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What are you doing after 4 days of vacation?
Of course it is "singing folk songs"!
"Zhuang folk songs" have always been the national characteristics of Guangxi and have a long history. It is said that Zhuang people have been singing since Pangu created the world until now. People use folk songs to express their lives and express their emotions.
In Wuming, Guangxi, ancient folk songs developed into "Song Fair Culture", and the familiar "Zhuang March 3rd" spread from here.
Guangxi, the full name is "Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region". The word "Zhuang" means that a large number of Zhuang people gather here. "Wuming" is one of the birthplaces of the "Zhuang" and one of the largest Zhuang ethnic settlements in Guangxi.
Wuming is known as the "Zhuang Township of China".
The Wuming dialect spoken by the locals is used as the standard pronunciation of "Zhuang language". On the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, such a row of logos appeared above the text. They are neither English nor Chinese Pinyin, but Zhuang Pinyin.
The development of Zhuang language is not only a language for people’s daily communication, but also the language of Wuming folk songs.
The March 3 "Sing Fair Event" that will start in April is the most complete expression of the "Sing Fair Culture" in Wuming's traditional culture.
In 2006, Wuming’s “Three March Song Fair” was identified as a “One Place, One Festival” project in Nanning City.
In 2010, Wu Ming obtained the "March 3 Song Fair" trademark officially authorized by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.
In 2011, Wuming officially expanded the name of the event "China Zhuang Township·Wuming·March 3 Song Fair" to "China Zhuang Township·Wuming March 3 Song Fair and Luoyue Cultural Tourism Festival" ".
On such a singing and dancing platform, the March 3rd Song Fair culture of the Wuming Zhuang people has spread out of Guangxi and has been recognized and understood by more people.
In addition to singing folk songs, there are also various traditional folk activities in the local area.
The Wuming Luobo Temple Fair's "Grandma King Luoyue" sacrificial ceremony is an important large-scale event at the March 3rd Song Fair. In 2014, it was selected into the list of Guangxi's "Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative Folklore Projects".
On the morning of the second day of March, every household began to prepare chickens, pigs, fruit plates and other sacrificial supplies, lit incense and candles, and organized sacrifices to the grandmother of Luo Yue.
At the designated time, the team carried the statue of Luo Yue's grandmother and began to parade, accompanied by dragon and lion dances, the sound of eight tones, and the sound of gongs and drums. Wherever the team went, people greeted them with firecrackers and rushed to welcome them. The scene is no less than celebrating the Spring Festival.
After paying homage to Queen Luo Yue, there will be a "firecracker grabbing" competition when the March 3 Song Fair officially begins. The fireworks were soaring into the sky, and the participating team members from different towns began to compete with each other to grab the fireworks. The competition is exciting, exciting and enjoyable to watch!
Five-color glutinous rice is a special delicacy of the Zhuang people. It is made from glutinous rice soaked in 4 different natural plants. The steamed color is rich and bright. "Black, red, yellow, purple", plus the white color of the glutinous rice itself, are called "five-color glutinous rice".
During the Gewei event, people use super-large steamers to make sticky rice.
This steamer can steam 3,389 kilograms of five-color glutinous rice. The "33" in front represents March 3, and the number "3389" represents the total area of ??Wuming District - "3389 square kilometers." It means that Wu Ming is prosperous and wishes Wu Ming a good harvest.
Seeing this, you may ask whether the title of the article "The Ancient Kingdom of Luoyue" does not mention it. Don’t worry, you’ll find out just by looking down.
When talking about the "Grandma King Luo Yue" of Luobo Temple, Luo Yue refers to the ancient Luo Yue Kingdom, which was a southern country centered on Guangxi during the Xia, Shang, Zhou and Han dynasties. ancient country.
The ancient Luoyue Kingdom created a rich and splendid culture, such as rice farming culture, cotton textile culture, dragon boat culture, bronze drum culture, Huashan mural culture, sun culture, dragon mother culture, pillar worship culture, etc. These cultures have had a significant and far-reaching impact on Chinese civilization, Southeast Asian culture, and even world civilization.
So where exactly is this ancient country?
