The geographical location is 104°15′--105°26′ east longitude and 29°11′--30°2′ north latitude. The city covers an area of ??5,386 square kilometers and has 185,600 hectares of cultivated land. It currently governs Zhong District, Dongxing District, Zizhong County, Longchang County, and Weiyuan County, 3 counties, 2 districts, 87 towns, and 24 townships. At the end of 2008, the total registered population was 4.2505 million.
The delicacies include Chuanchuanxiang, Banbanqiao deep-fried cakes, tofu pudding, and one of the six "weird foods" in China: Scallops stewed with garlic, Dandan noodles, cold cakes, and Lao Ma Chao Shou.
Scenic spots include Zhang Daqian Memorial Hall, Dongxing Buddha Temple, Jingning Temple, Shengshui Temple, Xilin Temple, Guyu Lake Scenic Area, Chuanshi Lake Scenic Area, Confucian Temple, Chonglong Mountain, Holy Spirit Mountain Geopark, etc.
Customs and Characteristics of Neijiang
Dragon Boat Racing on Dragon Boat Festival
Temple Fair
The date of the temple fair is the birthday or memorial day of the owner enshrined in the local temple. On this day, people come from all over to participate in activities such as worshiping gods and cultural and material exchanges. They dance to encourage people, wave their hands, sing folk songs, blow horns, play with dragon lanterns, lion lanterns, lanterns, three sticks and nine whips, etc., singing and laughing.
Buddhist festivals
Buddhism was introduced to Neijiang in the Tang Dynasty. It is the religion with the deepest and widest influence and the largest number of believers. There are Shengshui Temple, Xilin Temple, Gaofeng Temple, Baoguo Temple, and Yongjiang Temple. Qing Temple, Liantai Temple, etc. Among them, Shengshui Temple was built during the Xiantong period of the Tang Dynasty and was the "No. 1 Zen Forest in Central Sichuan". After the temple was built, there were bells and drums in the morning and evening, incense smoke was burning, monks and laymen gathered together, all kinds of industries were in full swing, and tourists were everywhere. On the eighth day of April, the Buddha's enlightenment on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, and on the auspicious birthdays of various Buddhas, pilgrims came to pay homage, and devotees came in an endless stream. Scholars and poets visited the temple. The sentiments about the temple, whether written or chanted, are the best in Sichuan.
Customs and Characteristics
A brief introduction to Jiang’s “Five Temples and Six Bridges”
Before liberation, Neijiang County had more than 30 large and small towns. , the popular saying "Three Beaches, Four Towns and Nine Homes" summarizes the larger 16 towns. Since liberation, there have been more new developments, about fifty or more. Today I continue with the couplet "Five Temples and Six Bridges Aokouzi", which can also summarize the names of 20 other towns. The so-called "Five Temples": Dongyue Temple, Yongxing Temple, Xinmiao (Wuxian), Baima Temple, Wangjia Temple; "Six Bridges": Zhujia Bridge, Shouxi Bridge, Yangliu Bridge, Gaoqiao, Shuangqiao (Shuanghe), Sujia Bridge; and "Ao" refers to the three of Qinggang, Hanpo and Huangpeng Ao Ao; "kou" refers to the three mouths of Tianxikou, Sanxikou and Xiaohekou; "zi" refers to the three sons of Xindian, Hengfang and Cowshed.
Enjoy Sichuan Opera in Dongxing, Southern Sichuan
Dongxing Ancient Town, formerly known as "Dongjiezi", is across the river from Neijiang, the famous cultural hometown in southern Sichuan.
Dongjiezi is now under the jurisdiction of Dongxing District, Neijiang, adjacent to the Central District of Neijiang City and located on the bank of the Tuojiang River. Dongxing District has a long history. As early as the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Chang Hong (the teacher of Confucius) and other sages pioneered the ancient culture and art of Tuojiang River, and it has become one of the famous cultural birthplaces in southern Sichuan.
Dongxing District is dotted with numerous cultural relics and historic sites, temples, and Zen monasteries within hundreds of miles. This, together with the unique stilted buildings, courtyards, patios and many other ancient residences in Dongjiezi Ancient Town, has become a It is a historical stage where literati and skilled craftsmen of all dynasties show their talents.
In Dongxing District, there are many ancient temples and temples, and the unique Buddhist Temple is built along the river. Its unique architectural style and thousands of years of history have become the shining highlights of ancient culture on the banks of the Tuojiang River.
Xilin Temple, the famous "nunnery" in central Sichuan, is located on Xilin Mountain in Tuojiang, Dongxing District. After thousands of years of wind and rain, it still stands proud of Songshan. Li Bai, the great poet of the Tang Dynasty, roamed Bashu and came to Xilin Mountain. He saw the vast smoke and the swaying shadows of the river sails. Li Bai immediately wrote famous poems such as "Green mountains across Beiguo, white water around Dongcheng". Now, Xilin Temple has become a good place for Chinese and foreign tourists to visit...
