Shuozhou's custom and specialty, Wanghuo Shanxi, is rich in coal resources, which is bound to have various connections with local people's food, clothing, housing and transportation. Therefore, the role of coal has penetrated into customs and people's feelings as early as ancient times, among which making a fire is a custom in northern Shanxi. On New Year's Eve and Lantern Festival, every family should build a tower with large pieces of coal in front of the courtyard, which is called Wanghuo, in order to be auspicious and congratulate the prosperity all the year round. Put firewood inside and stick a red note on the outside, which reads "full of anger". Just wait until midnight, when the firecrackers are ringing, and light the fire. After being ignited, the flame spouted from countless small holes, just like a floating picture, which is both warm and spectacular. Adults and children gather in a circle, some play games, some set off firecrackers, and men, women and children will come to keep warm in order to "soar". Children can also walk around the street, watching and commenting on the size of the fire. Whoever has a big fire and is prosperous will have a strong spirit. As the Qing Dynasty's "Datong County Records" said: "On the first day of the New Year's Day, every family cuts firewood and bases, which looks like a small floating picture. Send it in time, called Wanghuo. " Now the customs and habits of flourishing fire have developed again. Not only during the Chinese New Year, but also during weddings and funerals on weekdays or major festivals, and some are born in winter to keep warm; Some people are lucky in summer. If Wang Huo is grand in scale and exquisite in shape, then Huairen Wang Huo should be the most important. It has four characteristics: first, excellent coal preparation. Pre-select high-quality raw coal before the Lantern Festival and carefully cut it into neat squares; Second, the shape is beautiful. Master Gao Ming must be hired to turn Wanghuo into a vase with a small bottom and a big belly, a top and an empty inside. Only in this way can it burn thoroughly and not collapse. Third, it is increasing year by year. In order to achieve a better metaphor year after year, it is required to make a fire higher every year than the previous year. The specific increase depends on the expectations of the owner. Fourth, the scale is huge. Fifty or sixty huge fires are built in the streets and alleys of Huairen County every year, and the largest fire is made of 80 tons of coal, which is more than 10 meters high, which can be described as huge. At the beginning of the Lantern Festival, these flourishing fires spit out long tongues and lick the sky of the earth. The red light is dazzling and brilliant, like a flying dragon swallowing clouds, swimming in the splendid world, bringing people the omen of "good luck" and "making a fortune". Therefore, hundreds of people will come to watch Wanghuo in Fiona Fang, and some people will turn around the biggest Wanghuo three times and turn it upside down three times, so as to make the whole family safe and auspicious, and all their wishes come true. Leiwanghuo is a traditional Spring Festival custom in Inner Mongolia and Shanxi. In the folk, flourishing fire point means prosperity. Shanxi Shuozhou is rich in coal, which is closely related to the daily life of Shuozhou people. Archaeology in Shuozhou confirmed that in ancient times, coal had penetrated into the customs of ancestors, and making a fire was the custom in Shuozhou area. As the Qing Dynasty's "Datong County Records" said: "On the first day of the New Year's Day, every family cuts firewood and bases, which looks like a small floating picture. Send it in time, call Wanghuo. Every New Year's Eve and Lantern Festival in Shuozhou area, a tower should be built in front of every family's yard. The villagers called it Wanghuo, representing good luck, and congratulated it on its prosperity throughout the year. Put firewood inside, put colorful flowers outside, and put a red note on it, writing the words "flourishing" At midnight, when firecrackers sound, the fire will be lit. After being ignited, the flame spouted from countless small holes, just like a floating picture, which is both warm and spectacular. Adults and children gather in a circle, some play games, some set off firecrackers, and men, women and children will come to keep warm in order to "soar into the sky". "Children can also walk up and down the street, watch and comment on the size of the fire. Whoever has a big fire will be prosperous and energetic. The custom of flourishing fire was later developed in Shuozhou area. Not only during the Chinese New Year, but also at weddings, funerals and major festivals on weekdays. Some people have a strong fire to keep warm in winter, such as singing opera outdoors in winter or in the first month, so that the audience can bake a strong fire; Some people are lucky in summer. For example, when rural people get married, there is a prosperous fire, and the bride turns around it, similar to the "jumping brazier" in the south. In Shuozhou, Wang Huo is large in scale and exquisite in shape, with Huairen Wang Huo as the most important. It has four characteristics: first, excellent coal preparation. Pre-select high-quality raw coal before the Lantern Festival and carefully cut it into neat squares; Second, the shape is beautiful. Master Gao Ming must be hired to turn Wanghuo into a vase with a small bottom and a big belly, a top and an empty inside. Only in this way can it burn thoroughly and not collapse. Third, it is increasing year by year. In order to achieve a better metaphor year after year, it is required to make a fire higher every year than