According to research by experts from the National Nature Reserve Administration, the center and earliest capital of Luo Yue culture is in what is now Wuming, Guangxi, and the southern foothills of Daming Mountain are home to the Baiyue ethnic group—— The important birthplace of "Luo Yue" is the earliest capital of the ancient Luo Yue country.
Daming Mountain is the ancestral mountain of the ancient Luoyue people. Its Zhuang name is "Ba (bā)", which also means ancestral mountain and holy mountain. Legend has it that the mountains of Daming Mountain are the incarnation of the Zhuang divine dragon "Te Di". One of the mountains looks like a tomb from a distance, where the mother of the dragon is buried.
There is a Tianping Scenic Area on Daming Mountain, where there are eight mysterious meadows. They are arranged in a straight line and are perpendicular to the Tropic of Cancer. These eight meadows are engraved with strange symbols, which look like pictures but not pictures, and look like words but not words. The locals don't know what they mean. So the Zhuang people called this place "Xianwei" and said it was a place where gods gathered.
Later, after research, Xianwei may have been a place where the ancient Luoyue people went to the top of the mountain to worship heaven and earth. These meadows form a huge sacrificial complex, where you can accurately observe the shadowless scene of the sun and determine the accurate time of the Return of the Year.
Don’t be afraid when it comes to tombs and sacrifices. Daming Mountain has beautiful mountains and rivers, cascading peaks and cascading peaks, and the scenery is breathtaking. It is named after "the clear sky is clear and green after the rain", and is also called "the ringing mountain and the verdant green".
In addition to Tianping Scenic Area, there are also the tens of thousands of acres of azalea corridor in Wangbing Mountain Scenic Area, the wonders of the cloud waterfall with gurgling clouds on Feiying Peak, and the beautiful scenery of Tianhu Lake, which is as bright and quiet as a mirror...
Due to the special geographical location and complex ecological environment of Daming Mountain, it provides abundant food sources for wild animals, allowing them to thrive.
Daming Mountain is not only a stopping place for migratory birds and the only way to migrate, but also has national second-level protected animals: black langurs, golden leopards, etc.
What’s special is that black langurs inhabit Daming Mountain at an altitude of 1,500 meters. This phenomenon is rare in Guangxi and has high scientific research value.
In addition to "Ge Fair" and "Xian Fair", Wuming also has a "Ghost Fair", which is called "Weifang" in Zhuang language.
The story of Luo Yue's "Ghost Fair" is widely circulated in the Zhuang area. It says that after death, the soul of a person will return to the place where his ancestors lived - Luo.
It is said that after the soul enters the "Ghost Fair", it first drinks from the Fountain of Forgetfulness and forgets the friendship in the world. Then you can "live in peace" in Guiwei by crossing 10 copper bridges and worshiping 12 palaces.
Because of this story, whenever there is a little phosphorescence in the cemetery in the wilderness at night, the old man will say it is a ghost and light a lantern to chase away the "ghost fair".
The "Luo" in the story now refers to the towns at the foot of the Daming Mountain such as Luo, Luobo and Matou in Wuming today. This area was once the site of ancient Luoyue earthen burials and cave burials discovered in Lingnan. Most places.
The first activity of the founding ceremony of the ancient Luoyue Kingdom was to worship the heroic spirits who sacrificed their lives for the country on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. Most of these ghosts were young when they sacrificed their lives.
On the Chinese Valentine's Day, the Master does something to extradite these ghosts to the ghost fair to gather and celebrate the Chinese Valentine's Day. During this period, the descendants of Luo Yue sang "Song of Filial Piety" and "Song of Going to the Palace", which told the touching story of the lovers holding hands and visiting Guiwei during the Chinese Valentine's Day, expressing their undying friendship in life and death.
"Luo Guiwei" is not only the cultural relic of the founding ceremony of the ancient Luo Yue country, but also the memory of the ancient Luo Yue country by the descendants of Luo Yue.
In the long history, the continuous development of cities has inherited people's beautiful vision for their homes.
Because the governor of Guangxi advocated martial arts, he named this ancient and fertile place Wuming, "bringing fame to the world with martial arts." Today, Wuming spreads the folk song culture of the Zhuang people. This place The city thrives on the remnants of the Luoyue culture.
Wuming has more beautiful scenery, delicious food, and interesting folk activities, waiting for you to come here to play, taste and experience.