Quchangchengbeige
Qu Changcheng's back pavilion is a unique performance form of Yangyuan folk dance. The "pavilion" is made of iron rods and wooden boards. Children aged seven to eleven stand on the horizontal board, with an arc-shaped iron sheet on their chests, which just matches the curvature of the child's chest. The adults use cloth belts to tie the child's upper body and legs to the frame, and then put on makeup and performance costumes. The head of the person below just covers the exposed iron rod at the back, so from the front, the child seems to be in the air. There are single and double back pavilions. Double back pavilions are one adult carrying two children. During the performance, the children have to perform with the adults, and the adults perform dance moves to the rhythm of the music. The instruments and tunes of the band are basically the same as those of the stilt-walking band. During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, immigrants from Shanxi brought this performance form. Qu Changcheng's back pavilion was first performed by the "Fengxiantang" class. At that time, there were twelve single and one double back pavilions, and later it developed to twenty-four single and two double. There are also rules for the formation of the queue. The twelve frames represent the twelve months of a year. If there is a leap month, the double frame will be ranked in the first place in the leap month. If there is no leap month, the double frame will be ranked at the front during the performance. In the 1980s, the county cultural center sent guidance cadres to innovate on the basis of the traditional back pavilion, and deliberately created a new back pavilion "Chang'e Flying to the Moon". It participated in the Zhangjiakou Folk Art Festival and won the Outstanding Performance Award. The Quchangcheng back pavilion, which was originally a dance for praying for blessings and entertaining gods, has been passed down and developed for hundreds of years. It has now become a unique performance form for festive entertainment. It is performed every Spring Festival and Lantern Festival and is deeply loved by the people. Information source: Hebei Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) Information source: Hebei Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)