Nowadays, in the ancient town of Dongjiezi, every weekend, with the gong of "锵——锵——锵——" The quiet ancient town suddenly became extremely lively with the sound of musical instruments such as drums, drums, cymbals, and sanxian. This is the "clearing sound" before the makeup show of Sichuan Opera, which is known as the unique Sichuan Opera in southern Sichuan, is about to start.
Sichuan Opera has a history of more than a thousand years.
Sichuan people love Sichuan Opera just as Beijing people love Peking Opera. As a kind of local opera, Sichuan Opera not only has strong local characteristics, but also has various performance styles. The performance forms of Sichuan Opera include a cappella singing, seat singing, opera singing, literary singing, martial arts singing, etc. The makeup performance of Sichuan Opera not only absorbs the singing styles of all Sichuan Opera schools, but also has complete makeup, costumes, props, etc. for each play, making it much more difficult than ordinary performances.
The Sichuan Opera costume show is performed in the ancient town, which is rare in Sichuan. The Sichuan Opera costume show starts on time every Saturday at 2pm in the Tea Garden for Drama Fans in the ancient town. A few hours before the performance, Dongjiezi Ancient Town was already crowded with people. Fans of Sichuan Opera in the surrounding cities and counties such as Ziyang, Jianyang, Leshan or Lezhi, Zizhong, Weiyuan, etc. have already arrived in Neijiang by bus early in the morning, and then walked across the Dongxing Floating Bridge, climbed up the stairs, and admired the streets of Dongjiezi Ancient Town. Walking on the bluestone road with unique old houses on both sides, you can listen to the cries of vendors, the sound of running water in the Tuojiang River, and the "ding-dong, ding-dong" of the blacksmith shop. Find a teahouse everywhere and buy a 1-yuan tureen. For tea, sit on a bamboo chair, and then immerse yourself in the tea drinkers, accompanied by the whispers of tea drinkers, the hearty laughter of teahouse waiters, the chirping of birds in birdwatchers' cages, the sounds of ancient town residents chatting, and chasing each other along the street. The sounds of children playing...the intertwined sounds of cries, accompanied by the fragrance coming from the tea bowl from time to time, a feeling of being separated from the world will immediately make your whole body filled with infinite comfort and warmth...Inadvertently, Sichuan Opera The make-up drama has arrived on stage.
The purpose of the Sichuan Opera costume show performance in Dongxing Ancient Town is to enrich the cultural life of the people in Dongxing District, occupy the cultural position, revitalize the art of Sichuan Opera, and promote Chinese folk culture.
The cast and crew of the Sichuan Opera makeup show are all voluntary performers. There are thirty-five members, most of whom are retirees. The current crew leader is Wu Caiming. The oldest of the crew members is a retired employee who is nearly 80 years old, and the youngest is only in his thirties. They all love Sichuan Opera and can be said to be Sichuan Opera fans.
The Sichuan Opera Costume Show in Dongxing Ancient Town was established in September last year. Although it was established only a short time ago, Sichuan Opera has already taken root in people's hearts, and all the cast and staff are very enthusiastic about this cause. Therefore, every performance is full and has won high praise from the people.
The actors also put a lot of thought into the repertoire. They performed in Sichuan Opera makeup and also interspersed with Sichuan Opera singing. Other dramas have also been put on the stage. While retaining dozens of plays, the popular "The Beauty Case", "Beheading the Yellow Robe", "The Palace of Eternal Life", "Stepping on the Umbrella", "The Empty City", "The Killing" will be included. Repertoires such as "Luxury" strive for excellence in their performances.
The Sichuan opera costume performances in Dongxing Ancient Town are like delicious delicacies, with good color, aroma and taste. The eaters say "good" and the performers never tire of it. As a spiritual feast for the common people, we sincerely hope that the Sichuan Opera costume drama in Dongxing Ancient Town will become more and more prosperous and will always become a beautiful cultural landscape in the ancient town.
Eat up and make wine: a production custom popular among the Han people in Neijiang in the old days
"Eat up and make wine" is a Han production custom. It was popular in Neijiang area in the old days. Every year at the end of the ninth lunar month, when the sugar cane for sugar production matures, sugar workers rush to the sugar mill one after another with their quilts and tools. The boss chooses an auspicious day to start pressing sugar, and this day is commonly known as "Qiga". The boss invites the sugar workers, neighbors and sugarcane farmers to drink and dine, which is commonly known as "eating and drinking". This custom no longer exists.
Buy Qingshan: a Han production custom popular in Neijiang area in the old days
Buy Qingshan Han production custom. It was popular in Neijiang area in the old days. Neijiang is a famous sweet city with many sugar shops in the old days. Every year when the sugarcane has not yet grown, sugar mill owners start to go around and pre-purchase sugarcane from sugarcane farmers at low prices. This is commonly known as "buying Qingshan", and the sugarcane farmers call them "Qingshan households". In the event of a natural disaster that reduces sugarcane production and Qingshan households do not pay enough to pre-sell the sugar cane, in addition to paying two cents of interest to the sugar mill, the sugar cane cannot be pre-sold to others the following year and can only be purchased by creditors at a low price.
Hang mugwort on the fifth day of May
Every year on the fifth day of May, people hang mugwort on their doors, saying that it is to commemorate an old lady.