Population of 2,134,013 people. The population is 2134013, mainly in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, but also in Hunan, Yunnan, Guangdong, Guizhou and other provinces, living in the form of large dispersed, small settlements. They use the Yao language, which belongs to the Yao branch of the Miao-Yao language family of the Sino-Tibetan language family. The Yao language is a general term for three languages, including Mian, Bunu and Laja. The languages of the Yao people vary greatly from place to place, and often they cannot speak to each other. The Yao people are usually able to use Zhuang and Chinese. There is no native script, and Chinese is generally commonly used. The religious beliefs of the Yao people are complex, with some practicing nature worship, totem worship, and others believing in Taoism.
The Yao people are an ancient ethnic group in China, and are related to the ancient "Jing Barbarians", "Changsha Wuling Barbarians", "Mautou", "Barbarians", and "Mautou" in terms of ethnic origin. They are related to the ancient "Jing Barbarians", "Changsha Wuling Barbarians", "Mautou", and "Barbarians Autonomous". The Yao call themselves "Mian", "Jinmen", "Bunu" and "Laja", "Bingduoyu" and so on.
There are also dozens of different appellations due to different economic lives, regions, costumes, and headdresses, such as "Pan Yao", "Shan Zi Yao", and "Ding Ban Yao", There are also dozens of different names, such as "Pan Yao", "Shanzi Yao", "Dingpan Yao", "Huaban Yao", "Huaban Yao", "Dashan Yao", "Dushan Yao", "Baiku Yao", "Hong Yao", "Indigo Yao", "Eight-row Yao", "Flatland Yao", "Au Yao", "Chashan Yao", "Bakuang Yao", "Pingdi Yao", "Au Yao", "Chashan Yao", "Bakuang Yao" and so on. Since all of them have the word "Yao" in their titles, they are collectively called the Yao people after the founding of New China. Due to the different natural conditions of the places where they live, the socio-economic development of the Yao people is extremely unbalanced. Most of them are engaged in agricultural production, and also engage in forestry and sideline business, with the natural economy of self-sufficiency as the mainstay. With the strong support of the state, the economic and cultural endeavors of the Yao region have developed greatly.
Long encouragement--Long encouragement is a traditional folk dance of the Yao people, named after the use of long drums for dancing. Drums of two sizes, the big long drum commonly known as "yellow mud drum", the Yao language "ni net Yong". The earliest for the sacrifice of Pan Wang jumped. Pan Wang for the Yao people worship the ancestor god. Legend has it that the king of pan one day with his son hunting in the mountains, when met with a big goat, catch it, unfortunately, was kicked down by the goat, set off dead under the catalpa tree. Wang Fei pain, order the son of four mountain search, killed the goat; and made with a section of catalpa and goat skin made of a drum, and paste with yellow mud. During the memorial service for the king, her son beat the drum in anger, and her daughter danced with tears in her eyes to show that she had avenged the injustice. Since then it has been inherited. The legend reflects the hunting life of the Yao ancestors and the concept of respect for God. Later, with the improvement of productivity, the long drum has added new performance content, and is not limited to ritual occasions to perform, while the production of the drum also gradually tends to perfect.
The size of the long drum is flared at both ends. Small drum waist short, about 82.5 centimeters long, the drum head diameter of about 13.2 centimeters, sheepskin masking with bamboo hoops tight, long drum waist long, about 110 centimeters, the drum head diameter of 24 centimeters, with the brown rope tied with iron hooks taut drums, between the rope inserted into the bamboo to regulate the drumskin tightness. The drums are painted with flying dragons and phoenixes and tied with colored ribbons.
"Long encouragement" playing method of cultural and martial arts. The small drum (also known as the long drum and flower drum) soft, dexterous movements; long drum (also known as the long drum) rough and powerful movements. Both have a fixed tune and lyrics to go with it, with a unified drumming rhythm. Generally, they are sung and danced, and their contents mostly express the labor life such as building houses, making drums, opening mountains, digging land and pounding rice. The basic movements of the dance are also extracted from these working lives. The "long drum dance" occupies an extremely important position in the Yao dance, which is generally performed during the traditional Yao custom of "sacrificing the Pan Wang" and the New Year's festivals in villages and villages to make disturbances in pueblo, as well as the inauguration of a new house and other festive days to show prayers and celebrations.
