Customs of Fengtai

Fengtai Flower Drum Lantern is an important school of Anhui Flower Drum Lantern, which is popular in Huaihe River Basin. The appearance of Fengtai Flower Drum Lantern is an important page in the history of Chinese folk song and dance art, and it is a concentrated expression of Huaihe culture in dance. Fengtai Flower Drum Lantern has more than 400 words and more than 50 basic steps, paying attention to the coordination of male and female roles, deliberately depicting feelings, delicate movements and diverse fan flowers. The dance movements of Huagu Lantern are rich in connotation, among which the typical movement "three bends" (three bends) emphasizes the twisting of the waist, which is the full embodiment of the "S" type, an important feature of oriental dance. In May 2006, Fengtai Flower Drum Lantern was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. Ancient painting lanterns are known as "oriental ballet" and have far-reaching historical and artistic value. Fengtai County is one of the cradles of ancient painting lantern art, which has made outstanding contributions to its inheritance, protection and development. Anhui Huagudeng Art Troupe is a professional performance group of Huagudeng in Fengtai County. In recent years, he has been active in the domestic stage frequently, and has gone abroad for many times to Thailand, Britain, Finland, France, Turkey, Hong Kong and other countries and regions to represent the country in international folk art exchange activities. In 2007, the Chinese Dancers Association awarded Fengtai County the title of "Hometown of China Folk Song and Dance (Flower Drum Lantern)".