What are the intangible cultural heritages in Hubei?

Intangible cultural heritage is a precious cultural heritage left by our ancestors, which has a long history and high cultural value. We should protect intangible cultural heritage and not let precious old traditions disappear in our hands. Let's walk into Hubei culture and see those intangible cultural heritages in Hubei.

folklore

Folk literature, also known as oral literature, is mainly produced by oral means and spread among the people. Its forms are rich and varied, including myths, legends, folk stories, epics, long poems, ballads, folk jokes, folk proverbs, riddles, two-part allegorical sayings and so on. The representative folk literature projects in Hubei include the legends of Dong Yong, Qu Yuan, Wang Zhaojun, Yan Di Shennong, Wujiagou, Yellow Crane Tower and Dark Legend.

Traditional music

Traditional music refers to all kinds of music styles produced and spread among the people, including folk songs, folk instrumental music, dance music, traditional opera music, folk art music, folk ritual music and so on. It is mainly produced and disseminated through oral creation, and its regionality, fluidity, popularity and formality are the main symbols of folk music. The representative traditional music in Hubei includes Wudang Mountain Palace Taoist Music, Zhijiang Folk Percussion Music, Yichang Sizhu, Xingshan Folk Song, Caogong Drum, Laohekou Sixian, Mashan Folk Song, Suona Art, and Gong and Drum Art, etc.

Traditional dance

Traditional dance is a variety of traditional dances created by the working people and passed down from generation to generation. It is an important part of national folk culture, including life custom dance, New Year custom dance, life etiquette dance, religious belief dance, production custom dance and so on. Representative traditional dances in Hubei include Tujia Ye Er, Roulianxiang, Gao Long, Tujia waving dance, Yunyang Phoenix Lantern, Macheng Flower Picking, Xuanen Tujia Eight Treasures Tongling Dance and so on.

Traditional drama

Traditional drama refers to the traditional opera art created by people of all ethnic groups in China. It combines literature, music, dance, painting, sculpture, acrobatics, martial arts and other elements, pays attention to singing and playing, and has a strong programmatic and technical nature. Traditional operas circulating in Hubei include Han Opera, Peking Opera, Chu Opera, Ancient Painting Opera, Huangmei Opera, Shadow Play, Violin Opera, Nuo Opera, Tea Picking Opera and Diao Han Huang Er.

quyi

Quyi is the general name of all kinds of folk rap art in China, and it is a unique performing art form developed from folk oral literature and singing art after a long period of evolution. Its essential feature is to perform rap in oral language. It is folk, popular, multifaceted, comprehensive, rap-oriented, and simple. Representative Quyi projects in Hubei include Hanchuan Mountain Book, Hubei storytelling, Hubei Drum, Hubei Xiaoqu, Nanqu, Enshi dulcimer, Drum-basin Song and Sanbang Drum.

Traditional sports, entertainment and acrobatics

It includes traditional martial arts, traditional competition, traditional sports, entertainment, acrobatics, magic, circus, costume, comedy and so on. It has a profound tradition and a long history, and has a broad mass base. Traditional sports in Hubei mainly include Wudang Wushu and Yuejia Boxing.

Traditional art

Traditional art is a variety of visual plastic arts created by the general public, which can be roughly divided into four categories: folk painting, folk sculpture, folk arts and crafts, and folk architecture, including paper-cutting, New Year pictures, clay figurines, clay sculptures, embroidery, weaving, kites, toys, residential architectural decoration, etc., which are widely spread in various ethnic groups and regions. Representative projects in Hubei include carved paper-cutting, Daye stone carving, Tianmen sugar carving, Huangmei embroidery, Hong 'an embroidery, Yangxin cloth pasting, Wuhan woodcarving ship model, Laohekou woodblock New Year pictures, Han embroidery and so on.

Traditional skills

Traditional skills refer to handicraft techniques and crafts passed down from history. Including tools and machinery production; Processing of agricultural and livestock products; Burning; Weaving, dyeing and sewing; Metal technology; Weaving and binding; Paint; Paper making, printing and binding; Salt making, pen making, ink making, pigment preparation, gunpowder preparation, fireworks production and other processes. Representative projects in Hubei include Tujia Diaojiaolou construction technology, lead-tin carving technology, Chu lacquer painting technology, Gaohongtai gong production technology, Qichun tube kiln hand-made pottery technology, Phoenix Zheng production technology and so on.

Traditional medicine

Traditional medicine mainly refers to traditional Chinese medicine and some ethnic Chinese medicine pharmacies. It is an important part of traditional folk knowledge system, which has high scientific understanding value and practical value. The representative projects of Hubei traditional medicine include eye drops, Dan medicine in summer and Taoist medicine in Wudang Mountain.

folk custom

Folklore refers to the popular customs and habits contained in people's lives and is the main content of folk traditional culture. Folk customs cover a wide range, including production and trade customs, consumption customs, living customs, seasons, folk knowledge, folk beliefs and so on. Representative folk activities in Hubei include the Dragon Boat Festival custom in Qu Yuan's hometown, the Cisse Shenzhou Fair, the Wudang Mountain Temple Fair, the Suizhou Shennong Fair, the Hanyang Guiyuan Temple Fair, the Dangyang Guanling Temple Fair, and the Leizu Belief in Yang custom.