Raise Pavilion (core, iron branch, floating color) (Qingxu gully back iron stick)

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Taige (core, iron branch, floating color) (Qingxu gully back iron stick)

Applicant: Qingxu County, Shanxi Province

Item No.: 994

Project No.: Ⅹ - 87

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: folk customs

Region: Shanxi Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Qingxu County, Shanxi Province

Protection unit: Qingxu Cultural Center

Brief introduction to the Pavilion (core, iron branch, floating color) (Qingxu gully back iron stick)

Applicant: Qingxu County, Shanxi 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.

Qingxu Xugou iron bar is a folk activity with local characteristics, which is popular in Xugou Town, Qingxu County, Shanxi Province. The origin of this folk art form can be traced back to the second year of Dading in the Jin Dynasty (1162). In the Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, the activity of carrying iron bars took shape and has been popular for more than 400 years.

The content of xugoubei iron stick in Qingxu is based on folklore, drama story and real life. It reflects a play or a story with a stick. During the performance, one person hangs a colorful branch, one person stands on a bow string, and one person dances with the same song, showing infinite charm. The iron bar on the back of Xugou in Qingxu County has absorbed the important factors of local folk handicrafts, folk art, folk music, folk oral literature, folk drama, folk acrobatics and so on. It presents a breathtaking, unique, flexible and beautiful style. It is known as "air dance", "Silent Drama", "active sculpture" and "mobile acrobatics", which has high value in folk art research.

With the change of life style and the influence of modern entertainment forms, the artistic characteristics of Qingxu gully's back iron stick are gradually weakening and disappearing. The production of back iron stick and the performing arts are on the verge of extinction and need to be rescued.