Argentine tango originated in the port area of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. A large number of immigrants from Africa, North America and even Europe stayed in the harbor, forming a special foreign social group. Most of them have low social status and unstable lives, and spend their time in bars by singing and dancing. Argentine Tango is actually a special art form produced under this special environment, and its dance is interpreted on the basis of a variety of Latin American and African folk dances such as Milonga, Habanera, and Candombe. Argentine Tango is actually very different from the tango performances we see in the National Standard Dance. It is actually an art form that is sung more than danced. And it is sung exclusively by males, and all soloists, with a few occasional little burlesques interspersed. A rousing keyboard accordion is the main theme of the accompaniment, and its characteristic syncopated rhythms are always soul-stirring.
Argentine tango has its own name Milonga.
Argentine tango is not like the tango in the National Standard Dance, Argentine tango is the two partners of the body parallel upright, almost together (it is because of this close to the body action, in the tango was introduced to Paris had caused a furor), and fast spinning, kicking, non-professionals are very difficult to these moves It is very difficult for non-experts to keep these movements together. Perhaps because it's so difficult to learn, Argentines' attitude toward tango is similar to that of the Chinese toward Peking Opera - older people can't get enough of it, while younger people stay away from it.
Argentine tango dancers have more than once brought the ethereal, free, elegant, subtle dance and unique syncopation as a distinctive feature, fast-paced music to us, stirring up people's keen interest. A mention of tango, people will naturally think of the international standard dance of tango seen in the country, the kind of rhythmic dance steps, and other music with a different melody. The international tango is the evolution of the Argentine tango, which is a combination of dancing, singing and music, and there is an inevitable connection between them. However, the international tango has been standardized, while the Argentine tango is more lively, cheerful and fancy. Argentina is the home of tango. Argentines love the tango. Many people will dance tango, usually everywhere can hear tango dance music. Argentines regard the tango as their own national treasure, is the pride of the nation. The Argentine government has declared that tango is an inseparable part of the Argentine national cultural heritage. For foreigners, tango is only a unique charm of the dance, but for Argentines, it has been inseparable from life. A culture melted in the blood.
Tango can be sung or danced or played, it is a set of music, dance, singing and poetry in a comprehensive art form. Because it is an integral part of the culture of the Rio de la Plata basin, the tango is more accurately described as an art form created by the Montevideo people of Uruguay and the Buenos people of Argentina, and is their ****same cultural treasure. But because Buenos Aires is a port city, no matter from the geographical location, population and influence in Europe and so on, are at an advantage, so tango later in Montevideo on the gradual decline. Since Buenos Aires was the gateway to a large influx of immigrants, tango's music, dance, poetry, and chants have been influenced by a variety of foreign cultures, especially European and African.
Musically, the tango was most influenced by the Andalusian "tangillo" songs and dances brought by Spanish sailors as early as around 1850. Secondly, the influence of black African music, tango music using a lot of fast-paced syncopation is a manifestation of this influence. Then there is the influence of the "milonga" music of the gauchos, which is marked by the use of the guitar as one of the indispensable instruments in tango. Around 1920, a large number of immigrants from Italy, Spain and other immigrants to make the tango music has changed a lot, from the early cheerful four-two beat gradually become suitable for the expression of sadness, the rhythm of the slower four-four beat.
Content, tango music and improvised lyrics at the end of the century and the beginning of this century is completely cheerful, cheerful, funny, witty. Its content changed with the arrival of large numbers of Italian and Spanish immigrants. The immigrants came with the purpose of reclamation and enrichment, and finally could only settle down, unable to return to their homeland to reunite with their loved ones, which made the tango add the content of melancholy, sadness and desolation to express the immigrants' nostalgia for their hometowns and loved ones. Since then, since most of the lyricists are descendants of immigrants, both the content of the lyrics and the use of a large number of foreign slang in the lyrics reflect the influence of foreign culture.
In terms of dance, the prototype of tango originated from the Argentinean pastoralist men's stout and powerful solo dance, and in the process of its formation, it was mainly influenced by the dance of the black Africans.
The depreciation of the black slaves was very prevalent in the Americas at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. At that time, a large number of African black slaves also appeared in the La Plata River. Their movements such as folding and twisting in the tango dance all originated from the movements of African dance. There was also a Spanish Andalusian influence.
Argentine soccer is popular in the world for its free-spirited style, and has won the World Cup championship and runner-up many times. Argentina is also famous for its roast beef.
Education: The level of education is high, and primary education is compulsory. in 2000, funding for culture and education amounted to US$3.31 billion. The illiteracy rate (population over 10 years old) is 3.8%. 99% of children aged 6-14 are enrolled in school. 80% of 15-17 year olds are enrolled in school. There are 81 institutions of higher learning in A***, of which 36 are public and 42 private. Famous universities include the University of Buenos Aires, the University of La Plata, and the University of Cordoba.
