Miao ancient songs are epic poems created by Miao ancestors in long-term productive labor. Its content covers everything, from the birth of the universe, the origin of human beings and species, the creation of the world, the flood in the early years of the Republic of China, to the great migration of the Miao nationality, the ancient social system and daily production and life of the Miao nationality, and has become a collection of Miao ancient myths. It is divided into four parts: the creation of the earth, the song of maple, the flood from heaven and the crossing of mountains and rivers.
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"Carving Dao" is a Miao language title, that is, "carving wood" or "singing stick", which is translated into "Miao wedding song" in Chinese. It is a Miao wine song of Shibing in Qiandongnan Prefecture. Because its main content is carved on round bamboo and wood, Miao people sing with wooden sticks, so it has this title. "Carving Road" is the only ancient symbol of Miao people living in China. This is by far the earliest recorded object of Miao people and the oldest writing tool of this branch.
Gerqu township lute
Dong Pipa is a kind of rap music which combines musical instruments and vocal music. It is named Pipa Music because it is accompanied by a pipa made of catalpa, phoenix tree or Chinese fir. Dong pipa is a plucked instrument of Dong nationality. Pipa songs of Dong nationality are distributed in the southern dialect area of Dong nationality, which can be divided into lyric pipa songs and narrative pipa songs. Its singing content covers almost all aspects of the Dong nationality, which has been passed down from generation to generation and has a long history.
Dong people's big songs
Dong folk chorus is a multi-voice, no-command, no-accompaniment and natural chorus form in Dong areas in China, and it is also one of the outstanding national cultural achievements created by Dong people in social practice. Originated in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it has a history of more than 2,500 years.
Buyi bronze drum
Buyi bronze drum is one of the ancient percussion instruments of Buyi nationality, which belongs to the precious national cultural heritage. Made of bronze, it is often mixed with suona, leather drum, cymbal, cymbal and gong, which basically retains the playing style of ancient musical instruments and has the national characteristics of Buyi people.
Lusheng dance
Lusheng dance is one of the main dances of Miao people to sacrifice ancestors or celebrate festivals. However, due to ethnic oppression and class oppression in history, a considerable number of Miao villages have been lost. At present, Lu Qian's dances are well preserved in Jiaoxia, Wumang, Dangdao, Nangong, Fanpai, Zhao Fan, Ge Dong, Baogong and Daban. Lusheng and Lusheng Dance have a long history in Miao areas.
Anti-wood drum dance
Anti-wooden drum dance is a kind of sacrificial dance, which originated from drum festival and has a long history. It is developed from primitive totem belief and animistic religious consciousness. It has been in the anti-Paimu Miao Village for 45 generations, with a history of over 1000 years.
Dejiang Tang Nuo Opera
Tang Nuo Opera in Dejiang is the embryonic form of a national drama with religious color, research value and ornamental value, and is known as "the living fossil of China's drama". It began in Shang and Zhou Dynasties and spread to the Warring States Period, when Sima Cuo, the general of Qin Dynasty, took Ba and Chu, developed Wujiang River and stationed troops. Palace Nuo, military Nuo and folk Nuo of Qin State have been lost and developed here, and two schools of Maoshan Buddhism and Shiniang Buddhism have been formed. The core of the performance is "wishing" and "rewarding God and entertaining people".
Anshun local opera
The local opera, commonly known as "jumping the gods", is popular in Anshun City, Guizhou Province. Most of the performances of local operas are performed in the open air without a stage, so they are called "local operas". In the Ming dynasty, the army set up 24 guards and 26 thousand households in Guizhou, including 3 guards and 2 thousand households in Anshun. According to historical records, the sergeant of the Guards was called "Tunpu people". With the Tunpu people, local operas appeared.