Mizhi people like to make yangko and are good at dancing yangko. During festivals, weddings, funerals, major events, major festivals and Lantern Festival, large-scale temple fairs will beat gongs and drums, play suona, dance colored silk, hold umbrellas, dance yangko and sing happy songs. It can be said that Yangko makes the villages and towns and gullies in the Loess Plateau red. Men, women and children are scrambling to watch, hoping to live a rich, happy and healthy life and be strong. This is northern Shaanxi, and this is the world of northern Shaanxi people. "Mizhi Yangko", a folk art that grows on the yellow soil and among the whole people, is becoming more and more colorful and accepted by people. In 20 10, "Mizhi Yangko" was designated as a municipal intangible cultural heritage protection project, which further attracted the attention of leaders and the public. In order to further understand the origin and development of Mizhi Yangko, master the resource status of Mizhi Yangko, and provide basis for the inheritance, development and innovation of Mizhi Yangko.
Content resources of Mizhi Yangko: the meaning, characteristics, laws and related knowledge of Qichang Yangko, Qiaomiao Yangko, Yanmen Yangko, Ruins Yangko, Umbrella Yangko, Caimen Yangko, Jiuqu Yangko and Xiaochang Yangko. A preliminary understanding of the human resources of Yangko lays a preliminary foundation for further research and inheritance of Mizhi Yangko. Mizhi people's participation and public love are very high.
Mizhi yangko has developed from a simple temple fair yangko in the early days to the Lantern Festival yangko every year, and then to major events and festivals as a publicity yangko activity. In recent years, yangko has also been played at weddings. Today, in Xiu De, in addition to the above situation, it is more important that people have taken yangko dancing as a physical activity. Do yangko and dance yangko every day. People in the city twist, so do people in the village. Young people twist, teenagers twist, and wives and old men twist even more. Every day there are activities, happy events and nothing. And the enthusiasm is getting higher and higher, and more and more people are involved. Due to the high penetration rate, it is related to thousands of households. Activities are common, and they are twisted all year round. People are influenced by this folk art in this big environment and atmosphere, so more and more people can dance yangko, and more and more people can dance yangko well. Mizhi people's popularity, enthusiasm and participation are getting higher and higher, which has laid a good foundation for the inheritance and development of Mizhi Yangko. Accordingly, while continuing to popularize innovation, we should do the following work well.
1, strengthen the traditional yangko features of "stepping on the board, twisting the waist, having legs, mastering skills and feeling on the face". Through the teaching of old artists, individual guidance and mentoring, the traditional style and characteristics are gradually restored in the dance steps, body language skills, facial expressions and slot skills of yangko. Get rid of the restrictions of modern dance gymnastics and other rules, and gradually restore the traditional style of freedom, gregarious and rough civilization.
2. The umbrella yangko is in frequent crisis. At present, the umbrella head of the Yangko team is not familiar with the map of the singing field, and only a few simple fields such as "Double Garlic Braids" and "Twelve Lotus Lights" can be cited. Most traditional folk maps are almost lost. We collected more than 50 traditional maps and published 40 traditional maps on the Yangko website, calling on Yangko lovers, especially umbrella heads, to gradually restore these maps. On the other hand, we call on umbrella heads to study more, try not to sing pre-edited lyrics, and try to improvise songs according to the characteristics of people in the venue, environment and atmosphere at that time, sing their characteristics, sing their true colors and sing people's voices. So that the unique artistic essence of "Umbrella Head Yangko" can survive and pass on.
3. The inherent characteristics and essential connotation of Yangko need to be excavated and publicized. In ancient times, people performed different yangko on different occasions and different types. All kinds of yangko have different rules and meanings. The rules are very strict and have far-reaching implications. For example, "Caimen Yangko" is a kind of Yangko in the scene where villages visit each other to worship. Both sides must strictly follow the principle of learning from each other, strengthening communication and enhancing friendship, which is also a form of blind date marriage. In order to show respect for guests and attach importance to visitors, the host set up colored doors to welcome and increase the atmosphere. The duet between the umbrella heads of the two sides in front of the colorful gate is the highlight, through which they worship each other, transmit information, exchange views and express their feelings. It has unique local characteristics, strong local flavor of Athens and artistic charm. For another example, every array in the field map yangko has its auspicious meaning, which means communicating with heaven, earth, man and god, driving away evil spirits and strengthening the body, eliminating disasters and diseases, and expressing people's hope for the future. Jiuqu Yangko has far-reaching implications. Every year in our county, we hold the activity of turning to Jiuqu, and people turn to Jiuqu maze. However, few people know the layout and internal meaning of Jiuqu, not to mention the meaning of sticking five squares, setting up nine planets, setting up an altar, encircling the wind gods, installing two gates, inserting high columns and 36 1 pole. It can be seen that yangko is not only prosperous, but also has many essential meanings, which need us to explore and learn.
4. Strengthen the protection and development of "talent" resources.
The inheritance and development of yangko is, in the final analysis, the protection and development of yangko artists. Mizhi people have high enthusiasm and deep feelings for yangko. Although a large number of outstanding folk yangko artists have passed away, some of their skills have been passed down to a certain extent, such as Mizhi Temple yangko in Guoxingzhuang. According to Li Haiyou, many young people follow the old artists and twist well. For example, in Yangjiagou, some middle-aged people also play well. Many yangko in the city are dance art learned in the new period, which has a good foundation. They urgently need the guidance of old artists and the infiltration of traditional skills. However, in rural areas, people who know these traditional skills are mostly too busy with farming and going out to work. Therefore, we should seize the favorable opportunity of winter slack season or Spring Festival, give full play to the specialties of old artists, and at the same time increase the protection and care for artists to stimulate their enthusiasm and enthusiasm. But we are confident to overcome all difficulties. We believe that we can't do our best, but we can do better.
20 14, 10 10. On October 30th, Mizhi County was rated as "Millennium Ancient County" at the 18th expert evaluation meeting of China Geographical Names Cultural Heritage Protection Committee. The profound historical culture and rich local culture of Mizhi Yangko played an important role in Mizhi's selection as a "Millennium Ancient County".