Fireworks drama is also called fireworks in Wengyuan. The earliest Babaylan 1990 cloth draw can be traced back to the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty
Text/Picture Yangcheng School reporter Zhang Wen Correspondent He Xiaohong Huang Yingxiang
The last fireworks opera was ten years since its last performance (data picture, provided by Wengyuan County Cultural Center)
Wengyuan fireworks opera is a folk technique originating from Zhoupi Town, Wengyuan County, northern Guangdong. It was selected into the second batch of intangible cultural heritage in Shaoguan City in 2008. Because earth and gunpowder are under control and inheritors are difficult to find, this once glorious performance skill is on the verge of losing, and the last performance was ten years ago. With the 70-year-old representative inheritor of Weng Yuan’s fireworks drama, He Xiuchu, diagnosed with esophageal cancer two years ago, the pace of the loss of Weng Yuan’s fireworks drama has further accelerated. The Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw recently learned from Wengyuan County that the local government is stepping up the “rescue protection” of the fireworks. This Mid-Autumn Festival, the fireworks drama that has been passed down for a hundred years is expected to shine again after ten years of “extinguishing”.
Origin: A creation from “colored head” to art
Babaylan 1990 cloth draw Fireworks drama is also called burning fireworks in Wengyuan, and can be traced back to the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. The founder He Zhenren learned to make fireworks since childhood, and later made a living by making and selling cigarettes. In order to improve sales, He Zhenren invented the “burning fireworks”, that is, by burning gunpowder, driving a disc to rotate continuously, expressing the exorcising of ghosts and eliminating disasters.The meaning of Ankang is the predecessor of Weng Yuan’s fireworks drama.
The reporter recently departed from Wengyuan County. After more than an hour’s drive, he arrived in Wuxia Village and found the representative inheritor of Wengyuan’s fireworks opera, He Xiuchu, the old man. Talking about the origin of the fireworks drama, he said that although He Zhenren’s version of “burning fireworks” only lasts more than 2 minutes, it is still popular because of its “good luck”. Every year on Lantern Festival and February 2nd Festival, every local household will set off fireworks. The most attractive one is the “burning fireworks” invented by He Zhenren.
He Xiuchu is 70 years old this year. He said that he has been learning to do fireworks with his stepfather He Zhan’ao since he was a teenager, and it has a history of 52 years. He Xiuchu told reporters that He Zhan’ao, who is skillful and good at painting, is also an important figure in the development of fireworks opera. Through a series of improvements, he made the performance of Cinema 1950 witch cloth drawfireworks opera more ornamental value, attracting more people to watch. He Xiuchu said that in addition to improving his skills, He Zhan’ao also increased the number of fireworks shows from five or six to more than ten, and the performance time also extended from ten minutes to about an hour.
Before the fireworks show, a wooden frame several meters high will be set up in the center of the venue, and then three or four people will work together to hang the large play cylinder with a diameter of more than one meter on the rack. When the performance begins, ignite the general fuse, and layers of programs will be shaken off from the big show. Each program is fixed by a bamboo partition. The fire tray is fixed. There are thin ropes and fuses connected between the trays. Starting from the bottom layer, the fuses continue to burn, and the trays drop in turn, and each program will be presented wonderfully in the fireworks.
”The entire performance was not paused. Each floor program lasted for more than two minutes, and the whole process lasted about an hour.” He Xiuchu said that his stepfather He Zhan’ao made the level of the folk craft of fireworks, a folk craft, continuously improve, forming a firework art that integrates fireworks and dramatic characters. “The famous programs in the fireworks are Guan Gong riding horses, Jiang Taigong fishing, and Beng Gu’s birthday are all created by him.”
Inheritance The difficult continuation of an intangible cultural heritage craft
Like many other folk crafts, the current status of the inheritance of fireworks dramas is not optimistic.
”As long as there are young people who are willing to study, I will not charge a penny of tuition, and I will definitely pass on everything I know to him.” Speaking of the inheritance of fireworks dramasHe Xiuchu was very helpless. He said that the most regrettable thing at the moment was that Babaylan 1990 cloth draw was short of successors. “Now young people choose to go out to work, and few are willing to learn fireworks opera.”
