What art is there in Henan?

Zhuxian Town Woodblock New Year Pictures, Kaifeng Pangu, Henan Opera, Luoyang Palace Lantern, Heluo Drum, etc.

Zhuxian Town Woodblock New Year Pictures 1

Zhuxian Town Woodblock New Year Pictures are one of the ancient traditional handicrafts in China. As the originator of China woodblock New Year pictures, they are mainly distributed in Kaifeng, Zhuxian Town and their surrounding areas. The woodcut New Year pictures in Zhuxian Town are full of composition, rough and concise lines, simple and exaggerated shapes and fresh and gorgeous colors.

On May 20th, 2006, Zhuxian Town Woodblock New Year Pictures were approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

2. Kaifeng Drum

Kaifeng Drum, also known as Drum, is a unique traditional drum performance art in Kaifeng City, Henan Province.

Kaifeng Pangu is made up of many people of different sizes. Some members of the drum team beat the big flat drum hanging in front of them, and some members beat the bronze wares such as the big cymbals and the horse gongs. Under the command of "Lingqi", they marched in the streets and squares of festivals while playing all kinds of complicated drums. Entrust the working people's yearning for a happy life and simple aesthetic taste.

3. Henan Opera

Yu Opera (English: Yu Opera) originated in the Central Plains (Henan), which is one of the five major operas in China and the largest local opera in China.

Henan Opera has been continuously inherited, reformed and innovated on the basis of Henan Bangzi. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Henan was called Henan Opera for short.

Henan Opera is famous for its sonorous singing, moderate intonation, clear articulation, mellow charm, liveliness, flesh and blood, and being good at expressing the inner feelings of characters. It is widely welcomed by people from all walks of life for its high artistry. Because its music accompaniment takes jujube bangzi as the beat, it was named Henan Bangzi in the early days.

4. Luoyang Palace Lantern

Luoyang Palace Lantern is a characteristic traditional handicraft and a common ornament of Lantern Festival. There are many varieties with strong local characteristics. Common ones are white hat square lamp, red yarn round lamp, six-color faucet lamp, lantern, butterfly lamp, Erlong pearl lamp and arhat lamp.

Among them, the red gauze lamp is the most famous. It is beautiful in appearance, suitable for books and paintings, freely supported and easy to preserve. It can be used for holiday decoration and embellishment; It can also be used for art propaganda and identification of new styles.

In 2008, it was selected into the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage expansion projects.

5. Heluo Drum

Heluo Drum, commonly known as storytelling, is one of the traditional local operas in Henan.

Heluo Drum is a kind of traditional music that tells stories, shapes characters, expresses thoughts and feelings and sings about social life by singing.

There are eleven kinds of vocals, and the most representative traditional songs are Gong Liu An, Er Pai, Dahongpao, Da Bayi and Xiao Bayi.

Heluo Drum originated in Yanshi, Henan Province, flourished in Gongyi, and was popular in Luoyang, Jin Meng and Dengfeng. On May 20th, 2006, Heluo Drum was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage, with the project number ⅴ- 12.

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