On August 17th, 2018, the outstanding traditional culture series of “Folk Custom Colorful Zhejiang”-the temple fair of offering mountains in Zhangshanzhai, Zhangcun Village, Huyuan Township, Jinyun County was held as scheduled. He Zaijun, researcher of the Third Religious Department of the Provincial Religious Affairs Committee, Zou Lingling, deputy director of the Lishui Religious Affairs Bureau, Li Rudong, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Jinyun County Committee and minister of the United Front Work Department, and other leaders attended the event. On this day, people were crowded and lively, and a July 7th temple fair organized by the people was staged here, attracting villagers from surrounding towns and villages and foreign tourists to watch it.
This activity is one of the nine outstanding traditional cultural activities of “Folk Custom Colorful Zhejiang” in 2018, which is jointly directed by the Provincial Religious Affairs Committee, the Provincial Department of Culture, the Provincial Tourism Bureau and the Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau. This is a traditional festival performance with local characteristics in China, and it is also a feast of folk culture. It is of positive and far-reaching significance for deepening the management of folk belief affairs, promoting socialist core values, enhancing social cohesion and strengthening the protection of intangible cultural heritage to fully display the charm of intangible culture.
“Cultural feast”. In 2011, “Zhang Shanzhai Xianshan Temple July 7th Meeting” was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage. The July 7th Festival in Xianshan Temple is a grand banquet of Jinyun folk culture, which comprehensively meets the most important psychological needs and wishes of people in their daily lives, including folk beliefs, entertainment, sports competitions, performing arts, marriage customs, visiting relatives and friends and many other contents. It covers many fields such as faith, folk customs and culture, and greatly enriches the spiritual and cultural life of the masses. The folk art performances during the temple fair are rich in content and distinctive in local characteristics, which have high artistic appreciation and folklore research value.
“shanzhai vigil” On the sixth night of the seventh lunar month, thousands of people came with their own dreams and camped around the temple and its nearby mountains, which is called “cottage vigil”, which is a major feature of the temple fair. The night is hazy, the stars are shining, the fire is a little bit, the figure is large, the fireworks are soaring, and the lanterns are dazzling; Pilgrims and tourists are in groups of three or five, or in the open air, or in tents, or whispering, or talking, or sightseeing, or talking about love, or singing, or yelling; Laughter and laughter, one after another. Temples and nearby hills or open spaces stay up all night, brightly lit and lively!
“Cultural inheritance”. During the activity, the performance team is the main force of Xianshan Temple Fair. The superb performance of the case team shows the folk characteristics, shows the elegant demeanor of folk artists, and conveys a strong local human touch to the people who are reluctant to return. The blending of various folk arts reflects the unique and rich local cultural color. “Luohan Team”, “Thirty-six Lines”, “Big Lotus”, “Big Head Doll” and “Copper Money Stick” are constantly infused with elements of the times and local characteristics, and their contents are constantly enriched, forming a unique style and being passed down from generation to generation.