Taige (Xinzi, Tiezhi, piaose) (Tiezhi, Shuangxi, Pingnan)

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

Applicant: Pingnan County, Fujian Province

Item No.: 994

Project No.: Ⅹ - 87

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: folk customs

Region: Fujian Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Pingnan County, Fujian Province

Protection unit: Residents Committee of Shuangxi community, Shuangxi Town, Pingnan County

Brief introduction of Taige (Xinzi, Tiezhi, piaose) (Pingnan Shuangxi Tiezhi)

Applicant: Pingnan County, Fujian 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.

Tiezhi, also known as "lifting drum" and "colorful drum", is a folk performance form in the festival tour activities in eastern Fujian, similar to "lifting Pavilion" and "floating color". The iron branches of Shuangxi in Pingnan County are mainly popular in Shuangxi Town, Pingnan County, Fujian Province. During the performance, several children play the characters of ancient costume drama, or sit or stand, fixed on the wooden platform iron frame, and form various wonderful shapes according to the plot, which are carried by people. Each of them is 3 to 5 meters high, with three or five floors. It is carried by 8 to 16 young people. In addition, there are bands, drummers, lighting, conductors, etc. to form a tour team.

The Lantern Festival in Shuangxi is dominated by iron branch performances, as well as dragon dance, lion dance, lantern dance, drum Pavilion music and other performances. The parade is full of momentum. In the past, the folk performance of Tiezhi in Shuangxi was usually held during festivals, celebrations, God's birthday and temple fairs. Now, most places fix the performance date on the 13th to 15th of the first month of each year.

The iron branch of Shuangxi in Pingnan County is the concentrated embodiment of folk culture in Pingnan County and even East Fujian, which has unique research value of history, folklore and sociology.