dry boats are woven with bamboo strips, wooden strips and colored silk, surrounded by satin, and covered with wooden strips and satin.
During the performance, accompanied by drum music, one person plays the role of a woman by boat, tying the boat with ribbons on his shoulders, sitting in the "boat" with fake feet, and walking like a boat. The other man dressed as a boatman and paddled ahead.
Stilts are made of two wooden sticks, which are generally 6 feet up and down, and the height is 1 foot 2 feet. A pedal is horizontally installed at the upper end of the wooden stick. During the performance, the actor's calf is tied to the upper end of the wooden stick, and he treads on the board and walks around according to various dance steps.
Skillful people can jump over obstacles such as benches and tables, or fall eight-pronged, "golden rooster independence" and bend their waists. Traditional contents include Legend of the White Snake, Celebrating the Dingzhu, Foxes' Injustice and Tang Priest's Learning from the Scriptures.
After the founding of New China, the contents reflecting real life were added, such as Sending Children to Join the Army, Family Planning, The Story of the Red Lantern, and Taking the Tiger Mountain Outward. The stilt performances in Beicheng Village and Gankeng Village of this county are famous.
In the pavilion, the iron rod is fixed on the top of the lifting pole, and the surrounding of the lifting pole is decorated with various props such as lotus flowers and colorful clouds, and then three or four boys and girls who play various drama characters and fairy tales are fixed on the iron rod, and are carried by adult men to perform during the March. There are more than 5 kinds of contents, including Monkey King Thrice Defeats the Skeleton Demon, Fu Guitu, Foal of Fire, Broken Bridge, Rainbow Pass, Interpretation, Baihua Pavilion, Stealing Ganoderma lucidum, Xiahedong, Picking firewood, Sue Escort Girl, Double Mourning, and Yellow River Array.
The dragon lantern is made of bamboo, wood, cloth and other materials, and then it is made into a number of segmented dragon bodies with bamboo rings. The dragon bodies and dragon tails that grow more than 2 meters are surrounded by cloth, and the dragon forest and dragon claws are painted on them. During the performance, one person used a wooden pole to hold the dragon head, and a dozen people used wooden poles to hold the dragon body and tail in sections. In front of him, one person played with colored beads and fireballs to lead the way.
With the accompaniment of percussion music, dance the tap, and the dragon body will roll and swing with the tap. The performance forms include "Two Dragons Playing with Beads", "Tune the Four Corners", "Eight Tunes", "Snake Peeling off the Skin" and "Set the Pearl".
The dragon head has a built-in candle, which can be performed day and night. When performing at night, the dragon is brightly lit and imposing.
bamboo horse is made of bamboo skin or bamboo strips, and the outside is pasted with silk yarn, and then painted. The bamboo horse is divided into two parts, front and back, which are fixed on the front chest and back waist of a 12-year-old boy.
wearing a number of small bronze bells. Generally, the bamboo horse team is played by 14 children, with 12 horses representing the Chinese zodiac. The front one is called the horse's head, which is conducted by the Buddha dust in the drama performance, and the back one is the ponytail.
The rest of the performers hold whips and run like horses, accompanied by the ringing of bells, like Ma Benteng. At night, lanterns and candles are placed on bamboo horses, which is especially beautiful to perform.
The forms of performances include Snake Peeling off Skin, Turning Over, Double Eight Tunes, Single Eight Tunes, Scissors, Eight Tunes, Duing a Bamboo Horse, No Head, and Three Rings with Ears. On the surface, it looks like a back stick, and the actual performance is more difficult.
The performers are mostly boys and girls of about 7 years old. They dress up as various drama figures and stand on the shoulders of adult performers without any tie. They rely on their knees to lean against the adult's back brain and stand hard, which is similar to acrobatic performance. Adults perform along with the music rhythm, and the children on their shoulders dance various movements accordingly, which is really beautiful.
