The unique quality and reputation of Luotian chestnut attracted many foreigners. Professor Lawton from Australian University in the United States came to Luotian, not far from Wan Li, to investigate. After on-the-spot investigation of chestnut varieties in Luotian, he believed that Luotian was the gene bank of chestnut in the world, and actively introduced American businessmen to Luotian, China to develop chestnut series products. Experts from Japan, Canada, Italy and other countries visited Luotian for more than 20 times and were amazed at the quality of its chestnuts. It is said that Luotian chestnut imported from Japan is processed. Atractylodes lancea, also known as frost tree, is a perennial erect herb. Up to 60 cm tall, erect stems, alternate leaves, tubular flowers and achenes pilose. Its rhizome is irregular beaded or nodular cylindrical, with a length of 3 to 10 cm and a diameter of 1 2 cm. The surface is grayish brown with wrinkles and lateral bending. Atractylodes lancea is warm and bitter, and has the effect of eliminating dampness and strengthening the spleen. It can be used for treating diseases such as cold-dampness vomiting and diarrhea, swelling and pain in the heart, water fullness, leukorrhagia due to spleen deficiency, and soft foot and knee fistula. It can also be used to drive away flies. After the dry rhizome of Atractylodes lancea is ignited, it will be fragrant and refreshing, and flies will flee when they smell it.
Atractylodes lancea is one of the famous specialties of Luotian, and is known as "the orange in English". Atractylodes macrocephala in Luotian is characterized by strong fragrance, and there are orange-yellow or brown-red oil spots on the cross section, commonly known as "pearl sand spots". Atractylodes lancea in Luotian is mostly produced in Beishan area of this county, most of which are wild and a few are cultivated artificially. A small amount of Atractylodes macrocephala was found in Shengli (Tengjiabao) Mountain in Luotian, and its medicinal properties were better than those of common Atractylodes macrocephala. Luotian sweet persimmon refers to the sweet persimmon produced in Luotian County, Dabie Mountain, Hubei Province, China, and is a geographical indication product of China. Luotian sweet persimmon is the only natural astringent persimmon variety in the world. When autumn is ripe, it can be eaten directly without processing. Sweet persimmon produced in Shi Cun, Sanlifan Town, Luotian County is more precious. It is characterized by large color, round bottom, thin skin and thick meat, sweet, crisp and delicious. Generally, there are more than eight sweet persimmons produced abroad, and no more than three, so it is convenient to eat and process. Luotian sweet persimmon has a long history of cultivation, and it was cultivated before the Southern Song Dynasty. During the Southern Song Dynasty, the improved seed grafting propagation technology was widely used and had a long history. Luotian has been known as the "hometown of sweet persimmon" since ancient times, which is more than 80 years earlier than the ancient Japanese sweet persimmon "Zen Temple Pill" (discovered in 12 14). There are more than 5,000 ancient persimmon trees with a history of 100 years, among which the persimmon trees of Qizishi and Tangjiashan have long enjoyed a good reputation. When the Japanese invaded China, a special force was sent to plunder the persimmon specimens of the hippo chef and transport them back to Japan. In the 1980s, Japan sent experts to Xunzishi for special research. The photos they took were also compiled into Japanese textbooks. In 200 1 year, the State Forestry Administration approved the naming of Luotian as "the hometown of sweet persimmon in China". Since 2 1 century, Luotian county has made great efforts to build a sweet persimmon base based on the advantages of sweet persimmon resources and continuously promoted the formation of sweet persimmon industry, and achieved remarkable results. There are seven main producing areas of sweet persimmon in the county, including Osaki, Sanlifan, Fengshan, Pinghu, Hepu, Shengli and Jiuzihe. By 2009, the cultivated area of sweet persimmon in this county has reached 45,000 mu, with an annual output of 10 million kilograms, and the area and output show a rapid upward trend.
Luotian not only has the basic climatic conditions suitable for the growth and development of sweet persimmon, but also forms a more unique regional environment due to the natural adjustment of topography, landforms and forest vegetation. Giant salamander, scientific name giant salamander, belongs to Amphibia, giant salamander family. Because the cry is like the cry of a child, it is called "giant salamander". It is also a strange thing to call a fish not a fish. Giant salamander is not unique to eastern Hubei, it is distributed in Hubei, Anhui, Sichuan, Shaanxi and other provinces 17, and its footprints can often be seen in streams in the valley of its habitat. 1At the beginning of August, 982, flash floods broke out in Luotian County. A 60-cm-long giant salamander weighing more than ten kilograms rushed to the side of the road closed by Phoenix. A farmer got it and sent it to County No.1 Middle School for feeding.
