What intangible cultural heritages are there in Danzhai, Guizhou?

Guizhou Danzhai intangible cultural heritage includes Miao batik, Miao silver jewelry making, Miao embroidery culture, birdcage weaving, ancient paper making, Miao golden pheasant dance and so on.

1, Miao batik?

Batik is an ancient traditional folk printing process in China, which was called "Wax Valle" in ancient times. The history of batik in Danzhai Miao nationality can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty, and its batik painting methods are "lighting wax" and "painting wax". Dot on the wax, and then dotted lines form a pattern; Wax painting consists of lines and blocks. With a copper knife as the pen and beeswax as the ink, the pattern is clear in mind and hand-picked on plain hand-woven fabrics. Seemingly casual but word of mouth. Different ethnic branches have their own pattern characteristics.

2, Miao silver jewelry production

Generally, in major festivals and festive activities, young men and women will wear handmade silver ornaments to sing and dance. Hand-made silver ornaments and exquisite national costumes are particularly eye-catching.

3. Miao embroidery culture

Miao Xiu in Danzhai is a specialty of Miao women. Miao embroidery culture has a long history, and it is a Miao handicraft art. They inherit the history and culture with their exquisite hands. Behind the embroidery patterns are the historical legends they relish, which contain profound national culture.

4, birdcage preparation

Kala Village in Danzhai is a key village for rural tourism in Guizhou Province, the hometown of birdcage weaving art in China, and an important punching place for intangible cultural tourism. Kara village is a sacred place to make traditional bird cages, which has a history of more than 400 years. On the basis of traditional birdcage making techniques, Kara Village has developed new products such as lanterns, and all kinds of knitters sell well in domestic and foreign markets.

5. Ancient papermaking

The ancient papermaking technology of Danzhai Shiqiao was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. Handmade paper is a unique national traditional craft in Shi Qiaocun, which has a history of more than 2,000 years since the mid-Tang Dynasty. There are two kinds of paper products in Shiqiao ancient times: white paper and colored paper. Among them, colored paper can be divided into six series products: Yunlong paper, corrugated paper, concave-convex paper, flattening paper, patterned paper and hemp paper.

6. Miao Golden Rooster Dance

Golden Rooster Dance originated in Paidiao Town, Danzhai County, and spread among the sub-ethnic groups wearing short skirts of hemp birds in Gan 'ao branch of Miao nationality. The golden rooster partner is playing lusheng. During the performance, the male dances with Lusheng as the lead, and then the female dances in a straight line and counterclockwise. The lower limbs move more, the upper limbs move less, and the left and right hands relax perpendicular to the edge of the short skirt. As the dance swings naturally, the steps are rhythmic, cyclical, elegant and smooth, delicate and elegant, just like golden pheasant eating and drinking.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Danzhai County