What are the folk arts imported from overseas?

Chinese shadow play has a long history. According to legend, shadow play originated in the Han Dynasty (200 BC). After the death of Emperor Li Furen, he became ill. There was a man named Shao Weng in the palace who cut the paper into the shape of Li with ordinary paper and projected it on the curtain in front of the lamp. After reading it, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty seemed to know something about it, and his illness gradually improved. This is the embryonic form of shadow play, which later developed into a leather system, coupled with music and singing, and gradually formed a shadow play. It flourished in the Sui and Tang Dynasties and reached its peak in the Song Dynasty in the tenth century A.D. There were many shadow play performances in the Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival. As a folk art, Chinese shadow play has been widely spread since the Yuan Dynasty in the13rd century, and has spread overseas, becoming a world-wide art ... With military expeditions and land-sea exchanges, it has been introduced to Persia (Iran), Arabia, Turkey, Siam (Thailand), Myanmar, Malay Archipelago, Japan, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and other Asian and European countries.

After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), he actively excavated and inherited excellent traditions, made comprehensive artistic innovations, performed many excellent plays and trained a group of new people. Guangdong Cantonese Opera College was established in 1958, Guangdong Cantonese Opera School and Guangdong Cantonese Opera School Zhanjiang Branch were established in 1960 and 1962 respectively. For the first time in the history of Cantonese opera, there is a comprehensive professional school to train successors. During the "Cultural Revolution" from 1966 to 1976, Cantonese opera suffered the same devastating blow as other operas in China. After the downfall of the Gang of Four, Cantonese opera was revived. On the basis of folk music, Cantonese opera accompaniment absorbs western musical instruments, especially jazz instruments, such as electric guitar and saxophone. There are also innovations in the repertoire, and excellent drama and film works have been adapted into many new plays, such as Peony Pavilion. With the settlement of Guangdong compatriots all over the world, Cantonese opera has also spread overseas, and it is increasingly welcomed by Cantonese opera lovers in Hong Kong, Singapore, Southeast Asia and other places.

dragon dance

Playing with dragon lanterns, also known as "Dragon Dance" and "Dragon Dance", is a unique folk entertainment activity in China. From the Spring Festival to the Lantern Festival, China has the custom of playing dragon lanterns in both urban and rural areas. After thousands of years of inheritance and development, playing dragon lantern has become a kind of folk dance with lively form, beautiful performance and romantic color. Playing with dragon lanterns originated from people's superstition about dragons and has a history of more than two thousand years. In ancient times, people used dragon dancing to pray for the blessing of dragons, in order to have good weather and abundant crops. The custom of dragon dancing is carried forward by overseas Chinese. Whenever people in China have traditional festivals and major celebrations, they will dance lions and play with dragon lanterns, showing a strong oriental spirit.