[Explanation] Hainan's Li nationality has a profound historical and cultural heritage. Many traditional techniques are listed as national and provincial intangible cultural heritage projects. Among them, the Li Jin and Li bamboo and wood instrumental music are familiar to the general public.
Recently, reporters walked into Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County of Hainan Province and learned that the two national intangible cultural heritage projects, "Li Traditional Spinning, Dyeing, Weaving and Embroidery Skills" and "Li Bamboo and Wood Instrumental Music" are in line with the times in traditional tools, stage expression, and traditional techniques. Innovative changes and upgrades in other areas.
According to Huang Zhaoan, the representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage project (Li Nationality Bamboo and Wood Instrumental Music), "Li Nationality Bamboo and Wood Instrumental Music" has innovatively improved musical instruments.
Traditional Li nationality instruments such as Xiaoxiao and Zhuoba have problems such as incomplete pentatonic, narrow range, low timbre, and low volume. Therefore, the repertoire that can be played is limited and the stage performance is low.
[Live Voice] Traditional nose flute
[Explanation] In the process of inheritance, Huang Zhaoan changed and innovated the traditional nose flute and Zhuoba into six-hole nose flute and Zhuoba, and adjusted the properties of the instrument. In addition to traditional Li songs, there are also folk songs from various places. Pop music, etc.
[Live Voice] Six-hole nose flute and six-hole Zhuo
[Explanation] The innovative and upgraded Li nationality musical instruments can cooperate with each other, develop a band ensemble mode, and have a richer stage expression, which is recognized by the market, loved by the public, and has a prominent commercial value.
Every year, Huang Zhaoan and his team are invited to perform in various cities, counties and scenic spots in the province. Innovation makes the bamboo and wood instrumental music of the Li nationality go out of the mountains.
[Concurrent] Huang Zhaoan, the representative inheritor of the national intangible heritage project (Li bamboo and wooden instrumental music)
The times are different, but when we pass on, we must still retain the tradition, pass on, and innovate. If you don’t innovate, your team will not be able to get out.
So my goal now is to inherit the original culture, but also to innovate and invent.
[Explanation] "Li Brocade" is the presentation of "Li Nationality Traditional Spinning, Dyeing, Weaving and Embroidering Skills".
According to Hu Chunfang, the provincial representative inheritor of "Traditional Spinning, Dyeing, Weaving and Embroidering Skills of Li Nationality", now this skill has innovative and improved weaving methods and patterns, forming a piece of Li brocade with different patterns on the front and back sides, and the colors are rich and integrated. The new "double-sided weaving" technique of text.
【Live picture】New double-sided woven Li brocade finished product
[Concurrent] Hu Chunfang, the provincial representative inheritor of the traditional spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidery skills of the Li nationality
The previous (double-sided weaving) is a bit rougher, and there are not so many colors. The (traditional) one is only black and white.
[Explanation] Hu Chunfang said that the price of the new double-sided Li brocade is far higher than the traditional Li brocade, and the commercial value is obvious.
At the same time, many people like it after seeing it, and will take the initiative to learn and pass on this skill. The new double-sided Li brocade made the apprentices feel that the "Li Traditional Spinning, Dyeing, Weaving and Embroidery Skills" is quite fashionable.
Many inheritors said that, like Li Jin and Li nationality musical instruments, many Li nationality intangible cultural heritage projects are undergoing innovation, change and promotion.
Tradition is not a "guardian". Under the condition that the essence remains unchanged, the promotion of traditional skills is more conducive to people's acceptance and liking, and it is also more conducive to the inheritance of traditional skills and culture.
The times are developing, and traditional skills and culture also need to "rejuvenate".
Reporter Li Yufan reports from Baoting, Hainan
Editor in charge: [Tang Weijie]