Datong (the first batch), Pingyao (the second batch), Qixian County, Xinjiang (the third batch).

Jingsheng Town, Lingshi County, Shanxi Province (the first batch), Qikou Town, Linxian County, Shanxi Province (the second batch), Fen Town, Xiangfen County, Shanxi Province (the third batch) and Niangziguan Town, Pingding County, Shanxi Province (the third batch).

Famous historical and cultural villages in China include Xiwan Village, Qiaokou Town, Linxian County, Shanxi Province (the first batch), Huangcheng Village, Beiliu Town, Yangcheng County, Shanxi Province (the second batch), Zhangbi Village, Longfeng Town, Jiexiu City, Shanxi Province (the second batch), Xiwenxing Village, Tuwo Township, Qinshui County, Shanxi Province (the second batch), Liangcun Village, Yuebi Township, Pingyao County, Shanxi Province (the third batch) and Yuancun Township, Gaoping City, Shanxi Province.

National key scenic spots Wutai Mountain, Hengshan Mountain, Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River, North Wudang Mountain and Wulaofeng.

National nature reserves Lishan, Jiaocheng Pangquangou, Ningwu Luya Mountain, Yangcheng Manghe River and Wulushan.

National Geopark: Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River, Wannian Ice Cave in Ningwu, Wutai Mountain and Huguan Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon.

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Customs: majestic gongs and drums;

Magnificent gongs and drums are a kind of collective percussion performance popular in Linfen, which is named after the drummer's various brave gestures during the performance.

It is often performed in celebration of the Lunar New Year, harvest, crowds and other happy occasions.

It is said that the majestic gongs and drums first appeared in the period of the ancient Yao emperor.

It has a history of more than 4000 years.

Every year on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, when Yao Di's two wives, E Huang and Nv Ying, visit their parents, the Yao tribe will beat gongs and drums to see them off.

When they came back, the people in their village did the same.

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Since then, magnificent gongs and drums have become a custom.

Many big villages have their own gongs and drums teams.

Jinnan Flower Drum:

Jinnan Flower Fair originated in Wanrong County, and later became popular in the whole Jinnan area.

It is said that Jinnan Flower Drum was brought to Wanrong County by people who fled from Fengyang, Anhui Province in the Ming Dynasty.

Wanrong Flower Drum Performance has three forms: high drum (chest drum), low drum (waist drum) and multi-drum (body drum).

Performers beat and dance, usually accompanied by gongs and cymbals.

Like a puppet show, shadow play often performs a folk story.

The characters and props in the play are all made of leather, and their outlines are projected on the screen.

Performers voice and sing the characters in the play behind the scenes.

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Shanxi has the custom of painting on the wall around the kang.

These paintings are used to decorate rooms and protect painted walls.

Kang's paintings are rich in content, from scenery, flowers and birds, wild animals to history and legends.

Murals similar to modern Kang paintings were found in the ancient tombs of the Song Dynasty excavated in Yuanping, which proved that Kang paintings have a history of at least 800 years.

embroidery

This kind of handcraft is very popular in rural Shanxi.

Embroidery everywhere has its own unique forms: some are gorgeous and exquisite, some are solemn and clear, and some are simple and refined.

There are three kinds of embroidery works, clothes, daily necessities and ceremonial decorations.

In traditional clothing, embroidery is usually used to decorate collars, sleeves, children's shoes, bibs and children's hats.

In daily necessities, typical embroidery works are pillows, some of which are designed as two tiger heads, a face tiger head, a fishtail tiger head or a frog.

Nowadays, embroidery is more widely used in cushions, insoles, wallets and tourist souvenirs.

The embroidery works used in the ceremony mainly include hanging curtains and mourning clothes hanging on the temples.

Pingyang woodblock new year pictures

Woodblock New Year pictures originated in Pingyang (ancient Linfen) in Song Dynasty were widely developed in Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

After the demise of the Song Dynasty, the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty forced many printers to move to Pingyang from the south, making it the center of the printing industry, thus producing Pingyang woodblock New Year pictures.

Most of Pingyang woodcuts are carved and printed by farmers with this hobby in their spare time.

Woodcarving is based on local customs and legends, with flowers, birds, fish, insects and historical figures as the main contents.

The picture is exaggerated and vivid, colorful and full of local flavor, reflecting the healthy, brave and romantic character of the local people.

Pingyang New Year pictures have different types according to different uses.

Some are hung in the bedroom, some are pasted on the doors and windows, and some are used to decorate the kitchen or dining table.

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The local people call it mutton steamed stuffed bun, and the ancient word "sheep" is homophonic with "auspicious", which means good luck.

Before the Spring Festival, peasant women will knead dough-plastic products with patterns such as kitten, puppy, tiger, jade rabbit, chicken, duck, fish, frog, grape, pomegranate, eggplant and bergamot. It symbolizes good luck and prosperity.

During the Cold Food Festival, the dough sculpture used to sweep graves and worship ancestors is a "snake plate".

It is said that eating "snake head" can "reduce the poison head and avoid disaster"

On the 15th day of the seventh lunar month, Huoxian has the most kinds of dough figurines, including pig's head, sheep's head, straw cover, needle and thread laundry list, thimble, scissors, needle and thread, cake sitting, lion, tiger and fox.

On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, it is said that on this day, women are ingenious when eating dough sculptures such as "needle and thread" and "thimble".

In the first year of the new wife's arrival, the bride's family will send "mutton steamed bread" to her daughter.

At the baby's full moon, grandma made a "bang" with a diameter of more than one foot, that is, a dough sculpture of the zodiac was molded on the dough ring.

When guests come to congratulate them, they cut a piece of "Kun Kun" for others to eat.

Jiangzhou dough figurines fell to Jiangzhou, which is today's Xinjiang County.

On holidays, every household here has to make all kinds of dough sculptures with flour to celebrate the festival.

Because the dough sculptures here pay attention to color and bright colors, the locals call them "flower buns".

The flower steamed bun is exaggerated in shape, especially the "beast steamed bun" is the best.

Wuzhai noodle fish People in Wuzhai County, northwest Shanxi Province have the custom of kneading noodle fish.

Squeezing fish means kneading flour into the shape of a fish.

The kneaded noodle fish, after coloring and adding color, can be dried with slow fire and collected as handicrafts.

Noodles fish can be used as gifts for relatives and friends, or as dry food when going out.

In addition to kneading fish, we also knead fruits, flowers, animals, animals, people and other types of products, also known as noodle fish.