Boundary river of Guangdong and Guangxi

Boundary river of Guangdong and Guangxi

Yaojia zhupaiyou, the boundary river of Guangdong and Guangxi, is located at Sanhe hydropower station, 12 kilometers southwest of the county. It is the boundary river of Guangdong and Guangxi provinces, and the water flows to Wuzhou. The mountains on both sides are high, the woods are quiet, and the river is clear. Tourists can enjoy the charming scenery on both sides, and at the same time, they can hear the continuous folk songs.

Introduction to scenic spots

Yaojia Liangguang Jiehe bamboo raft scenic spot is located 9 kilometers southwest of Lianshan county. There is Yaoling Pinghu, one of the eight scenic spots in Lianshan county. It only takes 10 minutes to drive from the county to the scenic spot. Since its completion in May 1999, the bamboo raft scenic spot has been welcomed by the majority of tourists. Yao mountain has beautiful scenery and charming scenery. It is even said that "good women are in Yao". People will enjoy the bamboo raft tour of Yao family.

All year round, the charming scenery is in the ten mile Yaoling Pinghu Lake: in spring, you can see "a lake is green in spring, rhododendrons are red on both sides"; in summer, you can see: "fish play in the lake, birds sing in the mountains"; in autumn, you can see: "green water hides the mountain scenery, red sun reflects the lake light"; in winter, you can see: "cool water, beautiful lake light, cold wind and new mountain scenery", which can be called "paradise".

The Yao people here are charming in their costumes and warm in welcoming guests and friends. The bamboo rafters of Yao family not only hold the rafts well, but also send a beautiful Yao mountain folk song to the tourists, which makes people forget to return.

Folk customs

Paiyao farming Festival

Paiyao farming Festival

Every year on the third day of the third lunar month for Paiyao "Ploughing Festival", also known as "outing Festival", means the beginning of spring plowing. On this day, when it was just dawn, Yao old man blew the horn horn at the top of the village to wake up all the families to cook. The village's gentlemen (Shigong) gathered in front of the earth temple to kill chickens, toast meat, burn paper money, recite the Yao scriptures, offer sacrifices to the earth God and ancestors, and pray for good weather, bumper crops and prosperous animals. The sacrificial ceremony is very grand. Several gentlemen ring the brass bell, ring the Gong, recite the Yao scriptures and dance. From time to time, they set off iron cannons to sow corn, rice, millet and other seeds in all directions. Some Yao villages also recommend three strong young people to play the roles of black faced man (wearing a wide brimmed cow hat, a thick cotton vest soaked in tung oil, and smearing his face with black soot mixed with oil at the bottom of the pot), yellow faced man (smearing his face with some yellow pigment) and white faced man (smearing his face with some white pigment). These three people keep running in the fields and villages, holding sticks, wooden knives and wooden guns To pursue them means to drive away evil forces, eliminate disasters, and protect the safety and grain harvest of the mountain stronghold. At the end of the sacrificial ceremony, the leader Gong (Yao Lao) fired six iron earth cannons at the intersection of Shanzhai. Yao people smelled the cannons and carried farm tools out to gather at the intersection of Shanzhai. The leader stood at a high place, preaching the village rules to the people, persuading them to work hard, take good care of the pigs and cattle, and not to damage the crops. After the leader Gong fired six iron and earth cannons again, the Yao people rushed to the fields and mountains in the face of the rising sun and began the new year's farming.

At night, the village is full of jubilation. Every family kills chickens, cooks pork and tofu, worships ancestors, and entertains relatives and friends. If the year is chosen to hold "shuoge hall" or "Xiangge hall", on this day, all the people in the platoon will go to Panwang temple to burn incense and offer sacrifices to their ancestors, so this festival is also called "Qiyuan Festival".

It is said that the custom of throwing tofu in shegangxia village originated from the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty, when tofu was abundant in the local area. On the 13th day of the first lunar month, a villager accidentally turned over tofu on the ground, attracting many swallows to peck. Later, they built nests and multiplied, which brought great harvest to the crops that year. The villagers believed that the Swallows had brought them a good harvest, so they threw tofu onto the eaves one after another to let the swallows peck. As a custom, tofu was preserved. Later, it gradually evolved into people throwing tofu at each other to pray for good weather, abundant grain, strong body and rich life in the new year.

