Shaoyang, February 22, CCTV News Recently, in the National Sports Center Square of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County, Shaoyang City, Hunan Province, the lanterns were dazzling, and the dragon and lion parade of "Spring to Wanjia Longteng Miao Township" was held. Various dragon dances such as "hanging dragon", "climbing dragon" and "rolling dragon" have attracted tens of thousands of citizens and tourists, sharing the intangible cultural heritage culture with unique artistic charm of Miao Township.
At the parade site of "Spring to Wanjia Longteng Miao Township" in Chengbu Miao Autonomous County, the dragon hanging team of Dankou Town was performing (photo by Chen Kefan from CCTV).
The national intangible cultural heritage "Chengbu Hanging Dragon" performance is even more breathtaking. More than 30 members of the performance team worked together, and the two golden dragons were hoisted high by poles of different lengths, which was magnificent. The bright and translucent dragon body coiled up under the guidance of the dragon balls, and the two tall dragon heads seemed to hold the bright moon in their mouths.
The people of the Miao nationality in Chengbu have admired the dragon since ancient times, especially the hanging dragon production process in Xiatuan Village, Dankou Town, is unique, and the dragon dance skills are outstanding, which is the representative of the dragon dance in Miao Township. Gong Gaoguang, the third-generation inheritor of the Chengbu Hanging Dragon, talked about the inheritance of the local hanging dragon culture and intangible cultural heritage.
The Chengbu Hanging Dragon is composed of two dragons, green (male) and yellow (female), which are performed by men and women respectively, and the longest of them reaches 388 meters, it was recognized as "the world's longest hanging dragon" by Shanghai Guinness headquarters.
The process of hanging dragon binding is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive, from the selection of materials to the completion of production, there are more than 100 processes in total, which requires the cooperation of all team members, and it takes nearly 1 month to complete. Gong Gaoguang introduced that the production of the faucet is the most complex, and the requirements for the level of craftsmen are very high, and it requires special craftsmanship to be completed.
With the continuous development of science and technology, the material of the hanging dragon has also undergone a great change, on the basis of the traditional binding technology, the use of new materials, the hanging dragon is more light and beautiful. At the same time, many difficult and ornamental dragon dance movements are designed to be more ornamental.
The dragon dance performers are poorly paid, and many people find it difficult to persevere, and most of the members are in their fifties and sixties, and there is an urgent need for a young 'blood'. Gong Gaoguang said that in order to let more people feel the eternal charm of the Chengbu dragon dance folk culture, and continue the intangible cultural heritage of Miao Township, Xiatuan Village set up a dragon hanging team to perform everywhere during the New Year's Festival, and performed more than 40 times a year. Actively participate in various performances and competitions inside and outside the province, participate in the Nanyue Temple Fair for 3 consecutive years, and also participate in the China-ASEAN International Dragon and Lion Competition in Nanning, Guangxi.
The popularity and influence of Chengbu Hanging Dragon in China continue to expand, and it has successfully attracted many local young people to come to study. "During the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon, the Hanging Dragon Team was invited to participate in 3 performances in Chengbu, Passage and other places, and half of the team members were young guys, and the performance was very hard. Gong Gaoguang said with relief. (Reporter Huang Kelan, intern Li Le, correspondent Xiao Xiao, Chen Kefan).
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