Ningqiang county's culture and art

Folk songs have a long history, rich content and diverse genres. The Collection of ningqiang county Folk Songs compiled by the County Cultural Center has collected more than 200 songs, which can be roughly divided into songs, folk songs, minor, folk songs and dances, folk songs and so on.

Folk instrumental music

Ningqiang county folk instrumental music mainly includes suona, xiao, flute, sheng, string, gong and drum. Among them, suona is the most widely played, which is very interesting in weddings, funerals and celebrations. Usually at least two suona meet back and forth and take turns to take a breath. The Collection of Folk Suona Qupai in ningqiang county was compiled by Suona Qupai in ningqiang county, and 74 Suona Qupai were collected. The famous songs played mainly include "Wan Nianhuan", "Liu Bei Crossing the River", "Shouting across the River", "Big Sway Team", "Nine Roads Turn" and "Shiyang Moving Soldiers". Claw dance

Also known as "Duangong Dance" or "sheepskin drum", it is a folk ritual witch dance in Qinba Mountain area, which is divided into two altars, the upper altar is called "Wu altar" and the lower altar is called "Wen Jie". There is no singing in Wulin, and its dance is simple and vigorous; Most of the songs sung in the literary world are "please god songs", "altar songs", or mixed with folk songs. Dancers painted their faces as ferocious faces or put on masks, wrapped their heads in red cloth, decorated with yellow paper flowers and paper tapes, tied red skirts around their waists, hung bronze bells on their clothes, and danced while holding sheepskin drums, with rough movements and bold rhythm.

Shehuo

Social fire, also known as pantomime, has been passed down since ancient times. Ningqiang county's Daan, Guangping and Chengguan areas are quite popular, and there are differences between core and stilts. Core social fire, also known as barbell social fire, is divided into single stage and suspension stage. The single platform is decorated by a child as an ancient troupe, and the suspended platform is decorated by more than two people as a folding troupe, mostly supported by iron cores, with 16 ~ 20 people on their shoulders, roaming the streets with the sound of gongs and drums. Road traffic, not the shoulder of car transportation. On stilts, the actors climbed a wooden leg of a treaty 1 m, and many people formed a play, skipping along with gongs and drums.

dragon lantern

There are mainly Wolong, fire dragon and water dragon. The bench dragon, also known as Dinglong, is decorated with benches, with the first two people and the last 1 person. Accompanied by the sound of gongs and drums, the three people danced various dances. Fire dragon, also known as bright dragon, is made of bamboo woven cylindrical bamboo cage, wearing dragon clothes, burning candles and placing handles, and performing at night. Hose, mainly used for superstitious praying for rain, is tied in the shape of a dragon with wicker and bamboo wire. People are scrambling to splash water, hoping to have sex with the gods.