Tujia TIMA song

The name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Timage of Tujia Nationality

Applicant: Longshan County, Hunan Province

Item No.: 567

Project No.: I-80

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: Folk Literature

Region: Hunan Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Longshan County, Hunan Province

Protection unit: Longshan County Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center

A brief introduction to Tujia's TImage Songs:

Applicant: Longshan County, Hunan Province

Timage is a long epic of Tujia nationality, which is mainly distributed in Longshan, Baojing, Yongshun and Guzhang counties of Youshui Valley in Western Hunan. Taking the "Timar day" ceremony as the carrier of inheritance, it has been handed down from generation to generation with a grand pattern of tens of thousands of lines. The TIMA songs of Tujia nationality are a collection of poems, songs, music and dance, which show the historical and social life contents such as the creation of heaven and earth, human reproduction, national sacrifice, national migration, hunting and farming, food and daily life. Its singing and narration is mainly in Tujia language, which is a combination of verse and prose, and has a strong literary nature. Singing includes singing, singing, dueling and chorus, and singing and dancing run through the whole process. Because its main dance equipment is bronze bell, it is also called "eight treasure bronze bell dance". It has a unique form and precious aesthetic and cultural value.

Nowadays, there are few old artists who can sing the TIMA songs of Tujia nationality. This ancient epic is in urgent need of rescue and protection.