An ancient folk song, Dongxiang Folk Song, is popular in the villages of Haotou, Beitou, Baimiao, Yuanshan, Wan Qi, Tuxiang, Aoxi, Daling, Ling Gang and Zhangjiabian in Dongxiang (now Torch District) east of Zhongshan City. Generally, it is a ballad sung by villagers when they are working in the fields. Men and women pour out their feelings, women get married, and villagers express their feelings about life. Its main content is to reflect the living conditions and feelings of farmers in Dongxiang area, and the lyrics are closely related to Dongxiang's geographical environment, people's scenery, customs and life experiences. The lyrics of folk songs are full of rich life contents and have a strong color of Lingnan folk literature. However, with the older generation of folk artists getting older or dying one after another, the younger generation lacks enthusiasm for inheritance, and Dongxiang folk songs are in an endangered state.
Dongxiang folk songs are sung in authentic Shiqi dialect or Dongxiang dialect, including narrative songs, elegies, folk songs, farewell songs, dowry songs and elegies. Among them, the ballads are "Tearing Down the Rattan and Liao Liao", "Narcissus" and "Silly Man Sighing for Five Tables". Sighing love songs include "Wang Fu Gui" and "Third Master's Filial Piety". Folk songs include "A Flower Bowl with Thirteen Faces" and "The Song of Transplanting". The accompanying songs include Wedding Song and Tiff Song. Farewell songs include "Sending Military Songs" and so on. Mourning songs include "Hundred Years Lamp", "Women Cry" and "Buy Water Song". In different occasions and environments, Dongxiang villagers use their own folk songs to express their feelings.
Haotou Jinlong
Haotou Dragon Dance has a long history. It has been circulating since the early years of the Republic of China. Haotou people call dragon dancing "dragon playing". Haotou's "dragon play" is characterized by its large size and belongs to the "heavy dragon". The dragon head alone weighs 35 kilograms, with a total length of 4 1 meter. The dragon is divided into four parts: dragon ball, dragon head, dragon body and dragon tail, and there are dragon claws around the dragon body.
According to custom, Haotou Golden Dragon is held on the Denver Festival every year, that is, on the evening of the eighth day of the fourth lunar month. The first is the crowning touch to Jinlong. When the dragon dances, it is driven by the dragon ball, which causes the faucet to swing from side to side. As soon as Jinlong entered the gate, he nodded to the left three times, then to the right three times, finally to the middle three times, and then began to make various formations. At every art exhibition, there are more than 70 young men from Haotou dancing dragons at the same time. Their highlight "Double Dragon Claw Beads" always surprises the audience one after another. This is an important symbol of Haotou folk art team-Haotou Golden Dragon.
Hao tou Piao se
In Zhongshan Torch High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Haotou Piaose, as one of the representatives of its folk art, first appeared in the Song Dynasty and coexisted with other folk arts. Due to the migration of a large number of clans in Nanhai, Panyu, Shunde, Xinhui and other places during the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the population of Haotou increased continuously, and its folk art also influenced each other and formed its own characteristics. Gone with the Wind used to be called True Son and Out of the Meeting. According to the existing local historical data, the float parade in Haotou was the most prosperous in the late Qing Dynasty. In the past, colorful parades mostly appeared in spring and autumn when offering sacrifices to shrines, and in social fire activities held on the birthday of major gods. During Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty (1875 to 1908), a grand float parade was held every three years. Haotou bleaching is mainly composed of color cabinet (or color wheel, color box), color core, color foot, color stem and color bar. Traditional floating color cabinets are often people's backs. It is famous at home and abroad for its bright colors, delicate color center, stress on mechanics, fine color stems, generous modeling, wonderful devices, implicit content, elegant modeling and exquisite elegance.
Colored guns of Long Mu Temple in Jiangweitou Village
Setting off colorful firecrackers on the eighth day of the fifth lunar month is a folk cultural tradition in Jiangweitou Village. Hundreds of years ago, because the villagers' farmland rice was attacked by locusts and floods. A villager did business and his business failed. He came to worship at the Dragon Mother Temple in Jiangweitou Village. After returning to China, his business really improved, and he also knew that the dragon mother was miraculous. The villagers are happy to help the fund in return for God's kindness. In order to commemorate the birthday of the Dragon Mother on the eighth day of May, the old people in the village organized the good men and women in the village to buy gifts (such as gold rings, furniture, cloth, etc.) to thank God and set off colorful firecrackers. All the villagers who are lucky enough to get guns will have a good year and all their wishes will come true. For hundreds of years, the traditional festival of setting off fireworks on the eighth dragon mother's birthday at the beginning of May in Jiangweitou Village has been passed down to this day.
Haotou Long Mu
Long Mu has a unique style. The dragon is divided into three parts, male and female. It is the largest of all Long Mu. Long Mu's body is golden and his fins are green. Colored balls must be hung in front of the nose, and cinnabar under the lips must be one foot long. According to the custom, Haotou Long Mu Dance is held on the afternoon of the seventh day of April every year around 1 1. Before that, we must wash away the dirt and polish Long Mu, so as to bring a bumper harvest to the village. The Dragon Dance was held on the Ping Zi in front of the Arctic Temple. The evening of the seventh day of April every year is undoubtedly the busiest time in Haotou Village. All the villagers in Haotou Village will gather on the Ping Zi in front of the Arctic Temple, expecting the appearance of Long Mu and surrounding Ping Zi. Villagers who come late can only listen to the sound of gongs and drums outside the wall. Long Mu, Hao Tou, once appeared as a highlight in charity activities in 2002, and also competed for folk art awards such as "Mountain Flower Award", which can be described as infinite scenery.
Development zone folk troupe
The Folk Art Troupe in the Development Zone is composed of prestige gongs and drums team, folk martial arts team, Eight Dragons and Lions team, Jinlong team, Long Mu team, Taiji Kung Fu team, Dongxiang folk song team, Quyi team, instrumental band, children's gymnastics team and fitness dance team, with a strong lineup of nearly 700 people. The team of folk art troupe usually trains very hard and their artistic attainments are constantly improving. Often invited to participate in various large and small activities in Zhongshan City, Development Zone and other areas, it is appreciated by all walks of life. For example, folk martial arts teams and dragon and lion teams participate in competitions and performances at home and abroad; Tai Chi Kung Fu Team participated in ten thousand people's activities in the city; The prestige gongs and drums team participated in the welcome performance at the opening ceremony of the exhibition.