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

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

Applicant: tumed Left Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Item No.: 994

Project No.: Ⅹ - 87

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: folk customs

Region: Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Type: new item

Applicant: tumed Left Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Protection unit: tumetzuoqi Cultural Center

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

Applicant: tumed Left Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

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.

Naoge is a popular folk fire in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Naoge was introduced from northern Shanxi in the middle of Qing Dynasty, and it has gone through more than 300 years of development and evolution. Naoge in Bikeqi Town, tumed Left Banner is the most famous. Naoge's "Nao" is the dialect of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia and other parts of the country, which means to carry things on your shoulders. Brain Pavilion is usually performed by adults and children. The adults below are covered with iron shelves, which are called "color feet"; the children above are also fixed with iron shelves, which are called "color core". The lower part of the "brain" of the waist should be straight, twisting, shaking, swinging, walking, dancing and rotating are the characteristics of its action. When twisting, all the strength is used on the lower leg below the knee, and in the process, it is necessary to drive the upper part of the "brain" of the children to swing together. Young actors usually choose beautiful boys and girls aged from three to eight. After wearing colorful clothes, they dress up as various historical figures or opera figures, and then decorate them with flowers and clouds. The adult "brain" starts from the back and arms, and dances naturally with the sonorous rhythm of gongs and drums, which makes them lively, lovely and moving. According to the local folk saying, all the children who have been to naoge will be healthy, happy, safe and auspicious all their lives.

Naoge in Inner Mongolia has a wide range of themes and rich contents, including myths and folklores such as Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, Tianxianpei, the legend of the White Snake, journey to the west, and stories about Zhaojun's leaving the fortress, etc.

Naoge is a combination of grassland culture and Yellow River culture. It integrates drama, acrobatics, art, dance and music, showing the profound cultural heritage and distinctive national characteristics of the Yellow River. Over the years, naoge, a symbol of auspiciousness, happiness and peace, has become one of the important folk activities loved by people of all ethnic groups in Inner Mongolia. Every festival day, folk artists dress up naoge and go to the streets to show people's longing and love for a better life with moving shapes and stories.