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

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Taige (core, iron branch, floating color) (core in Gezi)

Applicant: Linzi District, Zibo City, Shandong Province

Item No.: 994

Project No.: Ⅹ - 87

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: folk customs

Region: Shandong Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Linzi District, Zibo City, Shandong Province

Protection unit: Linzi District Cultural Center, Zibo City

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

Applicant: Linzi District, Zibo City, Shandong 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.

Xinzi, also known as "Taige" and "Gaotai", is a popular traditional folk custom activity in Shandong Province. Gezilixin is popular in nanqiudong village, Nanwang Town, Linzi District, Zibo City, Shandong Province. It originated in Zhengde period of Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 500 years. In the process of inheritance, through the continuous innovation of old artists, gezilin has gradually become a way of local cultural practice. It uses iron scaffolding to stabilize children performers dressed as various opera characters on high poles or other shapes to interpret various stories. Because the iron frame is supported inside like a wick, it is called "core". A core generally shows a story. From a distance, the children performing the core are like hanging in the air, showing the characteristics of magic and adventure.

The design of the core in the attic is wonderful, the decoration is gorgeous, the scenery is unique, and the layout is elegant. The bonsai of flowers and colorful plant utensils on the core have reached the level of confusing the fake with the real. During the performance, boys and girls stand on the blooming lotus or a bow string, a flower branch or a bamboo flute, which is amazing. Gezilixin is a combination of folk dance, music, art and legend, which has a certain research value of art, folklore and local history and culture.