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Out of the Bodhisattva Bodhisattva is also a kind of folk Taoist activity. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there have been many Taoist temples, such as Guanwang Temple, Land Temple and Chenghuang Temple, built in and around the old street. Every time the gods are born and died, the old street and the surrounding people will organize a lively meeting to meet the gods, which the local people call "out of Bodhisattva". On the date of the meeting, the head of the chamber of commerce with strong economic strength and the owner of the shop often invited the theatre troupe to sing for three consecutive days. On the first day of the parade, the banner Gong Hua cover, and the situation was magnificent. Every year, a large number of people from eight neighboring villages will be attracted to visit. Jump five times It originated from the temple fair in Dingbu Township, Gaochun County. It spread to all parts of Gaochun and was often invited to perform in the old street. The primitive prototype of Wulang Dance can be traced back to the Zhou Dynasty according to the textual research of experts. It is a folk dance evolved from the imitation of ancient Gods'patrol and sacrifice. The so-called "five wild" refers to the five party gods of five rows of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, also known as the five party emperor. They were wearing five different colors of clothing: red, yellow, blue, white and black, wearing different colors of masks, armed with knives, guns, swords, halberds and other weapons. In addition, monks and Taoists will also be put on the same mask. During the dance, the monks and Taoists shook hands with big paper fans, making fun of the gods. The choreography of the dance is complicated, including invitation dance, pilgrimage dance, solo dance, double dance and group dance. Its essential meaning is that monks and Taoists invite the five gods to dispel evil and calamity for the place, pray for the peace of the four seasons and the plentiful harvest of the five grains. Changle lifting Dragon This is the dragon dance activity originated in the village of Changle, Chun Xi, which first appeared in the Qing Dynasty. Dragon has green, yellow, white three, faucet production is very fine, the dragon is huge, 1 meter in diameter, each dragon length of about 60 meters. When the Dragon came out, there was a great momentum and full of gongs and drums. The Dragon players usually need hundreds of people to dance at the same time, and there are tens of thousands of visitors. Shi Wenxi, a scholar of the Qing Dynasty, wrote in "Optimistic Lanterns for the Lantern Festival" that "the great family of Changlu Yang in the west of Yixi also played a dragon tour on the Spring Festival, which was more exciting than him. The more years we go, the more we waste. " Great horse lamp This is one of the activities held by the old street during the Spring Festival every year. The lantern is made of wooden material into a horse carrier, with a surface cloth and painted fur. With two people (one behind) stretcher as horses, and children dressed as three Kingdoms and five tigers and other drama groups sitting on horses, imitating the real horse running, jumping, lifelike. When playing, they will be accompanied by Gong and drum trumpet. In 1984, the Gaochun lantern won the first prize in the Jiangsu folk dance appraisal. In 2007, the Gaochun lantern was listed as a national list of intangible cultural heritage protection. Dragon-boat Racing Every year on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, dragon boat races are held on the Guanxi River in the old street by the Dragon Boat fleets of Gaochun dike districts and surrounding cities and counties. The activity is very spectacular. The dragon boat races are usually over 100. The day was fired from the shore and the number of firecrackers continued. All the boats in the river heard the sound of guns, and immediately competed at the same time. The dragon boat, which won the final prize, will be decorated with red and bonus. After the race, the dragon boat did not disperse immediately, but slowly paddled in the river. The Boat Festival evolved into a song race by introducing canoeists to lead and sing local folk songs, accompanied by suona and other musical instruments. Old street residents will also hold "Wen long boat" activities in Guanxi River from time to time. The boat is well decorated, and folk theatre troupes are often invited to perform lively plays on board, such as "The Story of the White Snake", "The Heavenly Palace of Fury", or juggling by folk artists. The music on the boat is also played by the master. |
