Waka Town is the hometown of folk culture and art in Sichuan Province-the hometown of love and dance.

Waka Town is a famous hometown of Tibetan culture and art in Kangba. Here, folk songs, dances and traditional skills, such as learning the Qiang nationality, Tibetan car modeling skills, Tibetan chess, Jiubu Guozhuang, Tibetan folk songs in western Sichuan, Kangba Tibetan costumes, wool spinning, wine-making and bunker building skills, have always been spread on the spot, making Waka Town a treasure house of Tibetan folk art.

20 1 14 years15 October, Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture officially named 206 "Hometowns of Folk Culture and Art in Sichuan Province", and Derong County is famous as "Hometown of Love and Dance". As the only place where this folk song and dance art spreads, Waka Town has become a veritable "hometown of love and dance". "Derong Xue Qiang" was listed as "National Intangible Cultural Heritage" in 2008, and Waka Town is the birthplace and the only spreading place of Derong Xue Qiang.

Learning Qiang, also known as "love dance", is a unique folk song and dance form created by Waka ancestors on the basis of combining Tibetan and Naxi folk arts. According to folklore, learning Qiang was invented by the people to welcome the Han princess into Tibet.

Derong learning Qiang is a dance that young Tibetan men and women dance when they are in love in Waka Town, Derong County. Young people gather by the stream or in the mountains, light bonfires and hold song and dance parties until dawn. How many people get to know each other because they love dancing, and the sparks of love collide.

Learning Qiang's dance style and music color are unique. The basic characteristics of learning Qiang are: jumping, stepping and dancing with sleeves, hands moving with feet and smooth feet, which are different from other Tibetan dances. Learning Qiang dance is vigorous, simple and generous, and its action is characterized by the combination of feet and stamping, often combined with stamping. The common step in dance is to make the next step strong and the feet are light and crisp. When the dancer leans over to change the tread point, this movement appears flexible and free and easy.

Learning Qiang music has various forms and rich lyrics. At the end of the melody, the unstable horn sound is dominant. After the melody of each piece ends, the gap is filled by the dancer's tread, forming a stable ending to an unstable aftersound, which makes the dance music full of vitality and vitality.

Xue Qiang is folk, entertaining and has special regional characteristics. As an important node of the Tibetan-Yi National Corridor, Xue Qiang reflects the colorful national culture of the Tibetan people living in the Kangba South Road Valley. It has a unique dance rhythm and unique musical style, which preserves the charm of the ancient Tibetan songs and dances in Derong, is unique to Derong, and is of great value to the formation and development of Derong's multiculturalism.

From 20 12 to 12, Gema Tsering, a folk artist from A Qiang, Waka Town, was named as "the representative inheritor of the fourth batch of national intangible cultural heritage projects" by the Ministry of Culture. Shanbu, Azhong and other folk artists who study the Qiang people were named as county-level non-genetic inheritors, forming a non-genetic inheritance protection team that combines the old, the middle-aged and the young, and each village group built more than ten Qiang people's performance teams, which promoted the intangible cultural heritage of live transmission.

On June 20 13, with the support of Tibetan aid cadres in Qingyang district, four folk artists from Waka Town/kloc-0 successfully staged the 4th Chengdu International Intangible Culture Festival and gave five performances in various venues. Graceful costumes, simple and vigorous dance steps and high-pitched singing have attracted the attention of the world. After the meeting, the delegation of Derong County, with the team of Xue Qiang from Waka Town as the main actor, won the outstanding performance award awarded by UNESCO and the Ministry of People and Culture of China. Tibetan car model technology is a special technology for Tibetan people to make all kinds of wooden household appliances. With a history of thousands of years, Waka Town is famous for its car model technology. In February 2008, Jung Tsering, a folk artist from Xue Gang Natural Village of Zishi Village, was named as "Representative Inheritor of Sichuan Intangible Cultural Heritage Project" by the Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture.