Small long drum playing method of different places, Guangxi Jinxiu area attributed to two kinds of, a "36 sets, 72 layers", and drumming mnemonic. 36 sets that is, 36 movements, 72 layers that is, each movement in a different direction to do twice. And an action and "high pile, middle pile, short pile" three kinds of posture, that is, "high pile" drum in the top of the head above the rotation, legs slightly squatting; "middle pile" drum in the abdomen rotation, legs half squatting; The "low pile" drum rotates at the knees and the legs are in a full squat. The Long Drum Team consists of ten people, four playing the long drum (two women and two men), four playing the gongs and cymbals, one playing the flute, and one carrying the flag (white background, green edges, on which is written the ancestral family book of the Yao people, "Crossing the Mountain List"). Long drum team from the door (front door) into the first worship ancestors incense, and then drummers worship each other, the drum will be lifted to say some auspicious words began to play up, dancing and singing "Pan Wang song", two a group of turn jumping, when the onlookers, in order to enable everyone to see that is to board the Eight Immortals table performance. Two for the "twelve sets of playing method", that is, with the drum beat simulation to find the ground, measure the ground, level the ground, the whole ground, carrying wood, sawing, chiseling wood, shaking wood, Anmen, Anwa, seed columns, celebrating the success of the action.
The small long drum is played by the left hand holding the middle of the drum waist horizontally, flipping up and down and dancing, while the right hand slaps the drum surface, and the main movements are as follows: ① "Playing the drum flower", divided into "small flower" and "big flower". The main movements are: ① "playing drum flowers", divided into "small flowers" and "large flowers", playing "small flowers" drums rotating around the wrist in front of the chest, the right hand slapping the drum twice, the feet leaning on the right and left side of the step, and squatting down on the knees. Playing the "big flowers" drum in the head above the rotation, the first "small flowers" action, turn around the side of the step, and squat down on his knees, and then take "big flowers" action. ② "semi-squat drumming", feet eight and a half squatting, leaning step into a "Ding" shape, turn around when the back of the drum beat. ③ "Circle Drum", feet first walk in a circle, leaning on the step slightly squatting, and then step back, kicking the legs to turn around. ④ "half squatting drum grinding" knees as an axis, driving the upper body for grinding, from bottom to top, while turning the hand in front of the chest to beat the drum.
The big drum is divided into two kinds of drums: male drum and female drum, which are also known as yellow mud drums because they are struck with wet yellow mud on the surface of the drum to calibrate the drum sound. The male drum tone is high and exciting, the female drum tone is thick and bright, and struck together, with a harmonious effect. Yellow mud drum dance with the mother drum as the center, surrounded by four male drums to form a dance group. The mother drum is carried horizontally across the chest diagonally and clapped with both hands; the male drums are held vertically with the left hand and clapped with the right hand. During the dance, the female drummer is the center of the dance, and the male drummers form an outer circle and dance in a clockwise direction. The female singers form an inner circle and dance counterclockwise. The female singers form an inner circle and dance counterclockwise. The female drums are the most important, the pivot of the rhythm of the group dance, the male drums should be played in conjunction with the female drums, the skills are more difficult.
In other Yao areas in Guangxi, the long drum dance movements and styles are different. Such as Longsheng long encouragement, by the four women jump, are left-handed drum waist, wrist according to the drum movement changes and flexible rotation. The movements of the right hand are: horizontal beat drum, vertical beat drum, oblique beat drum, back beat drum, rocking beat drum and so on. Feet: front and back push and pull steps, in-situ trembling, squatting and twisting, circling, walking diagonally, and kicking the drum with one foot afterward. The body is slightly leaning forward or backward, and there are also twisting and rotating movements of the upper body. The direction of the head generally changes with the drum, and the dance is natural. The whole dance is characterized by flexibility, in which the natural flexion and extension of the knees and trembling add to the charm. Another example is Bucheon, where there is a big long drum of more than two zhang, which needs to be lifted up by a rope and struck by two people in turn to accompany the music, which is very powerful. There is also a long drum in Hexian County, making drums in the hollowed out drum belly put a small number of small round stones. When the drum is hit the drum belly rustling, both drums, but also sand hammer effect, unique.
