What social fires are there in Shuozhou?

The social fire in Shuozhou has yangko dance and vigorous waist drum. Shuozhou Yangko is a comprehensive folk art form integrating martial arts, dance and opera. It is popular in Shuozhou city and the surrounding areas of Jining, Hohhot, Baotou and Hetao in southern Inner Mongolia.

In addition, there are also cities and counties near Zhangjiakou, Hebei and Shanxi, Shaanxi. Shuozhou Yangko, which was performed for the Yangko team in the square and street in the early days, has a long history. Martial arts elements were added in the Song Dynasty, and story contents were added in the late Qing Dynasty. Now it is active among the people in two artistic forms: dance and opera. Dancing yangko is called "kicking drum yangko" and performing yangko is called "yangko".

Brief introduction of other social fires.

There are various forms of social fire performance. An adult with one or three children performs "Returning to the Fire"; There is a kind of "horse fire", with horses, cows and mules. There are also "stilt fire", "car fire" and "mountain fire". When performing a social fire, it depends on the actor's action performance, accompanied by flags, rituals, drums, cymbals, cymbals and so on. The scale is huge and the scene is warm and spectacular.

The content of social fire performance is also extremely rich and extensive. Because you don't talk or sing when you are in a social fire, you can be free from the restrictions of time and space and content. From ancient myths and legends of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to historical stories, anecdotes of unofficial history and legendary heroes, everything is available.