Folk customs in Jingzhou, Hubei Province

Jing Hexi Jing Hexi is the first batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage in Hubei Province, and it is a local traditional opera in Jingzhou, Hubei Province. It is formed by combining the advantages of local elastic cavity absorbing Kunqu opera cavity and high cavity. In the second year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (1404), Jing Hexi once performed in Shashi, which was called "Chu tune" in history. In the 43rd year of Wanli (16 15), Yuan Xiaoxiu once watched the performance of Chu tune "Golden Hairpin". From the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, there were "Sanyuan Class" and "Taishou Class". Now, the local "drumming" team often sings for the masses in teahouses and pubs. There are three major tunes in Jing Hexi: South Tune, North Tune and Zimu Tune (North-South Opposition). Plate has guide plate, three eyes, original plate, rocker plate, third-rate, flat plate, first-rate, slow-rate, running water and so on. There are four businesses: life, Dan, net and end. The band has a free field and a martial arts field. Commonly used Qupai is about 150 pieces, and Tang Qupai is about 150 pieces. Jing Hexi's performance pays attention to practical work and "eight things inside and outside". Lyrics and lyrics are based on Jingzhou spoken language, mixed with Beijing white, Su white and Sichuan white. He is good at martial arts dramas, especially "Bending the Horse" and "Shaking the Shell" with various postures, which has a unique style of performing arts. "Jing Hexi" is the favorite drama of people in Jingzhou and western Hubei, and folk songs say that "the alto is partial to help the guests, and the local brothers in Jinghe love it". Jing Hexi's traditional repertoires are very rich, including Three Killings, Five Pictures, Twelve Mountains, and 500 Yu Ben, such as Returning to Jingzhou and Playing Huanggai. Studying the rise and fall of Jing Hexi is of great social significance and humanistic value for revealing the relationship between China traditional opera art and social and economic development, folk customs, people's psychological and cultural needs, and social ethics and moral norms. After the long-term artistic practice and accumulation of Jinghe artists, Jing Hexi's repertoire, vocal cavity and music performances are rich and colorful, which is very ornamental, so Jing Hexi also has high artistic value. The Story of Jing Hexi has smooth narration, delicate characterization, accurate and vivid narration, vivid lyrics and high literary value. Learn Jing Hexi's tunes, qupai, gongs and drums classics, the use of musical instruments, playing skills, etc. Deciphering the code in music melody is of great significance to the development and evolution of China traditional opera music and melody.

Jingzhou custom: Guandi temple meeting

Every year in the first month of the lunar calendar and May of l3, Guandi Temple will hold a large-scale temple fair. At that time, people in Jingzhou, Hubei Province will play dragon lanterns, row lotus boats, ride horses and shoot arrows, and blow horns to cover sedan chairs, making the Guandi Temple very lively inside and outside. Jingzhou people worship Guan Gong, which has become a custom for thousands of years. When Guan Yu returned from his crusade against Wu Shengli, Jingzhou soldiers and civilians beat gongs and drums and set off firecrackers outside the north gate. Welcome. Today, this street is still called "Victory Street". On holidays, people in Jingzhou play with dragon lanterns, and the boys who play with dragons have to go to Guandi Temple first. Guan Gong, and then dance dragons along the streets of the ancient city. The tourist souvenirs produced in Jingzhou also take Guan Yu culture as the main content, such as silk handkerchiefs embroidered with Guan Yu's image, exquisite backpacks printed with Guan Yu's image, Guan Yu's paintings, figurines and so on. Hotels, shops and many houses in Jingzhou like to offer sacrifices to Guan Gong in the lobby, and some even offer sacrifices once a day. Almost everyone in Jingzhou can tell several stories about Guan Yu guarding Jingzhou. Guan Gong's loyalty has been deeply rooted in Jingchu. With the increasingly frequent cross-strait exchanges and exchanges between China and foreign countries, more and more friends from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and foreign countries come to Jingzhou to worship Guan Gong, pay homage to the gods and make wishes. Jingzhou people, Hubei people, Shanxi people, Henan people, Fujian people, Singaporeans, Americans, Japanese people, Europeans and people from all over the world often gather in Jingzhou Guandi Temple to praise Guan Gong's loyalty in different languages. The person in charge of Jingzhou Guandi Temple Management Committee proudly said, "In order to inherit the cultural and moral spirit of Guan Gong's loyalty, benevolence and courage, people of different colors from all over the world gather here. This small Guandi Temple is sometimes like a small United Nations. "