Zhuang song Fair

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Zhuang song Fair

Applicant: Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Item No.: 494

Project No.: Ⅹ - 46

Time of publication: 2006 (the first batch)

Category: folk customs

Region: Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Type: new item

Applicant: Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Protection unit: Nanning Institute of national culture and art (Nanning opera theater, Nanning Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center)

A brief introduction to Zhuang song Fair:

Applicant: Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

"Song fair" is a kind of Festival gathering and singing activity held by Zhuang people at a specific time and place. It is called "Wei Huan", "Wei Feng", "Longdong", "WOPO" in Zhuang language. There are song fairs in every large area inhabited by Zhuang people, and they are mainly held in spring and autumn. Spring Song fair is the most popular in March and April, and the third day of the third month of the third lunar month is the most frequently held; autumn song fair is mainly held in August and September of the lunar month, especially the Mid Autumn Festival. The venue of song fair is different, but each song fair is usually held in a relatively fixed place.

The song fair originated from the sacrificial song and dance activities in the clan and tribe era. With the development of society, this primitive ritual group song and dance has transited from "entertaining gods" to "entertaining people", and has developed from "Dancing" to "singing", thus forming the group singing activities. With special symbolism and cohesion, song Fair has an impact on every member and family of Zhuang nationality.

The core content of song fair is the friendship between young men and women, that is, the selection of songs and the appreciation of songs through competitions. At the same time, there are also cultural and recreational activities such as drama, folk art, sports and so on. It is the natural carrier of Zhuang folk song culture and plays an important role in the generation, inheritance and development of all kinds of Zhuang traditional folk songs. At the same time, it is a treasure house of Zhuang folk literature, which is of great value to understand and study the ancient social life of Zhuang people. The fair also provides a place for the general public, especially the youth, to learn folk songs and show their talents, meeting their psychological needs of advocating folk songs and poetic thinking.

With the acceleration of the pace of modernization, the traditional folk culture has been seriously impacted, and the activities of song fair have gradually decreased. Many song fairs die out because there are no young and middle-aged singers after the old singers quit. Measures should be taken quickly to rescue and protect this ancient national custom.