Xiaoyi Town, Hui'an County, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province

Xiaoyi town

Xiaoyi town is located in the east coast of Hui'an, facing the sea in the East, South and North, and bordering the qilihu narrow strip of Jingfeng town in the west, forming a peninsula terrain. The South and Chongwu Peninsula are like horns, forming a big harbor and looking at the Taiwan Strait to the East. There are some famous places such as Dongshan Acropolis in Hongwu Period of Ming Dynasty and Li Wenhui's mansion in Southern Song Dynasty.

In 2017, the administrative area was 740 hectares, with 29087 permanent residents.

In 2012, it was awarded the seventh batch of Provincial Ecological Towns in Fujian Province.

Historical evolution

Song Dynasty belongs to Chongshan township. The Yuan Dynasty belongs to huangkengpu, the thirty-one capital of yanshouli, Wenzhi township. The Republic of China belongs to Jingfeng township.

Since the winter of 1949, it has been divided into three districts and four districts. In 1956, it belonged to Dongling District. In 1958, it was under the jurisdiction of Jingfeng District of Feiyue commune. In 1961, it was changed into Xiaoyi commune, and in 1984, it was changed into township. In 1997, it had jurisdiction over nine village committees, including qianqun, Qianfeng, Qianhai, hounei, Luoshan, Xinqiao, Dongshan, nansaidong village and nanzhaixi village. In 2000, Xiaoyi township was abolished and Xiaoyi town was established.

natural resources

Xiaogasan is facing the sea. The subtropical marine climate is obvious, the temperature is pleasant, the four seasons are evergreen, the rainfall is abundant, the water quality is pollution-free, and the plankton is very rich. There are more than 100000 mu of deep-water, shallow water and beach aquaculture that can be developed and utilized in the whole town. Fishermen who live on the sea for generations have accumulated rich experience in fishing, aquaculture and processing and rich labor advantages, making Xiaoyi the first choice for developing mariculture.

infrastructure

The infrastructure of Xiaoyi town is improving. The completed Huiyi highway runs through the town from west to East. The cement road leads to the village and the port, and the traffic is very convenient. The rural power grid transformation is completed first. The electricity is very sufficient. The underground water source is rich, and Huidong water diversion project is about to be put into construction. Mobile communication, program-controlled telephone and cable TV cover the whole town. The unity and cooperation of the township and village level leading groups will surely provide a good environment and high-quality service for the entrepreneurs who come to invest.

economic development

Xiaoyi governs 9 administrative villages, with 3033 mu of cultivated land and 1450 mu of forest land. The coastline of 16.5 km is winding, forming many excellent ports. Xiaoyi's economy is dominated by fishery, with more than 426 vessels. It is an important squid production base in the province. By 2002, the total industrial and agricultural output value of the whole town will be 850 million yuan, the total output value of township enterprises will be 650 million yuan, the total amount of aquatic products will reach 63000 tons, the aquaculture area will reach more than 9000 mu, and the per capita income of farmers will be 4890 yuan.

Characteristic products

The dried squid is the most famous in Fujian Province. The season from April to August of the lunar calendar is "pinch squid", in which may and June are the peak periods. The fishermen split the first-class squid (commonly known as "suolui", scientific name is SQUID), dressed in a string and hung it up, dried in the sun and made it into dried squid. Dried squid is easy to store and has a shelf life of one or two years, so it can be tasted all year round in Xiaoyi, which is a special flavor of Xiaoyi.

Dried squid not only tastes delicious, but also has rich nutritional value. A dish of "squid vegetable head (white radish) soup" is the first choice for a banquet. This soup method is also very simple: cut dried squid into strips along the texture, put the prepared white radish shreds into clear water, simmer slowly, when the water boils and the pot emits fragrance, then add a small amount of monosodium glutamate and salt, and the soup can be put out of the pot It is not only delicious but also refreshing.

Squid is a kind of neutral food, which is neither dry hot nor cool. It can be eaten with other food such as red mushroom and refined pork stew. It is suitable for both elderly people, infants in infancy and women in "months". If the first-class squid mother is stewed with red mushroom, it can nourish the beauty and nourish women's "within the month". Dried squid is also a good seasoning for stew. When you add a small amount of dried squid to stew chicken, duck, pork ribs and other foods, the soup tastes stronger, more fragrant and sweeter. It can also be directly roasted and eaten. It tastes sweet and delicious. It is a top-grade banquet snack.

Folk customs

From mate selection to formal marriage, according to Zhou's "six rites", there are six procedures: "accept, ask, accept, accept, please, welcome". However, the "six rites" does not include the whole process of marriage rituals. Among them, only "Qinying" is the rituals on the wedding day, and the other five are the rituals before marriage. As for the rituals that need to be performed after the wedding day, the "six rites" can be obeyed. Moreover, since ancient times, the six rituals have been different, and there have been many changes in the past dynasties.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, Quanzhou only used the three rites of "nacai, nazheng, and Qinying" in accordance with the Zhuzi family rites; in the Ming Dynasty, Huian only used the four rites of "nacai, nazheng, Qiuqi, and Qinying", with a difference of more than five counties. "Pro Ying" is the most important part of the wedding ceremony. No matter "three rites" or "four rites", this rite is indispensable. Because the traditional Chinese wedding architecture is based on the ancient "six rites", although some modern wedding procedures have been simplified, the purpose of the six rites is still at ease in the traditional concept.

