One day in early spring, I came to Leping, which is located in the northeast of Jiangxi Province. I heard and witnessed the rural drama, the strong "rural style" and the strong local cultural ecology, which gave me unexpected gains.
Lao Yu of the museum is a fan of Le Pingtong and Gan Opera. He told me that a county-level city with less than 2,000 square kilometers and its vast countryside still preserved 465,438+02 stages for more than 400 years since the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. This number is amazing. There were more theaters in the Ming and Qing Dynasties (76), the Republic of China (59), after the founding of New China (106) and after the reform and opening up (168). Walking into Leping Village, each village has one or two stages. Lu Heng is the largest natural village, with seven villages. Leping stage not only has complete types and styles, including ancestral hall stage (indoor), Wannian stage (outdoor), temple stage and family stage, but also has a temporary "grass stage". After more than 400 years of historical rise and fall, it is endless. More than 400 ancient stages, which are simple, dignified, magnificent, colorful and with different styles, tell long-standing historical and cultural stories, interpret colorful folk stories and highlight unique and rare regional customs, making Leping a well-deserved "hometown of ancient stages in China" and "Museum of ancient stages in China".
More than 400 stages that have been passed down for 400 years have nurtured generations of rural opera fans. Lao Yu said that Leping people love to play and watch plays, and there are plays every month all year round. There are tricks in the first month, the Empress Show in February and March, the Dragon Boat Show in April and May, the Bodhisattva Show in June and July, and other broken platforms, corner shows, wedding ceremonies, clan rewards and so on. Just count how many years of history and see how many stages there are, it is not difficult to figure out how many audiences there are, and it is not difficult to weigh the "drama addiction" rooted in the bones of opera fans. The reorganized troupe performed 465 performances in the countryside last year, excluding other performances and invited performances in the city. Average daily 1.5 games, with an average of 300 people per game. Last year, more than 6.5438+0.3 million people watched the program of Guangleping Jiangxi Troupe. The impact is enormous. Among the people, there are many couples who act and watch plays by word of mouth, such as "everything can be put down, how can a good play be left behind", "when can I be happy if I don't walk around here" and so on. It is enough to imagine the wide audience, to feel the villagers' love and obsession with opera, and to show how powerful and energetic this endless cultural gene is.
Leping people love drama, which can be said to be rooted in bone marrow and blood, and have the saying of "drama addiction". Locals can find many reasons to play all year round, except for the busy summer harvest in June and July, the most lively is in the first month of each year. The troupe is still too busy. The couplet on the stage of Zhang Cun in Taqian Tower reads "After watching the martial arts drama, the west village plays the east village", which is a true portrayal of the troupe and the people's addiction to civil and military drama. Whenever this time, it is often just after the performance in the East Village, the West Village will make an appointment, and the theater and cast will be very busy.
Leping people not only like watching plays, but also like singing operas. Farmers work in the fields, and village women wash clothes, and they all hum for a while. Even if you are carrying lime in the field, you should imitate the tune of "Beating the Golden Branches" and sing two sentences: "Last night, I dreamed that farmers picked lime, one picked lime in the field, and put down the dustpan to sprinkle lime. Hey! "This is a folk custom formed in Leping countryside for hundreds of years, and it is also the local people's eternal obsession with drama. There is a saying in the countryside of Leping: "If you don't go to the theatre for three days, you will get flatulence. I haven't been to the theatre for ten days, and I have no strength to work. If you don't go to the theatre for a month, you will be angry with everyone. " It can be seen that the villagers' "drama addiction" is multiple.
Stage and drama are the villagers' favorite activities. The stage and the stage are the most lively places for the villagers, and the stage is the most interesting scene for the villagers. Learn more about the story of villagers' love of drama, and you can taste more than 400 1200 couplets on the stage, as well as a lot of vivid scenes of villagers watching and enjoying the drama. I have a collection of couplets on the ancient stage of Leping, which is full of local flavor and interesting: some describe the state of villagers watching the play, "If you look hard, you will forget yourself, but if you listen hard, you will be fascinated", "Tears in front of the stage are not mine, but silence will fascinate you", "If you are strong, you will forget things, and if you look hard, you will be as interesting as true"; Some exhorted the audience, such as "Take care after watching everyone and come back tomorrow", "Advise my brother not to go back and come out at once after watching Xiao Dan", "Drama can entertain the elderly, Taiwan can wake up the world and benefit children and grandchildren" and "After watching martial arts dramas, the ancients don't act today" ...
Oh, it's no wonder that the 400-year-old rural customs have been constantly emerging. No wonder these more than 400 stages are full of songs and gongs and drums.
1. According to the introduction of the article, please briefly summarize what Leping people like to play.
2. What is the function of the line-drawing sentence in the text (line-drawing sentence: more than 400 stages have been inherited for 400 years, and generations of rural opera fans have been trained)?
3. What do you mean by "drama fans" mentioned repeatedly in the article?
Please briefly analyze the meaning and function of the last paragraph of the article.