On February 21, the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Du Jie, a citizen of Xining, got up early in the morning and drove to Lushaer Town, Huangzhong District, 40 kilometers away from his home, where he wanted to go to the scene to see the performance of the Lushaer stilt team who boarded the Henan Spring Festival Gala before the Spring Festival.
At about 8 o'clock, Du Jie and his friends had arrived in the urban area of Lushaer Town. At this time, there was a light snow in the sky, and the ground was covered with a thin layer of snow. Seeing the snow scene in front of them, Du Jie and his friends couldn't help but worry about the performance of the Rushal stilt team. "The snow is slippery, how can you step on stilts, today's stilts won't be canceled, right? "No, it is an old tradition for Rushar stilts to appear on the twelfth day of the first lunar month every year, and it should not be canceled. ”…
When Du Jie drove in the direction of the Fire Temple, the Huangzhong Public Security Department was already in place at the various intersections where the fire team was going to pass, and there was an endless stream of spectators rushing to the Fire Temple on the sidewalks on both sides of the road.
Folk dance. Photo by Qi Xiaojun.
I heard that I can see the stilts that boarded the Henan Spring Festival Gala today, so I must take a good picture**. When Du Jie and his party arrived at the Fire Temple, the door was already full of people, and a spectator from Republic Town had been holding his mobile phone and waiting, for fear of missing every wonderful moment of the stilt team.
Look! The stilt team came out ......"As soon as the firecrackers sounded, stilt actors in gorgeous costumes climbed up the prepared cart with their wooden stilts, and they sat on the body to fix their stilts. The spectacular scene instantly attracted the surrounding audience and ** reporters, everyone turned their cameras at the stilt actors, and Du Jie also hurriedly ran over to take pictures.
Tying stilts, trying stilts, and setting stilts ......The movements of the "body" were smooth and smooth, and they were quickly prepared, dancing to the drumbeat of the social fire.
In order to let netizens feel the charm of Lushaer's stilts up close, Xihai***WeChat**Account, Douyin Account, Kuaishou Account and other full-scale platforms broadcast live throughout the whole process. The performance has not yet started, and the stilt dancers' warm-up has become popular on major networks.
When will the stilts of the Lushar Shehuo team perform, I can't wait! "The spirit of the actors is not the same as before. "Is this the stilt team on the Henan Spring Festival Gala? That's amazing! It's hard to walk on flat ground when it's snowing. "It's snowing, the actors must pay attention to safety, everyone has worked hard!" ”…While waiting for the performance, netizens did not forget to tell the actors to pay attention to safety.
At this time, the sky is still snowing, and the stilt dancers dance all the way from the Temple of Fire to the town of Rushar to cross the city, where the first official performance of the year begins at the Upper Cross exhibition site. The stilt dancers in the snow are eye-catching, they wave their hands, sway, and dance step by step with light steps, performing a visual feast from the plateau for the audience and netizens in the live broadcast room with passion and enthusiasm.
Yangge twisted. Photo by Qi Xiaojun.
My circle of friends was swiped by the Lushaer stilts, and I feel that many people are watching the Lushaer social fire. Du Jie said to his friend.
Why are Rushar stilts so popular? Stilts, also known as stilt Yangge, are named after the stilts that step on wooden stilts when dancing. The town of Rushar is one of the first places in our province to perform stilt stilts.
Lushaer stilts originated from the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, known for its height, suspension, ingenuity and strangeness, and is famous for its stilt height, many actors, vivid performances, rich changes, distinctive rhythms, and high rhythms, with an average height of 28 meters (below the foot pedal) and the highest reached 36 meters, with a history of more than 600 years, it can be called the largest in China, and has been included in the list of provincial intangible cultural heritage. In 2008, the town of Lushaer was named the hometown of Chinese folk culture and art (stilts).
Rushar stilt performer. Photo by Qi Xiaojun.
After listening to the introduction of the Lushaer stilts, Du Jie and his party were even more shocked.
On that day, the temperature in Lushaer town was close to minus 13 degrees Celsius, and the audience was shivering in the cold weather, and the stilt dancers in the air were still in good spirits although they were very cold. At this time, they are the focus of the audience and the most eye-catching social fire dancers on the whole network.
The performers of our stilt team are generally about 100 people, and the performance journey is more than 10 kilometers. Li Yulong, president of the Lushaer Stilts Association, said that Lushaer stilts are made every New Year.
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Four, ten. 5th and 16th performed on the streets of Rushar town and in the surrounding villages.
*: Xihai *** Author: Guo Hongxia.
Editor: Xie Qingyu Editor: Lu Dong Producer: Ma Zhenlong.