The Long Encouragement Drum is also very popular in the Yao region of Hunan. Because of the local folk musical instruments developed, many types, so there is often a dance music performance. Such as long drums and gongs and sheng dance, its playing method is slightly similar to the long encouragement. The only thing is that the gongs and shengs are added to the dance for the performance. It is mostly performed in the temple hall during the winter solstice when the gods are rewarded. During the dance, seven people stand in a horizontal row facing the table of the gods, staggered from each other, with the first playing the gong, the second playing the long drum, the third playing the drum, the fourth playing the sheng, the fifth playing the long drum, the sixth playing the sheng, and the seventh playing the bullhorn. The first player plays the "Welcome the Sage" tune and performs the "Welcome the Sage" movement; the second player plays the "Rise to Worship" tune and performs the "Rise to Worship" movement in four directions; the second player plays the "Walking" tune and performs the "Rise to Worship" movement in four directions. Then blow the "Walking" song, led by the bullhorn player, around the square table in the counterclockwise direction to do the "Walking" action, a circle after blowing the "Plum Blossom" song, around the square table to wear plum blossoms, to do the "big and small plum blossom", the "big and small plum blossom". After a circle, they will blow the "plum blossom" song, wear plum blossoms around the square table and do the "big and small plum blossom" movement. At this time, the dancers are enthusiastic, whistling, playing the "oh-ho", jumping up and down "happy drum" action, the scene is very lively (the above several different names of the action are long encouragement to hit the action, generally do not show the specific content).
This dance is sometimes followed by the "incense" procession (carrying the gods on parade), which stops when people worship the gods on the way.
The long drum dance is also very popular in Paiyao, Liannan, Guangdong Province. The "long drum" is called "wangdu" (i.e. "horizontal drum" or "flower drum") in Yao. They are mostly performed in the local Jugendang festivals. "Juggling Songtang" is the most prosperous festival for Paiyao, held every three to five years, lasting three to nine days, mostly starting on October 16th of the lunar calendar, which is said to be the birth anniversary of the Princess Pangu. During the festival, every family makes patties, kills chickens and ducks, slaughters pigs and cows, regardless of sex, age and age, and friends from far and near come to visit. In the wide, flat Gedangping, people not only worship their ancestors and sing to their heart's content, but also gather around to watch the performance of long drumming. Young people dressed with drums, head wrapped in a red scarf, on the pheasant feather, in the mango gongs, bullhorns, nagas and songs with the cooperation, dancing with the music, singing, instrumental music, "bang pong," "bang pong," the sound of long drums vibrate the hill, spread to neighboring villages, the atmosphere is exceptionally enthusiastic. ?
About the row of Yao long drums, the local rumor has a myth, that once upon a time there was a fairy into the Yao girl to Yao Mountain tour, with the Yao herdsman Tang Dongbi fell in love with, married, and then the fairy was recalled to the sky, the goodbye, the instructions of the Dongbi to the South Mountain logging to build long drums, in October 16th hit, then you can ascend to the sky to get together. Tang Dongbi went through difficulties and overcame dangers, and finally accomplished what the fairy entrusted to her, and reunited with her in heaven. Since then, the long encouragement has been passed down in Yaojia until now.
The Gaoyao long drum dance is a square dance. Participants are not limited to the number of people, two or more pairs can perform. Multiple dance formation can be two horizontal rows, two vertical rows, or in a circle. Two people dance for both sides of the left side of the opposite direction, the same movement. For the multi-dancer dance, one person leads by half a beat, and the rest slow down by half a beat. In the festival of "Juggling Songtang", often dozens of people, or even hundreds of people dancing together, the scene is very spectacular. The long encouragement generally does not show specific content, but mostly expresses joyful emotions.
Sacrificial dance - Yao people worship Pan Wang's custom, the origin is very early. Jin Ganbao, "Searching for God" has been "with grits and fish, knocking groove and number, to sacrifice gourd father" record. The tradition has not been extinct to this day. If the Yao people in the old days, each family for its own master, pieces of meat and wine, must enjoy the king and then eat. And believe in many gods, all over the community temple incense all year round, please God to drive away evil activities frequently. This ritual is often presided over by Shih Kung and Dao Kung. The dance is called Shigong Dance and Dao Gong Dance, and there are many details, which vary from place to place.
Shigong dance "kill hanging pig" circulated in Guangxi Jinxiu area. It is one of the group dances in the grand festival "Doing Hongmen" held once a year. The program is as follows: the master around the hanging pig cage after the law, and then by the master holding the sword, sharp stick around the cage side of the dance. After stabbing the pig in the throat and making it squeal, the pig is finally killed and the meat is shared with the crowd to show that the animal has been eliminated. The basic movement of the dancer's legs is a curved squatting step, and the dancer dances with his hands holding the stick in different directions.
