What social fires are there in Shuozhou?

The Shehuo in Shuozhou includes the dancing of Yangko and the booming of waist drum. Shuozhou Yangge is a comprehensive folk art form that integrates martial arts, dance and opera. It is popular in Shuozhou City and the surrounding Jining, Hohhot, Baotou and Hetao areas in southern Inner Mongolia.

It also exists in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, and cities and counties in Shaanxi Province close to Shanxi Province. Shuozhou Yangko, which was performed by Yangko dance teams in squares and streets in the early days, has a long history. In the Song Dynasty, martial arts elements were added, and in the late Qing Dynasty, story content was added. Now it is practiced among the people in two art forms: dance and opera. The Yangko that focuses on dancing is called "Kicking Drum Yangko", and the Yangko that focuses on acting is called "Big Yangko".

A brief introduction to other situations of Shehuo.

There are various forms of Shehuo performances, including the "Back Shehuo" performed by an adult carrying one to three children on his back; the "Mashehuo" performed by riding a horse, cow, or mule; and Stilt Shehuo", "Cheshehuo", "Mountainshehuo" etc. When playing Shehuo, it relies on actors' action performances, accompanied by flags, ceremonial guards, luos, drums, cymbals, harps, etc. The scale is huge and the scene is warm and spectacular.

The content of the Shehuo performance is also extremely rich and extensive. Since there is no talking or singing during the Shehuo performance, it is not limited by time, space and content. From the ancient myths and legends of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to historical stories, anecdotes and unofficial history, Legendary heroes, etc., everything is included and everything is played.