Longzhou (now Longxian County) is a mountainous county located at the westernmost end of Shaanxi Province. Known as "Longzhou Shehuo" since ancient times. After the founding of New China, the social fire in Longzhou was unprecedented. There are more than 300 "Shehuohui" in more than 200 administrative villages in Longxian County. The scale is getting bigger and bigger, the content is more colorful, the performance skills are more exquisite and touching, and the original dress form has been preserved.

People in Longxian county have the habit of "the first day, the fifteenth day of high school". Longxian County holds the "Longzhou Shehuo Tournament" on the Lantern Festival of the 15th day of the first month every year, which makes the scale of the village Shehuo performance teams more and more abundant, and also increases the production and life content of promoting the adjustment of rural industrial structure and rejuvenating the county through science and technology. By playing and watching the social fire, I tell the joy of a bumper harvest in one year and pray for a good weather and safety in the coming year.

200 1, Longxian Shehuo participated in the "German Culture Festival"; At the "China First Shehuo Art Festival" held in 2003, the county was awarded the title of "Hometown of Shehuo Culture in China" by China Folk Art Association, which was also the first city and county in China to receive this honor. In 2003, it was named "Hometown of Folk Social Fire" by Shaanxi Province, and in 2007, it was included in the list of intangible cultural heritage protection in Shaanxi Province. Longzhou social fire tour is known as "carnival on the yellow land" In 20 13, it was awarded as "the hometown of folk social fire art in China", and the platform social fire in Longxian county won the China Folk Art Mountain Flower Award and the folk etiquette performance gold medal.

According to statistics, there are at least 65,438+10,000 people participating in and performing social fires in Longxian County every year, accounting for more than half of the total population of Longxian County. There are more than 300 "Shehuohui" in more than 200 administrative villages in Longxian County. The enthusiasm of the masses for social fire is higher than any other activity, and the foundation is very solid. Many villages still retain the props and performance style of social fire in Qing Dynasty, which is unmatched by any county in China.

With the attention of the party and government departments in Longxian County, the "Longzhou Shehuo Tournament" is held on the 15th day of the first month of each year to inherit and develop folk art and inspire urban and rural people to run towards a well-off society. A social situation in which the people seek development, enhance unity and promote harmony has initially taken shape.