Travel experience of southern Zhejiang stone warehouses Millennium folk activities

Travel in southern Zhejiang, not only can, "Zhuang Jian,"'s the stunning scenery, but also always "experience" it seems that only those in the memory of the dust-laden folk activities. Pine County in the village of stone warehouses, I Wudawuzhuang "experienced" a place for ancestral worship. 
Baiqianghuiwa, Qiaojiaofeiyan stone warehouses like paradise village, the village has many Yongdao follow the stones of the ancient compound, in the courtyard full of flowers, window lattices Yu Chong carved with birds and the legendary figure. Ming and Qing style of the small mountain villages cling to the custom of the millennium, the annual event particularly lively place for ancestral worship. 
When I visited a few days ago when the Ching Ming Festival, and the village of stone warehouses place for ancestral worship activities began early preparations. The whole village a grand scale, Haobu lively. For a place for ancestral worship of preparation, both men and women have different clear division of labour. Most of the work by men in the busy, such as preparing Gongpin. Men would go very far in the market or their own feeding the chickens, ducks, pigs, carefully selected Gongpin, and then prepared to slaughter Brothers-rattling. I would like to help, stopped by the hostess: "a place for ancestral worship of the rules, some things should not be a woman hands." 
In the kitchen, the hostess while cooking, and I Liaoqi side of this place for ancestral worship in the complicated rules: "We here, a place for ancestral worship before the first ready Ji Qi, Ji Gao, Gongpin what, but also a place for ancestral worship place after the banquet In some areas, also at Chunji, autumn festival. Everyone has a different division of labor, such as a place for ancestral worship ceremony to be respected by the elders to preside over, the chicken slaughter Zaiyang them, must also be operated by men…… "" Well, I What can help you? »" I asked. Hostess smiled: "End the ancestral festival must describe the banquet, Zuo distribution of meat, you are our guests and more on-point啦." 
I nodded, say "no problem", also went to see men outside the slaughter of chickens to the owner. "We also Shangfen there, we Duting sad, to see how you like the holidays as happy» "I asked the knives are masters of blood to meet the man, he laughed replied:" the city is not the same with you. We festival Zu mainly seek to bless their ancestors, another is not to forget their spirit, the spirit of our clan. Hope we can have unity, life getting better and better. "I nodded and thought: Here the concept of the clan Or even so strong. 
With a full 23 days time, the village families finally ready to sacrifice Qi, a grand place for ancestral worship ceremony also finally begun. Although I am only the family of the guests, as they却把I Zi Jiaren, to join me in the field with grave sweepers. In the former masters of men put on the tombstone of the rich meals, tea, wine, and then lit a joss sticks, mouth Niannianyouci to the mountain god, ancestral land and prayer, followed in the family Koubai Fenqian lit throughout the festival paper, said This is called " Gone with the Wind grave. " After all the ceremony, families will Fenshang hands of the weeds removed all the offerings, there is a "top dim sum" of cakes is very special, is said to have Daoguangnianjian in the production of such records in the dim sum. Peng is the first dessert ramie, wormwood, and so little Zhulan after Add to the lime, soaking a few days, then wash with glutinous rice flour mixed with a face, Chao Shu Add to the end of the Luo Busi, Rousi, Sunsi And bean paste, such as topping, steamed into the soft sticky Xiaobing. Dark green color, slightly transparent, oozed from a Qingxiang. After the ritual, the male owner of such tempting snacks minutes for everyone to eat, I also enjoy a privilege, really delicious. 
Hostess said: In the past, when rich in grave-sweepers are steamed bread and meat distribution practices, all the children and grandchildren to participate in grave sweepers after the end of each of the offerings will be assigned to four large a burden of steamed bread and pork. But every now living conditions are improving, this "rare full belly," the customs will gradually disappear. 
With the system automatically switched on the sound of firecrackers, we put an end to grave-sweepers, Shun path to return to the countryside village. Along the way many people see the graves are neatly placed before the burning Gongpin, features an entirely new look. Into a village, I heard loudspeakers to inform the villagers in a place for ancestral worship to the shrine, closed on weekdays Zongci the door has been open, people busily sweeping, wiping the table. 
Less than one hour, the oldest was cleaning a new Zongci. Village elders do not know where out of an ancient portraits, the altar placed in the middle. One villager told me: painting on their ancestors. Then a Taoist priest lit joss sticks, the villagers will end on the range of offerings Anzhuo: pig, chickens and geese, Ruyang, grain Cereal Crops…… children who are no longer slapstick, Shunzhe finger in the table focused on the good To eat.
