Liu Sanjie Story

Brief introduction

Liu Sanjie was a person in the Tang Dynasty, she is an outstanding folk singer of the Zhuang ethnic group, and is known as the "Singing Fairy" and "Singing Sage".

There are many legends about Liu Sanjie, some of which have been passed down orally in the folklore, and some of which have been written down in ancient books and local chronicles, which have been circulated in the area of Yishan and Liuzhou in Guangxi. Legend has it that Liu Sanjie's family was so poor that she and her brother supported their mother by collecting firewood and farming.

San Jie was so smart and beautiful that she could sing well. The rich man Mo Huairen wanted to marry her, but she refused, so Mo Huairen invited three talented singers to try to sing her down. The three showmen boat to Liu Sanjie's hometown - Guangxi Yizhou, first encountered in the riverside laundry of the third sister of the "sister", listen to her singing has been bad enough, and later, the three showmen and Liu Sanjie song, a big defeat and return.

Mo Huairen then in the folk forced to ban the song, but can not be banned, angry Mo Huairen plot to assassinate the three sisters, the three sisters cleverly dressed as a beggar woman to tell Mo Renhuai, said the three sisters again in the cavern singing, and led him to see.

When Mo Huai Ren walked into the cave, the third sister used her walking stick to knock on the side of the cave, which immediately closed up and pinned him to death. Later on, the third sister and a young man went to Yufeng Mountain in Liuzhou and Seven Star Rock in Guilin to sing. Finally the two turned into a pair of yellow warblers and flew up to heaven. This story is beautiful and vivid, and is one of the first to organize the legend of Liu Sanjie after the founding of China.

The legend of Liu Sanjie is another story that Liu Sanjie was known far and wide for her intelligence, beauty, hard work and good singing. She fell in love with Li Xiaoniu, a singer who sold firewood in the same village. The rich man Mo Huairen tied them up and threw them into the river for violating the rules of etiquette.

Li was drowned and Third Sister floated to Liuzhou, where she was rescued by an old fisherman who took her in as his daughter. Later, Liu Sanjie became famous again for her singing in Liuzhou, and Mo Huairen invited three singers to compete with Sanjie in a song contest, and lost big.

Mo was so enraged that he told his thugs to tie her up and put her in a piggy bank and sink her to the bottom of the river. After the death of the three sisters, people in front of their graves to sacrifice two big carp, sacrifice between the grave cracked, the three sisters jumped out and rode a carp in the sky, the other carp into the "Fish Peak Mountain".

Liu Sanjie is a folk legend of the Zhuang people, ancient folklore singers, intelligent and sensitive, song as a spring, beautiful and moving, with "song fairy" reputation. People are incredibly fond of Liu Sanjie, about her stories and records a lot, but also in the March 3 every year as a holiday to commemorate her.

In 2006, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Yizhou City, declared "Liu Sanjie ballad", selected as one of the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list, the category of folklore projects, serial number 23. After the national examination and research decision: Yizhou City as Liu Sanjie hometown.

It is understood that the story of Liu Sanjie took place in the "Namo Wei". "March 3", is the largest song in the Zhuang region, also known as "Songxian Festival", is said to be in honor of Liu Sanjie and the formation of folk commemorative festivals.

In 1984, the People's Government of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region officially designated this day as a national festival of the Zhuang people -- "March 3" Song Festival. Every year on this day, the capital of the autonomous region, Nanning City, and other parts of the region will hold a grand song festival.

During the festival, in addition to the traditional singing pike activities, but also to grab the firecrackers, throw the embroidered ball, touch the colorful eggs and Zhuang opera, dance colorful dragons, poetry contests, film screenings, performances of martial arts and acrobatics and other colorful sports and recreational activities. In addition, a variety of commercial trade, investment negotiations and other activities are also gradually increasing, forming a "cultural stage, economic opera" of the new trend.

Then, Lingnan Zhuangxiang four sea guests gathered, songs like the sea, people like tide. The endless loud and clear singing, sent people to the song fairy Liu Sanjie's longing and longing for a good harvest, love, and a happy and beautiful life.