The Journey to the West, Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, etc. are the most popular plays. Yangko Yangko has dancing and singing, and the musical instruments include two sides of waist and drum, a pair of cymbals and hairpin, two sides of gong and four sides of mouth scraping. When conditions permit, the number of musical instruments can be increased, and the number of performers will increase accordingly.
A performer who plays the drums by hand, with quick thinking and clever eloquence, uses the scenery to express his feelings, and improvises auspicious and funny "four or six sentences" in Pingyao dialect. Between sentences, all kinds of musical instruments suddenly struck together, and the intensive interlude was sonorous and pleasant.
The waist drum player is the core of the band. He is very active, opening his playing posture, dancing and walking around in the team. Other musicians both beat and perform, and their forms are free.
The traditional songs that spread widely in Diyangko include Watching Five Jing, Ten Lamps, Wang Xiangxiao's Mother and so on. During the reign of Emperor Kangxi, Song Zhongyuan, a native of Fancun, went to Pingyao City with a big umbrella on his back to see a doctor. He went to the south of Luoyi Village, and a man ran from behind in a panic. Song Zhongyuan recognized this man, and he was a neighbor.
at that time, there were dark clouds, lightning and thunder, and it was going to rain. After a while, it really rained heavily.
Song Zhongyuan propped up the big umbrella he was carrying, and invited Wu Lian-chi to go with him, so he quickly leaned over to borrow the umbrella for shelter from the rain. The two men were in the same boat through thick and thin, helping each other, talking and laughing while traveling to Gaolin Village.
Song Zhong was full of sweat because of the strong wind, so he took Song Zhongyuan's umbrella and went to Kongjia Hotel outside the south gate. At this time, the wind has stopped and the rain has cleared.
Song Zhongyuan asked Wu Lianchi for an umbrella. Not only did he not return Song Zhongyuan, but he falsely claimed that the umbrella was his. They quarreled and gathered a large audience.
Don't delay saying, "The umbrella is mine!" " Song Zhongyuan said, "The umbrella is mine!" Song and Wu grabbed the umbrella, and the audience couldn't tell whose umbrella it was. Look at them making a noise until they got to Pingyao County Department. Song Zhongyuan drummed and complained, and Wang Jie, the magistrate of a county, hurried to the court. The plaintiff Song Zhongyuan stated what had happened.
The defendant insisted that the umbrella was his. Two people express their opinions, magistrate of a county Wang Jie at that time, bad judgment.
After a short silence, Wang Jie suddenly slapped the gavel and said, "unruly! Big fart matter to the county government drum! I want to test the officer's wisdom and stupidity ... "Then I tore the umbrella to pieces, threw it down the hall, and ordered him to leave the hall. Song Zhongyuan, the plaintiff, came down from the class, tears streaming down her face, while the defendant gloated over the delay.
The two men walked out of the county government and went to Zhaobi South Street. Four courtiers rushed out and summoned them back to the county government. They knelt in the lobby again, and Wang Jie, the magistrate of a county, kindly judged that the umbrella belonged to Song Zhongyuan, the plaintiff, and the defendant was falsely accused of being late. He was responsible for forty boards, fined ten times and compensated the plaintiff for a new umbrella.
Afterwards, Song Zhongyuan sent a plaque to Wang Zhi-xian, engraved with the words "Mirror Hanging High". Lord Town God sits in the east end of the bedroom building of Pingyao Town God Temple. It is said that she is the concubine of Lord Town God. There is a short story about the origin of this concubine: Pingyao Town God is young and energetic, which can be said to be. Second, the history of the ancient city of Pingyao, Shanxi
When we talk about Pingyao, we can't help but talk about "Shanxi merchants" and "banks", because it is one of the birthplaces of "Shanxi merchants" and also the birthplace of "Rishengchang", the embryonic form of the first modern bank in China.
during the Ming and Qing dynasties, with the development of commercial economy, some large firms of Shanxi merchants gradually formed a commercial system with general numbers in Shanxi and semicolons in other places, operating across regions. In this case, the wholesale, transportation and marketing of large quantities will inevitably bring about the transportation of huge amounts of cash, so a new way of payment settlement-"exchange of bank numbers" came into being.