There are many kinds of wood products made by car modeling technology in Waka Town, exceeding 100 varieties, among which there are many ethnic traditional handicrafts. With complicated procedures and unique techniques, it has certain ornamental and practical value and is an indispensable necessity for Tibetan people in their daily lives. Products are exported to Tibet, India and other places, and are deeply loved. Parallel flow of the three rivers means that Jinsha River, Lancang River and Nujiang River run side by side in the mountains. The parallel flow of the three rivers is located in the longitudinal valley area of Hengduan Mountain in the south extension of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in northwest Yunnan, including parts of Nujiang River, Diqing, Lijiang and Dali. For thousands of years, the parallel flow of the three rivers has bred the "Riverside Culture". It is located at the intersection of East Asia, South Asia and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. It is a rare representative area of alpine landform and its evolution in the world, and it is also one of the regions with the richest biological species in the world. On July 2, 2003, it was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List by the 27th UNESCO World Heritage Conference.

Waka town is located on the east bank of Jinsha River, between Hongshan area and Baimang-Meili Snow Mountain area, a world heritage site, with three parallel rivers. This is a natural part of the region, with three parallel rivers and a forgotten world heritage. (The schematic diagram is shown on the right) The first bend of Jinsha River is located in Waka Town, which is known as "majestic, strange, dangerous and steep" and is one of the 40 major landscapes in China.

The Jinsha River flowing down from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, between Waka Village and Alogon Village in Waka Town, around the pyramid-like Sun Cone Peak, smartly draws a big bend shaped like "ω". Jinsha River is yellow in summer and autumn, dark green in winter and spring, with rolling mountains, blue sky and white clouds as the background and magnificent scenery. ("The First Bend of Jinsha River" is also written as "The First Bay of Jinsha River")

Waka Town has the only Yunnan-Tibet tea-horse ancient road in Sichuan, which runs from Hong Jun Bridge to Waka Ferry, with a total length of about12km. It is the only way to enter Tibet from Shijiantang Town of Shangri-La, an important town on the ancient tea-horse road. Waka reach of Jinsha River has gentle terrain and slow flow rate, which is very suitable for ferry crossing. Therefore, it has become an ideal ferry for caravan camels to cross the Jinsha River and is known as the "first crossing of the ancient tea-horse road".

At the same time, there is an unknown important branch line connecting Yunnan-Tibet and Sichuan-Tibet tea-horse ancient road hidden above the high mountain in Waka town. The caravan arrived at Batang from Waka Ferry via Alogon and Qugangding, and finally arrived at Songmai and Ciwu, where they met the ancient tea-horse road in Sichuan and Tibet.

The ancient tea-horse road between Yunnan and Tibet was formed in the late 6th century. It starts from Xishuangbanna and Pu 'er, the main tea-producing areas in Yunnan, passes through Dali, Lijiang and Shangri-La, enters Tibet through the first crossing of Waka Jinsha River, and goes straight to Lhasa. It was an important trade channel between ancient China and South Asia.

Between Waka and Benzilan, there are still ancient ferries and ferries, which are national cultural relics protection units "Waka Ferry". Tourists can cross the wide Jinsha River by boat and arrive in Yunnan from Sichuan in a few minutes.

At the same time, on the completed Jinsha Bay Bridge, you can also enjoy the wonders of the "Turtle Tower". Every autumn and winter in Jinsha River, a huge stone resembling a tortoise appears. A stupa with its head facing the river seems to be worshipping the stupa, which is lifelike and breathtaking. 1936 in April, more than 8,000 people from the Red Second and Sixth Army Corps/kloc-0, led by He Long, Ren, Xiao Ke, crossed the Jinsha River from Shigu and Lijiang to Judian in two ways from 25th to 29th, and got rid of the encirclement and interception of more than 654.38+10,000 people from the Kuomintang, and achieved a decisive victory in strategic shift. Subsequently, the officers and men of the Red Army fought hunger and cold with tenacious will, successfully crossed the Haba Snow Mountain and arrived in Zhongdian (now Shangri-La) county.

After a short rest, on May 5th, 1936, He Long and Ren led the Red Second Army Corps to leave Zhongdian City and head for Derong. On the 7th, when the vanguard troops of the Red Second Army Corps arrived at the Zinala Pass at the junction of Zhongdian (now Shangri-La), Deqin and Derong counties, they were blocked by local armed forces. Tang Fulin, the chief of staff of the fourth division, Gao, the chief of staff of the fifth division, Xiao Xuezhi, the company commander, and a dozen soldiers died. After the Red Army defeated the sniper armed forces, they all entered Derong territory on the 8th.