Press and Publication: 2,062 newspapers and 96 magazines of all kinds are published nationwide, as well as 250 foreign language publications. There are 35 important newspapers in the capital and in the provinces. The main newspapers are The Nation, founded in 1870; The Bugle, founded in 1945; The Chronicle, founded in 1963; and The News, founded in 1869. Important weekly magazines include El Mercado, Somos, and El Persona. The Inter-American News Agency (ANA) is under the direction of the Secretariat of State for Information of the Office of the President. The Argentine News Agency (Agencia Argentina de Noticias) and the Associación de Noticias are both private news agencies. There are 101 AM radio stations and about 1,500 FM radio stations. There are 46 open television stations, 115 UHF stations, 61 microwave stations, and 866 cable and closed-circuit television stations.
Argentina is a country of immigrants, more than 85% of the inhabitants come from Italian and Spanish descendants, so its food culture is also mixed with European and Western ingredients, meat mainly cattle, chicken, donkeys, rarely eat pigs, and charcoal-grilled barbecue is a local specialty.
Here the signature charcoal grilled king steak, do not need to marinate, just sprinkle a little salt, directly with charcoal grilled to seven or eight mature, slightly charred exterior, meat flavor spread, eat outside crispy tender inside, the inside still retains the meat juice. The Argentinian way of eating grilled meat is to take a bite of grilled meat and then take a bite of vegetables, so when each grilled meat comes up, it will also be accompanied by some fresh vegetable salad, so that it is not too fatty to eat. The charcoal-grilled beef ribs are also meaty and sweet, with spices finely chopped with onions and green and red bell peppers, and are tender and flavorful without being fatty.
Madai tea is also a specialty of Argentina, and it is said that this tea is regarded as a "national treasure" and "national tea" by Argentina, and in the local language "madai tea" means "fairy grass". In the local language, "maté tea" is "immortal grass", "heavenly tea", because it contains a variety of nutrients, not only can remove cholesterol, reduce blood fat, but also promote blood circulation, refreshing and so on, so Argentines believe that "maté tea" is not the general sense of the word. "is not the general sense of the tea, they each drink every day, from children to the elderly, from the city to the countryside, and even "would rather eat no meat can not live without tea" such a statement.
Originally, there is a certain way of drinking maté tea, not like drinking tea or coffee in general, it is necessary to use a special straw, spoon, filter three into one tool, put into the water in the tea first blowing a breath, and then slowly sucked, you can gently mix a little bit, but do not often stir. Drink a bit like the flavor of bitter tea, if you feel bitter, you can add some sugar. Eating barbecue and drinking maté tea can reduce the heat, it seems that this is the real "ghosts of herbal tea".
1, Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is located in Argentina's eastern coast of the La Plata River estuary on the right bank, the city is divided into a federal district, 19 suburban areas, a total area of 3885 square kilometers, is the largest and most prosperous city in South America. Buenos Aires has a strange and colorful architectural style, almost all the styles and shapes of European ancient and modern architecture, including the famous Colón Grand Theater, the size of which ranks third in the world. Here is also the most prosperous commercial and industrial center in South America, the city's industrial output value of 70% of the country's industrial output value of 45% of the country's foreign trade, but also the country's transportation center and the sea and air port of foreign relations.
Buenos Aires has been the center of Spanish colonization for nearly 300 years, and was designated as the capital of Argentina when it gained independence in 1816. Today, Buenos Aires is one of the world's megacities, with more than 35 percent of the country's population, two-thirds of its industrial output, and nearly half of its gross domestic product. This is a very European city, not only the city residents are almost all the descendants of European immigrants, and the city layout, streetscape, and residents of the lifestyle, customs, cultural interests, everywhere reveals the European style.
Multiple plazas, street gardens, monuments and sculptures, is a major feature of the city of Buenos Aires. Plaza de Mayo in the city center, the center stands the obelisk-shaped monument, the front of which is engraved with "May 25, 1810" a few bold letters, which is the Argentine people overthrow colonial rule of the day of the uprising. Many of the famous streets radiate out from the plaza, similar to the layout of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
Buenos Aires busiest Florida Avenue is a pedestrian shopping street. This shopping street is less than two kilometers long, narrow and crowded, but some of the country's famous brands of the old firms are gathered here, as well as London, Paris and many other world-famous companies set up branches. The colorful commodities, dance halls, nightclubs, restaurants, theaters, etc., everywhere, all day long, bustling, lively, known as "Broadway in South America. Built in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, "Children's **** and the country", sophisticated buildings and streets rich in Europe and Southeast Asia, the building displays some of the country's paintings, woodcuts and other crafts.