1、 Before marriage

Mate selection:

In addition to "blind date", it is equivalent to "Na Cai", "Wen Ming" and "Na Ji" in ancient six rites. "Naji" later evolved into today's treaty making (some also put treaty making into "nazheng").

"Parents' orders, matchmaker's words": marriage affairs of men and women should obey "parents' orders, matchmaker's words". In the later stage, some parents also ask their relatives and friends to talk about marriage. When determining the intention of marriage, some parents can also ask for their own opinions as a reference.

"Mention birthday": that is to discuss relatives. The matchmaker sends the Geng stickers of both men and women to each other's home and presses them under the incense burner of the shrine in the hall respectively. If the homes of both sides are safe within three days, it is called "three yen". If one side does not have "three yen", the negotiation must be cancelled.

Blind date: with the approval of the parents of both sides, the family of the man will choose a day when his grandmother, mother, uncle, aunt and other female relatives will go to the woman's home to observe the woman's appearance.

be engaged

It is equivalent to "nazheng" and "Qiuqi" in ancient six rites.

"Yading": also known as dingmeng. Generally, the man's female elders send gifts such as rings, ordering instruments and wedding candy to the woman's home, and personally wear the rings on the married woman's fingers to announce that the marriage has been settled.

"Sedan chair front plate": after the "pressure set", the man prepared three rich betrothal gifts and sent them to the woman's home, called "wearing bracelets", "sending flowers" and "sedan chair front plate", collectively known as "Xing Da Li". Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, "Xing Da Li" has been gradually merged into "sedan chair front plate", which is called "Hua diepan" or "Pan Dan". In some places, the two ceremonies were held together. "Big gift" has pushed the preparation work before marriage to a climax, and the central contents of "big gift" and "fixed gift" are all focused on money and things. The man's family sends betrothal money and gifts to the woman's family, which is intended to reward their adopted daughter's kindness.

"Send the sun": when you send "Pan Dan", you should inform the female family of the auspicious wedding day and the time of hairpin, which is called "send the sun".

"Dowry sending": one or two days before marriage, the woman's family should send people to send many dowries to the man's family, such as gold and silver jewelry, pearl jade antiques, silk and satin cloth, etc. When she people in Dehua married their daughters, there was a custom of giving away swords and axes.

2、 Marriage

The bridegroom must go to the bride's house to greet the bride, which is called "welcoming" in the ancient "six rites".

In the early Qing Dynasty, in Quanzhou, except for a few official families, weddings were not welcomed personally; in the end, colorful sedans were run well, and matchmakers were sent to women's homes.

In ancient books, the original meaning of marriage is explained as follows: to salute at dusk is called "marriage"; a woman is formed by her husband, so it is called "marriage". Therefore, in ancient times, the wedding ceremony must be held after dusk or even late at night, and even all the welcoming and seeing off personnel had to wear black dresses, which is obviously a legacy of the custom of robbing relatives at night in ancient times.

In the old days, the wedding ceremony in Quanzhou was in the daytime, but the bride had to wear a black scarf and a pair of car headlights, which should be the remains of the ancient ceremony.

It's a great joy for a bride to get married. Instead, she has to cry to show her sadness. It's the same in the north and south of the country. It may be sad because of missing each other or following the customs, but folklorists believe that this is the custom of plundering marriage in primitive society.

When the sedan chair arrived at the man's home, the drum music and firecrackers burst out in unison and filled with joy.

When the bridegroom comes to the front of the sedan chair, he kicks the door like a horse. The bride in the sedan chair immediately answers the challenge and kicks the door. This is a special declaration to the people: in the future, men will not be afraid of the inside and women will not show weakness.

In a man's family, a young man or a boy of the next generation goes to the sedan chair and bows to the bride to get out of the sedan chair. Then, the elder woman with a good fortune leads the bride out of the sedan chair, and the bridegroom lifts a rice sieve with the words "red double happiness" to cover her face. In the joy of the three links, the bride slowly steps over the stove, steps on the tiles and enters the bridal chamber.

It is said that "zhemishai" and "stepping on tiles" are meant to ward off evil spirits. However, Anxi people have a unique explanation, saying that this is because after the death of the Ming Dynasty, their orphans still hope to "fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty", teaching the newlyweds the implicit meaning of "not wearing a clear head and not stepping on the ground of the Qing Dynasty". As for "crossing the stove", people think that the power of Vulcan can be used to burn up the evil spirit that the bride provokes in her home and along the way.

After the bride arrives at her husband's home, there are many programs, such as worshiping heaven and earth, picking up black scarves, drinking wine and entertaining guests, among which the bridal chamber is the last stage of the Japanese wedding. As the saying goes, the bridal chamber is neither happy nor auspicious, and it can be made continuously within seven days of the wedding. There is a saying that "no matter how big or small it is within seven days". Most of the contents of the bridal chamber are for the newlyweds to make a variety of pro? Actions in public, which are humorous and interesting.

"Rooster marries a wife": in the hometown of overseas Chinese in Jinjiang and Shishi, young overseas Chinese who have already set a date for their marriage can't return to their hometown to get married on time for various reasons. With the consent of the parents of both men and women, the wedding will be held as scheduled, and the bridegroom will be replaced by a big rooster. The rooster was placed under the bed of the bridal chamber within seven days. Seven days later, it was moved to the outdoor henhouse and carefully reared until it died.

3、 After marriage

After the wedding day, the wedding ceremony is not over.

On the second day of marriage

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