Customs and Habits The customs and habits of Lu 'an are rich in historical precipitation and simplicity.
In the old society, living in western Anhui was based on agriculture and relocation. When building a house, it is required to be wide at the front and high at the back. "The house sits on a green hill and tiger land, and the door faces the green water and phoenix pool" (the water in front of the back mountain), "The head of the dragon is not as high as that of the white tiger" (the left is high and the right is low). Take the southeast or southwest as the door direction, avoid the north-south direction and avoid collision with gables, chimneys, water, toilets and roads. In ancient times, if there was a stone tablet in front of the town's official residence, it was called "Taishan Shi Gandang", which could ward off evil spirits and eliminate disasters.
In the past, people used to eat more wheat, beans and sweet potatoes along the Huaihe River, corn, wheat and sweet potatoes in mountainous areas and rice in hilly areas. People in urban and rural areas have their own habits of processing food, such as pickling poultry eggs before Tomb-Sweeping Day, making bean paste in rainy season, pickling cauliflower and radish after beginning of winter, pickling fish and poultry in winter to the future, and making glutinous rice rice rice cakes before the Spring Festival. Lu 'an people have always been hospitable. In the old days, there were usually eight or ten banquet dishes, namely "Eight Seas" and "Ten Seas".
In the old society, marriage depended on "parents' orders and matchmakers' words", which generally went through the following procedures: marriage proposal, also known as "marriage proposal intermediary"; Engagement, also known as "writing books"; Marriage, also called "marriage". On the wedding day, the man prepared a sedan chair, new clothes and gifts, and the matchmaker led the wedding procession to the woman's house. The bride gets up early, "weeps and marries", eats "share the meal", and then the relatives carry the sedan chair, with the dowry in front and the sedan chair in the back. Bypassing the man's house, he helped the bride from the red cloth bag to the hall to pay homage, then went into the bridal chamber to drink wine and make trouble in the new house. In order to set off the festive atmosphere, there is a custom of "praising happy sentences". One person sings congratulations, and everyone says blessings. Guests can also play and amuse the newlyweds moderately, which is called "getting married for three days, regardless of size". After marriage, there are things like going back to the door and seeing relatives.
Etiquette in the old society, etiquette and customs mainly include: welcoming guests, welcoming guests when the host goes out, welcoming guests before the host, giving up his seat after entering the house, and offering tea and cigarettes. The seat is full of 8 people or 10 people, and the number of seats depends on the stitching on the table. If the splicing is directed at the door, nave is the top on the left and the second on the right. Offer a toast to cigarettes, wine, rice, tea, etc. , are presented with both hands, a single-minded look at others. When they meet, the people greet each other and bow; Extraordinary people are bareheaded; Young people and younger generations should greet their relatives and friends first.
Festival Customs The festival customs in Lu 'an are rich and colorful, with strong regional characteristics.
There are many customs in the Spring Festival, most of which belong to some good wishes and hopes, such as happiness, auspiciousness and well-being. For example, the 18th and 19th of the twelfth lunar month are "dust removal days". Old cloth is removed and new cloth is prayed for health. The 23rd and 24th of the twelfth lunar month are "off-year", praying for peace. The last day of the twelfth lunar month is "New Year's Eve". Put up Spring Festival couplets, hang new paintings, tie lanterns, set off firecrackers, light lanterns, have a reunion dinner and celebrate the New Year for every household. New Year's Eve and the first and second days of the first month of the following year are called "Chinese New Year". On the morning of the third day of the first month, firecrackers are set off to "send the New Year".
Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month is a tradition in Lu 'an. Breakfast at the Lantern Festival is usually wrapped in a copper coin or coin in jiaozi, and people who eat it are said to be "lucky". After breakfast, or catch up, or watch lights, or go shopping, or have fun. It's night, and there are big lanterns in both urban and rural areas. In towns, during the Lantern Festival tour, firecrackers are set off in front of residents and shops, and cigarettes and sugar are given away. In the countryside, the Lantern and Dragon Lantern teams compete to perform, singing and dancing all night.
The Dragon Boat Festival has the custom of making zongzi and racing dragon boats. Zongzi includes ham zongzi, jujube zongzi, meat zongzi and bean paste zongzi. Well-prepared and colorful. As for the dragon boat race, it is a grand water sport. The dragon boats in the water are dressed as Qinglong, Huanglong and Bailong. The rowers in the boat were dressed in colorful clothes, tied neatly, paddling with both hands, sitting beside the boat separately, and the drummer stood at the bow. At the command, several ships fired, and the water was lively and the shore was cheering.
