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Experience the folk culture of Yuanyang island in Baiyangdian together in April

4hw.com.cn: Baiyangdian is located in the middle of Hebei Province, about 140 kilometers from Beijing and Tianjin. It is an ideal place for short-distance weekend tourism in Beijing and Tianjin. July is the best time to see Baiyangdian Lake, with lotus flowers in full bloom. Today, let's take a look at the folk culture village of Yuanyang island in Baiyangdian Lake in advance.

Entering the folk culture village of Yuanyang island in Baiyangdian

Baiyangdian is the largest fresh water lake in the North China Plain. It boasts a vast water area and a vast expanse of smoke. In this unique area where boats are used instead of cars and the lake area is larger than land, many unique folk customs of the water town are accumulated.

'the water is clear and green, the boat is full of cormorants. Cormorants gather their wings to go into the water, only waiting for the sound of the fisherman's mouth. The bow of the boat is full of fish, and the waves are full of dumb. Among them, the male meets the big fish, but swallows more than half & hellip; & hellip; 'this is a vivid description of the Osprey fishing in the seven character song line "catch fish line" by the ancient poet Wu Jiaji. The cormorant in the poem is the Osprey on Baiyangdian Lake.

Today, as long as you enter the folk culture village of Yuanyang island in Baiyangdian, you can still enjoy the "Osprey fishing" with specific local characteristics. The falconers are all experienced fishermen in the area, and even a few old people with grey hair. However, they are not inferior to the young people in their posture when releasing the falcons. The narrow row of eagles is like a dragon in the control of the falconers, driving on the top of the waves. At one command, the Osprey plunges into the water and starts fishing. Once it was found that a fish hawk came out of the water with a fish in its mouth, the falconer grabbed the eagle with one hand and threw the fish into the cabin with the other hand.

Interestingly, for the "meritorious" fishermen, the falconers also took clear measures to reward and punish them. The Osprey is always hungry for a while before fishing, which helps it work harder. It has a skin bag under its throat, which can temporarily catch fish, while the lower end of the skin bag is tied by fur (a unique water grass in the lake) - in order to prevent the fish from entering the eagle's stomach. Of course, if the fishing is successful, the Osprey will be rewarded with two or three small fish. After a short rest, it will jump into the water again to start a new round of fishing and hunting.

It has long been said that the reed mat of Baiyangdian is famous for a long time. It has a large output and good quality and is exported to Japan and Canada. According to annals of Anxin County, in Tang and Song Dynasties, Baiyangdian reed mats had been paid to the state as a native product, which showed that Baiyangdian reed mats had a long history of production. In the famous work "Lotus Lake" by Sun Li, the famous writer, there is a very popular description - "hellip" & hellip "; this woman is making up a table. Soon under her body, it was made into a large piece. She is like sitting on a white snow and a white cloud. "Let us see the attractive charm of the white ocean Lake mat with soft texture and white color.

In the folk performance, we didn't have the honor to watch the scene of weaving reed mats. Instead, we saw the live demonstration of several old mothers weaving straw hats with reed. Only to see them skillfully put the reed in their hands around, and after several rounds, the outer cover, the inner part and the brim of a hat began to take shape. According to one of the old mothers, it takes three people a day to finish a reed hat. The shape of the finished product is like a bamboo hat. It looks solid and durable, and the workmanship is very delicate. After inquiry, the price of such pure handicraft products with the characteristics of Baiyangdian water town is not expensive.

Chinese people use sedans to greet their wedding, and the "boat sedan" to greet their wedding is the unique wedding customs of Baiyangdian, which is also a kind of self entertainment and self joy celebration custom in the wedding of people in Shuixiang.

In addition to some superstitious rituals that have been abandoned for a long time, there are generally six procedures for marriage in Baiyangdian: proposal, engagement, ceremony, make-up, marriage and return. It is a really busy day in marriage and the climax of marriage ceremony. Generally, there are two sedans, one is a simple blue sedan for young men, and the other is a red sedan for brides. The red car roof is made of color satin, and the car body is tied with red satin. Even the car pole on the ship's side is tightly wrapped with red silk. The boatman who sails the boat is recognized by the villagers as a master sailer. The boat sedan does not sway on the vast lake surface, which means "the life of the couple will be stable in the future".

It has a long history of welcoming relatives by boat and sedan chair, and it's said by Baiyangdian people. It's probably because it's so rich in water town characteristics and has a lot of aftertaste! If you have the chance to visit Baiyangdian, you can still enjoy the lively and colorful boat and sedan performance, and feel the festive atmosphere from the 'northern Jiangnan'.