What is the intangible cultural heritage of Leshan, Sichuan?

The representatives of Leshan in Sichuan are Yi embroidery in Xiaoliangshan, Yangko in Zhixiang and Kirin lantern in Luocheng.

1, Xiaoliangshan Yi embroidery

The history of Yi embroidery in Xiaoliangshan can be traced back to the Three Kingdoms period and prevailed in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Under the skillful hands of Yi girls, Yi embroidery gradually formed its own unique style, which has been passed down to this day. On the basis of black, yellow and red of traditional Yi embroidery, the Yi embroidery in Xiaoliangshan has added three colors of blue, green and white.

According to different patterns, the embroidered mothers reasonably match the contrasting colors such as red, yellow, green, blue and white. The collar, skirt, armhole and nape of black clothes are dotted with intervals, so that simple and steady black and cyan can be matched with these colors, creating an ever-changing effect, forming a strong visual impact and an embroidery style with more regional characteristics.

2. Zhixiang Yangko

Jiajiang is a famous "hometown of Shu paper" in China. In the history of papertowns, there was paper, and when there was paper, there was dance. Paper country yangko is based on Jiajiang's long-standing hand-made paper-making skills, with Jiajiang folk literature and art such as bamboo and hemp trumpets and Tang lanterns as its content, which combines the characteristics of physical fitness and folk labor. It has beautiful melody, flexible and playful dance steps and unique regional cultural characteristics. It once entered CCTV and danced to South Korea.

3. Luocheng Kirin Lantern

Luocheng Qilin Lantern is a branch of Chinese folk dance art, which is popular in luocheng town, Qianwei County, Sichuan Province, and integrates dance, music, martial arts and fine arts. In 2006, it was announced by Sichuan Provincial People's Government as the first batch of intangible cultural heritage protection list in Sichuan Province. First, land appears, second, Kirin floats down in the clouds, accompanied by many colorful girls singing and dancing, third, the sky will be vast, and finally there will be a grand party.

On the Cultural Characteristics of Yi Embroidery;

The patterns of Yi embroidery (Liangshan Yi embroidery) mostly come from nature. Animal patterns include goat horns, sheep horns, buffalo horns and the eyes of all animals and black beasts; Plant patterns include various flowers, trees and seeds; Natural patterns include landscapes, thunder and lightning, and geometric patterns composed of various lines and surfaces.

The color of Yi embroidery (Liangshan Yi embroidery) is basically based on black cloth with high purity of red, green and purple, showing a strong contrast effect. Its embroidery works are large in area, high in density and exquisite in embroidery, which can be called the artistic treasure of national embroidery. Yi embroidery (Liangshan Yi embroidery) generally adopts techniques such as plain stitch, pin insertion, mixed stitch embroidery, pull embroidery, hanging embroidery and cross stitch. Rich colors, harmonious patterns and fullness are the main artistic features of Yi embroidery.