Giant salamander is the largest amphibian in existence. The largest is 1.8 meters long and weighs 40 to 50 kilograms. Brown back with big black spots and pale abdomen. The head is wide and flat, the mouth is big, and the teeth are curved. Nose and eyes are very small, located in the back of the head, without eyes and face. Strong body and flat tail. The limbs are very short, with four toes on the forelimbs and five toes on the hind limbs, with slight webbed between the toes. The skin is smooth, and the wart grains on the head are obvious, mostly arranged in pairs. It is fertilized in vitro, and its parents have the habit of protecting eggs. Living in a dark stream in a deep mountain, eating fish and shrimp. Dongqian Opera in Tiantangzhai, Luotian is said to be the earliest drama variety in China, and it is called the living fossil of China's drama by the drama circle. It is listed as the intangible cultural heritage of Hubei Province, which is highly valued by the local Party committee and government and has been well inherited and carried forward. Central and local TV stations and news media have repeatedly reported publicity.
Chenjiashan Village is located at the junction of Tiantangzhai in Luotian, Macheng, Hubei Province and Jinzhai, Anhui Province, less than 40 kilometers away from Xinxian County, Henan Province. It is a remote mountain village in Dabie Mountain. At present, there are 184 households, and nearly 700 villagers gather on an embankment on a saddle ridge. The villagers' favorite Dongqiang opera, also known as Donglu ancient painting, is based on Shan Ye's singing and andante, such as Oh Oh Opera and Fan Qiang Opera, accompanied by gongs and drums. It is a sister drama of Chu Opera, which originated from Guhua West Road. It has been handed down here for several generations since the middle of Qing Dynasty, and it has been passed down for nine generations since the first grandmaster Chen Xingtai. Many old artists of the first seven generations were published in Hubei Literature and Art Records 20 years ago.
For a long time, due to the unique geographical environment and farmers' sense of sadness and joy in production and life, local songs have prevailed. In Shan Ye, there are songs such as chopping wood, herding cattle, picking tea, picking mulberry, transplanting rice seedlings and harvesting rice fields, which have produced the most regional characteristics of "Oh-Oh tune", rice cavity and tea picking tune. Dongqiang opera uses percussion and wind music instead of silk strings; One person sings, many people sing, singing in front of the stage, singing behind the stage; Its singing method is flexible, which can be performed on the stage or broken into parts to sing in private houses; Its pronunciation is high, and its characters are pronounced in Tiantangzhai dialect of Luotian. Its vocals are generally divided into two categories: regular and minor. The main melody includes the eastern melody, the opposite melody, the sigh melody, the two-string melody, the firework melody, the four-level melody and the two-high melody, and the minor melody includes "picking tea", "pulling bamboo shoots" and "chandelier". With the passage of time, local operas featuring Xiao Sheng, Hua Dan and clowns in the past have developed into local operas with various performances, such as Tsing Yi, Laosheng and Huahua.
The famous artists in the East Wing of Tiantangzhai in Luotian successively include Huang (a native of Baimiaohe County, born in Xianfeng 185 1), Huang Dajie, Huang Erjie (the son of Huang) and Yu Ba (alias Yu Ba Xiang Gong, an ao native of this county, born in Xianfeng18665433).
Liu, a China drama musician, wrote: "A place that has been active for hundreds of years in the northeast of, with the sound of voices and gongs and drums. It has a great influence and spreads everywhere. For hundreds of years, it has become the main vocal cavity of operas and tea-picking operas in eight provinces, such as northeastern Hubei, Shaanxi, southern Henan, northeastern Hunan, northwestern Jiangxi, south-central Anhui, western Zhejiang and western Fujian, forming a gong cavity system. Therefore, if we don't study Dongqiang Opera, we can't study China Opera. The formation, content, characteristics, inheritance and influence of Dongqiang Opera in Tiantangzhai, Luotian are rare and important in the history of China opera. Today, Chenjiashan Opera Troupe is still very popular in Tiantangzhai, Macheng, Jinzhai and Xinxian. Every year after the eighth day of the first month, the troupe goes out to perform, and doesn't go home for spring ploughing until the spring of March. Every traditional festival, wedding, funeral and celebration, the villagers of Fiona Fang Baili will be invited to participate. County square, village hillside, farmhouse hall and bridal chamber are all the stages for them to sing.