Changsha Tanci

The name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Tanci in Changsha

Applicant: Changsha City, Hunan Province

Item No.: 744

Project No.: V - 51

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: quyi

Region: Hunan Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Changsha City, Hunan Province

Protection unit: Changsha Mass Art Museum

Introduction to Changsha Tanci

Applicant: Changsha City, Hunan Province

The original name of Tanci in Changsha is Tanci, also known as "singing and speaking", "commenting" and "pingshuoqu". It has a history of more than 100 years. It spreads all over the main towns and villages in Hunan Province, and has a loyal audience among the Chinese in Southeast Asia such as Hong Kong, Taiwan and even Singapore.

Changsha Tanci originated from Yugu Daoqing, originally sung by two people and performed in the street, commonly known as "Dajie". During the performance, one person holds the Yueqin, and the other holds the fishing drum tube, the simple board and the cymbal, which are collectively called "three rings". Later, it developed into "sitting in the shed" singing in teahouses, which can be performed by one person or two people. Based on Changsha dialect, Tanci in Changsha has the artistic characteristics of "ancient, multi, wide, emotional and harmonious". Singing sweet mellow, sonorous and powerful, catchy, word into the buckle. In the long-term development process, Changsha Tanci has formed three traditional schools: Liao, Zhou and Shu. Peng Yankun, the late famous Changsha Tanci blind old artist, learned from others' strong points, standardized Tanci's jiuban baqiang, 18taoqu and thirteen dialects, and combined Hunan opera Gaoqiang, Kunqu Opera, ditty, folk songs and other musical elements to form a unique Peng school, which enriched the singing art of Changsha Tanci. Its "live Q & a" performance is unique, random play, can be called a unique. Changsha Tanci has a wide range of themes and thousands of repertoire, which basically covers the contents of various historical periods and plays a positive role in popularizing historical knowledge. Its representative works include five tigers pingxinan, yuetangzhuan, cantangwudai, Yangjiajiang, Ciyun zoukuo, Shuihuzhuan and qiguozhi.

In the past 20 years, the teahouse bookshelves on which Tanci lived have become history. Many professional artists have died one after another, and the living can not continue to engage in art because of their old age. This excellent folk art form is lack of successors and needs to be protected.