Lingbao city, located in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, is one of the earliest human activities and birthplaces. It is located between Chang 'an and Luoyang, two ancient capitals, where a large number of ancient tombs and sites of various dynasties have been left. After liberation, more than 20,000 precious cultural relics were unearthed one after another, of which nearly 100 were rare in China and were rare treasures. There are 500,000-year-old animal and plant fossils, Neolithic stone tools, bone implements and pottery, as well as treasures of Xia, Shang, Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, among which the famous ones are the oriental saber-toothed elephant fossils, Tao Le figurines, bronze musical figurines and painted sculptures in Song Dynasty. There are five emperors, Shuangmiaogou, Sanshengwan and Beiyangping, among which the Yangshao Cultural Site in Beiyangping is the most famous, with an area of 100- 15000 square meters, which is rare in China. By the end of 200 1, lingbao city cultural relics protection sites had been identified as national 1, 7 provincial, 3 Sanmenxia and more than 260 Lingbao sites.

Lingbao has four distinct seasons and charming natural scenery. It is an important part of the Yellow River Tour, a national tourist hotline. The main scenic spots (spots) are Hanguguan Ancient Culture Tourist Area, Jingshan Huangdi Bamboo Dingyuan Tourist Area, Wu Ya Scenic Area, Zhaikou Reservoir Scenic Area, Dinghu Bay Tourist Area, Yanzishan Forest Park and Nvlang Mountain Scenic Area. The area has perfect infrastructure and perfect service functions, and received more than 6,543,800 tourists in the whole year.

Folklore and folkway

Lingbao city is located at the junction of Henan, Qin and Jin provinces, which has both local characteristics and external influences, so that the customs in the territory are different from east to west and from north to south. (1) housing. It can be roughly divided into two categories, houses and kilns. (2) diet. Mainly pasta. Before the 1970s, I used to drink sour boiled water (boiled water) to soak steamed bread. Now most people like big bowls of mutton and bread pieces in soup. With the close contact with all parts of the country, different diets such as Sichuan cuisine and Cantonese cuisine gradually entered the spirit and were accepted by most people. (3) clothing. With the reform and opening up, people's living standards have been continuously improved. Nowadays, most people choose industrial fabrics, and the styles change with the trend. There is not much difference between cities and rural areas, only the difference in material selection and texture. (4) Folklore. In-laws generally go through three processes: putting on shoes (similar to making a token), sending flowers or leaving a burden (indicating the success of the matchmaker) and getting married. When they get married, most people still stick to the traditional way of seeing them off. Having children after marriage will also be held to celebrate 10 (or 20) days and the first birthday. At funerals, most people use burial. Burial can be divided into open burial and dark burial. Ming burial, only digging holes and not digging holes; Burying is to dig a hole and dig a hole on one side of the hole. The whole funeral usually lasts for three years, during which there will be seven commemorative activities (the first period is seven days), memorial day, three years, and delivery to the building (paper building, sometimes called delivery of pots). In addition, there are festivals and cold clothes in Tomb-Sweeping Day and on the sixth day of June and the first day of October. In terms of festivals, there are mainly Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Laba Festival and Kitchen Festival. In addition, local people also attach great importance to the celebration of building houses and moving houses. On the day when the house is built and moved into the new house for 3 days, relatives and friends should congratulate each other.

Local specialty famous snacks

Lingbao city is located in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, in the mountainous area of western Henan, with rivers, plateaus and mountains. Coupled with the warm temperate continental monsoon climate, the superior natural environment gave birth to Lingbao's colorful and famous products. Dried and fresh fruits include apples, jujubes, imperial concubine apricots, etc. Apples cover an area of 33,300 hectares (500,000 mu, according to the figures provided by the Horticultural Bureau), and the annual output exceeds 500 million kilograms. Among them, Red Fuji apple covers an area of 32,000 hectares (480,000 mu), which has been identified by the state as a production and export base for high-quality apples. Jujube covers an area of 4,000 hectares (60,000 mu), with thin skin and thick flesh and fresh and sweet taste, which is highly praised by Lu Xun and Cao Jinghua. Guifei apricot is mainly produced in Fengzuo Village and Beigou Village in the sandy land along the Yellow River. The fruit is as big as a duck egg, with a maximum of 200 grams. The flesh is delicate and tough, sweet and sour, and the aroma is overflowing.

Agricultural products include wheat, corn, soybeans, cotton, tobacco leaves and peanuts. Lingbao "42 1 soybean" is the production base of "42 1 soybean", with large grain, pure color, rich protein and rich nutrition. Cotton is famous at home and abroad for its high quality, long cashmere, good color and strong tensile force. It was once known as one of the "three treasures" of Lingbao (apple, cotton and jujube). Lingbao tobacco leaves have high nicotine content, good appearance quality, fine vein texture, sufficient oil content, good elasticity, rich inclusions, bright luster, golden color, good aroma and mellow taste. Known as the "generation of clouds and smoke", it plants 2,800 hectares (42,000 mu) annually with a total output of 4.8 million kilograms. Vegetables, such as pepper, onion and lotus. Line pepper is red and shiny, spicy and oily, thick and fragrant, and wrinkled after drying, also known as wrinkled pepper. Known as Henan wrinkled pepper in the international market, the annual export volume can reach up to 30 tons, mainly sold to Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asian countries. Lushan Onion is produced in Lushan Village, Yinzhuang Town. It is white and delicate, with lush leaves and fragrant onions. The entrance is slightly spicy and sweet, and has been sold in Hong Kong and Macao markets. Quelian was named after it was produced in the original county town of Quexiang. Because of its large quality, fine and white meat, crisp and juicy, sweet and fragrant, it is refreshing to eat and fragrant to swallow.

There are many kinds of Chinese herbal medicines, including 1020 species, accounting for 53.9% of the varieties included in Compendium of Materia Medica, among which Danshen, Bupleurum, Forsythia suspensa, Polygonatum sibiricum, Kansui and Eucommia ulmoides are well known. In recent years, Chinese herbal medicines planted artificially (including closing hillsides to facilitate afforestation) have developed rapidly. By the end of 200 1, the area will reach 46 16 hectares (69,240 mu) with an output value of about 4.5 million yuan. There are mainly closing hillsides to facilitate afforestation and forsythia suspensa (Forsythia suspensa) bases in Sihe Township and Zhuyang Town 1 10,000 mu, Taraxacum mongolicum 1000 mu and Dioscorea zingiberensis 1000 mu in Jiaocun Town, Gastrodia elata 65,438+10,000 points in Zhuyang Town and Sucun Township, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. 1 10,000 hectares (/kl Zhuyang town temple village.

Famous snacks include fat sesame cakes and retort cakes. The sesame seed cake is brown and shiny, with spiral patterns, crisp outside and tender inside, and mellow and crisp. Pan cake is soft and sweet, sticky and mellow, and it is a good breakfast.

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