Donghe Township in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province promotes the inheritance of traditional Chinese opera through the use of the intangible cultural heritage of West Road bombs, planting the seeds in children's hearts
2025-08-04
During the summer vacation, Zhou Jinxuan, a fifth grade student living in Donghe Township, Zhuji City, Zhejiang Province, happily carried a bamboo basket and children went to the fields to pick strawberries... "As usual, Zhou Jinxuan practiced playing West Road randomly and filmed a video to send to her teacher Zhuo Qiuping for guidance. Zhou Jinxuan has been studying West Road Rampage for almost a year now. Compared to practicing at home, she prefers the time every Friday afternoon at school - this is the time for Donghe Township Primary School's West Road Luantan Inheritance Special Course, which will be offered from September 2024. Wearing a handsome helmet on her head, a flag on her back, and dressed in a martial arts red robe... After changing her attire, Zhou Jinxuan and her classmates would dance and sing along with Zhuo Qiuping. Zhuji West Road Luantan was born in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, using Zhuji local dialect as the singing language, with a strong local flavor. It is one of the representatives of Jiangnan local opera and a national intangible cultural heritage. The inheritance of traditional art depends on the next generation, and the key is to first arouse children's interest, "said Zhuo Qiuping, cultural envoy of Shiliping Village in Donghe Township and chairman of Zhuji Opera Association. She comes from a family of traditional Chinese opera and grew up in Shiliping Village. In her childhood memories, most of the villagers could sing and play the West Road Luantan. Nowadays, she hopes that more children will love and inherit this art. Eyes should have spirit, hands should be stretched open, shoulders should not collapse, and inner feelings should be conveyed through expressions and movements during performance. ”During teaching, Zhuo Qiuping always guides students step by step. Children like Zhou Jinxuan, who originally had little foundation, have already performed with great skill since the start of classes. Since I can remember, Zhou Jinxuan's grandmother has taken her to watch the West Road Luantan performance every now and then, and occasionally hummed a few songs herself. In this way, the scattered bullets on the West Road planted seeds in Zhou Jinxuan's heart. After the school offered relevant courses, she signed up without hesitation. Wang Meihua, a villager from Shiliping Village, was pleased to see the children's performance. She is a member of the Luantan Art Troupe on West Road in the village and often goes to Donghe Township Primary School to teach children. Last summer, the art troupe also used the cultural hall to hold a summer training course on West Road random play for children in the village. In the past, almost everyone in the village could sing opera, but now, fewer and fewer young people can sing opera, and the inheritance is facing a crisis. ”Wang Meihua said that a few years ago, Shiliping Village reorganized the West Road Rampage Art Troupe. Villagers work in the fields during the day and rehearse at night, and occasionally perform in the village cultural hall. Zhuo Qiuping is also their teacher. Teacher Zhuo goes to the village every month to provide training for the art troupe, rehearsing more than three plays every year. ”Wang Meihua said that Zhuo Qiuping has also created more than 10 new programs on West Road Luantan, innovatively interpreting traditional Chinese opera. Nowadays, the art troupe is not only active locally in Zhuji, but also outside the city, performing nearly 80 times a year. In Shiliping Village, there are many costumes displayed in the rural museum with the theme of West Road chaos. On weekends, many tourists from other places come to the nearby Xilu Luantan Performing Arts Center after visiting museums to watch performances, make masks, learn to sing melodies, and experience the charm of traditional Chinese opera art up close. Wearing a golden crown with a hint of red on her head and a five colored purple silk jacket... "On stage, Wang Meihua sang a selected passage from" Five Tigers in Pingxi, "attracting applause. In the audience, Zhou Jinxuan was mesmerized as she began to look forward to next semester's West Road Luantan Inheritance Special Course: "I will continue to work hard, practice hard, and perform on stage like a teacher in the future
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