In the fourth year of Daoguang (AD 1824), the first Rishengchang bank in China was founded on the basis of the "Xiyucheng" pigment shop in Pingyao West Street. Three years later, we set up branches in Shandong, Henan, Liaoning, Jiangsu and other provinces.
in the 184s, its business further expanded to Japan, Singapore, Russia and other countries. At that time, driven by "Rishengchang" banks, the banking industry in Pingyao developed rapidly. At its peak, there were as many as 22 banks, which once became the center of China's financial industry.
It can be seen that Pingyao occupies a very important position in the modern financial history of China. The ancient Pingyao was brilliant, and today Pingyao is still full of charm.
At present, when many ancient cultural cities are dismembered and destroyed for business, Pingyao is so well preserved, which is really the wisdom of Pingyao people. On December 3, 1997, the 21st plenary session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee unanimously adopted that Pingyao ancient city was included in the World Heritage List.
this is the best praise for Pingyao ancient city. Pingyao ancient city is an outstanding example of Han nationality city in China in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Pingyao ancient city has preserved all its features, and has shown people a complete picture of extraordinary cultural, social, economic and religious development in the historical development of China.
Pingyao ancient city is located in the middle of Shanxi province, which is a famous cultural city with a history of more than 2,7 years. The ancient city was built in the period of Zhou Xuanwang from 827 BC to 782 BC, where Yin Jifu, a general of the Western Zhou Dynasty, was stationed.
Pingyao City has been the seat of county administration since the Qin government implemented the "county system" in 221 BC, and it continues to this day. The ancient city of Pingyao has experienced many vicissitudes and changes, and has become the most complete prototype of an ancient county town in China in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Up to now, the walls, streets, houses, shops, temples and other buildings in the ancient city are still basically intact, and the original forms and patterns have remained largely unchanged. They all belong to the organic components of the existing historical relics in Pingyao ancient city. The ancient city of Pingyao is known as "the collection and treasure house of ancient buildings in China", and the preservation of many cultural relics and historical sites and high grade are rare in China.
Pingyao ancient city has a long history and many cultural relics. It fully embodies the historical features from 17th to 19th century, and is a historical museum of architectural art in Ming and Qing dynasties.
Its ancient buildings, cultural relics and historic sites are rare in China in terms of quantity and taste, which is of great historical, artistic and scientific value to the study of the changes of ancient cities, urban architecture, human living forms and the development of traditional culture in China. Agree with 1| comment. Iii. historical background of Pingyao ancient city
Pingyao ancient city is located in the middle of Shanxi province in the north of China. It was built in the Western Zhou Xuanwang period (827 BC ~ 782 BC) and expanded in the third year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (AD 137), with a history of more than 2,7 years.
up to now, it has preserved the basic features of the county towns in Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911) relatively well, and it can be called the most complete existing ancient city in the Han nationality areas of China. Pingyao is located on the east bank of Fenhe River and at the southwest end of Taiyuan Basin, adjacent to Qixian County, another famous national historical and cultural city.
Tongpu Railway and Dayun Expressway run through the county. The economy is dominated by agriculture, mainly producing grain, cotton, beef, lacquer ware and so on.
Among them, beef is quite famous, and there are folk song lyrics of "Pingyao Beef Taigu Cake". Pingyao was once the financial center of China in the late Qing Dynasty, and it has the most complete ancient county structure in China.
Beautiful Pingyao belonged to the State of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period and the State of Zhao in the Warring States Period. Pingtao County is located in Qin Dynasty, Zhongdu County in Han Dynasty, which is the capital of the clan generation king.
the northern Wei dynasty was renamed Pingyao county. In the late Qing Dynasty, there were more than 2 banks headquartered in Pingyao, accounting for more than half of the country, and they were also called "Wall Street in ancient China".
