Zhong Ping Town Ethnic Culture Festival
Zhong Ping Town is located at the foot of Dayao Mountain in the east of Xiangzhou County, where Zhuang, Han and Yao nationalities live. In the national folk culture, there are both Zhuang cultural customs and ancient customs of Han culture. With the progress and development of society, the integration, integration and sublimation of foreign customs and cultures, in addition to modern festivals and traditional festivals, has also formed a regional culture with local characteristics in Zhong Ping, and many villages have their own traditions and independent "village celebrations". In the past, the "Village Celebration Day" was to kill chickens and ducks, burn incense paper for the rain god to sacrifice to the valley god or bless success, to pray for rain or to entrust the valley god to bless the early rice harvest and wish the family success; Later, there was another saying: "Before the arrival of the" double grab "of grabbing early rice and planting late rice in one year, friends and relatives were invited to visit the village. One is to celebrate the early harvest of the year; Second, during the "double grab" season, relatives and friends carry forward the spirit of mutual assistance, help each other, and switch to early rice and plant late rice. " On the "Village Celebration Day", friends and relatives from all directions get together to greet each other, exchange information, go to the theater for dinner and contact feelings. Whenever there is a village celebration, the villages do not lose their etiquette and take turns to celebrate as usual. No matter the guests invited by each family or the VIPs invited by the village, they are proud of the large number of guests. In May of the lunar calendar in Zhong Ping Town, there is a "Dragon Divides the Sun" in Guancun. The lunar calendar in Zhong Ping Town is a month full of human feelings, the first day of June in Zhucun, the second day of June in Jia Cun and Xinqing Village, the sixth day of June in Hecun, Luosha Village and Jiangtou Village, and the 21st day of June in Su Village. The custom of "village celebration" in each village, like the dragon totem worship of the Chinese nation, represents a yearning or belief, hoping that the family will be safe, the weather will be good, and disasters will be solved. Nowadays, many villages in Zhong Ping Town, such as Jiaru Village, Duofu Village and Hecun Village, celebrate "Village Celebration Day" as a cultural festival.
Zhong Ping Town Jia Cun Zhuang Nationality Shigong Opera
Master dance originated from witch dance in Yin and Shang Dynasties. It is said that shortly after Liu Yugang proclaimed himself emperor in the Southern Dynasties, he was invaded by cavalry in the Northern Dynasties. In addition, the wealthy aristocrats in the Southern Dynasties took the opportunity to expand their power and fight for power and profit. In this crisis of internal troubles and foreign invasion, Ganluo, a villager in Guche Village, entered the DPRK at the invitation of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty Liu to resist the Northern Expedition. Ganluo will take his brothers and sisters to fight the enemy. He used magic and sesame green beans as weapons to defeat the soldiers of the Northern Dynasties and won a great victory. Later, it spread from the Central Plains to Guangxi and was combined with "Nuo Dance". During the performance, people wear masks, bend their legs apart, lift their legs sideways and wave wood blade or steel swords. There are five words in human voice, such as Zhuang Huan and Le Jiao Huan. And there are people who are responsible for beating ceramic bee drums. The bee drum has a big head and a small head, and it makes a "bang" sound. Because it is made of ceramics, its sound is simple and heavy, and it has a strong sense of rhythm, and it has gradually evolved into the present folk sacrifice dance.
Jia Cun's Shigong Opera has a long history. Founder Luo Chaoguang was founded in the first year of Qianlong, with 20 members. This is the first generation Founder, and the second generation Luo Fallon and Luo Fahui have 18 people. The third generation of Luo, Tan Xian and other 20 people; The fourth generation of Qin Mingchang, Luo Minghong, An and other 20 people; The fifth generation Luo Xianshou, Luo Xianfeng, etc. 15 people; The sixth generation of Luo Xianfang, Luo Xisheng, Wei, Qin, etc. 15 people; The seventh generation of Luo Neng, Luo Fangsheng, Luo Shi Sheng, Luo Goldman Sachs, Luo Shengyong, Luo Shenglong and other 20 people; Eighth generation Luo Yongxing, Luo Yonghe, Luo Yonggao 16 people. The survivors now are the ninth generation Luo, Wei Yingfa and others 15.
Before liberation, Jia Cun's "Shigong Opera" had frequent activities and colorful programs every year. Every year after the autumn harvest, every village set up an altar to dip in food to celebrate the harvest, and every village asked them to sing, which was very lively. There are dozens of programs, such as Chaoyang Dance, Land Dance, Kitchen God Dance, Wang Gan Dance, Wuhai Naolong Palace, Beifu Baima, Diaosi Shi, Gan Wuliang, Empress Gu Wu, Huapo, Dailang and Wuniang, Sanxiong, Luban, Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, Wuliang Dance, King Mo Yi, Sanjie Palace and Sanzu Jiaxian, which are rich in content and diverse in forms.
After liberation, from 65438 to 0965, Luo Ban wrote and directed Chaoyang Dance according to the form, music, movement, rhythm and melody of musical instruments and percussion instruments in our village, and performed it in various regions and autonomous regions. Later, based on Luo's "Chaoyang Dance", Xiangzhou Literature and Art Team was adapted into "Harvest Music", which was well received.
During the Cultural Revolution, due to breaking superstition, sweeping away all kinds of ghosts and gods, destroying temples and burning gods everywhere, "Shigong Opera" was overthrown as a superstitious organization, and all the costumes, props, musical instruments and musical instruments of "Shigong Opera" were burned. Until 1982, Luo Cai, the ninth ancestor, went to a meeting with the guests to make sure that the "Gonggong Opera" of the Zhuang nationality was a part of national culture, not a superstitious organization. The Tourist Culture Bureau also allocated funds to 700 yuan to buy clothes, props, musical instruments, percussion instruments and so on. After he came back, he reorganized his staff to carry out activities. Every year after the autumn harvest or the Spring Festival, many villages in Zhuangxiang will set up altars to dip in food to celebrate the harvest and invite them to sing and dance. Zhong Ping Zhuang's main dance got rid of religious superstition. Through excavation, inheritance, research and innovation, it has been given new life in content and action.
At present, the master dance of Zhuang nationality in Jia Cun, Zhong Ping Town has been included in the intangible cultural heritage of the autonomous region, while the plays of Gan, Lu Ban and Yang are still national cultural heritage. The master dance of Zhuang nationality in Zhenjia Village, Zhong Ping is simple and mysterious, with rich dance vocabulary, fascinating stories and outstanding characters.