And female swim dance, also Department of "do Hongmen" one of the group dance, the narrative of the myth of the Dragon King's three daughters by the drums of the Hongmen event attracted, and then floated out of the water as a beautiful Yao girls to join in and dance with the song, and the crowd *** enjoy the entertainment of God's music. Dancers sometimes shaking the body, and sometimes up shaking shoulders, the rhythm from slow to fast, the action of the first soft and then just, layered, vivid image.
There is also the Turtle Catching Dance popularized around Jinxiu. It is one of the group dances in the traditional festival "Panwang Dance". The Yao people regard the tortoise as a good-luck object, and this dance shows the whole process of catching the tortoise for the gods. By the master and master of four people holding a small cymbal in a circle **** with. The order is: a look, two around the rattan, three poke lead, four catching turtles, five tipping, six broken belly, seven clean, eight cut, nine fried, ten shovel up, eleven set up, twelve for the gods, thirteen points to eat, fourteen folding net. The dance movements are sensitive and light, and they are playful and interesting. Most of them are jogging with broken steps and doing diagonal cross movements. In each group, the knees are flexed and extended according to the beat. After completing a set of movements, there is a conclusion.
There is also the "Walking Tide" popular in Jianghua County, Hunan Province. The minimum number of dancers is twelve, and there is no limit to the number of dancers. The dancers are led by gongs and drums, and the movements include "through the four directions", "through the cross", "through the five-point plum blossom", "through the gourd", and "through the gourd". "and "Carp on the Beach". The "Carp on the Beach" is performed by a group of three people, who jump around and change their positions. This dance is mostly performed at funerals led by the master, the rest of the bells, flags, paper flowers and other things then.
There is also a "vine crutch dance" circulating in Shanglin County, Guangxi. Props for a 5-foot-long rattan, wrapped in colored paper, tied at both ends of the small copper bells and paper flowers.
Legendary
Legend has it that in the ancient wars, when the Yao ancestors suffered the destruction of the critical moment, one of them had climbed down the cliffs, and was spared, and the descendants regarded the rattan as a kind of god. There is also a saying that the vine is a metaphor for the rainbow in the sky, symbolizing good luck. When dancing, the master of the right foot on the lower end of the rattan, the upper end from the right arm behind the shoulder, held in the right hand, three kowtow to the shrine, and then in the drums accompanied by a single step jumping single leg, both hands to hold the rattan ends, according to the rhythm of the swaying in the left, the right, around the circle and jump. Each to a corner that is in place on the left and right three times, said "worship". After worshipping the four directions, the dancer runs quickly into the inner room and carries out another master who wears a mask and pretends to be "Pan Wang" (or other gods). The dancer carries the rattan crutch over his right shoulder and performs the rest of the movements as before. After the "Pan Wang" is seated in the center of the hall, the dancers bow down and make a toast. The dancers then sing a song, the lyrics of which are mostly expressions of devotion. At the same time, the Panko actor does a sewing dance, simulating the movements of weaving, dyeing, washing, cutting, threading, sewing, and pinning. Finally, the "Pan Wang" put on the clothes, back to the inner room.
There is also the umbrella dance, popular in Jianghua County, Hunan Province, according to legend, the King of Pans out of the ancestral cave of Qianjia Cave, led his people across the lake, encountered a big storm on the way, the King of Pans with umbrellas to resist, and so they were fine. Later, the dance was made accordingly to praise the divine power of King Pan. This dance is mostly performed by Shih Kung on funeral and festival days. The dancers hold the umbrella with their left hands, hold the folding fan with their right hands and dance, with movements such as turning the umbrella around the body, wrapping the umbrella in eights, wrapping the umbrella in half, lifting the legs and wrapping the umbrella around the body, turning the umbrella in broken steps and turning around to carry the umbrella. They are accompanied by suona and gongs.
Dao Gong Dance is danced on the occasion of memorial service and playing "Lengzhai". Yao funeral, the elderly life of the end of more please Dao Gong do do field (Yao language called "wave escape"). All households in the village have representatives to participate in the ceremonies are very grand. Among them, there is a lamp dance, originally for the Yao collective pilgrimage ceremony "do merit" in one of the group dance, more in Jinxiu circulation. Performance program **** divided into two sections.
