Chengkou Customs

Folk customs of Chengkou County

Chengkou County has a long history. The Juhe Gorge at the junction of Hubei, Chongqing and other provinces (cities) inherits the cultural traditions of Bashu, Sanqin culture, and is a metropolis. Under the influence of culture, he gradually formed his own style. The colorful folk culture and customs of the city, the rich local flavor, and the distinctive local characteristics are widely spread in the private sector and have become an indispensable part of people's entertainment and mass cultural activities in the port city. . The use of folk songs, folk stories, hubs, money stick dances, lion dances, colorful boat dances, percussion, and filial songs has spread.

The melody with distinctive folk custom characteristics in the port city melodiously changes into a high pitch, which is easy to listen to and beautiful to listen to. Including labor songs, ritual songs, life songs, love songs, especially "glazing songs" and "tea picking songs".

Port city folktales are types of folktales, folk proverbs, fairy tales, joke stories, and revolutionary stories of the Red Army. Most of the places have stories, consistent with real people, real things, and real problems, which are processed into myths and gradually evolved to form a unique folk culture. It fully embodies the working people's love for life, the good and the evil, the Red Army's arduous revolution and the hardships of the urban population living among the people.

The population of the hub city was mainly affected by the "Cultural Revolution" in southern Shaanxi, with slightly different dances, melodies, and different dress. The widely circulated "Cultural Revolution" before the reform was interrupted and gradually Open and active.

The Colorful Boat Dance is also called car lanterns and is mainly used for weddings and important festivals, as well as birthday and New Year celebrations. Usually 4-7, battery car, two (or four) tip workers, primer, primer tip worker's guiding role, supporting role, percussion and a cappella, mainly composed of the core of the car and the rest of the primer vocals ( chorus. The colorful boat dance has the flavor of rowing. The lyrics are usually four choruses of four to eight verses each. The melody is handsome, seasonal, beautiful and moving. .

5. Money stick dance is a unique folk culture of the city's population, which includes 12-24 ancient coins mounted on bamboo sticks more than 2 feet long. The performance is combined with rhythm from scratch. , shoulders, arms, hands, waist, chest, legs, feet and other joints and ground drums are played, jumping up and down, using graceful dances to achieve death, usually more than 8 people, about 24 people, the entire music is cultivated, formed, and become the best. The melody and lyrics, the lyrics are based on people's needs, they are sung, casually sung, full of charm, we are fast and refreshing.

The Colorful Boat Dance is also called car headlights and is mainly used for weddings and important festivals, as well as birthday and New Year celebrations. Usually 4-7, battery car, two (or four) tip workers, primer, primer tip worker's guiding role, supporting role, percussion and a cappella, mainly composed of the core of the car and the rest of the primer vocals ( chorus. The colorful boat dance has the flavor of rowing. The lyrics are generally four choruses between four to eight verses for a period of time. The tune has a handsome melody, seasonal rhymes, and is beautiful and moving.

On the 7th, the city's population of gongs and drums, drums, gongs, bowls, gongs and pockets play in unison, generally consisting of four, three, and more percussion primers, which can be roughly divided into marriage, funeral, and weeding. The percussive genre, bright melodies, rhythms and unique sounds are loud and feel very cozy.

8. Filial songs are used to funeral mourning people in port cities in a unique way. Filial songs are accompanied by a fixed style and are divided into welcome gongs and drums. The funeral is also active, with the funeral procession part. The tunes are wedding sad and cry, the lyrics are written by the artist and are sung for them and require the appropriate rhythm.