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Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: zerou (Shangyou zerou)

Applicant: Guide county, Qinghai Province

Project No.: 690

Project No.: Ⅲ - 93

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: traditional dance

Region: Qinghai Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Guide county, Qinghai Province

Protection unit: Guide county people's Cultural Center

Introduction to zerou (Shangyou zerou)

Applicant: Guide county, Qinghai Province

In xiapai village, Hexi Town, guide County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, Tibetan songs and dances are very popular, among which Shangyou is the most prominent.

"Shangyou" means "xiapai". Zerou is also known as "ashze". Shangyou zerou has been singing in xiapai village for more than 400 years. It shows the villagers' infinite love for the natural scenery of their hometown by singing and dancing. While maintaining the consistent characteristics of Tibetan dance, zerou's body is bold and unconstrained, with a large range of movements and full of festive colors. If there is a rare high leg raising movement in Tibetan dance, zerou has the meaning of playfulness, which is also more entertaining in dance. It not only shows strong self entertainment, but also has strong ceremonial, ceremonial and superb performance skills. Shangyouzerou is an art combining song and dance. The style and lyrics are regular, with distinctive regional characteristics and wide participation of the masses. In the course of hundreds of years of evolution, his singing is all inclusive, and the tunes have developed from several at the beginning to more than 20 now. The structure and performance of his works are becoming more and more mature, becoming the classic representative of zerouzhong.

Shangyouzerou has a long history, a wide range of types, widely involved in all aspects of people's life, and retains many ancient Tibetan art traditions, with high artistic achievements in content and form. It has research value in anthropology, ethnology, folklore and art. At present, this precious national traditional dance is facing the crisis of being lost, so it is urgent to rescue and protect it.