The origin of harvest dance

The Harvest Dance at the Horse Racing Festival Every July to August, Tibetan compatriots in Litang, Seda and Shiqu in Ganzi Prefecture will hold the annual Horse Racing Festival to celebrate the bumper harvest of the year and pray for good weather and beautiful grass and fat sheep in the coming year. Shiqu county is located in the northwest corner of Sichuan Province, facing Tibet Changdu and Qinghai Yushu across the river (Jinsha River). Tibetan is called "Tashikawa", which means tribe in Yalong River basin. The average altitude is 4200 meters, and the grassland area accounts for 85% of the county, mainly animal husbandry. Every year in the middle and late July, 60,000 Tibetan herdsmen in shiqu county gather near the county seat and set up thousands of colorful tents on the vast grassland to celebrate the Jockey Club. A variety of colorful folk songs, dances and competitive activities will be held at the Horse Racing Festival. Horse racing: Horse racing is the most exciting program. Herdsmen are sitting around the grassland within 1000 meters. Horse racing and racers selected from all over the country take part in various horse racing competitions, including race speed, shooting, archery and horse riding. Guozhuang Dance: This dance evolved from an ancient form of religious prayer, and incorporated many simulated labor and production movements and flying forms of birds and animals, or the joy and joy absorbed by Tibetan compatriots in thousands of years of long-term labor life. The dance is rough and heroic, vigorous and powerful. Tibetan opera: Tibetan opera with strong nationality and mystery is mainly composed of historical dramas (such as Princess Wencheng) and divine dramas. All the actors are dressed in ancient costumes and wearing artistic exaggerated masks. The drum music is majestic and solemn, like singing and dancing. Clothing and headdress compete with each other: the annual grand meeting is a contest between men's strength and wisdom, and it is also a stage for Tibetan women to be richer than the United States. At ordinary times, there are few colorful costumes to wear and display, and all kinds of pearls, agates, Yu Pei and gold and silver ornaments adorn the whole body and head, all of which indicate the progress of material changes of the increasingly affluent Tibetan people. In addition, there are folk song duets, Tibetan art exhibitions, folk story speeches, poetry contests and other activities.