Pole Dance and Zhuang Opera

Zhuang drama, also known as Zhuang drama, is a stage performance art based on the rich and colorful folk literature, music, dance and acrobatics of Zhuang nationality, which has a history of hundreds of years. According to the style, it can be divided into two types: Southern Zhuang Opera and Northern Zhuang Opera. According to different regions, dialects, musical singing and performing arts, it can be divided into Shigong Opera, Guangnan Zhuang Opera, Funing Zhuang Opera, Longlin Zhuang Opera, Tianlin Zhuang Opera, Dejing Puppet Opera and Hanlong Zhuang Opera. Zhuang drama has distinctive national style and local characteristics. Most of them are performed in Zhuang language, and the lyrics are composed of five-character and seven-character basic sentence patterns and folk rhymes. Singing is also based on local folk songs and folk tunes. The performance is mainly dance and singing, and the performance techniques are diverse. There is a complete accompaniment band, costumes and props. Traditional repertoires include Pangu, Long Wen and Xiao Ni, Ya Bu, Nong Gao Zhi, Four Sisters Descending from Earth, Liu Er's Big Ghost, Jiejiu, A Flower, Treasure Hulu, Red Bronze Drum, and Hundred Birds Dress.

Zhuang people can sing and dance well. We saw the happy scene of the dance of the ancestors of Zhuang nationality from the cliff murals in Huashan Mountain. Most of the dances of Zhuang people are related to their productive labor, love and struggle life, which has a distinct realistic style and a strong flavor of life. The famous dances are Pole Dance, Pong Hall Dance, Tea Party, Transplanting Dance, Shrimp Fishing Dance, Hydrangea Dance, Bronze Man Dance, Triumph Dance, Bee Dance and Shoes Dance. "Pole Dance" is a typical dance that reflects productive labor. Generally, it consists of four links: transplanting rice, hydroponics, harvesting and threshing, and pounding rice. During the performance, the performer holds a pole around the wooden trough, singing and playing up and down, left and right. Although the form is simple, it is magnificent, with a strong sense of rhythm and a cheerful and warm scene. It fully shows the main labor scenes of farmers from growing grain to smashing rice. Therefore, it is deeply loved and welcomed by the Zhuang people. Today, every New Year, the masses still enjoy it.