Raise the Pavilion (core, iron branch, floating color)

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Taige (Xinzi, Tiezhi, piaose)

Applicant: Langfang City, Hebei Province

Item No.: 994

Project No.: Ⅹ - 87

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: folk customs

Region: Hebei Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Langfang City, Hebei Province

Protected by: cultural center of anci District

Brief introduction to the Pavilion (core, iron branch, floating color) (geyucheng Pavilion meeting)

Applicant: Langfang City, Hebei Province

Also known as "lift angle", "lift song", "lift high", "naoge", "naoge" and "Gaozhuang", lift Pavilion is a form of folk Parade Performance in traditional festival activities. It originated from the activities of meeting gods in the Central Plains, and then gradually spread to the southeast coast and Northwest China. It was popular for a time in the Qing Dynasty. In the process of spreading, it combined with the specific situation of different places and formed different characteristics.

In the activities of raising the pavilion, several children dressed as ancient opera characters, formed wonderful shapes according to the plot, fixed on the iron pillars and supports of the square attic, and carried by people. The traditional modeling of the pavilion is mostly taken from such plays as Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, Tian Xianpei, the legend of the White Snake, journey to the west, Zhaojun's leaving the fortress, blue bridge club, Yellow Crane Tower, fishing and killing the family. The height of the traditional modeling is about 3 to 5 meters. The attic has 3 to 5 floors. Generally, there are 1 person on each floor, 4 people on the bottom floor, 5 to 6 people on the middle floor, and 1 person on the top floor. During the pavilion tour, four lofts are generally used, and six or even eight lofts are often used. Each loft is carried forward by four or eight people.

It is popular among the people for a long time because of its beautiful shape and spectacular pictures. With the acceleration of the modernization process, the activities of raising the pavilion are gradually declining, and there is no successor in the production skills of raising the pavilion in rural areas, so the relevant rescue and protection work is imminent.

It has a history of more than 200 years since it was introduced from Shanxi in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty. During the performance, the opera characters are composed of the upper and lower actors, while the lower one is the main one. Therefore, the "base" below should choose strong and good performers to dress up as male roles, while the "Er Jie Ren" at the upper level should choose children about 10 years old who are good at acting as female roles. The props for lifting children are called "core", which is a kind of cast iron double shoulder frame with an iron rod protruding from the middle. The "base" carries the "core", on which the lower part of the child's body is fixed on the iron pole, dressed in adult costumes, arms dancing, graceful. Because the body of the "base" must keep balance and perform at the same time in order to stabilize the "Er Jie Ren" above, the dance steps and movements are very particular, and the skills are very difficult. The "core" of two people's performance weighs 60-70 Jin, while the "core" of three or four people's performance is heavier and more difficult. Non Hercules can't perform, so there are two or three replacement actors for each "core" during the performance.

Since its revival, geyucheng Chongge club has well inherited and developed the traditional skills of Pavilion raising and cruising, which is deeply loved by the local people. There are a lot of people everywhere, and the scene is spectacular. At present, there are 14 iron cores in Chongge club, and the performing repertoire includes "honglianqing", "mukezhai", "Monkey King Sanda Baigujing", "zhubajie gaolaozhuang", "Huapi", "taozhizhi", "fishing and killing", "huaweimei", "tangzhixian shengaoming", "Du Shiniang", "qinxianglian", "lvdongbin's play peony", "Legend of white snake", "tianhepai", etc.

Geyucheng Chongge Club focuses on the folk art of Langfang area, which provides rich information for the study of local folk culture. At present, the sitting singing form of Chongge Club no longer exists. Most of the sitting singing Qupai are lost, and only a small number of remaining Qupai, such as Yangzi River, Wu's Feixia, Chunjing, Xiajing and yujiale, need to be excavated and rescued by relevant organizations.