The first section: the coffin next to a number of oil lamps, the chief Taoist male wearing a wide embroidered with the Buddha's black cloth robe, wearing gossip hat, holding a white streamer about a meter long standing in front of the bier, while singing and dancing. The lyrics of the song are mostly about mourning and praying and overcoming the dead souls. First in place trembling. The upper body repeatedly leans forward and bends down, making movements that seem like worship, and then dances around the coffin. Both hands raise the streamers to the left and right according to the beat, and the upper body swings naturally. The immediate descendants of the deceased, dressed in white and bowed with the Taoist priests, slowly enter the coffin, singing mournful songs and circling the coffin for several weeks. The second section: The dance at the end of the night's rituals. The chief Taoist priest leads the way with a white streamer, while the other Taoist priests, each holding a percussion instrument, follow along with the rapid tinkling sound. The steps of the dance are often broken and jogged around the coffin. Sometimes they go back and forth, sometimes they rotate left and right, and sometimes they dance with two people swaying left and right relative to each other. Forming a serious and passionate scene contrasted with the sadness of the first section.
In all kinds of ritual activities, there are incense cases, and incense dance, for the incense burned by the Taoist public dance. Such as Jinxiu "incense dance" two ways to dance, the first: the dance step has a front leaning step, left and right leaning step, leaning step when the knees are softly flexed; left and right side leaning step, respectively, to the left and right side of the front side of the diagonal step half a step, crotch closing back foot at the same time bending the knee. Hand movements include lifting the incense with both hands over the head, holding the incense with both hands in front of the chest, bending the knees and bending down to worship, and distributing the incense with both hands backward. The dance moves in four directions, and at the end, face the incense case and take three steps to insert the incense in the stove. The second type: hold the incense in the left hand and shake the bell with the right hand. At the beginning of the dance, the upper body bends forward and shakes the bell outward, the legs are straightened one after the other, and then the knees are brought together and bent forward, the upper body is tilted backward and the bell is shaken inward. In this way, they step on the dipper and walk in a triangular line to show that the immortals in the four directions are receiving incense. Ritual occasions in another popular Jinxiu Thunder King dance (Thunder King for the Yao people believe in a thunder and lightning of the evil gods). During the dance, a statue of the god Gan Wang (the other biggest god of the Yao people) is placed on the stage. Dancers wearing the mask of the God of Thunder, hands were "three-finger palm" (thumb, forefinger, little finger straight), in the non-stop jumping up and down, suddenly trembling and pulling away, accompanied by shouting at the top of their voices, symbolizing the flash of electricity, and then violently downward chopping hands squatting and turning, said the thunder and lightning. The flames are so powerful that they can't be ignored.
The White Horse Dance is also popular in the mountainous area under the jurisdiction of the Dayao Mountains, Luoyun, the ancient Chen area. Legend has it that the White Horse girl's parents died when she was young, and she has only two brothers. By a local bully oppression, the family hired a boxing master to teach martial arts. Because the master did not teach women, the girl had to peep on the roof, helped by her elder brother to practice hard in secret. Martial arts, the boxer asked for a fee, the two brothers because of the lack of money, they asked the master to wait a few days, and so they will kill the bully, to take back the property and then pay. After that, they rode away. His sister, fearing for her brother's loss, also borrowed a white horse to track him. Unexpectedly, the two brothers have been killed by the roadside. The girl and sad and hate, routinely horseback straight into the den. After a fight to the death, finally killed the bully, he was also seriously injured, back to the village died. The villagers are glad that the landlord was removed, in memory of the heroine made up this dance. The main movements are "Kneeling Steps", "Cross Steps", "Front Point Steps", "Side Leaning Steps", "Ting Zi Steps", "Ting Zi Steps", "Ting Zi Steps", "Ting Zi Steps", "Ting Zi Steps", "Ding-Zi Step" and "Turning". There are many hand movements, such as "Single Palm Rest", "Wrist Wrap", "Palm Flip", and "Lashan Bladder", There are more dances, such as "Single Palm", "Wrapping Wrist", "Turning Palm", "Pulling Mountain Bladder", "Jumping Sideways and Striking Legs" etc. There is also the Jumping Master Dance, which has been passed down in the remote mountain villages of Jinxiu. The dance is based on a story: a pair of young men and women fell in love