The Traditional Culture of Sujiatuo Town

Sujiatuo Suyier single hammer drum has been passed down from generation to generation for more than 300 years. Her history can be traced back to the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, when Su Yi 'er Dagu Association visited Miao Feng, Sanyi Temple, Zhuozhou Temple, Yangfang Temple, Taizhouwu Temple and Shiyu Temple. During the Qing Dynasty, the older generation of artists crossed the drum and led more than 20 small team leaders to the Longwang Temple in Heilongtan for rain and prayers.

1In the 1920s, there was an active eighteen parties in Peking University. Including stilt club, lion club, club club, open road club, automobile club and so on. Su Yier's single hammer drum is the first in the meeting. Old people who have passed away include Chen Wanfa, Bian, Bian Wenkuan, Li Rui, Zhang Dekuan, Bian Wensheng, Zhong Zhang and Chen Zhong. If they are still alive, their average age will be over 140 or 50. They beat gongs and drums hundreds of miles away in Fiona Fang. Everyone knows that "drums are earth-shattering, and cymbals ring repeatedly". Every time Miaofeng Mountain holds temple fairs during the incense season (from the first day to the fifteenth day of the fourth lunar month), the Suyier Drum Club will start a mountain and drum. As the saying goes, the drums will ring, spring will return to the earth, and the whole world will celebrate and bring happiness home. Bali vegetarian dishes, flag hit 18 villages. It makes people happy. Wherever they go, they are happy.

1958 at the completion celebration of the Ming Tombs Reservoir. Su Yier Drum Club, representing other 18 stalls in Houshan, Haidian District at that time, attended the celebration meeting of the completion of the Ming Tombs Reservoir. He performed well at the celebration and was commended and rewarded by the Beijing Municipal Government at that time. Twelve pairs of drums and cymbals were awarded as encouragement. Single hammer drum has been circulating for 300 years.

Dewen Li, Bian Baoyu, Lu, Wang Shangzhen, Hong Zhenting, An Fenglan, etc. It is said that Taiping Drum has a history of more than 400 to 500 years in Su San Si Village, but its active position has gradually shrunk. In the past, the scene of men, women and children scrambling to play the Taiping drum in every household will not be repeated. In order to save this folk art, the village committee of Susan Temple called some young people in the village and took the initiative to learn from the old artists. Through the example of Ren Youqing, an 84-year-old accomplished Taiping drum artist, more and more people play Taiping drum, and now they have new and old hobbies.

Taiping drum is a one-sided drum with a handle. The drum is round, surrounded by flat iron bars covered with thick white paper. There are thirteen small twisted iron rings on the iron ring at the lower end of the handle, shaking hands for about half a foot, wrapped in knots, some drums are painted with flowers and figures, and some drum frames are lined with pompoms or spikes. During the performance, the left hand holds the drum, and the right hand holds the bamboo drum whip decorated with red velvet spikes. When dancing, drums and small iron rings make rhythmic noises. Singing and dancing is a kind of folk art that can both sing and dance. It is a symbol of local cultural identity and a unique skill of China folk art. With the advancement of urbanization, the protection of rural intangible cultural heritage in our town has been put on the agenda.

Intangible cultural heritage is not only a witness of historical development, but also a valuable cultural resource. It is our duty to pass on the imprint of our ancestors to future generations. In order to find out the quantity and content of regional intangible cultural heritage projects, establish and improve archives and databases, in early 2006, with the help and guidance of Wei Jinhua, a working group on intangible cultural heritage was established with Li, the town cultural service center, as the main body and regional cultural cadres as participants. In accordance with the principle of giving priority to protection, rational utilization and inheritance and development, a comprehensive survey and registration of local flowers, handicrafts, folk stories, legends, weddings and funerals with historical, cultural and scientific value was carried out.

The staff collected and sorted out 22 projects in nine categories, including folk flowers, handicraft production, folk customs and folk music. The historical origin, inheritance relationship, project characteristics, main values and existing conditions of each project are preserved. These projects have been reported to the District Cultural Center and compiled into the Collection of Beijing Intangible Cultural Heritage Census Projects-Haidian Volume.

Our region is rich in cultural resources, numerous folk activities and artists, unique folk culture and artistic style, and rich in intangible cultural heritage. In 20 15, the town cultural service center collected and sorted out the pickled folk seasonal dishes, old stories, allusions, temple fairs and other projects in Qianshajian village, and integrated the intangible cultural heritage with the characteristics of our town, doing what it could to cooperate with the development and tourism of Daxi Mountain. The villagers in Houshajian Village are famous for their hard work and kindness. They organized rich folk skills such as butterfly flapping to show the audience the elegance of national culture.