Diane Kita, a memory spanning thousands of years, Yiwu has earnestly implemented the requirements of "building spiritual civilization in urban and rural areas", adhered to the coordinated development of cultural undertakings and cultural industries, and made gratifying achievements in cultural construction. By June 2004, there were 72,500 square meters of public cultural facilities in the downtown area (excluding all kinds of public cultural squares), and there were cultural facilities in all towns and streets 1.78 square meters. There are "three halls" (library, cultural center and museum), three hospitals (bookstore, painting academy and theater), one regiment, one company (Wu Troupe, Cultural Market Management Office and Film Company), 13 Town Street Cultural Station, 5 Town Street Cultural Center (including 3 provincial cultural pearls and 2 Jinhua municipal pearls) and 65440. Among them, the construction area of the city library is 3,500 square meters, the Yiwu Theatre is 3,764 square meters, the Yiwu Wu Opera Troupe is 2,638 square meters, the Yiwu Cinema is 5,000 square meters, and the Xiuhu Gymnasium is 2,900 square meters with 1.400 seats. Hu Mei Gymnasium has 35,000 seats, and the gymnasium has 6,000 seats. The cultural network has been further improved, and the cultural facilities have been greatly improved, which has effectively promoted the development of cultural and sports undertakings, and won the honors of "National Advanced Cultural County", "National Advanced Sports County", "Hometown of Wushu in China", "Hometown of Modern Folk Painting in China" and "Hometown of Chinese Quyi". China Commodity City Convention and Exhibition Center in Yiwu has also been officially accepted as a new member by the International Exhibition Union (UFI). "Chicken feathers for sugar" is a typical Yiwu spirit.

Yiwu people

At present, the actual population of Yiwu has reached 6.5438+0.8 million. According to the data of Yiwu Public Security Bureau, as of June 30, 2007, the registered temporary population in the city was 1028757, and the permanent population was 706684. With a local population of nearly 300,000, it is the county-level city with the largest floating population in Zhejiang Province, of which 83.86% are from other provinces, mostly in Jiangxi, Anhui, Henan and Guizhou. The Han nationality is dominant, with 23 ethnic minorities including Hui, Miao, Yi, Zhuang, Tujia, Wa, She, Mongolian, Tibetan, Uygur, Buyi, Manchu, Dong, Bai, Hani, Dai and Wa. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, there were only two Hui compatriots in Yiwu. Up to now, there are more than 30,000 ethnic compatriots from all over the country working and doing business in Yiwu.

Yiwu religion

From the 1980s, only Buddhism and Christianity expanded rapidly to the coexistence of Buddhism, Christianity, Catholicism and Islam, with complex personnel composition and wide social influence. At present, there are 3 religious groups, 80 religious sites of various types, with more than 0/00 teaching staff and 20,000 followers (excluding Buddhist believers). There are three obvious characteristics of ethnic and religious work in this city: the number of people is growing rapidly; Foreign-related nature becomes a feature; High liquidity. Therefore, Yiwu is not only one of the key counties (cities) of ethnic religion in Zhejiang Province, but also an important window of ethnic religion in China. Doing a good job in ethnic and religious work in this city is not only of practical significance, but also of profound political significance.

Yiwu dialect

The dialect of this city is Wuzhou dialect in southern Zhejiang, and Wu dialect is widely used in the city. However, because the county is located in the middle of Zhejiang, it has convenient transportation and frequent exchanges with other places. Therefore, Yiwu dialect is greatly influenced by the surrounding dialects, and the internal differences are also obvious. People in the old county often say that "there are eighteen dialects in Yiwu, but the river is different", which shows the complexity of Yiwu dialect. For example, the word "egg" is called [t] in Choucheng area, but it is called [t Qu9d] in Longtouzhu, Shangteng, Kuzhutang, Xiao huang tang and Gexian, which is obviously influenced by Jinhua dialect. Another example is the word "sugar stalk". The area around Choucheng is called ugl, and Huaxi, Hezhai and Xiawan are called dokus, which is influenced by Dongyang dialect. Another example is the word "half". Choucheng is called [Ma], while Dongtang, Houshentang is called [Pa], which is influenced by Zhuji dialect. According to the survey, Hongfeng people and Bird's Nest people near Zhuji speak Zhuji dialect, while Hushan people, Chendaren people and Huangshengtang people can speak both Yiwu dialect and Zhuji dialect. Xianping, Liyushan and Dafang people bordering Pujiang use both Yiwu dialect and Pujiang dialect. In short, this situation exists at the junction of this county and neighboring counties. Many dialects in Yiwu are ancient Chinese, such as "eat" means "eat", "play" means "play", "don't say" means "blessing", "chopsticks" means "chopsticks", and "building a house" is called "building a house".

