What is the history of Guanzhuang boat lanterns?

Guanzhuang boat lanterns originated in the Qing Dynasty during the reign of Xianfeng a scattered "Pan Ziyun" flat tune troupe, a couple in the troupe in order to earn a living began to perform in the performance of catching the boat at the same time performing flat tunes, by the townspeople's favorite, and then gradually began to circulate. Guanzhuang Boat Lanterns have a distinctive shape, with a lion lantern or phoenix boat and a pavilion on the upper part. It is performed in the form of two boats with four performers, and each boat has two performers, who play the roles of a boy and a boatman, and a boy and a boatwoman, respectively.

Dance "boat lanterns" used in the "boat", generally made of bamboo, wood, light frame length of 7 feet or so, about 5 feet high, the outside of the color paper, flower cloth, tied into the flowers, birds, insects and fish and other decorations. The "boat lamp" dance mainly reflects the love stories of young Hakka men and women, and is usually performed by three people, one of whom is hidden in the cabin to maneuver the boat, the other boatman at the bow, and the boatwoman at the stern. A man and a woman in the bow and stern performance, through a high degree of tacit understanding of the three series of movements, the artistic effect of the "river boat" is expressed in a subtle way. The boat rowed all the way, on the beach, down the beach, touching the reef, pulling the boat paddle, back and forth echo, mixed gags, often people can not help but laugh, to the festival to add a lot of festive atmosphere. Boat light tunes are very popular, often with "eight board head" start, "Fisherman's Joy" as the main song, interspersed with dozens of small songs such as "December Ancient People". Blowing and pulling up smoothly, singing up also smooth.