Celebrate the New Year

Mondo Culture Updated on 2024-02-07

National Intangible Cultural Heritage Project - Golden State Dragon Dance Performance.

One side of water and soil and one side of art. "Shehuo is a general term for a kind of self-performance and self-entertainment activities for folk celebration of the Spring Festival, including a series of performances such as stepping on stilts, running dry boats, lion and dragon dances, twisting Yangge, etc., which are popular among the people in various parts of our province, expressing people's yearning and pursuit of a better life in the new year.

Historically, Liaoning is located at the intersection of grassland, farming, fishing and hunting culture, and in the long process of development, the folk community fire has gradually formed its own unique regional cultural characteristics such as warmth, jubilation, unrestrainedness, strength, heroism, and martial arts, and the community fire in Dalian, Benxi, Chaoyang and other places has been included in the national intangible cultural heritage project. As soon as the lunar month began, the "leaders" of the social fire teams in various parts of our province began to organize activities, prepare props, organize rehearsals and ......It's a lot of fun.

In recent years, the Shehuo culture has been fully protected and inherited in our province, whether it is the "Yellow River Array" of Chaoyang Shehuo, or the "Wushehuo" of Benxi, or the Dragon Dance of Jinzhou, etc., which are returning to the lives of the masses and have been inherited and developed in innovation.

Jinzhou Dragon Dance has a history of more than 140 years, originated in the ancient city of Jinzhou Ximenwai Village (now Dalian Jinpu New District Friendship Street Horticultural Village), ancient known as Ximen Wai Dragon Dance, Dragon Lantern Dance, also known as horticultural Dragon Dance, in 2008 included in the list of national intangible cultural heritage items, is a folk dance form with the characteristics of marine culture in southern Liaoning, is the only dragon dance intangible cultural heritage project in Northeast China. The Golden State Dragon Dance has been passed down for 10 generations and has more than 100 people, of which the youngest inheritor is 6 years old and the oldest is 70 years old.

Folk artists in Beisijiazi Township, Chaoyang County, are holding double hammers to perform the "Yellow River Array".

The Yangge performance held by the state-owned Jiajiadian Farm in Chaoyang County attracted a large number of people to come to enjoy it, and the festive atmosphere was strong. Photo by Liaoning ** special reporter Qiu Yijun.

In 2008, Chaoyang Shehuo was selected into the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage expansion projects, and has a long history and a wide public base in Chaoyang County, Jianping County, Lingyuan City and other places. There are many kinds of contents and forms of Chaoyang Shehuo, and each has its own characteristics, including the "Yellow River Array" with a lineup of more than 100 people in Beisijiazi Township, the "Back Pavilion" and "Nine Women's Boat" in Taizi Township, the "Eight Out of the Night" and "Running the Yellow River" in Xiwujiazi Township, the "Inch Stilts" in Mutouchengzi Town, and the "Big Stilts" in Jiajiadian Farm.

Benxi Shehuo is also known as "Wushe Fire." Before the appearance, it is usually necessary to arrange troops, with generals in front and pawns in the back, showing the momentum of the ancient battlefield. Before the performance, the actors not only have to draw faces to show their identities, but also wear battle skirts, fast boots, flower helmets, and flags on their backs.

The Benxi Shehuo actor is putting on makeup and preparing for rehearsal.

With a history of 100 years, Benxi Shehuo, also known as "Wushe Huo" and "Wuyangge", was approved as a national intangible cultural heritage project in June 2008. In the performance, eighteen kinds of weapons such as spears and broadswords are used to show the power of "martial arts", and the identities and personalities of the characters in the story are reflected by facial makeup, and the costumes mainly include battle skirts, fast boots, flower helmets, and flags. When the farmers on weekdays put on good makeup and costumes, they instantly turned into heroes in the play, inheriting the intangible cultural heritage project of Benxi Shehuo.

In addition, there are also Fushun Manchu Yangge, which is known for its strength, bravery, and heroism, and Haicheng Yangge, which is known for its jubilant and unrestrained fire, ......Social fire activities in our province can be described as a hundred flowers blooming, a hundred schools of thought contending.

The fire show is not only a popular self-entertainment event for locals, but it is also an attraction for foreign tourists.

The social fire is not only a celebration of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, but also a vision for a better future, hoping that new hopes, new pursuits, and new dreams can be reflected in reality in the new year.

Liaoning ** reporter Yang Jingxiu This edition ** is taken by Liaoning ** reporter Yang Jingxiu in addition to the signature).

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