Hua'er (Hua'er festival of Qutan Temple)

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Hua'er (Hua'er Club of Qutan Temple)

Applicant: Ledu County, Qinghai Province

Item No.: 51

Project No.: Ⅱ - 20

Time of publication: 2006 (the first batch)

Category: Traditional Music

Region:

Type: new item

Applicant: Ledu County, Qinghai Province

Protected by: cultural center of Ledu District, Haidong City

Introduction to Huaer (Qutan Temple Huaer Festival)

Applicant: Ledu County, Qinghai Province

Huaer is a kind of folk song which is widely spread in Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia and Xinjiang. It is a kind of folk song which can only be sung outside the village. It is generally called "Yequ" (as opposed to "Jiaqu" (banquet song) and also called "juvenile". Its singing is divided into two main occasions: daily production, life and "Huaer meeting". "Huaer Festival" is a large Folk Song Festival, also known as "singing mountain".

The flower fair of Qutan temple is also a local temple fair, which lasts for three days from June 14 to 16 of the lunar calendar. The flower fair of Qutan temple in Ledu County has a large scale and far-reaching influence in Qinghai. According to textual research, the flower fair of Qutan Temple developed into a certain scale from the temple fair of Qutan temple in Daoguang year of Qing Dynasty to the end of Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China. Qutan temple flower festival is the biggest stage for local people to exchange flowers. Many folk flower singers go to the whole province and even the northwest region from here.

The majority of the participants of Huaer Association in Qutan temple are Han nationality, and other nationalities also actively participate. In addition to the local "Nian Bo Ling", there are also "Bai Mudan Ling", "GA ma'er Ling", "Shui Hong Hua Ling", "San Shan Ling" and so on. In addition, the Tibetan people's favorite "Lai" is also widely sung here. Its singing forms include solo, Duel and joint singing, among which the duel of the two camps is the best embodiment of the folk characteristics of Qutan temple flower festival.

Qutan Temple Hua'er festival also has profound national and folk culture, which is of great value to the study of the formation of Hua'er Festival. Ledu County is a well-known "cultural county" in Hehuang area, so the Flower Club of Qutan temple has become a typical case to study the relationship between large-scale folk activities and local cultural development.

As an influential Huaer club, Qutan Temple Huaer club has many practical functions, such as promoting the exchange of folk materials, strengthening the exchange of different ethnic cultures, and enriching people's lives.