The Mid-Autumn Festival has the custom of "celebrating the festival before the Dragon Boat Festival". If the weather is fine on Mid-Autumn Festival night and the moon turns slowly, every family will put tables and chairs in the yard, in front of the door or on the balcony, prepare moon cakes, fruits and tea, and chat while eating, making the family happy. In rural areas, in addition to enjoying the moon and tasting delicious food, teenagers often go outside the village to light torches, lay fireballs and dance dragons and lions. The sky and the ground are full of flying colors. After everything calmed down, a small group of children quietly went to "touch the autumn". The so-called "touching autumn" means stealing crops by moonlight, and touching different crops will have different signs. It is a pleasure and fun full of mystery, adventure and longing for life.
Auspicious numbers in western Anhui, ordinary people's homes also contain auspicious numbers, placing good wishes.
There are two kinds of tables: simple square table and square table. The size of the side of a big table is inseparable from the number "nine", such as two feet nine inches, three feet one inch nine points or eight inches nine points, and the last number must be "nine". "Nine" and "wine" are homophonic, which means you can't eat without wine. "It is difficult to keep a guest on the wine table, and it is difficult to be a man."
One stool is not divided into three stools, also known as a big bench. The last number of its length must be "three", such as three feet three inches or three feet three minutes. This is mainly based on the allusion of "Taoyuan Sanjieyi", which means that people sitting on a bench are friends and brothers.
A bed cannot be separated from half a bed. Whether it is a double or a single person, its width is indispensable "half", that is, five inches and five minutes. Such as two feet nine inches and a half, three feet and a half or four feet two inches and a half. Because the sound of "half" is the same as that of "companion", that is, companion, "a young couple will accompany each other when they are old, and love is bitter and sweet."
There can't be five doors. The doors of a room are double doors, and the number "five" cannot appear in the width of each door. It is said that if not, it will lead to "ghost", "impermanence" or "five permanent members". If you close two doors, it is "ten roads", which sounds like "theft".
There are many famous wines in Lu 'an, the three famous wines in Jianghuai, which originated from the unique climate and water and soil conditions in western Anhui and were carefully cultivated by Lu 'an people. Among them, Yingjia Winery, including Huayuquan Liquor and Jinlong Beer, are the three famous wines in Anhui, which are famous both inside and outside the province.
Yingjia tribute wine is produced in Foziling, Huoshan County. According to legend, in BC 122, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty visited Huoshan, and officials and people went to the west of the city for 20 miles, holding water to brew nectar, which the emperor enjoyed after drinking. Therefore, "Ying Jia Gong Jiu" got its name, which has been more than 2000 years. "Yingjia" series liquor follows the traditional production method, relies on the pollution-free spring water of Dabie Mountain, borrows the distiller's yeast and technology of "Wuliangye", and is produced in Moody's old cellar, with mellow and sweet taste and endless aftertaste. 1999 passed is0 quality system certification, and the leading products are Star Series Yingjia Winery, Centennial Yingjia Winery and Shangshuhong.
After years of development, Yingjia wine industry has formed a development pattern of "wine-oriented and multi-industry" and established a strong Yingjia group. In 200 1 year, the sales revenue was nearly 600 million yuan, and the profit and tax 1. 1 billion yuan ranked first in the city, and it was awarded as "the best advanced unit in Anhui Province" by the provincial government.
China Yuquan, formerly known as Linshui Yuquan, was produced in Linshui Town, Huoqiu County. Waterfront brewing has a long history. During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, there were dozens of wineries and thousands of residents on the waterfront. And the name "Yuquan on the waterfront" has a beautiful legend. According to legend, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming emperor, wandered around Huaixi when he was young, herding cattle for others. A heatstroke patient was dying in the wilderness and was rescued by a village girl named Yu Jie, Ji Lianquan. Later, when Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he sent an imperial envoy to Linshui to find a savior. Yu Jie, a village girl, didn't know where to go, so she gave Lian Quan the title of "Saving Spring". Zhu Yuanzhang thought of the source of drinking, so he took the words Yujie and Li Anquan and named Linshui Liquor "Yuquan". In the second year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1369), Zhu Yuanzhang gave a grand banquet in the imperial court, taking Linshui wine as a royal tribute.
1980, in the national famous liquor selection meeting, experts evaluated China Yuquan as "clear and transparent in color, rich in cellar aroma, sweet and refreshing, clean in tail aroma and strong in Luzhou-flavor style". 1988 won the silver prize of the first national food Expo, and 1992 won the special prize of Hong Kong International Food Expo. Royal banquets and royal celebration banquets developed in recent years are of high quality and are favored by consumers.
Jinlong beer is produced in Shucheng county. Carefully brewed with Liubao spring water and high-quality raw materials. Clear and transparent, the foam is white and delicate, mellow and mellow, the hanging cup lasts for a long time, and the taste is refreshing. On 1997, it passed the iso quality system certification.
Longxing is everywhere, and Tianjin is Kyushu. Anhui Jinlong Group Holdings 12 subsidiary realized sales income of 360 million yuan in 200 1 year, and profits and taxes exceeded 50 million yuan. Now it is one of the 30 large enterprises supported by Anhui Province.
