Folk Tales of Gaixia

Anhui
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Gaixia has a long history and brilliant civilization. As early as the Neolithic Age more than 4,000 years ago, an ancient city of a certain scale was built here, becoming the political, economic and cultural center of the surrounding areas and one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization. The discovery of the prehistoric ancient city of Gaixia is the only one in the Huaihe River Basin at present, filling the gap in Anhui Province. It was rated as one of the top ten archaeological discoveries in the province in 2007 and a key candidate for the top ten archaeological discoveries in the country in 2008. Gaixia is a strategic location and has always been a strategic location. The famous decisive battle of the Chu-Han contention, the Battle of Gaixia, took place here, which staged passionate and popular historical dramas such as Ambush from All Sides, Songs of Chu on All Sides, and Farewell My Concubine, which have been passed down through the ages and are well-known. Xiang Yu's "Gaixia Song" and Yu Ji's Japanese songs are sincere and moving, and have become a magnificent page in the history of the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation. In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, Empress Gao's nephew Lü Chan was granted the title of Marquis of Xun, and the capital was established here, which was later changed to Xun County. At the beginning of the Western Han Dynasty, the Chen family was famous in the world, and was known as "three Shangshu from one family". Xu Shen, a famous Confucian scholar, writer, and author of "Shuowen Jiezi" in the Eastern Han Dynasty, once served as an official in Xun County. He was known as "Xu Xunchang" and was praised as "Zi Sheng". The cultural heritage of Gaixia has a profound historical background. For thousands of years, the working people have recorded many major historical events and local customs and conditions through stories, legends, ballads, proverbs, etc. through word of mouth with high wisdom, profound thoughts, and simple language, thus creating and spreading a large number of colorful folk literature. "Gaixia Legend" is a narrative folk literature that has been orally circulated among the people in the Gaixia area for a long time. It tells about some people, things and events that have a great influence in the local area in the form of stories, vivid language, twists and turns of plots, and sincere emotions. It has both praise and criticism, and clear love and hate, expressing strong wishes and beautiful hopes. It originates from life, but breaks through limitations, and even contains quite unreasonable and unreal elements, and even has more deification consciousness, which makes it more contagious. Therefore, the "Legend of Gaixia" is the crystallization of the wisdom of the working people and has become a unique oral inheritance culture, which has produced a wide range of influences. Many legends are even household names, and some have even become eternal masterpieces. Information source: Anhui Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center (no pictures yet, welcome to provide.) Information source: Anhui Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center (no pictures yet, welcome to provide.)

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