[Explanation] When China's intangible cultural heritage encounters a group of foreigners who love Chinese culture, what kind of spark will burst out? On June 24, 50 foreign friends from 18 countries including the United Kingdom, Hungary, Italy, South Korea, Russia, Rwanda, and so on, experienced the traditional Chinese culture by learning the "non-legacy" in the rich and ancient town of Chongqing with a thousand-year history.
At 10 o'clock in the morning, the apprenticeship ceremony officially began. National "non-legacy" Mudong folk songs, solitaires and other inheritors collectively took the stage, accepted apprenticeship posts submitted by apprentices from various countries such as Russia, Rwanda, Benin, etc., and drank apprenticeship tea, and officially accepted the batch of foreigners apprentice.
Bole, 22, is from Rwanda and is currently a student of Chongqing Jiaotong University. He grew up watching Chinese Kung Fu movies since childhood, and he loves Chinese culture very much. In his view, to understand more Chinese culture, one must experience and feel on the ground.
[Same period] (Bole of Chongqing Jiaotong University)
I like Chinese culture very much because I have loved those Kung Fu movies since I was a child. We really like those Chinese stars, Jackie Chan, and Bruce Lee. They are very famous in our country, so they make us like Chinese culture.
[Explanation] In the activity, Bole learned the national "non-legacy" solitaire blow and Chongqing municipal "non-legacy" Jiangjia Wulong. Solitaire blows the Bayu Dance created by the ancient Ba people, formed in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, spread in Jielong Town, Banan District, Chongqing and its surrounding areas. It mainly uses Suona, drums, and gongs to play musical instruments. It is the top ten folk arts in Bayu. one. In 2006, "Solitaire Blowing" was approved by the State Council and was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage. The Jiang family dragon dance has a long history and is the inheritance and development of the ancient Bayu dragon dance customs. There are 20 varieties of Jiangjia Wulong. Among them, the dragon dance featuring women's dragons and women's bench dragons can be regarded as one of Chongqing's traditional cultures. In 2009, the custom of Jiangjia Wulong was included in the Chongqing Municipal Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative Project List.
[Same period] (Bole of Chongqing Jiaotong University)
I am most interested in the dragon dance just now. I just liked the dragon dance just now. Since I saw it in the movie since I was a child, I also want to experience it. I feel very happy today.
[Explanation] In the rich ancient town, the intangible cultural heritage inheritors concentrated display of non-heritage culture such as scale making, dough sculpture, clay sculpture, wood carving, paper cutting, bamboo weaving, straw weaving, Chinese knot, etc., so that foreign friends can feel the charm of Chinese traditional culture up close.
Reporter Xiao Jiangchuan from Chongqing
Editor in charge: [Fang Jialiang]