The Northeast Rice-planting Song is an ancient traditional recreational activity, originating from production and labor. Dance in the Northeast region include Yangge, dragon lanterns, dry boat, butterfly, two-person wrestling, playing flower stick, stilts and other forms of performance together, collectively known as "Yangge".
The northeast rice-planting song has a long history, is the majority of working people in the north of our country in the long-term production and life practices accumulated in the creation of artistic wealth, is the general public enjoyable form of folk art performances. Northeast rice-planting song performances are mainly divided into walking Chen shape (collective performance) and under the clear field (single or double performance).
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Northeastern rice-planting songs are witty in form and unique in style, and they are characterized by the enthusiasm of the people of the northeast. The most important feature of the Northeast Yangge is that it is "steady in the wave, wave in the stem, stem in the warp, stepping on the board, twisting on the waist". At the same time, the many different kinds of "flowers in the hands", the fast-paced and elastic drum beats, and the funny, playful, quiet, steady and beautiful rhythms are all the characteristics of the Northeast Yangge.
The costumes of the Yangge team are rich in color and are mostly drama costumes. The characters can be judged from their attire, including the Tang Monk, the Monkey King, the Pig and the Sand Monk in Journey to the West, the White Snake, the White Lady, Xu Xian, and Bao Zheng, Chen Shimei, Qin Xianglian, etc., which are accompanied by gongs, drums, cymbals, and oboe tunes. Among the various dances, the stilt walking, dragon dance, lion dance, and dry boat running are the most famous.
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