After the Revolution of 1911, Nantong County was established in the abandoned state, which was called "the first city in modern China". 1949 After the liberation of Nantong in February, Nantong City was built in the districts of the city, Langshan and Tianshenggang, which was successively under the jurisdiction of the administrative office in northern Jiangsu and the institutions in Nantong. 1962 was changed to a provincial city. 1983 Nantong area merged with Nantong city to implement the system of city governing county.
There are many talents and celebrities. Many famous artists such as Fan Zhongyan, Wang Anshi, Mi Fei and Wen Tianxiang left their masterpieces and anecdotes in Nantong. Hu Yuan, a famous minister in the Three Kingdoms, an outstanding educator in the Song Dynasty, Chen Shigong, a famous doctor in the Ming Dynasty, Li, one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou" in the Qing Dynasty, and Zhang Jian, the champion in the late Qing Dynasty, added luster to the history of Nantong.
In the history of modern culture, science and education in China, Nantong has established the first normal school, the first folk museum, the first textile school, the first embroidery school, the first drama school, the first private school for the deaf and the first weather station, which occupies an important position. Zhao Dan, a contemporary performing artist, was born in the hometown of rivers and seas.
Wang Geyi, a master of Chinese painting, Yang Le, a famous mathematician, and more than 20 academicians of China Academy of Sciences and China Academy of Engineering. Jiangfeng Haiyun has beautiful scenery. Haohe Scenic Area, located in the center of the city, is a national 4A-level tourist scenic spot. Surrounded by the ancient city, the Sanlihao River is praised by domestic and foreign tourists as "the emerald necklace around the girl's neck". The planned development of museums along the Haohe River will give Tongcheng a deeper cultural connotation.
Langshan Scenic Area is located in the southern suburbs of Jiangsu Province. It is a national 4A-level tourist scenic spot and one of the six natural scenic spots in Jiangsu Province. Lang Mountain ranks first among the eight famous Buddhist mountains in China. Since the expansion of Guangjiao Temple in the early Tang Dynasty, incense has flourished and its reputation has spread far and wide. Jianshan, Junshan, Maanshan and Huangni, which are located on both sides of Langshan Mountain, have been developed and built in recent years, and many new scenic spots have been added.
Baili County has no shortage of places to explore and win. The Qingdun Cultural Site in Hai 'an, the Shuihui Garden and Dinghui Temple in Rugao, the South Pavilion of Wen Tianxiang in Tongzhou, the Disco on the Sea in Rudong, the Aerial Symphony (Flying a Kite by the Sea) and the Sun Pavilion at the Roundabout in Qidong are all famous.
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Nantong historical and cultural customs:
1, Tong Opera: Tong Opera is a local opera in Nantong. Originally a boy's play, it originated from Shangboy. The so-called "boy wizard" is a folk professional wizard. Witches who originated in Chu and Yue merged with local dialects, cultures, customs and people's feelings, and gradually formed another branch of ancient wizards with distinctive local colors in Nantong-Nantong Boy.
After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), Tongzi abandoned the superstitious content of worshipping gods and exorcising ghosts, and performed modern drama in the form of rap, bringing forth the old and bringing forth the new, and gradually transformed into ordinary drama, which improved in choreography, performance, music and dance beauty. Now Nantong Tongzi is not only listed as a special topic, but also attracts more and more attention and interest from scholars at home and abroad.
2. "arson" on the fifteenth day of the first month.
In the custom of Nantong, the unique thing is "setting fire", which everyone must have done when they were young. Originated from the ancient people's worship of fire and Vulcan. A little further, you can read the Book of Songs: "Fuck moths and their thieves, it's harmless to me." Tianzu has God and inflammation. "It is said that farmers in rural buildings are holding torches to drive away insects and beasts, guarding Tian He.
Take a closer look at the Chongchuan Bamboo Poem by Li Qi, an old-timer and Nantong poet in the early years of Daoguang: "The mountain village is good at the beginning of the evening breeze, and the fire is not as good as the sky. I only hope that the hemp insects can shine and come back to sell wine and fish in the pond." After the poem, the original note: "Set fire in the evening of Yuan Dynasty, saying that it shines on hemp insects." The poem in this folk song tells us that the scene of Nantong people setting fire is very grand and spectacular.
Poets of all ages, men, women, and children are scrambling to watch the fun. There are many sayings about the time of "lighting a fire". There is an old saying: "Thirty nights to send a hundred bugs, once sent, never to return." The days recalled by farmers are the first half of the first month, the eighteenth day of the first month, the second day of February, the thirteenth day of February, the nineteenth day of February, and so on. The form is roughly similar.
3. Unique tea culture
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Huizhou merchants came to Nantong to deal in tea. Honglida, Fangshengda, Fangzhenda, GaoLongji and many other century-old shops sell precious tea such as Longjing, "Biluochun" and Huangshan Mao Feng before the Ming Dynasty for eunuchs and the rich in the city to drink. Ordinary people like Zhulan tea, and some even buy only "coarse tea" and tea powder.
In the past, in some shops in Nantong City, every summer morning, the boiled tea leaves were poured into tea barrels or tea jars, and there was a plate of clear water and several tea bowls for pedestrians and coolies to quench their thirst. At the time of summer sowing and harvesting, suburban farmers have already prepared a bucket of tea, brewed it with tea leaves, agastache rugosa, Eupatorium odoratum and bamboo hearts, commonly known as "herbal tea", and brought it to the fields for drinking at rest.
Once upon a time, children from poor families, in order to learn a trade, had to bow down to the master and hostess to offer tea whenever they went to worship the teacher. Children in rural areas are sent to private schools to worship Mr. Li for literacy and tea. Parents send red envelopes, commonly known as "tea gifts". On weekdays, relatives and friends come to the farmhouse and treat each other with tea first. As the saying goes, "Guests come to brew tea" has become a routine.
In the past, tea making was about water, and it was thought that falling into the water was superior, especially if the snow water was stored in the tank for a year or two, it was better to boil water to make tea. Followed by well water, such as Xijiajing in the south of the city, Qian Jing behind Confucius Temple and Dajing in the west of Tianning Temple, the water quality is sweet. Many wells in the city are inferior to the above three wells. Generally speaking, people use urban rivers to cook tea and rice.
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