Raise Pavilion (core, iron branch, floating color) (naoge, Ekou)

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

Applicant: Daixian 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: Daixian County, Shanxi Province

Protection unit: Dai County Culture and Art Museum

A brief introduction to the Pavilion (Xinzi, Tiezhi, piaose) (Ekou naoge)

Applicant: Daixian 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.

Ekou naoge is a special variety of opera, which is spread inside and outside Yanmen pass, Daixian County, Shanxi Province, with Ekou as the center. Naoge is composed of band and performance team. Its content is old and traditional, its form is unique and unique, and its props are primitive and simple. The band has eight kinds of musical instruments, such as drum, suona and Sheng. The performance team is generally composed of about 60 naoge (groups), with two people in each group, one for adults and one for children, and three for special naoge (groups). Young actors usually choose five or six-year-old beautiful children to dress up as a variety of ancient costume drama characters, then stand on a special iron frame, tied with a wide cloth belt, and then scratched on the shoulder by a strong, musical adult man. At the beginning of the performance, the original and unrestrained music sounded, the strong man below stepped into a rough and steady pace, and the little actors on his shoulders danced with him. In the lively music, children and strong men dance together, the actors' emotions and music atmosphere are integrated, and the public's Carnival reaches its climax.

Ekou naoge reflects the superb skills of the folk artists in Daixian County, showing the cultural characteristics of this region. Excavating, rescuing and protecting Ekou naoge will help to improve the overall quality of the people and promote the development of national culture. Due to the changes of the times, naoge in Ekou is now in an endangered state, which is in urgent need of protection.