String Dance

Approved in 2013,Among the many national cultures, the most representative, universal and continuing mass cultural activities are the Yi Xianzi Dance, the intangible cultural heritage of Yunnan Province. Old cow scratching, chicken digging food, flies rubbing feet ...... These interesting words are the names of Qiubei County Yi Xianzi dance steps. On weekdays, the urban and rural people take the wheat field or leisure square as the stage, the roaring bonfire is lit, the clank string is played, men and women, old and young jump up, when the interest reaches the climax, the whole venue is full of people, like a long dragon jumping hand in hand, shouting catharsis. Jiang Zilong, a famous Chinese writer who has been to the village of Puzhehei Xianrendong in Qiubei, once wrote an article about this: "The bonfire party after dinner ...... Regardless of age, regardless of nationality, everyone is infected by the atmosphere ...... Enjoy, dance, and dance. I don't know what evening and what I am..." The words show the unique charm of Qiubei Yi Xianzi dance.

Overview of Qiubei Yi Xianzi Dance

There are four branches of the Yi nationality in northern Qiu, namely, the Black Yi, the Sera, the Sani and the Bo people. The Yi nationality has a population of nearly 100000 in the county, distributed in villages and towns such as Bark, Sheve, Shuanglongying, Badaoshao and Putty. As long as there is a place where the Yi people live, there is a melodious Yi Xianzi, and as long as there is a Yi Xianzi village, there is a colorful Yi Xianzi dance. For thousands of years, Qiubei Yi Xianzi Dance continues and develops with its unique artistic charm. Nowadays, it is not only a unique dance of Yi people, but also widely loved and participated by people of all ethnic groups.

It is understood that Qiubei Yi Xianzi dance has a history of more than 500 years. Folk has: "It is people who do not jump strings and live in vain for decades." "The elder brother's string is ringing, and the younger sister's foot is itchy." "A small string of firewood, love in the heart; several pieces of clothes are worn out, life and death are inseparable from this piece of firewood" and other wonderful and exaggerated proverbs. According to preliminary statistics, the steps of Yi Xianzi dance in Qiubei County are as follows: one-step string, two-step string, three-step string, two stomping feet, four small steps, shaking strings, bees picking flowers, squatting, chickens digging food, dragonflies touching water, old cows scratching, horse running strings, dogs pounding, cross wearing flowers, dragon tail swinging, eagle wings spreading, fly rubbing feet, hook dance, foot fighting, foot dragging 24 kinds of feet. Its basic rhythm is: knee flexion, step, step, stamp, stand on tiptoe, feet trembling, the belt moves the buttocks to move the whole body back and forth trembling, etc. The formation includes circular, straight row, horizontal row, inner eight characters, string flowers, etc. Under normal circumstances, men play strings, women hands akimbo or clap hands, very rhythmic.

Qiubei Yi Xianzi Qin body more Toona sinensis, camphor wood, walnut tree thin plate made, also useful flash plate (thin pine wood). Most of the piano heads are carved into a dragon headdress with dragon whiskers, the front plate of the piano is carved with a dragon and a phoenix, and some even have a small round mirror in the middle of the piano face. When the boys were playing with the piano, the dragon's beard moved up and down, the round mirror was shining, and the dragon was flying and the phoenix was dancing. Qiubei Yi xianzi has a wide range of sounds, and any "taste" can be played as the main sound (folk called "rootless tune"). Qiubei Yi Xianzi's timbre is pleasing to the ear, with clear and crisp treble, bright midrange and full bass. The right-hand playing method is mainly to play, pick and roll, and sometimes to pinch, sweep and roll, etc., and has a unique effect of "scraping" skills. The left hand has the techniques of pressing, quivering, sliding and singing. Qiubei yi xianzi has 11 or 12 grades on the neck and panel, four strings and a group of two strings. the group is tuned into homophones, and the strings are fixed according to the five-degree relationship. the timbre is sharp and crisp. When playing, plucking the strings with a pleck, supplemented by a clear and loud decorative sound and slide. The playing technique varies from person to person, but the traditional playing method is to pluck the string with the nail of the middle finger (or index finger) of the right hand, which is now changed to horn piece, bamboo piece or plastic pick, thus increasing the volume, improving the timbre and enhancing the brightness.

The Main Features of the Xianzi Dance of the Yi Nationality in the North of Qiu

Qiubei Yi Xianzi Dance is a unique form of cultural entertainment formed by the Yi people in the context of the unique natural landscape and cultural history of Qiubei, which has a wide range of mass and folk inheritance. Qiubei Yi Xianzi Dance focuses on the art of Yi music, song and dance, and is a carrier for the free exchange of emotions among the Yi people. "Dancing the string dance" is an important activity for the Yi people to choose a spouse, love and marry, and show their talents. Qiubei yi xianzi dance embodies the ancient music and dance culture, carrying a lot of yi production and life of cultural information and original memory. Yi Xianzi dance makes a large number of primitive farming rituals, festival customs, national costumes and to maintain and continue.

The Important Value of Qiubei Yi's Xianzi Dance

At present, Qiubei Yi Xianzi Dance is not only popular in Yi villages, but also in villages and towns, urban areas, communities, streets and alleys. This dance has become a national folk dance in the county. The rise, popularization and development of Xianzi dance have promoted the harmonious development of economy, society and rural culture. Xianzi Dance reflects the living environment and low level of productivity development of the Yi people in Qiubei area at that time, and shows the simple folk customs of the Yi people. It reflects the rough, bold and capable Yi people in production and life, and the spirit of fighting bravely with nature. It plays an irreplaceable role in the study of the development of Yi history and culture. The promotion and development of the Yi cluster string dance is of great practical significance to enhance national cohesion and national unity. Since the development of the tourism industry in Qiubei, the Dragon Sacrifice Festival (February 2), Torch Festival, Flower Face Festival, and Pepper Festival over the years, the Yi Xianzi Dance is one of the mass cultural activities that best demonstrate the regional and national characteristics of Qiubei ethnic culture.

inheritance and development

Qiubei County has organized experts to conduct in-depth investigations and studies on Yi Xianzi, and these tasks are still continuing today.1980Since the year, the county cultural center has collected and sorted out the Qiubei yi xianzi dance and related audio-visual materials, and the yi xianzi dance has been compiled into the Wenshan prefecture folk dance integration.-Qiu Bei Volume "and the Cultural Center compiled" Qiu Bei Yi String Dance Music Score ". Near5Over the past few years, in order to better protect and carry forward the yi xianzi tune and dance moves in qiubei county, the qiubei county cultural center and the yi society have jointly held yi xianzi training courses every year. the trainees are transferred from various yi villages and concentrated in the county seat, employing yang shuliang, Zhang fengqing, etc. who are representative inheritors of the yi xianzi.4People teach a variety of Yi strings and playing skills. Participants in each training session100More than people, currently participated in the Yi Xianzi training of urban and rural Yi Xianzi lovers as many1000More people. Qiubei Yi Xianzi Dance, as a dance with a broad mass base, has been excavated and sorted out by professionals many times. In recent years, the works refined and processed by Xianzi Dance and won awards include "Lantern String Dance", "Qin Zhongqing", "String Step Flying", "Bo People Dance Music", "A Po Table" and so on.2009Year8In January, the county government held a carnival of "1,000 people dancing strings and 10,000 people wiping flowers" in Jiaolian Square in Qiubei County. The 1,000-person string dance was the highlight,13413Man-on-the-spot successfully challenged a Guinness World Record,It can be said that "ten thousand people wipe up their faces, one thousand people play their strings, and their faces sing songs in a prosperous time, expressing unity and harmony."