Tea Mountain Haozi

Hunan
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Yaoxiang Chashan Haozi - spread in 7 towns in Huangxikou area of Chenxi County. It is said that it is a song sung when digging tea mountains. When people are digging tea mountains, people on the top of the mountain beat gongs and drums, singing and beating for a while to encourage the diggers. On June 7, 2008, the "Chashan Haozi" applied by Chenxi County, Hunan Province was approved by the State Council to be included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. Heritage serial number: 588-89. Sometimes one person sings and everyone else joins. The Chashan Haozi song is magnificent, broad and loud, exciting and high-pitched, and has a very inspiring effect. The Chashan Haozi has a unique vocal method, a peculiar musical melody, and a high-pitched area that goes up an octave, which is particularly high and sharp. It can be called a wonder of Chinese folk vocal art. The Yao people not only cultivate rice fields, but also manage large oil tea forests. The tea mountain song is the labor song they sing when digging tea mountains in winter. The process is: the drummer first worships the land god, and the people digging the mountain line up at the foot of the mountain. Then the drummer beats the drum not far in front, and the rhythm of the song is accompanied by the drum sound. The hoe falls to the ground, and the speed of digging the mountain is the same. The faster the rhythm, the faster the speed of digging. In the 1950s, Comrade Shu Heiwa, an amateur singer from Dawan Village, Huangxikou Town, used his unique voice and unique singing style to sing the Yaoxiang Tea Mountain Song several times in Changsha, Beijing, and Zhongnanhai, and received high praise. The famous singer Mr. He Jiguang once worshipped Shu Heiwa as his teacher, which made his artistic career more glorious. After listening to Shu Heiwa's singing, many experts and people exclaimed: "There is a Shu Heiwa in Xiangxi, whose voice is better than double suona." It is said that the Chashan Haozi Song has been popular for more than 200 years. In 1956, when the whole county was exploring folk art, it was officially invited to participate in the mass cultural performance and received many awards from the region, province and country. The Chashan Haozi Song is a commonplace for the Yao people, and everyone can hum a few paragraphs. Whenever there is a program celebration or a large-scale art performance, the Chashan Haozi Song is indispensable. Its participation adds a national atmosphere to the performance. Its passionate voice resounds through the sky, and its beautiful melody inspires people to move forward.

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