Details of the stilt club in Miliangtun

Miliangtun stilts is a traditional folk culture in Beijing. Le Tong Gaojiaohui, which originated in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, has been sealed by the emperor for more than 250 years and has been listed as the first batch of intangible cultural heritage in this city.

Chinese name: Miliangtun stilts predecessor: Le Tong stilt club origin time: Qing Qianlong years honor: basic situation, present situation, historical events, the first batch of intangible cultural heritage in this city, Beijing municipal protection projects, basic situation Miliangtun "Le Tong stilt club" was founded in Qing Qianlong years, and it has been more than 250 years since the emperor sealed it. Master Ma, who lives in Miliangtun and works in Beijing, led several people in the village to start it. Miliangtun walked on stilts 13 people, accompanied by 25 flag bearers, and performed security guards and handymen, totaling 45 people. The whole performance is divided into big field introduction, head-up command, running big field and personal skills (jumping up and down, pulling onions in the dry land). Later, Doby was cleared, and a little play was performed, which ended with Kirin's delivery. Miliangtun stilts, as a famous flower show in Fengtai District, has its unique style and action characteristics. Its one-leg height is 1.6 meters, which is risky, skillful and difficult. There are some unique skills such as exploring the sea with a hag, Su Qin carrying a sword, squatting, bouncing, holding the moon, turning over a kite, swinging the tail of a scorpion, carrying wheat and carrying a plate. Miliangtun stilt club is unique among the stilt clubs in Beijing. It is widely respected by peers and the masses, and has a profound historical background and mass base. It has a unique performance form and style, and maintains the traditional style in performance techniques, character setting, music accompaniment, etiquette rules, stilt production technology and so on. With natural humor and superb skills, it is an excellent traditional cultural performance art circulating among the people. At the same time, it plays a special role in invigorating people's cultural life. Since the resumption of activities in the 1990s, it has been widely welcomed by the public. However, the stilts in Miliangtun are facing the danger of gradual decline, degradation and even extinction. Rescue, excavation and sorting are imminent. There are 52 members in Miliangtun stilt club, whose main roles are: camel head, Xiaoer, Gongzi, Yaoxian, Yuwen, Chai Wang, fisherman, ugly drum, old affectation, ugly palace and ugly girl. Miliangtun stilt club was founded in the early years of Qianlong. It was first founded by a street artist named Master Ma, who spread the stilts and Shaolin sticks of Fengtai West Bureau to Miliangtun and Shaguo Village respectively. It has a history of more than 200 years, and now the head of the stilt club is the fifth generation. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, everything was self-reliant, and the whole village sponsored some grain in exchange for silver to buy clothes, headdresses, gunpowder and gongs and drums. Woodworking members volunteered to make more than a dozen pairs of stilt legs and high stools with wood donated by villagers. Because it is a group of poor people who organize such clubs to entertain themselves, it will have rules to name them fun clubs. More than 30 members will each issue a triangular "club" flag and take it to the event. Many things happen. Under the guidance of Master Ma, the team members practiced their basic skills hard. After a few years, the stilts of the Joy Club became famous in the surrounding Shiliba Village, and everyone knew that they were the stilts of the Joy Club. In the fifteenth year of Qianlong, a historical event, Qianlong went to the grave of Zegongye in Hezhaoyun Village to pay homage. After that, he went to Huang Xinzhuang's palace to rest. In the evening, he suddenly heard the drums and asked the director curiously. The director replied that it was stilts in the Miliangtun Fun Club. Later, he told the emperor about the performance of stilts, which made Ganlong feel fresh. Then, with a few casual attendants, we led the way to Yongantun to see the stilts in the country with our own eyes. Over the hillside in the northwest of the palace, I saw a farmhouse and a small natural village under the hillside in front. The township head said: This is Yong 'an Village. You always see a circle of people practicing on stilts in the open space in the south of the village. When I got closer, I saw a dozen people on stilts, dressed in ancient costumes, wearing bright headdresses and fluttering pastels. With the rhythmic sound of gongs and drums, they move forward, backward, left and right. Climb up the platform with one leg of five-foot stilts, the square table above the platform, and then jump off the square table. Holding a folding fan, performing the night fork exploring the sea and Su Qin carrying a sword with one leg on a high stool one foot square on the square table; Putting the discerning hay cutter upside down on a seven-foot-high bench and crossing it vertically and horizontally as if stepping on the ground, the pyramid-shaped arhat unicorn is amazing, with amazing performance skills and breathtaking movements. After reading it, Gan Long blurted out and clapped his hands: I have never seen such folk skills, and then I asked the director for some money. The members of the stilts practiced intently, but I didn't find a group of palace lords coming to see it. After the drill, Director Gong said: I am very happy to see your drill. I will give you a reward. After hearing this, the members thanked the young master very much and watched the young master and the director return to Huangxinzhuang Palace. At that time, no one knew that the young master was the emperor Qianlong. Soon after, the manager of the palace accompanied the people in the palace and took a yellow satin carriage to bring the "three treasures" of the emperor Qianlong's imperial edict to the concert. First, the imperial edict of Qianlong calligraphy: Yong 'antun stilt club is the royal society, and the signature: Qianlong fifteen years (the original has been damaged). Second, Qin presented a nine-foot flying dragon flag with a golden dragon embroidered in the heart and two yellow banners at the tip. The third is to give the flying tiger flag two sides, the white flag two sides, a yellow tiger embroidered in the middle and two yellow ribbons at the tip of the flag. Since then, the club has changed its name to stilt club. Since then, stilt clubs have been called to perform in the palace every year. At the beginning, this famous stilt club gained great fame: Zhuozhou in the south, Gyeonggi in the north, and businessmen in dozens of miles of Fiona Fang. Stilts clubs are invited to participate in major celebrations, and there are stilts clubs in major temples in