Taoist priest began read Jiwen, and then we started from their elders one by one to salute the altar, after more than 100 feet. Then scene changed: the villagers have Tuikai, some women to step forward to start Shaozhi money, Mingbi and clothing, and other offerings, some people cried out together. My reaction ranged from, Zongci, is the fireworks, firecrackers Qi-ming, a child again resumed Huanshengxiaoyu, a grand place for ancestral worship ceremony in a warm atmosphere in the end. Zongci the door also dealt a heavy weight off, I still have to have a recollection of the scene is full of dramatic scenes. 
After that, have turned into a place for ancestral worship on the health of the festival, apart from the big dinner the village, the villagers have also invited Xi Banzai my community theater. In the countryside of southern Zhejiang, during festivals or Hongbaixishi, will please the village or village to his grass-Taiwan's theater troupe, occasionally go to the county seat of the Theatre. Stone warehouses of the social drama from the village at dawn has been Changdao, operas sound, drums and gongs sound, to win, the children's slapstick sound reverberated in the night sky. Because it is grass-Taiwan groups, the actor is not the formal costumes, makeup is also very exaggerated. Some of the southern Zhejiang dialect as the Taiwanese dialect, no one I can understand only through the next stage of a prompt board know that the stage is being staged, "Yang Nai-wu and Chinese cabbage." The stage of deep interest sung, the audience of people seen with relish. 
I keep in close mistress afraid I think boring, Bianyou with me about this community of some interesting drama. She said before the show's more lively than it is now, then we all poor, the year will see only one or two clubs play than festive holidays also. At that time, the actor also will be performances on stage and cried Yiyiyaya kneel to the audience tell suffering, the audience will cry with someone, the more affluent people will lose些小money to the table, very interesting…… 
I insist that night only to Qianban Ye will go back to sleep, dream of singing has always been accompanied by a sonorous, Haobu lively claiming "the mountains of Kazakhstan" (She language means "the mountains of guests") She nationality is the most important minority in Zhejiang Province, Mainly live in the mountains of southern Zhejiang Jingning. "Yu people" records first appeared in the history books at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, "yu" means to "slash and burn." As long mixed with the Hakka ancestors, She nationality culture and Hakka culture has reached almost difficult to distinguish between the extent of the current She nationality by the Hakka dialect and the dialect-speaking also for the same. She nationality but still maintain a lot of unique cultural traditions, such as word of mouth of the folk song, such as the unique martial arts She nationality, is another totem worship and ancestor worship - making a place for ancestral worship She Nationality attaches great importance to the Yandang Shan and southern Zhejiang Kuocang Mountain I do not know how much the United States and nurture if the fairyland where, from the Taizhou Xianju to the Xiandu Jinyun, to the Xianyan Ryan, just to name a Xianfengdaogu Chongyi. Xianju name of the music, its "famous Dongtian, shielding around, and many gods of the house," Song Zhenzong reputation has been renamed "Xianju." Xiandu and Xianju, is a singular Shuixiu Hill, a significant area of countryside resort; Even the name is quite similar to the process, from Tang Minghuang Li Longji "Zhennai immortal are also a blend of" criticism . Xianyan the best known is built in the Tang Dynasty in the Zhenguan Shengshou Temple, in the Tang Dynasty Du Guangting with respect to the "Dongtianfudi in mind," known as "the world 26th blessed land. Traffic: the traffic in Lishui More convenient, the (Jinhua) temperature (Wenzhou) on the railway train are all stops Jinyun, Lishui and Qingtian station. Lishui City by train from Wenzhou to take two hours or Jinhua, Qingtian one hour, half an hour to Jinyun . Lishui Terminal (the old railway station) in the city centre Rayon Street, adjacent to the departure of the clouds and rural counties, Jingning, Song Yang, Suichang, Longquan, Qingyuan, and other places. The new terminal located in the urban area northeast of Lai Ching Road, adjacent to railway stations, and from Qingtian, Wenzhou, Jinyun, Jinhua, Yongkang, such as the use of long-distance train here. Ishigura Song Yang village in the county town 25 kilometres south-east, to the shuttle. 
Accommodation: Yeosu urban accommodation is very convenient. Stone warehouse in the village to the local villagers Jiesu, to experience the authentic farm life. 
Food: Yeosu cuisine cooking stress, with eastern Zhejiang coastal area of Nanjing for flavor, commonly used Zhuliao including mushrooms, river fish, Loach and various wild mountain. Snacks are very good, Lishui city Jiguang Road, near the train station in the mountains and have a gourmet night market.