The Customs and Culture of Dagushan Mountain

April 18th of the lunar calendar is an annual temple fair in Dagushan Town. Speaking of temple fairs in Gushan, according to the records of Gushan Town, "there was a temple fair as early as the Song Dynasty, and the venue of the temple fair was in Xiamiao Theater Square. The peak of its scale was in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. At that time, when the Goddess of the Sea Temple was rebuilt, the Goddess of the Sea Temple and Wang Yao Temple rose, and a folk temple fair of Goddess of the Sea was held in the harem on April 18 every year. With the passage of time, Poseidon Niangniang Temple became increasingly prosperous, especially after the completion of the theater in Daoguang period. The contents of temple fairs are also increasingly colorful, such as burning incense and worshipping Buddha, praying for blessings and making wishes. Mixed with cultural programs, operas, acrobatics, boat performances, and commodity trading, it was interrupted during the early liberation and the Cultural Revolution. " According to the book Lonely Mountain Monologues written by Dandong writer Zhang Tao, "Niangniang Temple Fair is on April 18th of the lunar calendar. According to records, this day is the birthday of the fairy goddess, and monks and believers set up temple fairs to celebrate Christmas. Fairy is not a person, but three daughters of Marshal Zhao Gong-Xiao Yun, Bixiao and Xiao Qiong, who are collectively called the Three-Day Empress, so the temple fair is also called the Niangniang Temple Fair. According to historical records, Ni Yuqing, the founder of Gushan ancient architectural complex, came to Dagushan in the eighth year of Qianlong (AD 1744) and it took three years to build it. In this way, the history of Dagushan Temple Fair can be traced back to 250 years ago. It can be inferred today that land transportation was not developed at that time. Ships passing by the Yalu River saw a towering mountain peak on the shore of the Yellow Sea, so they stopped to trade. What an unprecedented occasion. Especially on April 18, the grass grows and the warblers fly, and the mountain products skin of Changbai Mountain will be shipped to the customs, and the silk and bamboo porcelain of Jiangnan will be shipped from Weihai, Shandong. Gushan has become a transit point for goods from north to south. Businessmen from south to north and boatmen from surrounding areas will gather in the ancient town for trade talks and visit relatives and friends, adding rich connotations to Dagushan Temple Fair.

During the temple fair season at the turn of spring and summer every year, the trees are lush and the grass is lush, overlooking the lonely mountain and the distant sea. The weather is sometimes sunny and sometimes cloudy and sunny. Kashima is full of air and a mirage looms. Sometimes in Wan Li, the sky is clear, the fishing sails are scattered all over the place, and there are many sights like Qian Fan. "Lumen Haicheng" and "Diaoyu Island Overlooking" have become a major landscape for mountaineering when visiting temple fairs over the years. In particular, the Yanghe River in the soup flows eastward like a jade belt, adding endless interest and reverie to climbers.

After passing through the oak forest, you can enjoy the century-old oak. The new leaves have just spread out, and the expression is just one, quiet and quaint. Boarding the holy water palace, holding a holy water, sweet, refreshing, there is a feeling of ecstasy; Take a photo with the Millennium Ginkgo biloba and lament the vicissitudes of history; It is wonderful to hide the temple step by step, see carved bricks and tiles, and draw buildings on the eaves; Enjoy the peony Metasequoia, the cypress, and talk about human feelings.

Since the reform and opening up, donggang city and Gushan government have held temple fairs for many years. Every day, the temple fair is unprecedented, and all kinds of goods in Inner Mongolia, Harbin and Shenyang are complete. Especially in recent years, great changes have taken place in the contents of temple fairs, which are no longer traditional material transactions, but leisure tourism is a new fashion. Intelligence contests, popular science exhibitions, seeking medical advice and medicines, and various kinds of consultation and publicity are numerous and varied, which are closer to people's lives and more humane. There are not only thrilling circus and magic, but also clothing, shoes and hats in Changchun and Harbin, and famous local specialties in Shenyang and Dalian. The whole temple fair is colorful. All kinds of daily necessities are dazzling and varied; All kinds of famous snacks and ethnic foods gather in the ancient town, which makes people linger. Grilled clams, roasted conch, salted shrimp and boiled swimming crab make people linger. Clothing area, dining area, performance area ... Eight areas have their own characteristics, coupled with the cultural performances of various groups, making the temple fair hot and colorful.

Take a photo and let the old people leave a miss; Old relatives and friends from Shiliba Village took this opportunity to visit their homes and get together. The young man came to the temple fair with his daughter-in-law. Old leaders and subordinates revisited their old places, and old comrades and classmates gathered together. Even tourists as far away as Dalian and Shenyang come here. Every year, the temple fair is unprecedented, with as many as 300,000 to 400,000 people, and the transaction volume reaches tens of millions of yuan. The contents of temple fairs are constantly enriched and developed, becoming a unique folk culture feast in Liaodong.