Ha ha

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: ha ha Qiang

Applicant: Qingxian County, Hebei Province

Item No.: 216

Project No.: Ⅳ - 72

Time of publication: 2006 (the first batch)

Category: Traditional Drama

Region: Hebei Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Qingxian County, Hebei Province

Protection unit: Qingxian haha Opera Association

Introduction to ha ha tune:

Applicant: Qingxian County, Hebei Province

Haha tune, also known as "drinking tune" and "haha tune", is popular in Baoding, Cangzhou, Hengshui, Langfang, Shijiazhuang of Hebei Province, Huimin and Dezhou of Shandong Province.

Ha ha tune was originally the name of a popular tune. It was found in the Xi Xiang Ji You Si (Xixiangji Yousi) and the Beijing "Bai Ben Zhang" (baiben Zhang) in Jiaqing period of Qing Dynasty. Haha tune was formed in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. It was popular in the capital and among the people during the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, and reached its peak in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. Its development has gone through two stages: local folk songs and dances, and folk drama. Finally, it was shaped into a drama with string string melody "Liuzi" as its singing tune. Under the influence of different local languages and folk arts, ha ha tune has gradually formed three schools with different artistic styles and musical characteristics. The east road is popular in Dezhou and Huimin areas of Shandong Province and the southeast of Hebei Province, the middle road is popular in Cangzhou and Hengshui areas, and the west road is popular in Baoding and some areas of Langfang. Ha ha aria belongs to the banqiang style, and the water board is the core board. The main boards are the head board, the second board, the third board, the fast third board, the stack board and the sharp board. Ha ha tunes are basically the same in all walks of life. They are divided into male and female tunes. Men and women are in the same tune, but the melody is slightly different. Its musical instruments are mainly composed of "Zhuosheng, Qiaoxian and dissolute Flute", especially the flute of Xilu, which is rich in the characteristics of folk percussion music.

There are more than 100 kinds of traditional operas of hahahaqiang, which are good at comedy style. The representative operas include Wang Xiaoda bird, San Bai Hua Tang, Shuangdeng Ji, Li Xianglian selling paintings, Jin Suo Ji, NV Zhongkui, selling water, Yang ershe Huayuan, Tang Zhixian shengaoming, etc. in addition, there are Xiaoguo new year, tie doll, throw spinning wheel, etc The drama of life, as well as "Quan Zhong Xiao", "Wu Yu Dai" and other dramas transplanted from Bangzi. These plays have a strong local atmosphere, and the plays are easy to understand. They are very popular among farmers, especially rural women.

After the founding of new China, a professional ha ha opera troupe was established in Qingyuan County, Hebei Province, which played an important role in enriching the cultural and entertainment life of local people and publicizing the party and government's line and policies. At present, due to the fact that the veteran artists with deep attainments have been doing well for many years and lack of successors, ha ha tune is in a critical situation, which is in urgent need of promotion and protection.