Mighty War Drums

Shaanxi
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The mighty war drum originated in the Zhou and Qin dynasties, flourished in the Han and Tang dynasties, and is rooted in Guanzhong. It originated from wars. It is the original music of the Chinese nation, an integral part of traditional culture, and a relic of "singing and beating the rhythm". Its spiritual connotation is fierce and mighty, rough and heroic, representing the stubborn, hard, cold, brave, and brave character of the Qin people in Guanzhong. It has the attributes of harmonious beauty, rhythmic beauty, dance beauty, formal beauty, and musical beauty. It has the genes of the cultural exchange between the East and the West, and the integration of the Central Plains and ethnic minority cultures. It is a combination of sacrificial culture, court music and dance, and folk art. It has profound cultural spirit, music and art research value, and is a precious heritage and wealth of the intangible traditional culture of the Chinese nation. The mighty war drum is divided into nine parts: 1. "Sacrificing the flag and going to war"; 2. "Bai Qi sets up the formation"; 3. "Han Xin selects the troops"; 4. "Line up before the battle"; 5. "Dragon flying and phoenix dancing"; 6. "Old stork exploring the water"; 7. "Fighting and fighting"; 8. "Returning to the camp"; 9. "Victory and triumph". Meixian's mighty war drum has a brisk rhythm, is methodical, and is played closely. It is clearly divided into strong and weak. It is themed on war, with struggle as the rule, fighting as the rule, drums as the commander, and gongs and cymbals as the generals. It has a distinct main melody, flesh and blood, character, bones, tendons, and characteristics. Humanity and music coexist, and spiritual culture coexists. It is courageous and powerful, invigorating the spirit, expressing emotions, venting depression, regulating the mind, cultivating sentiments, and promoting personality. The War Drum Society was initiated by the fifth-generation descendant Li Gaichao in 1990. He bought clothes and made instruments, translated music scores, and taught the disciples. During the ancient calendar festivals, the people played drums for fun and entertained themselves. After entering the 21st century, the drum society promoted it to other places and added instruments. Later, with the attention and support of county and township leaders, the number of personnel continued to expand, and the number of students gradually increased. It has performed in Xi'an, Baoji, Taibai, Fufeng, Zhouzhi, Yangling and other places, and won the first place in the 2002 Baoji Folk Gong and Drum Competition. In 2006, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Finance, the Provincial Department of Culture, the Department of Finance, the Municipal Bureau of Culture, and the Finance Bureau interviewed and investigated the performance, which was praised and encouraged by the leaders. A special fund of 20,000 yuan was allocated to expand the protection. In 2007, Li Tangtang, Vice Governor of Shaanxi Province, Feng Yueju, Director of the Provincial Department of Culture and Deputy Mayor of the City, Yang Maosheng, Deputy Director of the Cultural Bureau, Wang Lin, Secretary of the County Party Committee, and Zhang Naiwei, County Mayor, came to the scene to watch the performance of the mighty war drum and investigate the rural culture. Vice Governor Li was very happy to encourage and guide the rural cultural life. The Deputy Mayor also encouraged Comrade Li Gaichao to continue to do it and win glory for the people of Baoji. In 2007, Qin Tianxing, Director of the Provincial Department of Culture, and Deputy Director Jiang Huili, Yang Maosheng, Deputy Director of the Municipal Bureau of Culture, and leaders in charge of cultural undertakings in various counties and cities watched the performance on site. In 2007, Baoji City's "Ancient Charm Welcomes the Spring Festival" evening party was guided by professional personnel from the city and county. The mighty war drum was brought to the stage and the screen, forming a large-scale and influential cultural industry. (No pictures available, please provide them.) (No pictures available, please provide them.)

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