Customs and habits of Yingshang in Fuyang, Anhui Province

Source: Bali River Scenic Area Website

Duangong opera

"Duangong" is a traditional occupation in the old society, which specializes in singing good luck for others. During the Republic of China, Duangong was popular in the vast rural areas of Anshan and northern Shaanxi. Around 1940, it developed into Duangong Opera, and its traditional plays, such as Hugh Lilac and Xue Hanging, were very popular among the people at that time. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, an active and healthy spiritual life style was advocated, and Duangong Opera was diverted, and Duangong Opera also disappeared.

Folk lantern dance

1, Dragon Lantern: It was originally a one-handed dance, and gradually developed into the present dragon lantern with the growth of age. Use bamboo sticks as the skeleton of the dragon, cloth as the shape of the dragon, and then use colored paper to draw and paste Long Lin, usually 9- 13 knots, one by one, which can be flexibly rotated. Install a cajanus cajan under each section. When dancing, one person holds the handle, circling back and forth with the dancing lines of the faucet, swinging from side to side, winding and undulating, colorful and spectacular. Dragon lanterns are often performed on Lantern Festival or major festivals. There are dragon lantern classes in every major market town in the county.

2. Ship lights: also known as floating lights. The frame of the boat is made of bamboo poles, and the floating boat is decorated with colorful cloth and silk flower. The actor is composed of six people, including a boatman, a sailor and a boat girl. During the performance, the flute and the huqin played qupai, and the actors swayed around the boat. This kind of lamp mostly performs some ancient traditional dramas, such as "Shui Jin Man Shan" and "Chen Miaochang chasing a boat". Singing local ditty is euphemistic and pleasant, with strong local color. Most of them are performed on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month or major auspicious festivals.

3. Lion Lantern: Generally, double lions are the mainstay. Each lion skin is operated by two people, one holding the lion's head and the other holding the lion's body (one holding the belt of the lion's head in one hand; Holding the lion's tail in one hand), the head and tail cooperate very tacitly and act like a real lion. During the performance, gongs and drums are loud, suona is playing, and lion players dress up as warriors, holding hydrangeas between two lions and flirting with them. Lions wagged their heads, chased each other, rolled and jumped, or wore tables, rolled hydrangeas, or rolled and played, and the atmosphere was very lively.

4, dome light: commonly known as "stubborn wife riding a donkey." Then two men and women played, mainly female roles, dressed as new wives riding donkeys back to their parents' homes, and their brother-in-law escorted them with a whip. The whole dance plot is dominated by "stubbornness", which shows the character of "donkey stubbornness is more stubborn" and the friendly relationship between uncles and sisters-in-law, and the life atmosphere is very strong. 5, small car lights: generally 7 people play. One person plays the old man with a cart; A man dressed as a rickshaw boy with a shower head in his hand; One person dressed as a bride (commonly known as miss che) "sits" in the car; Two men and two women dressed as young people saw them off. The man danced with the king's whip, and the woman danced with the gongs and drums with towels and fans. Seven people, centering on the bride's float, simulated the movements of pushing, pulling, welcoming and sending, which were lifelike. As soon as the gongs and drums stopped, the strings and flutes played together, singing and dancing.

6. Color sedan chair lamp: 6 people play. Based on married old women. The woman to be married rides a colored sedan chair with a curtain in front and only one pole at the back, so it is also called a "single-pole sedan chair". Sedan chair, a sedan chair bearer, standing alone, a maid of honor, a young man. Accompanied by the rhythm of gongs and drums, the sedan chair was lifted out, the bearers were humorous, the married women and bridesmaids were dancing, slapping at the boys and protecting the sedan chair. At the climax, the man turned over and dived, and the woman lapel danced, which was unique.

7. Horse fork: 6- 10 actor, dressed as an ancient warrior, wearing a hero towel, a tube coat, embroidered cuffs and neckline, wrapped around his waist, wearing samurai boots, mainly blue, and holding a horse fork in his hand. Three iron forks are installed at both ends of the lever. Waving upward, the horse fork rolls up and down in all parts of the actor's body, and sometimes the horse fork suddenly flies, and the actor takes it with a certain part of his body, which is extremely wonderful. Before liberation, the most famous in Yingshang was the horse fork class in the handling team.

8. Elbow Pavilion: The main characters are mostly played by children. With a special iron bar, the lower end is fixed on the shoulders, arms and waist of powerful people, and the upper end is fixed on the ribs, waist and legs of children to prevent shaking and ensure safety. Play the traditional drama "The Legend of the White Snake", such as breaking the bridge, borrowing an umbrella, and crossing the golden mountain with water.

9. Stilts: crutches are installed in the middle of wooden sticks to support your feet. There are more than 3 meters high and 2 meters low. When playing, the man tied up the kidnapper without showing his feet, and the woman turned two sheds. The upper shed is tied with bare feet, and the lower shed is decorated with fake golden lotus. Dressed as Sean fishing, Baochai butterfly, Cuiping Mountain and so on. Playing gongs and drums and suona means walking in various formations, such as "cross", "iron lock cabinet", "two dragons coming out of the water" and "pulling four doors". And the performances along the street are very touching.

10, Fireworks: Skillful craftsmen who make fireworks have made all kinds of fireworks stories, such as the old monk moving, the monkey poking a hornet's nest, the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, the King Kong in the fire, and the burning of the Red Lotus Temple. , set off colorful, spectacular. There were many such actions in ancient cities and rural areas. /kloc-in the autumn of 0/945, to celebrate the victory of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, fireworks were set off at Nanguanwai Stadium (now the former site of Yingshang No.1 Middle School). 1980 At 8: 00 in April of the lunar calendar, when the materials exchange meeting was held in Chengguan, Dongguan Flour Factory set off fireworks, and dozens of people around it came to watch it, which was very lively. Nowadays, setting off fireworks has become a major festival in urban and rural areas, and it is an organized grand celebration.

1 1, gongs and drums shed: it is an elegant and heavy folk song and dance. Combine blowing, beating, singing and jumping. Each class consists of 10- 12 people. Five people beat gongs and drums to clear the way, and four people carried a wide table with national musical instruments such as sheng, Xiao, flute, pipe and string on it. The four feet of the square table are covered with colorful sheds covered with dragons. The band walked and played, marched along the street and performed with different expressions. A gun was fired to invite singers, the light class stopped, folk songs were played, dancing with roller boats and car lights, and short stories were sung with "four-sentence faders".

When the gongs and drums shed started, there was no test. Around 1942, this lantern dance was held in Chengguan, Yanghu and Nanzhao, but it was lost after liberation.