Five golden flowers of green tea in western Anhui are the origin of China tea, with a long history of tea production, a collection of famous teas and excellent quality, which is well-known at home and abroad. Among them, the five golden flowers are:
Luan Guapian is one of the top ten famous historical teas in China. Tang called "Luzhou Lu 'an Tea" a famous tea. In the Ming Dynasty, it was called "Luan Guapian", which was the top grade and the best. Tea was a court tribute in Qing Dynasty. Lu 'an melon slices were picked ten days before and after Grain Rain, following the traditional craft. Pick it in the morning, pull the tab in the afternoon, remove the stalks and buds, then stir-fry the immature pot, stir-fry the hot pot, stir-fry with high fire, turn off the fire and get angry until the cream is moist and fragrant. This tea is shaped like melon seeds, with a single sessile bud, straight leaves, green color, frosty white, dark green soup, clean and bright, high aroma and fresh and sweet taste.
Huoshan Yellow Bud is produced in mountainous areas above 600 meters above sea level, such as Jinzhuping, Jinjishan, Jinjiawan and Wumijian. According to historical records, "Shouchun Mountain has yellow buds, which can be cooked and drunk, and will last for a long time." From the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, it was presented as a tribute, which was different in green and yellow, shaped like a sparrow's tongue, showing white hair, and the soup was yellow and green, which was mellow and beneficial to the lungs.
Jinzhai Cuimei has a uniform eyebrow shape and a delicate appearance. When brewing, the bud stands upright in the cup, just like a thousand bamboo shoots, the surface of the cup is foggy, the soup is green, the taste is fresh and refreshing, and the aftertaste is sweet. This is a good kind of tea.
The orchids in Shucheng are similar to those when they were first released. They are green in color, fresh and sweet in taste, fresh and lasting in aroma and excellent in quality. On September 0 1958, Mao Zedong visited Shucheng. After drinking Shucha, he repeatedly praised it and demanded that "more tea gardens should be opened on the hillside in the future".
Huashan Yin Hao is produced in Dahuashan and Dongstalagmite in the south of Lu 'an. The only bud, delicate as a milli, silvery white and green, with the number of buds per 500 grams as high as 654.38+0.2 million, was rated as the best in kiness, which can be described as excellent in color, fragrance and shape.
Bagongshan tofu is known as the best bagongshan tofu in the world, which is produced in Bagongshan, Shouxian County. According to legend, more than 2,000 years ago, Liu An, king of Huainan, and eight people, including Su Fei and Zuo Wu, talked about alchemy in Beishan (now Bagong Mountain) in order to live forever. As a result, the elixir failed, but tofu was made. Since then, the villagers have also learned to make tofu, which has spread to all parts of the country.
Bagongshan tofu is white and delicate, fresh, smooth and delicious, and rich in nutrition. Can be stewed, fried, stewed, boiled and mixed, and can make dozens of delicious dishes. Su Ping, one of the ten gifted scholars in Jingtai in the Ming Dynasty, chanted a tofu poem in Bagong Mountain, saying, "A round is full of nectar, a hundred drops of soup is full of snowflakes, a jar of toads, and a golden knife is flawless."
Nowadays, with the sharp increase in demand for tofu by urban and rural people in Bagongshan, Bagongshan Township under Bagongshan has become a well-known hometown of tofu. There are more than 400 producers in Daquan alone, which are exported to the surrounding areas, forming the "China Tofu Village". In recent years, the Bagongshan Tofu Banquet has been specially developed.
Dendrobium huoshanense, known as "soft gold", is a perennial herb of Orchidaceae and an extremely precious Chinese herbal medicine. There are more than 1500 species of Dendrobium in the world, and there are 57 species in China, among which Dendrobium is the best medicinal Dendrobium.
Huohu, produced in the valley, water edge and rocks of Huoshan Mountain, is used as dry stem (also known as Huofengdou) or fresh medicine. Slightly cold, sweet. Has the effects of promoting fluid production, invigorating stomach, clearing away heat and preserving health. It is mainly used to treat yin injury and fluid deficiency, anorexia and retching, asthenia and fever after illness, blurred vision and weakness of muscles and bones. Shennong Materia Medica and Compendium of Materia Medica are recorded. The history book "Tonifying Materia Medica" says: "Welcome Huoshan, nourish stomach and clear heat, and win the overall success." "hundred herbs mirror" says: "dry without soaking, chewing without residue, and its rich grease is really a strange product." Modern research results show that Firefox can inhibit the synthesis of cholesterol in liver cells, reduce the plasma cholesterol concentration, and also has obvious inhibitory effect on tumor cells such as lung cancer, gastric cancer and ovarian cancer.