Yiwu Wu Opera

As one of the main local operas in Zhejiang Province, Wu Opera "Sunset Red Shines on Trees" originated in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, with a history of more than 400 years. With Jinhua as the center, it is popular in Jinhua, Lishui, Linhai, Jiande and Chun 'an, and in Yushan, Shangrao, Yiyang, Guixi, Poyang and Jingdezhen in the northeast of Jiangxi. There are six kinds of vocal cavity in Wu Opera: Gaoqiang and Kunqiang. Yiwu Wu Troupe was founded in 1955, formerly known as the stage, and it is the only professional performance group owned by the whole people in our city. Performs about 200 performances every year, cooperates with the work of the municipal party committee and municipal government center, and arranges publicity performances and programs of major events in the city. Plays created to carry forward the spirit of Yiwu include Tears of Heroes, Hard Head and Neck, Legend of Zhu Yitie, Chicken Feathers for Sugar, and Yiwu Soldiers, among which Yiwu Soldiers and Chicken Feathers for Sugar have won dozens of awards such as excellent performances and excellent plays, and the "Five Ones" project award of the Propaganda Department of Zhejiang Provincial Committee. There are 20 plays, including Guo Xiangzhi, The Story of Lu Bu and Di Xin, Lu Wenlong with Two Guns, Yan Zhou, Shuangfeng Garden, Hong Sicuo, Thrushcross, and The King of Happiness. Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, Linjiang Society, Persuading Wife, and Facing the Pavilion. Among them, 20 dramas such as Yiwu Soldiers, Linjiang Club, Nine Clothes, Torture and Imprisonment, Cutting Lu Bu and Crossing the Sea by Eight Immortals were recorded and broadcast by CCTV and provincial TV stations.

Yiwu Daoqing

In the early summer of 2003, the All-China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Chinese Quyi Artists Association made a decision to award Yiwu the title of "Hometown of Chinese Quyi". Previously, only Pingdingshan City, Henan Province and Shunde City, Guangdong Province won the honor of "Hometown of Chinese Quyi". Daoqing in Yiwu originated in the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty, and is as famous as Lotus Falls in Shaoxing, Drum Songs in Ruian, Pingtan in Wenzhou and Hangzhou. It is a popular folk art in our province. Yiwu Taoism is different. It has no fixed tune, and artists often play freely according to their own voice characteristics and rap tunes, with the goal of listening to them in their ears. Therefore, there are many schools of Taoism in Yiwu for a long time, and it is unique in the field of Quyi. In the early days of liberation, more than 200 folk rappers in Yiwu were practicing the art of "Daoqing". In 1950s, Daoqing in Yiwu was very famous in China. Ye Meiying is a blind artist in Yiwu. She has participated in the National Congress of Model Workers and the British Parliament for many times, sang Yiwu Quyi in the Great Hall of the People and Zhongnanhai, and was received by Zhou Enlai and other leaders of the older generation. The general route of singing and Yu Xiaoyu were also recorded by China Film Company.

Yiwu Wushu

Yiwu Wushu has a long history, a long history, outstanding people and talented people. In ancient times, during the Three Kingdoms period, there was a man named Luo Tong who fought many battles to defend the frontier and defeated Wei Bing. Sun Quan, the prince of Wu, named him General Zuo. In the Tang Dynasty, there was King Robin, who was scattered all over the world. In the Song Dynasty, there was a famous anti-Japanese soldier Zong Ze; In the Ming Dynasty, there were anti-Japanese soldiers such as Chen Dacheng, Wang Rulong and Zhu Wenda. And boxer Jintai are both famous martial artists and celebrities in Yiwu. There are 228 people in Yiwu, Wu Zhi, who were awarded marshal, general, company commander, deputy company commander, general commander and thousands of households for their meritorious service. In modern times, there was Wu Shanmin's bodyguard, Wu, who was famous all over the country for his axe. Wang Boxiong, a famous martial artist, studied in the Shanghai Martial Arts Museum and served as the secretary of Yang Dengpu. There are Huang, who pays attention to martial arts, Zhu Dede, an old man who advocates the martial arts rules of "ten religions" and "ten don't teach", and Shen, who practiced martial arts in his early years and grew up to be a general. There is a saying among the people that "Lanxi Wharf, Xiaoshan Feed Head, Yiwu Fist" is well known. Yiwu folk Wushu is rich in variety and content, with a total of 18 kinds. There are also stone piers, dragon dances, lion dances, walking horses, cross lotus, stilts, bullfighting, arhat classes, and scattered evacuation. All over urban and rural areas, each with its own characteristics. The boxing in Dongxiang 23 is strong; Xixiang Wudian and Yiting are practical; There is Suxi in the north, and the new building area is both rigid and flexible; The shelves around Nanxiang Buddhist Temple are very beautiful. Every holiday, a number of arhat classes and martial arts teams are active in every corner of the countryside. Yiwu Wushu has a broad and powerful mass base, creating an upright and brave Yiwu spirit. Yiwu martial arts community is very loyal, upholding justice, upholding justice, stressing martial arts morality and convincing people by reasoning, which shapes the virtue of Yiwu people advocating martial arts.