Yanqing Land Boat
Yanqing's folk culture is colorful, and the ancient folk flower fair has become an important link in inheriting history. According to the "Longqing Chronicles" of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty, the flower fair activities in Yanqing area have a history of more than 400 years, and the records in history books in the Qing Dynasty are more detailed. The land boat is the most distinctive form of folk flower fair in this area. "Yanqing Land Boat" is rooted in local culture and the lives of the people. It not only has a long history, but also has been deeply loved by the people for a long time because of its unique props, rich performance routines, and festive and warm music accompaniment. The land boat is the most eye-catching, representative, and influential folk dance variety in Yanqing's history. Yanqing Land Boat integrates literature, painting, music, dance, architecture and other arts, and has high artistic and aesthetic value. It is mainly manifested in the following three aspects: the props are unique in shape. As a prop, the Yanqing Land Boat was already very exquisite in the Qing Dynasty. Not only are the materials exquisite, but the workmanship is also very fine. It is mainly divided into three parts: the top of the boat, the column, and the seat. The performance style of Yanqing Land Boat is cheerful and enthusiastic. There are many routines in Yanqing Land Boat performance. According to the old artists, their performance has four characteristics: one is fast, two is stable, three is drifting, and four is turning. Among them, stability is the most important, that is, seeking speed and drifting in stability, rotating in stability, and competing for stability in rotation. Musical accompaniment is half of the performance of the land boat, and the wind and percussion accompaniment of the land boat is very enthusiastic. The wind instruments of Yanqing Land Boat are suona and sheng; the percussion instruments mainly include big drums, big cymbals, big cymbals, small cymbals, etc., and suona and big drums are mainly used during performance. The big drum is the conductor of the band; the suona is the lead of the music. Yanqing Land Boat is deeply loved by the people, and it has been passed down for hundreds of years. It has been continuously updated, developed and improved in the inheritance, which is determined by its own artistic value. Its emergence and development are of great value to our research on folk customs, folk dances, folk music, folk paintings, folk crafts, as well as architecture and religion today. (No pictures available, please provide them.) (No pictures available, please provide them.)