The Song Festival is a festival of which ethnic group

Qing Guangxu years compiled by the "Wuyuan County map of the scripture" records: Qing Daoguang years, Si En governor Li Yanzhang metaphorical ban on song, but "answer the song of the habit, Wuyuan Xianhu, Liaojiang (now head of the horse) two of them, every early March one to ten days, along the river up and down the river, within a few miles, the women such as clouds." Min live years, the county government has also ordered a ban on songs, but the song pike is still prevalent as before. "

Four clear" movement and "Cultural Revolution" period, the song dike was banned, however, many local masses are still held spontaneously, banned. After the end of the "Cultural Revolution", the people's government regarded the song pike as a traditional national culture to be advocated, supported, cited, and developed. To "March 3" day, Wuming all over the traditional customs and habits of the festival, because the Zhuang people are very hospitable, so no matter near and far friends are in that day to catch the song dike. The host family receives relatives and friends, and the more guests the more honor.

During the day, the guests drink with the steamed five-color glutinous rice, locally produced chicken, duck and sashimi, as well as home-brewed pure rice wine, and the guests have a tendency not to get drunk. In the evening, the master of the house, guests in the village side of the open space or hillside, the river side of the mountain side of the water to sing mountain songs, mountain songs one after another, listening to singers gradually gathered, the formation of song dike, some places on the song for three days and three nights before the scene. Young men and women are usually singing love songs, each other quiz race winners and losers, all night long night to renew the day.

With the deepening of reform and opening up, the content of the song is also increasingly rich, in addition to talk about love, farming activities, astronomy and geography, auspicious celebrations, family planning, laws and regulations, current political and so on can become a good material Wuming Zhuang songs.

In order to carry forward the national culture, in 1984, the regional people's government organized the "March 3" Song Festival activities, singers from all over Guangxi gathered in Nanning, the country's brother nationalities and compatriots in Hong Kong and Macao, foreign friends also came to sightseeing, an unprecedented event.

In 1985, the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region designated "March 3" as a cultural and art festival. Starting from the middle of April every year, Guilin Gudong Scenic Spot will hold the famous March 3 Song Festival of the Zhuang people. Tourists can participate in the traditional festival of the Zhuang people while playing and enjoying Gudong. Songs with "Liu Sanjie" on the river, the traditional embroidery ball throwing and many other activities are waiting for your participation.

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