Waka Town is the first stop of the Long March of the Red Second Front Army 1936 led by He Long and Ren from Yunnan to Xikang Tibetan area, and the story of the classic red film Jinsha River is based on this. Up to now, Waka Town has two key cultural relics protection units in Sichuan Province, Hong Jun Bridge and He Long Bridge, which have become patriotic education bases to commemorate revolutionary martyrs. Today, stories of Red Army soldiers and Marshal He Long on the way to the Long March are still circulating in villages of Waka Town such as Chaimu Village and Bazile Village. As of 20 14, 1 1, Waka Town has owned bazi Sire village (20 12), Zigeng village (20 13) and Acheng village (20/kloc-0). In July of 20 14, bazi Sire village was selected as "the first batch of China traditional villages included in the scope of central financial support in 20 14" announced by Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Ministry of Culture, National Cultural Heritage Administration and Ministry of Finance.

On July 29th, 20 13, eight villages in Waka Town, including Bazi Sire Village, Aqi Village, Waka Village, Zigeng Village, Zi Shi Cun Village, Qugang Ding Cun Village, Alogon Village and Wu Yong * * Village, were announced as "the first batch of traditional villages in Sichuan Province" by the Sichuan Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and the Sichuan Provincial Department of Finance.

Eight traditional villages are scattered on the slope of the valley at an altitude of 2200-3 100 meters. Traditional rammed earth Tibetan houses with ethnic characteristics are arranged in an orderly manner along the mountain. Ancient pagodas with a long history stand around the village, and white pagodas are randomly scattered, showing remarkable regional characteristics. At the same time, the colorful Tibetan intangible cultural heritage still presents live transmission in these traditional villages, reflecting the history of local social, economic and cultural development, and expressing the folk customs, life concepts and cultural traditions here. It can be called a living museum of Tibetan culture. Waka Town is the main part of the provincial scenic spot of Sun Valley, and its landscape resources include dry-hot valleys, virgin forests, plateau lakes and snow-capped mountains. The intersection of Jinsha River and Gangqu River with the lowest elevation in Derong County 1990 meters, and Shenzhong Mountain in A Xiang with the highest elevation in the county is 5599 meters, all located in Ruoka Town.

The town presents a prominent vertical three-dimensional climate, and six vertical three-dimensional climatic zones are formed from the valley upward, namely, the valley north subtropical zone, the mountain warm temperate zone, the mountain temperate zone, the mountain cold temperate zone, and the mountain cold zone. There are many types of geological wonders, natural relics and rich and diverse animal and plant resources in the scenic spot. Every spring, the wheat waves in the valley turn to gold, the peach blossoms in the mountains are fragrant, and the azaleas among the snow peaks on the top of the mountain are gorgeous, and the colors of the mountains change all year round, which is beautiful. The traditional residential building in Waka Town is a typical rammed earth warehouse-earth bunker in Kangbanong District. Earth bunkers are strewn at random according to the mountain situation and have strong Tibetan characteristics. The wall of the earthen bunker is rammed with earth, generally three layers, each layer is framed with girders, padded with thin logs or battens, covered with leaves and rammed earth palms, and then nailed to the floor. Generally, the bottom floor is the barn, the second floor is the kitchen, living room, bedroom and storage room, and the third floor is equipped with a hall and a mulberry stew table.

The earthen bunker is economical, firm and practical, which conforms to the living habits of Tibetans in agricultural areas and has defensive functions. After painting and decoration with Tibetan characteristics, it presents remarkable regional characteristics, superb architectural skills and majestic momentum. There are more than ten mounds in Aqi Village, Wu Yong Village, Zigeng Village, Bazsire Village, ZiShi Cun Village and Alogon Village in Waka Town. This folklore is a relic of the Battle of King Gelsall. According to historical research, it should be the Ming Dynasty Wanli period (1573- 1620) that the Mu Tusi conquered Tubo in Lijiang, Yunnan.

After years of vicissitudes, most of the earth bunkers have been broken, and the highest existing earth bunkers reach 10 meter, all of which are rammed earth masonry. Earth sculpture is like a weather-beaten Tibetan warrior, standing on the mountains and guarding the peace of the village.