On the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar, Zhoucun Street is bustling with activity, with the annual Zhoucun core performance staged on the street. According to research, Zhoucun core originated in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, when the Emperor Qianlong gave the "world's first village" Zhoucun often held temple fairs, various forms of traditional folk cultural activities are gathered together, respectively, performances. Due to the large number of spectators, many people were unable to watch the performances of the actors in front of the crowd even if they stood on their tiptoes. So, some of the old Zhoucun artists were inspired by stilts and candles lampstand, in the first year of the Kangxi Qing dynasty, imitating the wick on the swaying phantom, will be firmly inserted in the iron stick similar to the lampstand-style base, the top of the iron stick stood in a high bundle of a child dressed as a theater character, from a distance, just like in the wick of the candles on the dance. The Zhou Village Wick was thus formed and developed, and gradually spread to the surrounding areas of Zhou Village.
Later, the people of Zhoucun moved this unique form of folkloric performance to the traditional Chinese festival, the Lantern Festival, and it gradually evolved into one of the highlights of the Lantern Festival in Zhoucun. Zhoucun "Xinzi" performances are mainly based on theater stories and folk legends, such as "The Story of the Western Chamber", "Lu Bu and Diao Cicada", "Luo Cheng Sells Floss", "The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea", "The Drunkenness of the Concubine", etc. In 2008, Zhoucun "Xinzi" was held in Beijing, which is the largest and most popular theater in China. In 2008, Zhoucun "core" was listed as "China's national intangible cultural heritage".
This year, from February 19 to March 9 (the first day of the first month to the 19th day of the first month of the Lunar Calendar), the "World's First Causeway" in Zhoucun will open the market, recreating the commercial bustle of the commercial town of the year "Dry Dock"; folklore exhibition and experience activities; gongs and drums to welcome guests; and a great collection of folkloric stunts. Folkloric display and experience activities; welcome guests with a clamor of gongs and drums; and folkloric performance. In the afternoon of the 14th to the 15th day of the first month of the lunar calendar, the Zhoucun core will be performed on the section of Zhengyang Road in the Zhoucun District.
Boshan haunted "lanterns" reflecting the culture of filial piety
Since ancient times, there is "Zigong dinosaur lamps in the south, north of the Hashi ice lamps, east of Zibo haunted lanterns," said. Boshan lanterns is one of the origins of Zibo lanterns, more representative of the Boshan "Xiaowu River legend" large-scale story lanterns, that is, by the "Yan Wen Jiang abuse", "Taibai Jinxing give whip", "save the in-laws into a new life". The four groups of lamps, namely by "Yan Wen Jiang abused", "Tai Bai Jin Xing give whip", "rescue in-laws into a god" and "filial piety water song", to show people a more complete story of the source of filial piety water, a better portrayal of an ancient image of filial piety woman.
It is understood that this year's March 5, Boshan lantern festival will be held in the city park.
Guard Huantai "dress up play" see Suo Town stilts
"Dress up play" is the traditional program of Huantai County Lantern Festival, mainly including Suo Town, Dongzhen Village, a hundred years of stilts, Goli Town, after the village of Ru Village, a hundred years of drum dance, filial piety culture, the "Legend of the Furnace Nun". "Legend of Furnace Nun", folk dance "silly butterfly on stilts", fishing and ocean culture "four chapters of the autumn willow", the lake area folklore "water aerial bamboo "The program includes the "Monkey Show" of the Mabashi culture.
In addition, Tangshan, Jingjia, Tianzhuang and other folk performances added more fashion elements, traditional and modern combination of new folk programs are Suo Zhenji "youth dedication to the national policy," the Feng double-dragon dance with the rapid-boarding book, the new city and the Tianzhuang gongs and drums, the Mabiao "lion climbing pole" and so on. "On March 5, the Huantai County Cultural and Sports Center Square will be staged dress-up activities.
Zichuan iron flower
Watch Zichuan "iron flower" experience thrilling
Zichuan iron flower is a village of Xiguan's traditional recreational activities, began in the Qing dynasty - Daoguang yuan. At that time, Xiguan six Longqiao smelting, casting, car production (wooden wheeled car) the industry is booming, skilled craftsmen gathered here. At the end and beginning of the year, the craftsmen get together, play for fun. Casting pot craftsmen ingenuity, the remaining iron juice, hit the air, iron splash, there is a very strong entertainment and spectacle. Later, this form of entertainment in the village of Xiguan passed down from generation to generation, become a traditional program, and with the passage of time, the performance is perfected.
It is understood that every year during the Lantern Festival, nightfall, Xiguan village will choose the river beach waterfront flat section, tie a pine door, laying a good furnace, the broken iron into iron juice, the performer's hand on a special wooden board, the board with sawdust in a circle, standing next to the furnace, with the crucible ladle scooped into the iron juice, the face of the river to the direction of the water surface, will be thrown up the iron juice, to be when it falls to the wooden board hard to hit the air. With the "pop, pop, pop" knocking sound, a flower of iron flying into the sky. Nearby look like splashing gold and silver, the heavenly maiden scattered flowers; far look like a golden snake dancing wildly, lightning cracking the sky. People are dazzled, dazzled.
Linzi "step on the inch"
"Inch" is a folk dance wooden props, short 10-20cm, long 30-50cm, the bottom of the set of pointed embroidered shoes, the actor stepped on the inch on the show, called the inch, also known as the "inch", also known as the "inch", the "inch", the "inch", the "inch", the "inch" is a wooden props, short 10-20cm, long 30-50cm, bottom of the set of embroidered shoes, the actor stepped on the inch on the show. It is also called "singing rice-planting songs". During the performance, the long legs of the pants cover the stakes of the inch, revealing only the embroidered shoes underneath, which is funny and playful, and caters to the aesthetic view of the "three-inch golden lotus" in the ancient society.
Linzi District, stepping on the inch originated in the late Qing Dynasty Qidu Town Guarizhuang (now Yongshun Village) and Zhangjiazhuang generation, after more than 200 years of development, has been inherited more than 8 generations. At present, Zhangjiazhuang's pedal inch performance is more active.
Legend has it that the dance of the Flower Sisters in the inch stepping is evolved from the pulling of the dry boat in the Sui Dynasty. During the Sui Dynasty, there was an exquisite dry boat in the palace, Emperor Yang sat on it and ordered the court ladies to pull it forward, singing "Sister's Tune" while walking, in order to make fun of him, he let people sprinkle red chestnuts on the ground, and the court ladies had difficulties in walking, and showed embarrassment after walking forward and backward. This is the prototype of the dance movement of "walk before and fall after". Treading inch to dance and sing "Sister tune" as the main, there are dancing, singing ditties, running dry boat, playing drums, playing the king whip, wisdom to catch the demon and other content.