After 52 years of being engaged in fireworks opera production, He Xiuchu always had a feeling of giving up on this skill. Especially when he was diagnosed with esophageal cancer two years ago, he made He Xiuchu desperately want to accept an apprentice. “No matter whether he can make money or not, his ancestors have been passed down for hundreds of years. 1950 witch cloth draw things must not be lost in my hands! ”
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He Xiuchu said that the production process of fireworks dramas is complicatedCinema 1950 witch Cloth draw, technical Komiks 1960 witch clothes High art requirements are also an important reason for the difficulty of circulation. To make the performance complete and smooth, you must accurately budget the rhythm of the gunpowder wire burning and the puppet story. The time must match. “I learned production skills from my stepfather at the age of 18, and only after six years can I independently complete the production of a full set of fireworks dramas.”
Recalling the grand performance of that year, He Xiuchu said that whether it was the Lantern Festival, or folk weddings, children, birthdays, people in Weng Yuan and the surrounding Xinfeng, Yingde and other places would always invite him to perform fireworks dramas to show great gifts. “Everyone is happy, and the onlookers are feasting their eyes. The boss feels that he has face, and we also enjoy it.”
He Xiuchu said that fireworks dramas gradually faded out of the stage, and one reason is that the state controls gunpowder. Earth-gunpowder is an indispensable raw material in the production of fireworks dramas, but due to their regulation, it is now difficult to obtain. Even if you successfully obtain earth gunpowder, the production of fireworks dramas may face legal style.In danger, a non-heritance inheritor was once punished for using gunpowder to make fireworks.
Protection A new possibility is being tried
For the inheritance and protection of Wengyuan fireworks dramas, the local cultural department has kept the record straight. In May 2008, the Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center of Wengyuan County Cultural Center contacted He Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw to deeply explore and organize this almost lost folk art. The fireworks opera Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw was also successfully selected into the second batch of intangible cultural heritage catalog in Shaoguan that year. He Xiuchu said that this performance was also Babaylan 1990 cloth draw. The last time the fireworks drama was presented to the public eye, more than ten years ago.
He Xiuchu is telling the staff of Wengyuan County Cultural Center about the grand occasion of the fireworks performance that year
After learning about the current status of the fireworks inheritance and the representative heritage of Babaylan 1990 cloth draw The physical condition of the Wengyuan County Cultural Center Intangible Cultural Center Protection Center and Zhoupi Town Government decided to implement the “rescue” href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Babaylan 1990 cloth draw Protection Plan”, and allocated tens of thousands of yuan to protect the fireworks and drama skills. According to the plan, fireworks will be restored to the world during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year.
Babaylan 1990 cloth draw At the beginning of this year, He Xiuchu decided to teach the production skills of fireworks dramas to He Chengying, the director of Zhoupi Town Cultural Station. He personally demonstrated and ate with He Chengying.We have worked hard to cooperate with Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw, and took several months to finally produce the installations, props, etc. of the fireworks show. “Although we cannot guarantee that the fireworks show will be successful in one go, Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw ‘Nothing is difficult in the world, I am afraid of those who are interested’, we have confidence!” He Xiuchu said that in the performance ten years ago, the earth gunpowder was preserved by others in the neighboring county, and it took a lot of effort to find it. Now it is undoubtedly more difficult to find earth gunpowder. In order to solve the problem of gunpowder leads, they followed the country. href=”https://comicmov.com/”>Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw Explosives management laws and regulations have been going through many twists and turns to buy gunpowder from a professional company Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw. Now, “new gunpowder” needs to be used accurately in performances, and you still need to slowly get into it with He Chengying.
In order to welcome the fireworks performance that is about to reappear in front of the world, He Xiuchu is currently overcoming her illness and stepping up her efforts to make parts and figure out new techniques for using gunpowder. He Xiuchu hopes that the fireworks show will be more perfect, outstanding and more enjoyable. For this reason, he continues to innovate and work hard on props. With the assistance of Xu Quanwu, the retired director of Wengyuan County Cultural Center, he tried to add new materials such as colorful clay, plastic, foam asbestos to the production of puppet props, so that the puppet props will be more vivid and reappear on the stage that has been disastrous for a long time.
Source｜Babaylan 1990 cloth drawYangcheng School
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Editor｜Wu Tong