If you ask about the land of China
Where can you feel the pulse of ancient farming civilization?
Understand the survival wisdom of ancestors on the unity of nature and man
Ziquejie Rice Terraces located in Xinhua County, Loudi, Hunan
It’s a place you can’t miss
The terraces are built on top of the mountains, layer upon layer. Photo by Zeng Wengui
This "terraced kingdom"
More than 80,000 acres of terraced fields wind along the mountains
It is a globally important agricultural cultural heritage with a history of more than 2,000 years.
world irrigation engineering heritage
This landscape
It’s no longer just scenery
It is an epic poem that has been sung by generations of farmers to this day.
During the spring irrigation period, the purple magpie terraces reflect the sky like a mirror. Photo by Zeng Wengui
Thousands of years of rice cultivation, fingerprints of the earth
Ziquejie Terraces originated in the Qin and Han Dynasties and flourished in the Song and Ming Dynasties
It is one of the earliest terraced fields cultivated in the world today.
It is also the southern rice culture and Miao-Yao mountain fishing and hunting culture.
A blend of historical relics
At the summer solstice, the terraced fields turn green with beautiful crops. Photo by Zeng Wengui
No mountains, no fields
The terraces extend from 500 meters to 1,200 meters above sea level.
The steepest point has a slope of more than 50 degrees
There are more than 500 levels
Look around
The terraced fields are built on top of the mountain, layer upon layer.
As small as a dish, as big as a basin, as long as a belt, and as curved as the moon
Like a fairyland in the sky or a fairyland on earth
Harvest season. Photo by Yuan Xiaofeng
There are huge differences in the size of fields all over the mountains and fields.
The larger one has more than one acre
Small ones can only plant dozens of wild rice seedlings.
The local people call it "coir raincoat hill" and "douli hill"
Unable to drive cattle farm machinery
The ancient custom of manual farming continues from generation to generation.
The beautiful scenery of the Ziquejie terraces in mid-winter. Photo by Zeng Wengui
Walking in the purple magpie world
One step at a time
Each season has its own unique style
When spring comes, the fields are filled with water
Like a silver mirror hanging in the mountains
At the summer solstice, the fields turn green
Like rows of green waves pouring from the sky
Golden Autumn, everything is yellow
Brilliant like golden towers
Midwinter, snow all over the mountains
Wrapped in silver, she looks particularly enchanting.
There are no mountain ponds or reservoirs in the terraced fields, and there is no need for artificial water diversion for irrigation. Photo by Zeng Wengui
the most amazing
Nothing better than this terraced field
There is no pond or reservoir
No need for manual water diversion for irrigation
Its ingenious gravity irrigation system
Does not rely on external power or complex dams
Instead, it cleverly utilizes bedrock fissure water
Built through a network of trenches adapted to local conditions
Realize natural diversion and precise irrigation of mountain springs
The beautiful scenery of the purple magpie terraces and the sea of clouds.
This system conforms to nature and takes advantage of the situation
After thousands of years, it still nourishes the terraced fields.
Protect local agricultural production and farmers’ livelihoods
Achieved "the world is in chaos, but this place has no worries"
The reality of "there is a severe drought in the world, but there is a harvest here"
Water conservancy experts praised it
The miracle of water conservancy and irrigation engineering in the world
Comparable to Dujiangyan and Lingqu
Xinhua County is considered an important area of Chiyou culture.
The charm of Meishan and the echo of intangible cultural heritage
Understand the Purple Magpie World
There is no way around the profound and mysterious culture of Meishan and Chiyou
Xinhua is the hometown of the legendary war god Chi You
Meishan culture takes root and grows here
Precipitating a unique regional spiritual code
Xinhua folk songs are songs expressed by the ancestors of Meishan.
Ancestors respected mountain gods and ancestors
Hunting and reclaiming wasteland in the mountains
In a game with nature
Breeding bright and vivid intangible cultural heritage
As a national intangible cultural heritage
Xinhua folk songs are songs expressed by the ancestors of Meishan.
The tune is high-pitched, exciting, jumping and free and easy
Singing mostly in the local Meishan dialect
Xinhua folk song performance.
The wild nature of the mountains
It also hides the humorous tenderness of the people
Working in the mountains in the past
One person starts and everyone harmonizes
Songs echo in the valley
Today's mountain villages
The loud folk songs still float out from time to time
Sing about farm work
Sing joy and sorrow
The sounds are all fireworks in the mountains and wilds
Meishan Nuo opera performance.
Meishan Nuo Opera
Known as the "Living Fossil of Wu and Nuo in Central Hunan"
Rooted in ancient Chu Wu culture
Carrying the spiritual sustenance of the ancestors of Meishan to pray for blessings and fulfill their wishes
The performer wears a simple wood-carved mask
Treading Gang Steps and Knotting Techniques
The master's sword and magical weapon clanged loudly
Occasionally interspersed with ancient rituals such as climbing the mountain of knives and stepping on the fire plow.
Mysterious and solemn
every performance
It’s all a cultural dialogue that spans thousands of years.
Meishan martial arts emphasizes stability and strength, and is famous for its simplicity, practicality, and strong practicality.
Meishan martial arts is also listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.
