During the New Year Holiday, Yongxing Fang, the featured district famous for folk culture and cuisine in Xi'an, was crowded with visitors. The diverse local cuisine and live performances just kept coming. The district also presented a live performance of the "Eight Strange Wonders of Shaanxi", through which visitors could experience the authentic Shaanxi folk culture in an immersive way. 

So, what are the "Eight Strange Wonders of Shaanxi"?

The "Eight Strange Wonders of Shaanxi" refers to eight interesting and unique traditional customs and habitats in the central Shaanxi area, also known as Guanzhong, which covers Xi’an, Baoji, Xianyang, Weinan, Tongchuan, north of Qinling mountains and south of Loess Plateau.

Check out below live show of the "Eight Strange Wonders of Shaanxi"

Noodles are as wide as belts

Pancakes are as big as pan cover

Chili oil sauce is as delicious as a dish

(The actress dressed herself in passionate red and intentionally acted out her "spicy" personality)

Houses are built in half-like

(A professional storyteller is introducing this folk custom)

People prefer to squat than sit

Handkerchief is used as sun hat

Shaanxi opera sounds like roaring rather than singing

Most girls married local men

With various puns and vivid interpretations, the actors brought the unique folk culture of Shaanxi to the tourists, highlighting the essence of the "Eight Strange Wonders of Shaanxi" through an immersive performance filled with authentic local culture.