Shanxi qinghe town yangcheng village stilt walking art, is a few people foot on stilts with the performance of the riding beasts

The art of stilt walking in Yangcheng Village, Qinghe Town, Shanxi Province, is a two-person stilt-walking art that involves two people on stilts riding a beast.

Stilt-walking is a kind of traditional Chinese folk art, which is mainly popular in Yangcheng Village, Qinghe Town, Shanxi Province. By two people on four stilts sticks *** with the performance of "people riding the beast", extremely difficult. The stilt walker's performance is mostly according to the beat of the song walking, marching in formation in the sound of drums and music, the performance content is mostly mythological stories, the theme is mostly for the good to conquer the evil.

The history of stilt-walking can be traced back to the early years of the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, and has a history of more than 300 years. Approved by the State Council for inclusion in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list, this traditional folk art in the successive generations of folk stilts, acrobatics based on the development of reproduction, not only by the influence of opera performances, but also absorbed the successive generations of stilts music and dance forms of performance, is the temple fair, an indispensable part of the ritual activities.

Common Chinese traditional folk art:

1, Chinese paper-cutting art

Chinese paper-cutting art is one of the representative art forms of Chinese traditional folk art. It uses paper as the material to produce various forms of patterns and images through cutting, carving and tearing. The history of paper-cutting art can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, and after thousands of years of development, it has become a unique art form. The art of paper-cutting has a variety of themes, including animals, plants, people and symbols, and is often used in festivals, weddings, funerals and other occasions.

2. Clay sculpture

Clay sculpture is one of the important art forms in traditional Chinese folk art. It uses clay as the material, and produces various forms of works by shaping, pressing film and coloring. The origin of clay art can be traced back to the Neolithic Age, and through thousands of years of development, different local characteristics and styles have been formed. There is a wide range of subjects in clay art, including mythological characters, historical figures, animals, plants and so on.

3. Embroidery Art

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