the previous year. The specific increase depends on the expectations of the owner. Fourth, the scale is huge. Fifty or sixty huge fires are built in the streets and alleys of Huairen County every year, and the largest fire is made of 80 tons of coal, which is more than 10 meters high, which can be described as huge. At the beginning of the Lantern Festival, these flourishing fires spit out long tongues and lick the sky of the earth. The red light is dazzling and brilliant, like a flying dragon swallowing clouds, swimming in the splendid world, bringing people the omen of "good luck", "getting rich" and "all the best". Therefore, hundreds of people in Fiona Fang will come to watch Wanghuo, and some people will turn around the biggest Wanghuo three times and turn it upside down three times, so as to achieve all the best, peace and good luck and all their wishes in the coming year. Shuozhou is a folk custom, just like the developing Shuozhou economy, it is thriving every year! The lively and festive scenes of "mule carrying sedan chair" and "mule carrying sedan chair" aroused the nostalgia of urbanites. The "wedding sedan chair", also known as the "sedan chair", is a ceremonial means of transportation in the old society to show that the bride is "the original wife married by the Ming media". There are one to five rides in the sedan chair, and four or eight people can carry it. . Pinglu, Shuozhou still retains the special means of transportation of "mule carrying sedan chair", that is, two mules carry sedan chairs with one ride, three rides and one tandem. " The two mules used are well-trained mules, with strong physique and good coat color, and listen to the words of the mule driver. The "mule-carried sedan chair" has exquisite workmanship, strong wood, exquisite carving and rigorous structure; The biggest difference between it and other sedan chairs is its firmness. The decorative patterns of the "mule-carrying sedan chair" all have the meanings of happiness, auspiciousness and pairs. For example, the double phoenix, butterfly and bat hovering up and down are all in pairs, which implies the harmony, beauty and love between husband and wife. There are also Pisces and Double Rabbits, commonly known as "slippery fish and anxious rabbits". The most important part of the sedan chair of "mule-carrying sedan chair" is the sedan chair pole, which is long and strong and stands on both sides of the sedan chair. The waist-high leather is tied at both ends of the sedan chair pole, and the force point of "lifting" is here. On the wedding day, "mule driver" is the most respected. They are wearing new black clothes. With a white towel wrapped around his head, he is dressed very beautifully. Even if the road is rugged, a good mule driver can not only drive the sedan chair carried by the mule safely, but also keep people from bumping, so "small red envelopes" are often a necessity for the bride to give to the mule driver. The initial stage of Shuozhou yellow rice wine: Western Han Dynasty. Raw materials: yellow rice wine, white wine and distiller's yeast. Technology: Shuozhou yellow rice wine is used as the wine base, and local white wine is used as the raw material, and added with koji for saccharification, and then squeezed and filtered to remove residue. Features: Sweet, smooth and tender, with rich flavor and low alcohol content. Function: Rich in vitamins and amino acids, it has the functions of health preservation and blood circulation, especially suitable for women and the elderly. Shanxi Luding tea is a kind of natural tea product, whose main function is to improve human immunity, at the same time, it can completely lower blood pressure, and it has the effects of beauty beauty, detoxification and beauty. The secret recipe has passed the examination of the central government procurement center and the central government procurement center. Exported to Southeast Asian countries, the favorite tea brand of consumers in the 6th International Tea Expo. Seabuckthorn juice is the most famous in Pinglu and can be seen everywhere. When you eat in Shuozhou, most of you don't need seabuckthorn juice until you are full. Shuozhou Yangko Opera Shuozhou Yangko Opera is a comprehensive folk art form integrating dance, opera and martial arts, which was performed in squares and streets in the early days. Among them, the dance-based yangko opera is called "Kicking Drum Yangko", which is mainly performed in folk activities such as festivals and birthdays. Yangko opera, which focuses on performance, is called "Yangko", and its repertoire is mainly Taoist stories and folk stories. Xie Houyu of Shuozhou swam five times behind his daughter-in-law's back-thanklessly eating bean noodles under the Sanggan River-Tang Ge sent his daughter-just this time, he hit his wife with two forks-wiped his ass once or twice with bean curd residue-did not finish eating the bellows plate to make a pot cover-was exposed to air conditioning and hot air, opened a fur coat-had a fever inside and outside, and planted a concave nose-in the shovel. Drive the donkey-ride a donkey as big as a palm (hunchback)-return the new wife and fart-jump off the camel's ass-high-eyed excrement and cows sneeze-smelly pit stones-smelly hard pit stalls set up a stage-move smelly excrement and cows-drive away pimps and play tricks-rock pheasants climb mountains with weak waist-take care of each other and carry coffins. The horrible person posted a notice-nonsense-buckwheat skin pulp-no icicles on the eaves-planting trees in the flowerpot above-bowing in front of the mirror-boasting that he married his daughter-in-law in the New Year-double happiness, ponytail tofu-unable to lift the beam around the town-going far and near.