Essay on Folk Art - Guangdong

() Shantou not only has rich tourism resources, but its traditional specialties and strong humanistic atmosphere are also well known. Among them, Teochew Opera, Teochew Music and Ying Song and Dance are known as the three treasures of folk art in Chaoshan. In the course of Shantou, Zhongshan media had the honor to have a close contact with the amazing Shantou folk arts, such as English song and dance, big gongs and drums, and wandering flags.

On the same day, we visited the former residence of Cai Chusheng, who is known as the "Giant of Chinese Movie", in Jixing Village, Chaoyang District, Shantou, to remember the origin of this outstanding movie artist and movie, and to feel his deep love and affection with Ruan Lingyu, the actress of Zhongshan nationality. On the way back through a newly-built village road, met a huge parade in the gongs and drums, braving the rain, a understanding of the original is the Chaoshan area of the prevalence of folk "tour standard flag" activities. Just see the beautiful girls dressed in distinctive costumes of two groups of two carrying a flagpole, above the rectangular banners, banners written on the "national peace and prosperity", "with the song of the world" and other words, the flagpole head hangs with flowers and fruits ornaments, the end of the pole is tied with a bamboo leaf, symbolizing good luck and good fortune. According to the organizer, whenever there is a peaceful event or economic development, they will celebrate it by touring the flag, usually with the whole village pouring out. He said the progress of the times has also given new connotations to the parade of standard flags activity: "Apart from honoring the martyrs of the Song Dynasty, we mainly carry out the second class of the school to train primary school students to learn the traditional folk art."

The parade, composed of clean-cut students of the English song and dance team is also particularly eye-catching, the leader painted face, holding a long fake viper in command, while the team members are ancient warrior attire, holding two sticks rhythmically pounding, with yells and conch horn sound, as if charging on the battlefield. According to reports, the dancers of the regular English song and dance **** there are 108 people, representing the "Water Margin" in the 108 good men of Liangshan