Firefox is known as "dry golden grass" and "soft gold" because of its peculiar efficacy, scarce resources and high price. The State Council promulgated the Regulations on the Protection of Wild Medicinal Materials Resources, and listed Firefox as 42 kinds of medicinal materials for protection and management. Since the early 1980s, Huoshan county, relevant universities and scientific research units have begun to study the cultivation of Dendrocalamus latiflorus, obtained the experimental technology of changing wild species into domestic species, established the provenance base and expanded the processing scale. At present, the development of Firefox industry is being implemented, and the development prospect is very broad.
Lu 'an famous products have a long history of exporting to the world. As early as the Qing Dynasty, Yipin Zhai brush and Dragon Book Palace mat were sold overseas. In 1980s, eight farmers, represented by Huo, Shao Song, processed the rare treasures of Dabie Mountain into products for export. There are about 20 categories and more than 40 varieties of export products in this city.
Down and its products: the quality of down in western Anhui is good, and the amount of down is large, ranking first in the world. Its finished down jackets, quilts and pillows are soft and warm, and are favored by the international market. They are the leading products exported by Lu 'an at present. There are more than 20 production enterprises in this city.
The mechanical and electrical products exported mainly include: Shilin light bulb-reliable in quality and durable, which has passed is0 quality system certification and EU ce certification. Precision work, has passed the German is0 quality system certification and various quality certification. Yangtze River Walking Tractor-simple operation, good performance, high efficiency, long-term excellent service by overseas customers.
Wickerwork products are made of willows suitable for planting in low-lying areas along the Huaihe River, and are carefully woven into baskets, bags, chairs and other handicrafts. Exquisite production, excellent quality, rich varieties, set ornamental and practical in one, exported to all parts of the world.
Fruit and vegetable food Lu' an fruit and vegetable food has good quality, excellent production and no pollution, and has great prospects in the international market. There are many export varieties, including frozen vegetables, sweet potatoes, strawberry lobsters, canned chestnuts, watermelon sauce, asparagus, mushrooms, fungus, dried wild Osmunda japonica, etc.
Flavors and fragrances mainly include Noy brand methyl cyclopentenone, ethyl maltol and vanilla essence. Its raw materials are natural and high quality, and it has the effects of inhibiting acid, bitterness, odor and irritation. The products have passed the is0 quality system certification and reached the FCC-IV international industry standard, and have been sold to the United States, Japan and other places, and many foreign companies have subscribed by name.
On the road of the legendary prince's birth, at the junction of Huoshan County and Hubei Province, a magical legend is littered with a string of interesting place names, which embodies people's good wishes of helping the weak and promoting the good.
It is said that at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, a Tianshi dreamed with the emperor in his arms. On a certain day and place, the Prince was born, and the Yuan Dynasty was not long. The emperor ordered the wizard to make a decree to arrest the unborn prince in Huoshan area. County officials will be pregnant for more than 8 months in the territory of women one by one to break the abdomen to take the fetus, and report to the emperor. The emperor burned incense and asked Shi Tian. He said, "The son of heaven has not been found yet." The emperor immediately appointed general Shao Mu to lead the troops to capture again. Zhu Yuanzhang's mother, who is in labor today, came to the southwest mountainous area in Huoshan County in a hurry and came to the bank of the water. The current is surging, and the pursuers will come soon. The situation is very critical. Suddenly, a black stone floated on the water and took Zhu Mu safely across the river. From then on, it was called "Heishidu". Mother Zhu has driven more than ten miles, with towering peaks and steep slopes, which are insurmountable. In anxiety, a sika deer suddenly jumped out of the forest, bowed its head and spat, and suddenly turned into a stone step by step, allowing Zhu Mu to climb to the top of the mountain safely.
This is called "Deer Tushi Store". After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang was born, and this place was named "Luoerling". Five miles further on, it is the bathing place where the prince was born, which is called "Xi 'er Pool". Go ahead, the heavy rain is coming, and Zhu Mu is temporarily resting in a temple, which is the "Prince Temple". Zhu Mu walked through a muddy ravine in the rain, which is called "muddy ravine". After climbing a mountain, Zhu Mu sighed breathlessly, which alarmed the land god. The land god taught Zhu Mu to wear shoes backwards to confuse pursuers. This ridge is called "land ridge", and the peak under the ridge is called "Daozichong" (now homophonic for "Daozichong"). Zhu Mu walked on, and another big river blocked the road. While hesitating, the river stopped flowing and the middle of the river pointed out the direction. After Zhu Mu crossed the river, the river still flows through this river, which is called the "overflowing river". Besides, General Shao Mu, unable to follow Zhu Mu, stood on the ridge in despair and drew his sword to commit suicide. This ridge is called "General Mountain". Zhu Mu never saw the pursuer again, and walked quietly to Hubei. This mountain that separates Anhui from Hubei is called "Huitouling".