Throwing tofu

On the festival day, with the loud sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers, four or five hundred honest villagers of shegangxia village poured out. People grabbed tofu and chased tofu for fun. Then tofu danced like snowflakes among the carnival crowd and hit people's faces and bodies. Especially the young people, chasing, fighting, Carnival scenes blend with the local simple and rough folk customs, its lively is no less than the Western carnival, South America's Tomato Festival. After a while of beating and smearing, all the villagers, old and young, turned into big faces. They couldn't tell who was the boy and who was the girl, and they all laughed.

Liannan Yao people's bonfire party Liannan Yao people's bonfire party originated from Liannan Yao people's singing and chatting with each other beside the bonfire under the moon, and has continued to this day. It is a folk song and dance program with strong participation of tourists. Here, you can join hands with the hospitable Yao young man "Agui" and Yao sister "shayaomei" to dance Yao dance, drink Yao wine and revel.

Liannan Yao bonfire party

Dancing wooden cat

Dancing wooden cat

Wooden cat dance, also known as wooden cat and lion dance, is a kind of lion dance activity in Zhuang village from Spring Festival to Lantern Festival. It is popular in xiaosanjiang, shangshuai, Jiatian and other places. "Wooden cat" is composed of cat's head and body. The cat's head is made of thick paper paste, painted with color, and fitted with eyes, ears, tongue, etc. it is lifelike, very similar to the cat's head. Then it is sewn under the cat's head with about three meters long colored cloth and dog teeth horizontal cloth strip, which is also called cat quilt. During the dance, the drums and gongs are knocked. One person holds the cat's head and wears a cat quilt. At the same time, several people wear masks of damingshi, atuo and monkey to perform. The whole process of dancing wooden cat has a certain program, which is carried out in sequence. In every village, the first step is to dance to the gate tower, and then to each family. The owners of each family set off firecrackers to welcome them. They also use red and green vegetables to "hang green" and let the wooden cat perform "eat green". After paying homage to each family, they went to a wider floor for a special performance for the masses. During the performance, a eight immortals platform was placed in the middle of the venue. The wooden Cat Dancers, together with several masked Daming masters, a Tuo and monkeys, performed on the stage and underground, repeatedly performing the movements of lifting, jumping, pouncing, jumping, turning and scratching, standing on top and shaving. It shows that wooden cat is powerful and vigorous, monkey is eccentric and elf, a Tuo is clumsy and Da Mingshi is thick and smooth.

Lianshan specialty

1. Lianshan Shatian pomelo, which is connected with Guangxi, has large fruit, small kernel, juicy, refreshing and honey taste. It has won the gold cup award in the national Shatian pomelo competition. It is a good gift for canned natural fruit.

2. Lianshan Meidong meat ginger is produced in Yongfeng town of Lianshan. It is big, thick, golden in color, large in planting area, and prosperous in production and marketing. Zhu Linlin, former governor of Guangdong Province, wrote the inscription "hometown of ginger", which makes Lianshan meat ginger famous.

3. Lianshan Taibao ginkgo is produced in Taibao town of Lianshan. It has been planted for hundreds of years. There are more than 30 trees more than 100 years old. Among them, a "Millennium ginkgo king" in Liantang village needs three people to embrace. Ginkgo fruit warming lung qi, asthma cough, treatment of frequent urination, stop turbidity.

4. Black rice of Lianshan Yao family, produced in Yaoshan, Sanshui Town, is a kind of pure natural low yield rice cultivated by Yao people. It is called "November rice". It is the best black rice to cook porridge and eat for a long time. It can nourish the appearance and nourish the tonic.

5. Lianshan Baihua dongmi is produced in yaozhai village of Zhuang township. It is brewed by bees in Baihua garden all over the mountains and made by traditional methods.

6. Lianshan dried bamboo shoots are rich in yaozhai village of Lianshan Zhuang Township in the northern border of Guangdong Province. Since ancient times, they have been the traditional delicacy of yaozhai village of Zhuang township. They are made from Baili mountains and rivers by traditional methods. The bamboo shoots are crisp and crisp, and cooked or fried with a variety of meats. The taste is fragrant. It is a good food for hotels, restaurants and families.

Traffic routes

Self driving: go clear -- Lianshan expressway, direct to Lianshan County

By bus: Guangzhou Lianshan. There is a direct bus service at the provincial bus station in Guangzhou. The fare is 55 yuan and the journey is about 5 hours. Lianshan - Guangzhou every day in the county station car.

Address: No.3 hydropower station, 9km southwest of Lianshan County, Qingyuan City

Longitude: 112.06956481934

Latitude: 24.52258682251

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