Pavilion (core, iron branch, floating color) (Pavilion at zepan, Longyao county)

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

Applicant: Longyao County, 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: Longyao County, Hebei Province

Protection unit: Longyao County Cultural Center

Brief introduction to the Pavilion (core, iron branch, floating color) (zepan Pavilion in Longyao county)

Applicant: Longyao County, 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.

Zepan Pavilion in Longyao county is a popular folk art in Longyao County, Hebei Province. It originated from the activities of carrying gods in the late Yuan Dynasty and has a history of more than 500 years.

At first, the statue of God was carried by people, and then gradually evolved into a god carrying the disguise of living people, mostly in the form of two eight people. The general bed is 1.5 meters long, 1 meter wide and 1 meter high. During the performance, one actor stands or sits on the bed, while the other actor seems to stand on his hands or shoulders. The whole performance is full of thrilling and humorous style. The selection of actors in zepan Pavilion is very strict. Most of the young men and women under the age of 12 are selected by the class leader in the lunar month. Generally, there are one man and one woman in each pavilion. The whole family congratulated the actors and the villagers envied them. The plots of the pavilion are mainly opera stories and folk legends, and can also be interspersed with the themes with the flavor of the times according to the specific situation. "Lu Dongbin plays Peony Fairy", "Zhao Kuangyin sends Jingniang away for thousands of miles", "Sanda Baigujing", "Guan Gong Baohuang's sister-in-law", "white snake and Xu Xian", "Nezha Zhidou's Third Prince", "Yue Fei and Qin Hui" are the more common contents .

Zepan Pavilion is accompanied by percussion instruments such as duizu, and led by Ma Gong. The costumes of the actors are selected according to the content. According to the Convention, only in the year of dragon and tiger can the performance be performed. Usually, the props are guarded by special personnel, and the production process is confidential.

Zepan Pavilion in Longyao County integrates opera, dance, acrobatics, art and music, with distinctive features and unique shapes, which provides a vivid example for the study of folk arts and customs in Hebei Province.