Beijing. Regular activities and more diligent drills also make members' personal acting skills more skilled. At present, only three people in Miliangtun will live on stilts in 200 years. Fengtai Miliangtun stilts, which has been circulating for 200 years, is listed as an intangible cultural heritage protection project in Beijing. Yesterday, the reporter came to Miliangtun Village to explore this once brilliant ancient stilt club, where only three people can "live". Wang Lian, the fifth generation descendant of Miliangtun Stilts Society, cried at the mention of stilts when he was over 0. Miliangtun Village, called Yong 'antun in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, was the first post station of the Qing emperor's southern tour of Beijing. Miliangtun stilt club was founded in the early years of Qianlong. It was originally founded by Master Ma, a street performer who played pranks on the overpass. It has a history of more than 200 years. At that time, the whole village sponsored some grain for money to buy clothes, headgear, gunpowder and gongs and drums. Because a group of poor people organized such a club to entertain themselves, it was named Happy Club. Each of the 30 members sent a triangular "Hui" flag and took it to participate in the activity. Soon, the stilts of Happy Club became famous in the surrounding Shiliba Village. According to legend, once, Qianlong inadvertently saw the performance of the club, wrote down the imperial edict that "Yong 'antun stilt club is the imperial club", and also gave a nine-foot flying dragon flag, two flying tigers flags and two white flags. Since then, the society has changed its name to stilt society, and it has been called into the palace to perform every year. The stilt society has gradually become a famous and unique folk flower show in Beijing. Wang Hui, the 63-year-old organizer of the stilt team, said that the roles played by the stilt players in Miliangtun are different: the "headline number" is armed and holds a whip, which is the command of the team; "Lao kuai" is a colorful woman, dressed in rural clothes and holding a long bag of pots or sticks; "Jacket" is a colorful ball, with big braid, wearing a colorful big-breasted coat, wearing a long skirt and holding fans or towels, usually two or three; Download means wearing a short-sleeved shirt, trousers and a ribbon around the waist, usually two or three people. There are fishermen, fishermen's women, silly pillars, white snakes, green snakes, Xu Xian and other opera figures. Miliangtun stilts are good at teasing each other, and the performance is mainly for two people. The upper and lower parts are assembled into a group, which is called "a pair of frames". Only three people can "live". Now there are 40 stilts in the village, from 13 to 15, as well as bands, protectors and door flags. Now the stilts in Miliangtun are the fifth generation, and Wang Lian, the successor of the fifth generation, is over 80 years old this year. He is a tour guide now, and he has stopped going. According to reports, due to the lack of industrialization management and activity funds, the performance is also a spontaneous, free self-entertainment or public welfare activity, so the members of the stilt club have no economic income. At ordinary times, people are scattered in different industries in this city according to their own labor skills, and intensive training is conducted in advance when they meet celebrations or town and village organizations. Stilts are a risky activity. The village collective has no funds to provide life insurance for everyone. In addition, funding is also a big problem. Props, costumes and members' subsidies have to be spent, which have plagued the development of the stilt team. Now there are only three people left in the village who will be "completely alive". Young people are basically working outside. First, it is difficult to be interested in stilts. Second, they have no time to practice. The whole stilt team is in danger of singing. Stilts is a municipal protection project in Beijing, and it is a traditional performing art form. Dancers perform with long wooden stilts tied to their feet. Because stilts are taller than ordinary people, they are convenient for activities, no different from the activity stage, and easy to watch from far and near, so they are named stilts. Stilts are skillful and lively, and are deeply loved by the audience. Miliangtun stilt club was founded in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty. According to legend, it was first founded by an old artist named Master Ma in Tianqiao Bashichang. He spread the stilts and Shaolin stick skills of Fengtai West Bureau to Miliangtun and Shaguo Village respectively, which has a history of more than 250 years. Miliangtun stilts won the imperial seal in the fifteenth year of Qianlong, which is unique among stilt clubs in Beijing, widely respected by peers and the general public, and has a profound historical background and popular foundation. Miliangtun stilts have high performance skills and are naturally funny. It has maintained its traditional style in performance techniques, character setting, music accompaniment, etiquette, stilt production technology and so on, and is an excellent traditional performing art circulating among the people. Miliangtun stilts have made positive contributions to China's revolution and construction in different historical periods. Since the organization was resumed in the 1990s, it has participated in many large-scale celebration performances and exhibitions at the municipal level, which has been widely praised by the people and has great influence and popularity in the local area. At present, there are 40 members in Miliangtun stilt club, whose main roles are camel head, Xiaoer, Gongzi, Yao, fisherman, Chai Wang, fisherman, handsome drum, ugly drum, old affectation, ugly gong and ugly girl. The main form of performance is Wushu stilts, accompanied by singing. Stilts 1.6 meters high have their own unique style and action characteristics. Its one-legged action is risky, skillful and difficult. The performer stepped on five-foot stilts, put the square table on the platform with one leg, and then jumped off the square table; Put the discriminating hay cutter upside down on a bench seven feet high and cross it vertically and horizontally from above; Holding a folding fan, performing stunts on a high stool one foot square on the square table with one leg. Eight kinds of characters are called the Eight Immortals, each displaying his magical powers. They are hag exploring the sea, Su Qin carrying a sword, squatting, jumping, holding the moon, kite turning, scorpion wagging its tail, carrying wheat, serving food and other unique skills. Miliangtun stilts has a long history, and it is also mysterious and legendary. Therefore, under the new situation of reform and opening up, it is of special significance to protect and develop Miliangtun stilts, a folk floral art with a long cultural history.