Five Tiger Sticks in Majuan Village.
The Five Tiger Sticks of Majuan Village have a long history of local performances, which is an important part of the folk memory of the surrounding area of Mapo, and is also an important folk cultural landscape in Shunyi area.
The five tiger sticks of Majuan Village belong to the five tiger sticks of Taizu, which arose in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, and has a history of more than 100 years. It is characterized by the performer wearing an apricot-colored costume with a fixed pattern of flowers, and holding a stick.
When fighting, it is like two tigers fighting, jumping in the air, dancing with sticks and wind, and gongs and drums to help, so that the audience is dizzying. The performances of the "Five Tiger Sticks" sometimes doubles and sometimes group fights, all have their own names and storylines.
In 2013, the five tiger sticks of Majuan Village were included in the intangible cultural heritage of Shunyi District, and in 2021, they were included in the list of municipal intangible cultural heritage items. The Five Tiger Sticks of Majuan Village have a long history of local performances, which is an important part of the folk memory of the surrounding area of Mapo, and is also an important folk cultural landscape in Shunyi area.
The Five Tiger Sticks are divided into two schools according to the origin of the folk title: the Shaolin Five Tiger Sticks and the Taizu Five Tiger Sticks. Taizu Five Tiger Stick originated in the Song Dynasty, legend has it that before enlisting in the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin passed by Dongjia Bridge, the local bully Dong family "Five Tigers" intercepted Zhao Kuangyin and blocked the road to ask for money, so the two sides had a fight. At this time, Zheng Ziming, an oil seller, was passing by here, and when he saw this situation, he was immediately angry, and resolutely took out his flat shoulder, helped Zhao Kuangyin, and defeated the "Five Tigers" of the Dong family. Because Zhao Kuangyin, Zheng Ziming and the "Five Tigers" of the Dong family used sticks in the fight, they were called "Five Tiger Sticks" in history.
The five tiger sticks of Majuan Village belong to the five tiger sticks of Taizu, which arose in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, and has a history of more than 100 years. It is characterized by the performer wearing an apricot-colored costume with a fixed pattern of flowers, and holding a stick.
When fighting, it is like two tigers fighting, jumping into the air, dancing with sticks and wind, and gongs and drums to help, so that the audience is dizzying, as if watching the warriors fight on the ancient battlefield. The performances of the "Five Tiger Sticks" sometimes doubles and sometimes group fights, all have their own names and storylines.