Carp production in carp dance

The head, body and tail of carp are made of bamboo sticks, bamboo chips and iron wires, and then connected by iron wires. Then, insert one end of a round bamboo stick into the belly of the fish and above the back of the fish as a grip. Finally, sew all parts with white cloth and paint them with patterns and colors. Hold the stick with one end near the fish as the head and the other end as the tail. Carp dance is performed by five people. Most of the movements are lifelike in the hands of artists. Led by the head fish, carp sometimes swim leisurely on the water, sometimes dive into the water to find food, and sometimes play with each other. At the climax, the carp churned rapidly and struggled with all their strength, finally reaching Yuelongmen. At this time, the whole audience was emotional, the audience cheered and the atmosphere was warm. Carp dance with great hand movements, with "round steps" as the main gait, and kneeling, leg lifting and jumping as the main steps, which are vigorous and heroic. The whole performance has a strong sense of rhythm, one go and full of masculinity. Carp dance has two performance forms: "Twelve Changes" and "Thirteen Changes". "Twelve Changes" mainly shows the life scenes of carp swimming, frolicking, competing for eyes and foraging in the water until the carp jumps over the Longmen at the climax. After the above-mentioned performances, the "Thirteen Changes" added "Fish Dragon" and "Luohan Dragon Symbol", and finally the duet of Nanquan was lost.

Pinghai Ancient City is a famous cultural city with a history of more than 600 years, and it is rich in folk cultural and artistic resources, such as carp jumping dragon gate, phoenix dance and dragon boat race. In order to make these folk arts handed down from generation to generation, the town also established a folk art association, including calligraphy, painting, literary creation, dance art and so on. And established a folk art performance team of more than 200 people, held several training courses every year, invited experienced elders as coaches, and educated and trained some folk art skills for art performance lovers, especially teenagers. At the annual Lantern Festival and the triennial Pinghai Ancient City Culture and Art Festival, these artistic performances with strong local characteristics feast the eyes of foreign friends who come to visit, greatly prospering the folk art of the ancient city and promoting the development of Pinghai's economic construction.