with each other, the woman has promised to propose to the other. Because the man is poor and the woman is rich, the woman's parents attempt to obstruct, see the woman's intention is firm, only to temporarily allow, but to be the other side of the wedding to do three things: one from the roof to the ground to jump to the ground, someone propped up on the cotton wool. Second, a ten-foot-long bamboo pole, from a distance of ten feet into the cotton. Thirdly, you are not allowed to use five fingers to pick up a wine glass filled with wine. As the other party is smart and brave, so the horse to success, and finally to the new couple double worship, in front of the God incense burning to thank the end. The dance is divided into solo, double and multiple dances. The accompaniment is the same as that of the long drum dance, and there are mountain songs and a local instrument called "Muye" to join in. Props for more than a meter long, ten-centimeter thick wooden stick, dancers take the wooden stick, left and right hand exchange, or placed horizontally on the shoulder and dance, or vertical stick turn around, with the legs to lift the stick sudden squatting (said "over the border", that is, the meaning of the difficult and painful test has passed). As well as the characteristic triangular gesture, that is, the middle finger and ring finger are withdrawn, and the remaining three fingers are not withdrawn, that is, in the story, "take a glass of wine without the five fingers to send" action, the gesture is changing in many ways, and dexterous and sharp. The foot has the following movements: "one-legged crouch", "left and right side turn", "slow step back", etc. The foot has the following movements: "one-legged crouch", "left and right side turn", "slow step back", etc.
Customary Dance--Yao people are famous for their copper drum dance in addition to the long drum dance. Mostly performed in rituals, disasters, funerals, and good years. It is popular in Du'an, Nandan, Donglan and other places in Guangxi and Yao areas in Guizhou.
The Yao in Du'an and other places hold the "Danu Festival" on May 29 every year, which is a festival for remembering their parents. At that time in the sun field set up a wooden frame, facing south on the eight copper drums, in the big drums between the copper drums set a wine. Big drum by the master company drum, behind the back of five people each holding a long stake, big drum on both sides of the guard two people holding banana leaves for the drummer fanning cheer, the other four people holding sieve fan (or rattan crutch). Master sang the blessing song after that is to open the altar to get wine, with a finger pointing wine to the sky to play, and then to the four sides of the splash on the ground, said to honor the ancestors. Afterwards, they beat the drums and danced.
The drummer is a two-handed hammer player, and each time he hits the drum, he strikes the hammer in his head or armpit or crotch or the back of his head. Feet more to "small trembling jump", agile and light action, under the waist, side, turn around, and even jump on the drum surface action, or around the drum circle drumming and dancing. Two people holding banana fans follow them closely, and their footwork is the same as that of the drummers. Only the hand left, right, up and down dance, to the drummer for "fan cool". It is very funny.
The rhythm of the drums is determined by the rhythm of the drums. The drums are divided into a male and a female, the male drum is half the size of the female drum. The sound of its bright and resonant, mother drum tone thick, hit the male and female drums feet apart, drums relative to stand on the shelf, the right hand hammer on the drum surface in the side of the parts, the left hand holds a small wooden stick to hit the mother drum waist body. There is another person holding a wooden bucket to match the drums. Neither of them dances, but only accompanies.
The dance of holding a wooden stake, holding a wooden stake vertically with both hands up and down for pounding rice or vertically holding a wooden stake for shaking it left and right for pounding rice, with knees trembling and feet moving left and right, shouting rhythmically, "Oooh - hey!" ?
The dance of holding a sieve-pan, jumping on a single pulled leg, circling around the drum-beater, with the same steps as the "Vine Crutch Dance", holding the pan with both hands in a motion of honoring, and placing offerings of three animals, patties, glutinous rice and other things in the sieve-pan.?
The Grass Dragon Dance is also popular in Jianghua, Hunan Province. Grass dragon made of straw, two feet long, half a foot wide, one inch thick. A person dancing beads before the lead, nine people dancing dragon, accompanied by gongs, drums and suona. Mostly performed by children during the Spring Festival. There are also popular Jianghua, Lanshan and other counties in the Yao ethnic area of the fragrant dragon dance. Performed by five or seven people. To straw into a handle, on the insertion of incense, dance in the dark, can be seen from the swing of the incense in the dragon's action changes, the name has to play the four sides, through the columns, etc.