Xingguo folk song

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Xingguo folk song

Applicant: Xingguo County, Jiangxi Province

Item No.: 39

Project No.: Ⅱ - 8

Time of publication: 2006 (the first batch)

Category: Traditional Music

Region: Jiangxi Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Xingguo County, Jiangxi Province

Protection unit: Xingguo County Cultural Center

Introduction to Xingguo folk song:

Applicant: Xingguo County, Jiangxi Province

Xingguo County is located in the south of Jiangxi Province, under the jurisdiction of Ganzhou City. More than 95% of the population in Xingguo are Hakkas and their descendants. Because of the unique geographical environment and Hakka background, Hakkas who have lived in the mountains and forests for generations live a hard life. After working, they only use folk songs to express their inner feelings. The combination of the ancient charm of the Central Plains and the local indigenous culture has formed a unique Xingguo folk song. In Xingguo's villages and towns, singing is heard everywhere, and everyone is a singer. Therefore, Xingguo has always been known as the "hometown of folk songs". The representative repertoire of Xingguo folk song includes mustard in the garden, embroidered sachet, No.1 scholar in Xingdu, praise of eight immortals, etc.

Xingguo folk songs are lively, diverse and full of life flavor, including solo singing, duel singing, "three strikes of iron", joint singing and rotation singing, as well as lock song, pan song, Dou song, guessing flowers, throwing Guanyin, yellow loach biting tail, embroidering girdle, twining tree with rattan, twining tree with rattan, etc. In terms of the major performance forms, Xingguo folk songs are generally divided into the following types: singing among mountains and fields, depending on the situation and scenery, and depending on people, covering all aspects of men's love, production, life, current affairs, etc.; dancing wizard, which is divided into Nanhe folk song and Donghe folk song, Nanhe folk song, which is also divided into love song and gag, is performed by wizard Lord and wizard woman, Donghe folk song is also called zhuzan folk song; folk songs Folk songs are sung in temple fairs, weddings and funerals, birthday celebrations, building houses, children's full moon and other occasions. Most of the singers are professional singers. Narrative folk songs are folk songs sung in public occasions with one question and one answer, one positive and one negative. They have strong storytelling and are often carried out around a certain theme. Now they are often used by local governments as a means of propaganda. Song contest is a special form, that is, singer gathering In the challenge arena, the test of "belly talent" is more agile, and the climax is repeated. After deciding the victory or defeat, the champion is born.

Rooted in the deep soil of Hakka culture, Xingguo folk song covers all aspects of Hakka people's life and contains rich Hakka cultural information. In a sense, Xingguo folk song is a historical picture of Hakka people's reproduction. Protecting, researching and interpreting Xingguo folk songs and excavating its essence is undoubtedly an extremely important measure to carry forward the fine national culture.

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