China News Service, Beijing, November 1st. Taiwan's "Economic Daily" recently published a report on Xianning City, Hubei Province, introducing the local characteristic folk culture.
The report pointed out that people in Chongyang County, Xianning are very fond of violin plays with beautiful tunes and lively melody.
The violin opera originated from Yueyang Huagu Opera and has a history of more than 200 years. It is a national intangible cultural heritage.
When Yueyang Huagu Opera was introduced to Chongyang, it was called "Little Silk String" locally.
The tunes of Yueyang Huagu Opera include qin tunes, gong tunes and folk minor tunes, and the parts flowing into Chongyang are mainly qin tunes and minor tunes.
Due to the economic difficulties in the Chongyang Mountains, the artists tried to imitate a kind of "violin" with a short barrel and a long shaft, a shaft like a banhu, a barrel like a jinghu, and the shaft and the shaft made of wood. With the violin tube against the waist, it can be played while standing, hence the name of the violin play.
Tongshan County in Xianning belonged to the "land of Sanmiao" in ancient times. The ancient culture in southeastern Hubei developed and evolved on the basis of Sanmiao culture, and absorbed the cultural factors of north and south, which has transitional characteristics.
The specific geographical environment has formed the unique folk traditional culture of Tongshan people - Tongshan Folk Song.
Tongshan folk songs have various forms, including Gaoqiang folk songs, Pingqiang folk songs, crying folk songs, pan songs, and urgent passwords.
His singing is rich, the melody is high-pitched and tactful, and he often sings with his head held high and his voice open.
Slap dance, also known as "hand clap dance", is a self-entertainment dance developed by the folk. It is dominated by men slapping the chest and women slapping the arms, and then extended changes, clapping hands, shoulders, backs and even face, knees, etc., lying down. Paida, sitting, kneeling, standing, dancing, and patting throughout.
The rhythm of the dance is bright and cheerful, and the music jumps lively, conveying the joy of the dancers.
Tongshan woodcarving is one of the genres of Chinese folk woodcarving. It is mainly spread in Tongshan County and its surrounding areas in southeastern Hubei. The carving materials are taken from the local area.
The carving technique is mainly relief sculpture, using the texture and color of the material itself to form its own skill system.
Tongshan woodcarving "kan cabinet" is a kind of decorative cabinet made of hard wood. The patterns are used to express traditional stories, local operas, landscapes, flowers and birds, and the carvings are delicate and lifelike.
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