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Traveling to a city, want to feel the culture of the city, one of them is to see the city's iconic "sculpture", a good sculpture in addition to a section of the city's history, and at the same time contains a rich culture and art, can evoke people's memories. Shanshan three girls this trip to Zhanjiang, tour of the Gold Coast Sea Viewing Promenade in Xiashan, the coast stood by a "38 bronze" composed of "people and dragons dance" iconic sculpture has left a deep impression.
The Gold Coast Sea Viewing Promenade, also known as the Xiashan Sea Viewing Promenade, is the local Zhanjiang to build a regional center city, Zhanjiang to promote the implementation of the second entrepreneurship and one of the environmental projects, this is free of charge to the public and tourists open, there is no commercial atmosphere, there is no sea of people, so, Whenever the morning and evening of the free time, but also the sun rises and sets the time, the three girls of Shan Shan, the three girls of the free time, the three girls of the free time, the three girls of the free time. time, Shanshan three girls will be along this beautiful sea-watching promenade, all the way to wander, here let me spend a good time in Zhanjiang.
Every time, when Shan Shan three girls walked to the sea-watching promenade mangrove trestle main platform of the "human dragon dance" sculpture in front of, will always stop for a while, through the sunrise and sunset of the light, savor this can be embodied in the "Leizhou Peninsula's traditional dance soul" of the iconic The iconic sculpture, which embodies the "soul of the traditional dance of the Leizhou Peninsula", seems to be insufficient to look at.
The human dragon dance is a product of special social and historical factors and the natural conditions of the region.
The Human Dragon Dance of Zhanjiang began at the end of the Ming Dynasty when the Ming army, defeated by the Qing army, retreated to the Leizhou Peninsula and the East China Sea Island around the mid-autumn festival, and the local people, in order to inspire the morale of the Ming army, choreographed a dance, which was later known as the Human Dragon Dance. Since then, the Human Dragon Dance was spread around Zhanjiang, and reached its peak in the Qianjia period of the Qing Dynasty. At this time, the human dragon dance, the ancient island mass entertainment dragon, respect for the dragon, the sea, respect for ancestors, worship God and other customs into the "human dragon dance", reflecting the unique human dragon dance performance form and "human dragon" spirit.
It is important to know that the dragon, is the totem of the Chinese nation, human dragon dance embodies the unity of the Chinese nation, the spirit of pioneering, contains the harmony of man and heaven, the cultural connotation of the benefit of mankind, is the symbol of the spirit of China, is the Chinese people in the auspicious celebrations and blessings of the season's most common form of entertainment, is the Chinese nation's extremely valuable cultural heritage.
In front of Shan Shan three girls "human dragon dance" sculpture, is the choice of Zhanjiang large-scale performing arts human dragon dance form, by the "38 bronze" ride long dragon sculpture, standing on the seafront viewing platform, looks magnificent
The "human dragon dance" sculpture is the most common form of entertainment in the Chinese people in the auspicious and blessing season, is the most precious cultural heritage of the Chinese people. The sculpture is made up of 38 bronze figures, standing on a viewing platform on the seashore, making it a magnificent sight to behold. The basic size of this "human and dragon dance" sculpture is 16 meters long x 4 meters wide x 0.3 meters high, and the surface paste material is South African white gold sand (black). The composition of the sculpture is: 1 adult sculpture of dragon dancers, 2.3 meters high, made of 316 stainless steel; 18 adult sculptures, 2.3 meters high, made of high-quality copper; 19 youth sculptures, 1.8 meters high, made of high-quality copper.
On the side of the main platform of the view, that is, People Dragon Dance statue on one side, there is a sign detailing the Zhanjiang "People Dragon Dance": People Dragon Dance is a folkloric celebratory performances unique to the region of Zhanjiang, prevalent in the area of the Leizhou Peninsula, so far there have been hundreds of years of history, because of its uniqueness and ornamental nature, and because the dance of the people dragon. Because of its uniqueness and ornamental, showing optimism and positive spirit and outlook, was invited to participate in the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games performance, enjoying a good reputation, is Zhanjiang a ringing folk culture business card.
After reading the introduction on the sign, Shanshan three girls' eyes moved back to the statue of the human dragon dance. Although the statue in front of me only shows a fixed action, but through the action, my mind has a lot of pictures: Performers in the adult practiced a fast support people on the shoulder of the steady movement and footwork, they carry the child, forming a smooth and varied formation, the action of the one and done, the scene of the dynamic, The entire human dragon dance includes The whole human dragon dance, the human dragon dance, the human dragon dance, the human dragon dance, the human dragon dance, the human dragon dance, the human dragon dance, the human dragon dance, the human dragon dance, the human dragon dance, the human dragon dance, the human dragon dance. The Dragon Dance includes dragon, dragon head nodding, dragon through the clouds, dragon rolling waves and other unique performance programs, but also reflects the important part of the extension and development of the Chinese dragon culture.
After this time, Shanshan three girls continue to stay in the days of Zhanjiang, and the exchange of local people, the human dragon dance has a further understanding, so I have always hoped that there will be an opportunity to see the scene of the "human dragon dance" performance. And to see the "human dragon dance performance, we have to go to Zhanjiang Donghai Island. Because human dragon dance in Zhanjiang Donghai Island, Dongshan Town, Dongshan Wei Village has "the East a great" reputation. performance, dozens to hundreds of young adults and teenagers are wearing shorts, to the human body connected, forming a "long dragon". In the gongs and drums vibrate to the sky, the horns are sounding, "long dragon" dragon head high, dragon body flopping, dragon tail strong swing, like a dragon out of the sea, row mountains, unstoppable, showing a unique island color and strong local flavor, is the East China Sea Island and even the Leizhou Peninsula, an important part of the enduring folk customs and large-scale square recreational activities. Whenever the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and some major festivals, Dongshan Wei Village will be dancing a few nights "human dragon", the east and west of the two streets of the household lights and colorful, family out of the nest, such as a tidal wave of people, bustling.
Because the performing art of the human dragon dance has been loved and recognized by many people. 2013 December, Zhanjiang Donghai Island human dragon dance won the 11th China's highest award for folk arts and culture, "Mountain Flower Award", Guangdong Province, intangible cultural heritage protection projects, in November 2019, the "national intangible cultural heritage representative project protection unit list" was announced, Zhanjiang, the human dragon dance has also been "human dragon dance". Project protection unit qualification.
And at this time, looking at the seashore standing "human dragon dance" statue, the momentum is very majestic, it will be a tourism highlights of Zhanjiang. It's a pity that Shan Shan's three girls came at a bad time, so they couldn't witness a real "Human Dragon Dance" performance, which is a bit of a pity.
Hopefully, we will have the opportunity to see a real human dragon dance performance in the future.