Lusheng dance of Miao Nationality

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Miao Lusheng dance

Applicant: Guiding County, Guizhou Province

Item No.: 126

Project No.: Ⅲ - 23

Time of publication: 2006 (the first batch)

Category: traditional dance

Region: Guizhou Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Guiding County, Guizhou Province

Protection unit: Guiding County Cultural Center (Guiding County Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center)

Introduction to Lusheng dance of Miao Nationality

Applicant: Guiding County, Guizhou Province

Lusheng dance, also known as "stepping on Lusheng" and "stepping on song hall", is named for its accompaniment and self blowing and self dancing. It is popular in Guizhou, Guangxi, Hunan, Yunnan and other places where Miao, Dong, Buyi, Shui, Gelao, Zhuang, Yao and other ethnic groups live together. It is the most popular and widely distributed folk dance of southern ethnic minorities. According to the unearthed figurines of Lusheng music and dance in the Western Han Dynasty, Lusheng dance has a history of more than 2000 years. Lusheng dance is mostly performed in festivals, gatherings, celebrations and other festive moments, mainly including self entertainment, competition and etiquette.

Gulong guhu Changshan longmiao dance is a unique Lusheng dance of Miao Nationality in gusA village, Xinpu Township, Guiding County, Guizhou Province. It has a long history and has a history of more than one thousand years. According to Xiong Damu's Zhongxing historical records in the Ming Dynasty, in the Song Dynasty, heimanlong followed Yue Fei to fight against Jin and made contributions. He was named general Longhu. Later, he was killed by Yuefei's father and son in the disturbance Pavilion. He "cried for several days and died of hunger strike". People commemorate this Miao hero with the dance of drum dragon and drum tiger long shirt dragon, which has been handed down from generation to generation.

In the past, the Lusheng dance of the Miao nationality, changshanlong, was only performed in funerals and village god worship ceremonies. Now it is performed in traditional ethnic activities such as major festivals, gatherings, weddings, house building and moon dancing. It has become an important way to carry out entertainment competitions and enhance friendship. This dance is used for funerals, at the forefront of the funeral procession; for sacrificing village gods, it is performed on the first day of the second month of the Gregorian calendar when killing cattle and worshiping ancestors; for building houses, it is often performed when stepping on the house foundation; for moon dancing, it is mostly performed in the "moon dancing field" activities from the first to the thirtieth day of the first month. The whole dance is divided into three sections. The first section shows the appearance of the dragons, the second section shows the Dragon leaping and the tiger leaping, and the third section shows the Dragon grabbing treasure. The dancers are dressed in a black cardigan, with two pheasant plumes on their heads, a bull horn totem on the dragon's face, a beard, a red silver belt, a Lusheng in their hands, blowing and dancing by themselves. With the smooth Lusheng melody, they perform such actions as "dragon fighting horn", "dragon spitting water", "dragon coming out of the hole", "dragon flying arm", "Lotus" and "see you". The dance accompaniment instrument Sheng tube thick and long, deep voice, music rhythm, dance action and music are closely integrated, forming a unique artistic form.

Gulong guhu changshanlong has a long history and unique dance form. It is a kind of folk dance with anthropology, sociology, ethnology and folklore research value. Due to the change of social environment, foreign culture and other factors, there are many influences and impacts on Miao village. At present, there is only one village with less than 30 people who can dance drum dragon and tiger long shirt dragon dance. This ancient folk art form is in a serious endangered state and needs to be protected.