[Explanation] Among the folks in Lanzhou, Gansu, there is a saying that "without drums, there is no new year".
This drum is the Lanzhou Taiping Drum, known as "the first drum in the world".
In Lanzhou, whether it is a prosperous city or a small town in the mountains, there are Taiping drum teams.
Among them, there was one team that stood out from the crowd, with performers made up of all women.
Recently, the reporter came to Lujiaya Village, Yuzhong County, Lanzhou City, to visit the women's Taiping drum team.
The organizer of the women's team, Lu Pengfei, said that in 1994, the Lanzhou Women's Taiping Drum Team was established, which caused controversy in the surrounding areas.
[Concurrent] Lu Pengfei, organizer of Lanzhou Women's Taiping Drum Team
In the old traditional Shehuo, there is no need for a woman, (and) the Shehuo team is not called the Shehuo team, it is called the Baizi Club, which means 100 sons.
Later, I proposed that we should add a women's Taiping drum team, why should we add a women's Taiping drum team, because we can't stay in our old tradition.
[Explanation] Lu Pengfei said that there was an unwritten rule of the Taiping drums, which was passed on to men and not women.
The establishment of the Women's Taiping Drum Team virtually broke the stereotypes and was sought after by local women.
[Concurrent] Lu Pengfei, organizer of Lanzhou Women's Taiping Drum Team
At that time, we (convened) about 50 people, all of whom were still relatively young, all in their twenties and thirties, and women were particularly motivated (high).
[Explanation] In the village square, the two female players jumped forward and backward, turned left and right, and danced together.
In this regard, Lu Pengfei said frankly that the action seemed simple, but the team members suffered a lot when they practiced.
[Concurrent] Lu Pengfei, organizer of Lanzhou Women's Taiping Drum Team
(Taiping drum) usually weighs about 10 jin. It is very laborious to turn the drum. We (women) drum team has been training for a month. is this state.
[Explanation] Lu Pengfei said that the action choreography tends to be "soft", with the sonorous and powerful drum beats, showing the beauty of contrast.
[Concurrent] Lu Pengfei, organizer of Lanzhou Women's Taiping Drum Team
Like our Yuzhong countryside, the Taiping drum is played.
It turned out that the play is relatively monotonous and relatively simple.
Like we are now, women's Taiping drumming is a new set.
Lanzhou Taiping Drum is an intangible cultural heritage, women's Taiping Drum Team, it also belongs to an aspect of Lanzhou Taiping Drum.
No matter how you play, we are passing on.
[Commentary] Liu Yujun, who practiced Taiping drums out of curiosity, is the oldest in the women's team.
She compared the changes before and after and said that the clothes are getting more and more beautiful.
[Concurrent] Liu Yujun, member of Lanzhou Women's Taiping Drum Team
(19) In the past few years, we played with the social fire. It turned out to be a joke, and now it is a serious fight.
Originally, when we were playing drums and playing social fire, we wore the same clothes as the witch (harlequin), but now this clothes is too beautiful and beautiful.
[Explanation] Since 2016, the Lanzhou Women's Taiping Drum Team has started a commercial performance mode.
Liu Yujun said that they went out of the countryside and ran around, bringing laughter and laughter to everyone, and looking forward to more people participating.
Li Yalong and Ai Qinglong reported from Lanzhou, Gansu
Responsible editor: [Zhang Xi]