What are the characteristics of Bozhou City?

Bozhou has a long history and is one of the birthplaces of ancient culture in China. In ancient times, "Bo" belonged to the ancient Yuzhou, where Tang Cheng was when he became a vassal. Bo was thin at that time. "History of Han Geography" has a note: "Bo Tong Bo Bo". "Historical Records" contains: "From the contract to the eight games of Tang, Tang began to live in Bo." Shang moved the capital several times, and people collectively referred to the land that Tang was the capital as "Bohai", including Nanbo (now Shangqiu South, Henan Province), Beibo (now Cao County, Shandong Province) and Xibo (now Yanshi, Henan Province). In the Zhou Dynasty, this place was called "Jiao". Qin unified China, implemented the county system, and established Cao Shi Park in Qiao County, which belonged to Dangxian County. At the end of Qin Dynasty, after the uprising in Chen Sheng and Guangwu, osawa, it was difficult to take Pengcheng to the north, so Qiao County was occupied. In the Western Han Dynasty, Qiao County was subordinate to Pei County under the jurisdiction of Yuzhou Secretariat. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Pei Jun was changed to Guo Pei. At the end of Jian 'an, part of Pei's land was located in Qiao County, and Cao Cao took Qiao County as the base area, constantly expanding his military and economic strength. Cao Cao reclaimed land in Qiaoxian and other places, and vigorously carried out "military villages" and "civilian villages", which promoted the development of agricultural production and the growth of economic strength in Qiaoxian. In the second year of Jian 'an (22l), it was named "Capital", and it was also called "Five Capitals" with Xuchang, Chang 'an, Luoyang and Yeh. Southern Yanzhou was established in the fourth year of the Northern Wei Dynasty (507). In the first year of Elephant in the Northern Zhou Dynasty (579), Nanyanzhou was located near Gunanbo, so it was changed to Bozhou in the name of Gunanbo, and the name of Bozhou was first seen here.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was renamed several times, either Bozhou or Qiaoxian. In the early Ming Dynasty, Bozhou was reduced to a county, belonging to Yingzhou. In the ninth year of Hongzhi (1496), Bo County was promoted to a state. In the early Qing Dynasty, Bozhou was subordinate to Fengyang Prefecture in jiangnan province. In the sixth year of Kangxi (1667), jiangnan province was divided into Jiangsu and Anhui provinces. In the first year of the Republic of China (19 12), Bozhou was changed to Bo County. In 37 years of the Republic of China (1948), Bozhou City was established in August, and in February 1949, the cities and counties merged, and the organizational system of Boxian County was restored, which was placed under Fuyang Administrative Office. 1March, 986, Bozhou City was founded by Bo County, and its affiliation and jurisdiction remained unchanged. 1998 February provincial direct management. In May 2000, Bozhou City, a prefecture-level city, was established. Bozhou History and Culture: Bozhou has a history of civilization of more than 5,000 years, and is one of the birthplaces of ancient culture in China. The word "Bo" means "Bo" in Oracle Bone Inscriptions. Shuo Wen Da Dictionary is interpreted as: "Shang Tang is the capital, and Jingzhao Luxury Pavilion is also the capital, and its voice is superior to that of other provinces". According to the explanation in Shuowen Dictionary, the original meaning of grass blade is "from ear to ear, from top to bottom, with roots and pictographs", which is pronounced as "zhe". From this, it can be seen that Bo's original meaning is to live in a highland with abundant crops. In the early Shang Dynasty, floods and grain were two major issues related to the founding of the country. Therefore, the chosen capital must be a fertile highland.

social customs and habits

1. Wushu

Bozhou is located in the Central Plains. Villagers practice martial arts more, especially Hui people. There are many martial artists in Bozhou history. "Five-Animal Play" and "Xi Xi Zhang" originated in Bozhou, and "Six in One Eight Boxing" was created by Bozhou people. Some major boxing routines in China have taken root and blossomed in Bozhou, the hometown of martial arts. Bozhou Wushu has made great achievements in contemporary Wushu, attracting worldwide attention.

paper cutting

In Bozhou, the daughter of a big family in the old days got married, and every dowry was affixed with colorful and novel paper-cuts, just like a paper-cut exhibition, which attracted the public to watch. Now some people's rooms and meeting rooms in many units in Bozhou are decorated with paper-cuts with folk characteristics, which are simple, clear and elegant. It is also given as a gift to foreign guests and friends, and exported as a handicraft to the United States, Australia and Europe.

stilts

There is a very popular market in China. Bozhou stilts are performed by people standing on wooden sticks, usually well-trained groups. The scene is usually very big and festive, and all kinds of characters are inside, which makes people laugh. This is one of the most popular performances. Bozhou stilts are very distinctive and superb in skills. It is said that there is a Mr. Shi in Shiliji, standing on stilts on the high platform of the Eight Immortals Table, holding a dustpan of rice in both hands, folding it upside down without spilling it. People nicknamed him "upside down".

4. Ghost Club

Also known as the big class meeting, it is a ghost drama, which is very wonderful and strange. On the fifteenth day of the first month, a large class meeting will be held, and tauren, horse face, black and white impermanence, judges and imps will appear one after another. It's really spooky, with monsters flying around.

5. Three battles

As a commercial metropolis and an ancient cultural city, Bozhou has many recreational activities in social life, such as cockfighting, cricket, quail, kicking shuttlecock, listening to books, watching plays, keeping birds, raising flowers, playing chess and mahjong. The most distinctive is the first three songs, which are called "Three Folk Music".

6. Elbow rest

Elbow rest is a folk dance in Bozhou, which has a history of hundreds of years. Elbow rest is divided into "seat" and "frame". The "seats" are held by the strong, and the Hui people are martial, so they are mostly held by the Hui people.

7. Local drama

Erjiaxian Opera originated in Hebei, developed in Heze, Shandong, and spread in the border areas of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provinces. After liberation, it was paid attention to in Bo County, developed rapidly, and gradually formed its own characteristics. Now it is a national intangible cultural heritage. Bangzi is a special kind of opera in Bozhou. Similar to Henan Opera, it is the most popular opera in Bozhou. Before liberation, it was mainly performed by the fixed bookshelves of the Wohe River and some local irregular Huizhou opera troupes. In addition, the crosstalk between Yang Jingui and Bao is also a historical legend in Bozhou.