The largest one is Rishengchang, the first draft bank in China, which was founded in the light years of the Qing Dynasty and is famous as "Huitong World". Pingyao has basically preserved the prototype of the county seat in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and is known as the "turtle city".
Pingyao City Wall was built in the third year of Hongwu, Ming Dynasty. There are 6 city gates, 4 turrets and 72 enemy towers. Among them, Nanmen City Wall collapsed in 24, and most of the others are still intact. It is one of the existing large-scale ancient city walls with an earlier history and a relatively complete preservation in China, and it is also the core component of Pingyao Ancient City, a world heritage.
In addition, Zhenguo Temple, Shuanglin Temple and Pingyao Confucian Temple are also included in the protection scope of world heritage. Iv. History of the Ancient City of Pingyao, Shanxi
Pingyao can't be said without saying "Shanxi Merchants" and "Banks", because it is one of the birthplaces of Shanxi Merchants and the birthplace of Rishengchang Banks, the embryonic form of the first modern bank in China. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with the development of commercial economy, some large firms of Shanxi merchants gradually formed a commercial system with a general number in Shanxi and a semicolon in other places, operating across regions. In this case, the wholesale, transportation and marketing of large quantities will inevitably bring about the transportation of huge amounts of cash, so a new way of payment settlement-"exchange of bank numbers" came into being. In the fourth year of Daoguang (AD 1824), on the basis of the "Xiyucheng" pigment shop in Pingyao West Street, the first "Rishengchang" bank in China was established, which specializes in foreign exchange and silver deposit. Three years later, we set up branches in Shandong, Henan, Liaoning, Jiangsu and other provinces. In the 184s, its business further expanded to Japan, Singapore, Russia and other countries. At that time, driven by "Rishengchang" banks, the banking industry in Pingyao developed rapidly. At its peak, there were as many as 22 banks, which once became the center of China's financial industry. Visible, in the modern financial history of China, Pingyao occupies a very important position.
The ancient Pingyao was brilliant, and today Pingyao is still full of charm. At present, many ancient cultural cities have been dismembered and destroyed for the sake of commerce, but Pingyao has been so well preserved, which is really the wisdom of Pingyao people. On December 3, 1997, the 21st plenary session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee unanimously adopted that Pingyao ancient city was included in the World Heritage List. This is the best praise for Pingyao ancient city.
Pingyao ancient city is an outstanding example of Han nationality city in China in Ming and Qing dynasties. Pingyao ancient city has preserved all its features, and has shown people a complete picture of extraordinary cultural, social, economic and religious development in the historical development of China.
Pingyao ancient city is located in the middle of Shanxi province, which is a famous cultural city with a history of more than 2,7 years. The ancient city was built in the period of Zhou Xuanwang from 827 BC to 782 BC, where Yin Jifu, a general of the Western Zhou Dynasty, was stationed. Since 221 BC, the Qin government implemented the "county system", Pingyao City has been the seat of county administration and continues to this day. The ancient city of Pingyao has experienced many vicissitudes and changes, and has become the most complete prototype of an ancient county town in China in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. So far, the walls, streets, houses, shops, temples and other buildings of the ancient city are still basically intact, and the original form and pattern have remained largely unchanged. They are all organic components of the existing historical relics of Pingyao ancient city.
Pingyao ancient city is known as "the collection and treasure house of ancient buildings in China", and the preservation of many cultural relics and historical sites and high grade are rare in China. Pingyao ancient city has a long history and many cultural relics. It fully embodies the historical features from 17th to 19th century, and is a historical museum of architectural art in Ming and Qing dynasties. Its ancient buildings and cultural relics are rare in China in quantity and taste, which is of great historical, artistic and scientific value to the study of China's ancient urban changes, urban architecture, human living forms and the development of traditional culture. Agree with 1| Comment V. Cultural Connotation of Pingyao Ancient City
Unique and rich cultural relics: Pingyao Ancient City has a history of more than 2,7 years since its own city-building activities. In the long development process, it has retained a large number of cultural relics, high density and long span, and is known as the "treasure house of ancient buildings in China".