1. Car lights: Car lights first originated in the Sui Dynasty, and were later formed after folk artists modified the lighting and simply designed dance movements; 2. Yao Opera: Yao Opera is a national intangible cultural heritage First, it is sung in the local dialect of Yuyao with rich tunes; 3. Puppet wrestling: Puppet wrestling is an art form in which two puppets wear late Qing costumes and wrestle. It is humorous.
What are the unique memories of Yuyao?
1. Car lights
Yuyao car lights are mainly popular in the Lubu area of ??Yuyao. According to legend, they originated in the Sui Dynasty. When Emperor Yangzhou visited Qionghua in Yangzhou, he ordered that the whole country set up lanterns to celebrate. People in Lubu area hung lanterns on wheelbarrows to meet the requirement of multiple lanterns. Because they were hung on wheelbarrows, they were called carts. After that, folk artists modified the lamp shapes and simply designed some dance movements, so a set of movements for performing car light dances was gradually formed.
2. Yao Opera
Yao Opera is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. It is mainly popular in Yuyao, Cixi, Ningbo, Zhoushan, Shangyu and other regions in my country. It is popular among the people. It is developed on the basis of the songs and dances "Marine Lantern", "Land Boat" and "Tea Picking Basket". It is sung in the local dialect of Yuyao. The singing tune mainly consists of two parts: basic tune and minor tune. The tune is rich and the singing tune is lively and lively.
3. Puppet wrestling
Puppet wrestling is a folk dance popular in the Simen area of ??Yuyao. The main form is that puppets wear late Qing costumes, confront each other, wrap their arms and shoulders, They twist together and give in to the music, which is very funny. They can often be seen in folk festivals or temple fairs in the northern part of Yuyao, and are loved by the people.