Gadamelin

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: gadamelin

Declaration area or unit: Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Item No.: 546

Project No.: i-59

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: Folk Literature

Region: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Type: new item

Declaration area or unit: Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Protection unit: Cultural Research Office of Keerqin Left Wing Middle Banner

About gadamelin:

Declaration area or unit: Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

The Mongolian long narrative song "Gadameilin" was produced in Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner of Inner Mongolia and spread in many surrounding places. According to incomplete statistics, there are thousands of Mongolian folk songs circulating in Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner in modern times, among which gadamelin is the most representative.

"Gadameilin" takes the Gadameilin uprising in the left wing central banner of Horqin in the 1930s as the material, comprehensively narrates the just struggle of Gadameilin leading the poor herdsmen against the feudal princes and warlords' plundering of land, vividly portrays the heroic image of Gadameilin in charge of justice, asking for help for the people and fearing violence, and eulogizes the indomitable struggle of the Mongolian people Spirit. "Gadameilin" has vivid and tortuous plot, concise language, sonorous rhyme, beautiful melody, vigorous and solemn momentum, which has a strong artistic appeal and precious literary and musical value. At present, the number of singing artists of "gadamelin" is decreasing year by year, and the scope of transmission is shrinking, which is in urgent need of protection.