Originated from ancient Meishan ancestors hunting to defend against enemies
The need to protect the environment and the people
It's not showy
Pay attention to the stability of the pile
The place where you punch the lying cow
Iron rakes, benches, and eyebrow sticks can all be used as weapons
Full of Meishan people’s survival wisdom and chivalrous character
Meishan martial arts is a traditional martial arts school spread in Xinhua County.
Beside the rice fields in Ziquejie
The wooden house in Yao people's Chong
If you encounter a "Village Martial Arts" arena
Those vigorous shouts
It will make you feel the blood and power of this land and water
Big Bear Mountain National Forest Park.
Searching for Secret Lands, Landscapes and Alleys
Appreciate the splendor of rice farming in Ziquejie Terraces
May as well continue to roam the new
Unlock more landscapes and scenery in this land
The thousand-year-old "Chinese Ginkgo King" in the Big Bear Mountain National Forest Park.
Big Bear Mountain National Forest Park
It is Chiyou's ancestral mountain and a famous religious mountain.
Here the thousand-year-old "Chinese Ginkgo King" stands silently
At its peak, more than 40 ancient temples and temples were scattered in the mountains.
Zen leisurely
Jiulong Peak, the highest peak in central Hunan, stands here
Vast forests and towering ancient trees
It is a natural oxygen bar to escape the summer heat and cleanse the lungs.
The unique geographical environment of Big Bear Mountain makes the rime even more charming.
If you explore underground
Meishan Dragon Palace will let you witness another amazing workmanship
Here is an eighty-meter giant stalactite
"Nezha was born" stands majestically
The underground river winds for more than 400 meters
Meishan Dragon Palace.
Take a boat trip through the caves
Stalactite streamer changes
Stalagmites and stone mantles in various shapes
The underground world with a constant temperature of 18 degrees
Bringing you a cool and fantastic geological experience
Meishan Dragon Palace has karst landforms such as underground rivers, stalagmites, and stalactites.
Tired of sightseeing
You can go to Xiangdong Street in Xinhua County
This thousand-year-old street was built in the Song Dynasty
Nestled by the Zijiang River
More than 200 ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties line up in rows
Winding streets and alleys on bluestone road
The horse head wall is well-proportioned
The smell of fireworks is coming
Xiangdong Street continues the traditional market style.
night falls
The bluestone road glows warmly under the lanterns
Half of the city fireworks
half history humanities
This old street has retained time quietly like this
Xinhua County is the core production area of Polygonatum odorifera in the country and the "Hometown of Polygonatum odorifera in China".
The scenery on the tip of your tongue, the fragrance of the mountains and fields
Beyond history and landscape
The taste of newness
Also unforgettable
Xinhua Sanhe Soup.
most representative
Definitely Xinhua Sanhe Decoction
Tender beef, crispy tripe, smooth beef blood
Boil over high heat
Drizzled with unique mountain pepper oil
The spicy and sour aroma hits your face
A mouthful of hot soup
hearty
All the internal organs have been ironed properly.
This famous dish is indispensable at Meishan people’s banquets
Showing the hot and bold temperament of the sons and daughters of the mountains
Baixi water tofu.
"Traveling all over the world, Baixi water tofu"
Baixi water tofu is famous far and wide
Relying on the clear and sweet spring of the local Jindianjing
Grind soybeans finely
The tofu is as white as jade
The texture is tender and will not fall apart after being cooked for a long time.
Can make soup and stew
Can be used to make loach tofu
The bean aroma is sweet and has an endless aftertaste.
According to legend, Emperor Qianlong was on his southern tour
Everyone was amazed after tasting it
Xinhua is located at the southeastern foothills of Xuefeng Mountain and is uniquely positioned to produce ecological and organic tea.
If you want to bring back some gifts from the mountains and fields,
Xinhua black tea and Xinhua Huangjing are both good choices
As the "source of red lake"
Xinhua black tea grown from the clouds and mist of snow peaks
The ropes are moist and tight
Tea soup orange-red and translucent
Sweet and refreshing
A sip of tea soup
It can relieve the heat of food
It also contains the essence of Meishan tea fragrance that spans thousands of years.
Xinhua Polygonatum has become the password to increase income in rural revitalization.
As the "Hometown of Chinese Polygonatum"
More than 75% of Xinhua County’s forest coverage rate
Loose soil rich in selenium and zinc
Polygonatum polysaccharide produced
The saponin content far exceeds the national standard
The processed Xinhua Polygonatum is "as black as paint, as bright as oil, and as sweet as glutinous rice".
stick to local
The traditional craft of "nine steaming and nine drying, repeated yin and yang"
Shape Polygonatum into
Cultural heritage that is “black as paint, as bright as oil, and as sweet as glutinous rice”
Retains medicinal value
and endow it with dietary function
A banquet of Huangjing
From Huang Jing braised pork to Huang Jing steamed chicken
Combining health and deliciousness
A wonderful balance has been struck on this land
The purple magpie terraces.
In this life
You must go to the Ziquejie Rice Terraces
Go and pursue the light and shadow of the four seasons in the "Terrace Kingdom"
To listen to the ancient echo of Xinhua folk songs
To feel the mysterious power of Meishan Nuo opera
Go and taste the hot waters of Sanhe Soup
…
This "double heritage" place hidden in the central Hunan Valley
Landscapes, context, and fireworks are all ready
Just waiting to meet you
Reporter: Fu Yu
Except for the signature, all pictures in this article are provided by the Propaganda Department of Loudi Xinhua County Party Committee
