Amidst the passionate sound of gongs and drums, the lion man waved his embroidered ball and two "lions" leaped up, moving and dancing on the 10 meter high platform built on a square table. The 'lion' sometimes sways its head and tail, sometimes rolls and jumps, rising step by step amidst the cries of surprise from tourists, and igniting the entire venue with a 'golden chicken independence' at the highest point of the table. At the Chiyou Jiulicheng Scenic Area in Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County, Chongqing, whenever there is a high-level lion dance performance, a representative project of national intangible cultural heritage, it will attract tourists to stop and watch, and cheer repeatedly. This year, we brought the high platform lion dance to popular scenic spots for performances, which not only adds new highlights to the scenic spots, but also allows tourists to better understand intangible cultural heritage, "Chen Lin, Deputy Director of Pengshui County Cultural Tourism Commission, told reporters. Tai Lion Dance is a unique traditional dance among the people of Pengshui. A square table is used to set up a platform, ranging from 24 square tables with 7 floors to 108 square tables with 18 floors. Lion dancers need to perform high difficulty movements such as kicking, rolling, and standing stakes on the platform. Tang Shouyi, an 83 year old representative inheritor of national intangible cultural heritage, introduced that the Tangjiaban Lion Dance in Dianshui Street, Pengshui County has a history of nearly 200 years. His son Tang Wanfan, as a representative inheritor of intangible cultural heritage at the city level, has now taken over the mantle of inheriting lion dance. The father and son also went to the campus to teach art and cultivate dozens of young successors. The things of our ancestors cannot be lost, but there must also be new designs. ”Tang Wanfan said that in order to cater to the preferences of more and more young tourists, the team has added Miao dance elements to traditional movements and incorporated Miao embroidery patterns into clothing, "to make lion dance both old and new. Chen Lin introduced that Gaotai Lion Dance is a representative traditional cultural and sports project in Pengshui. Driven by Tangjiaban Lion Dance in Dianshui Street, Pengshui County, 12 lion dance inheritance teams have been developed, including Yupeng Blue Lion Art Troupe in Taiyuan Town, Pengshui County, and Qingpu Community Lion Dance Team in Sangzhe Town, Pengshui County, with more than 160 inheritors. Ren Xiaoyun, member of the Standing Committee of Pengshui County Committee and Minister of Propaganda, stated that Pengshui is using intangible cultural heritage as a link to promote lion dance into the public eye through models such as "intangible cultural heritage+research and learning" and "intangible cultural heritage+scenic spots". The Mawei Mountain Scenic Area combines lion dance with the "Miao Rhyme Nine Li" dance, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in the Miao ethnic customs; Chiyou Jiulicheng has established an intangible cultural heritage workshop to develop lion head cultural and creative products; Pengshui County Vocational Education Center offers courses on ethnic crafts to cultivate composite inheritors. We hope to use the stage of cultural and tourism integration to make intangible cultural heritage popular and enrich the people. Using intangible cultural heritage as a pen, draw a new picture of rural revitalization for Miao families in Wuling Mountain area. ”Ren Xiaoyun said. (New Society)
Edit:GUAN LUCIANA Responsible editor:Zhang Lin
Source:Xinhua Net
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