What is the meaning of "Tiandeng" in Guangxi Tiandeng?

Tiandeng, the Zhuang language is called "swallowing", which actually means that the stone stands upright. Listening to this name, people can imagine that there are a lot of unique karst landforms in the local area. In fact, as early as the Ming Dynasty, when Xu Xiake, a great traveler, came to Heaven, he described the landform here as "steep stone peaks and dense forests".

It is this beautiful landform that has created many natural landscape resources that can be developed and utilized, such as Tianyu. In addition to the natural landscape, there are many cultural attractions in the county, such as wanfu temple, which was built in the 11th year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (1672), Baigan Tongtianyan, which was called "the first from the west" by Xu Xiake, and the Agricultural General Temple (also known as Du Jun Temple), which worships agricultural wisdom, and so on. In addition, there are beautiful scenery such as Longjiao Tianchi, Duxiufeng, Anning Cave, Longpan Mountain, natural bonsai and Piaoyan.

Tiandeng folk art is rich, especially Tiandeng folk songs and Dalang dance.

Tiandeng folk songs are also called "singing poems" or "singing the west" by local people. Most of their lyrics are handed down through oral records of Zhuang language, Chinese and Italian. Now folk artists are still using this word called "local Zhuang language" to compose lyrics. Singing is relatively free and varied. There are often songs in the sky, and young people often sing poems all night to express their love.

Tiandeng plays Lang Dance, which is called "special play" in Zhuang language. It is the most popular folk self-entertainment dance in Zhuang area. It is a folk dance developed by the people in Zhuang areas from rice threshing, and it is an indispensable part of the working people in Tiandeng Zhuang areas. With the passage of history and the continuous development of national culture, "Dancing with Lang" is not only a project in the fast-breaking activities, but also a unique folk dance of Zhuang nationality. You can choose one of them when performing, and you can also extend the performance time and change dancers at will. When you are exhausted or tired, you can pause.

Then perform another set of actions, or another group of people will take over the performance. Over the past few years, tap dance, a folk dance that amuses itself, has been put on the stage and become a systematic dance program through exquisite artistic processing and creation, which has been well received by artists and the masses from all walks of life.