Yuecun melon seeds are the historical and cultural treasures of our country, as well as the artistic treasures of Shanxi gongs and drums, and are known as the three wonders of Shanxi gongs and drums. Originated in Yuecun Village, Wenshui County, it was founded in the rain-seeking activities to please Maiyi Xiangu. It has a history of hundreds of years and is gradually dying out. Developed by Yuecun Guazi Art Group. After attending the international art festival, Yuecun people have been constantly sorting out and developing, and their popularity is increasing day by day. However, Yuecun Guazi Art Troupe has been in a relatively loose state. Under the organization of Li Jianan and other villagers, a special school was established. After several sessions of student training, the troupe has more than 50 members and more than 20 students. He has appeared in various large-scale performances for many times and won many national and even international awards. Now, as a vibrant civil society, the group participates in cultural development every day and becomes a brand of cultural products in the county. The melon seeds in Wenshui Yuecun Village have been identified as the declared project, which is the largest and largest declaration of intangible cultural heritage of national folk art since the founding of our province.

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As an important birthplace of the Chinese nation, Shanxi's national folk culture is rich and colorful, and its intangible cultural heritage is profound. There are 52 local operas, accounting for 1/6 of the national operas. So far, more than 20,000 folk songs have been collected, and there are more than 200 kinds of folk dances. The key declaration items identified this time * * * involve 1 1. Among them, folk arts include Pingyang woodcut and Shangdang brocade art; Folk music includes Shangdang Bayinhui, Wutai Mountain Temple Fair Music, Hequ Folk Song 2, Wutai Advocacy, Jiangzhou Drum Music, Taiyuan Gong and Drum, Jinnan Weifeng Gong and Drum, Wenshui Yuecun Melon Seed, Zuo Quan Folk Song Xiaohua Opera, etc. Folk dances include Xiaofen Yangko, Shuozhou Yangko and Xugou back iron bar; Beijing Opera includes Zhonglu Bangzi, Zhou Pu Bangzi, Shangdang Bangzi, Beilu Bangzi, Yanbei Guahai, Lingqiu Luo Qiang, Jinbei Daoqing and Wutai Cisse. Quyi includes Xiaoyi Shadow Play, Lu 'an Drum Book, Taiyuan Lotus Fall, Yangquan Comments and so on. Folk acrobatics include walking on stilts, Xiangfen lion climbing to the sky tower and so on.

In some other dialects, "melon seeds" seems to be a bad word.