1. Introduction "Dry boat" originally means a boat on land. Because of its fancy appearance, it is often called "flower boat". Running on the dry boat (or playing with flower boat) is a traditional folk dance widely popular in Suqian, Jiangsu Province. Daxing dry boat is the most representative, with a history of more than 400 years. It originated from a form of worship and rain-seeking by local people during the drought years, and also contains the nostalgia of the local people for the fishermen's life in the past. Daxing dry boat is divided into single boat, double boat and multi-boat performances, with dance as the main and rap as the supplement, vividly shaping the action scenes when sailing. It is loved by the local people because of its humorous lyrics, funny performances and lively scenes. 2. Historical Origin Daxing dry boat has existed and developed for a long time with the temple fairs, township meetings and folk festivals in Suqian. It has become the main folk art form for people to entertain themselves. It has a long history and is widely spread. According to historical records, before the Ming Dynasty, in the Daxing area about 20 kilometers east of Suqian City, there were Bailu Lake in the north and Cangji Lake in the south, with dense water networks, and boating and fishing were the main life of local people. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, Cangji Lake gradually became a farmland due to the flooding of the Yellow River. In the 26th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign (1687), Jin Fu, the chief river governor, dredged the Lutang River (west of Daxing Town), and Bailu Lake dried up and became land. The change in the regional environment completely changed the production and living style of the local people. People often imitated the interesting scenes of boating on the two lakes in those days, and playing land boats has gradually become their entertainment after work. Since the first year of Emperor Guangxu's reign (1875), Suqian has suffered from severe drought for three consecutive years, and the local people have used land boat racing as a form of worship and rain. In the long-term development of Daxing Land Boat, it has continuously integrated life actions such as "shallow boat", "pry boat" and "top boat", enriching the performance content. Every year during festivals, the descendants of fishermen in the village will form a land boat team to pay New Year's greetings to the wealthy families. During the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty (1796-1820), Chen Er (name unknown), a land boat artist from Daxing, went to the city to do business. In his spare time, he organized the "Guankou Association" which mainly performed land boat performances. Subsequently, various associations were established in the city. During the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, and the City God Temple Fair, all associations were mobilized, and the land boat teams entered the city and performed in surrounding areas. There is a saying that "Zhuowei (adjacent to Daxing) land boats pull big tents". In the 14th year of the Republic of China (1925), the land boat performances of various associations in the city became more and more mature. On the basis of the original "Chuzi", the "Simen Pavilion" was added. Every year from the second day of the first lunar month to the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, the land boat teams of Daxing would go to the city to perform and compete with the teams in the county and the suburbs. The scene was spectacular, and people from dozens of miles away in the city came to watch with their elderly and children. After the founding of New China, the dance movements and singing styles of the land boat were excavated and sorted out by grassroots cultural workers, and roles such as "boat gang", "plow crutch", and "ugly woman" were added to the performances. Nowadays, the performance of Daxing Land Boat has made great innovations in content and form. It mainly promotes the main theme and advocates new trends. The performance form has developed from the traditional one-boat performance to the multi-boat performance. The characters are lively, the movements are exaggerated, the movements are passionate and humorous, and they are very popular among the masses. 3. Performance characteristics The division of roles in the performance of Daxing Land Boat is simple. Generally, each boat is composed of 4 people. A young and beautiful girl or daughter-in-law is the "boat core". There are 2 people on the left side of the boat, who are dressed as the old man and the pole crutches, and 1 person on the right side is dressed as an ugly woman, with a basket in one hand and a cattail leaf fan in the other. Later, several "boat gangs" were added to the performance to set off the atmosphere of the performance. The roles of "pole crutches" and "old man" also became one person, and the "ugly woman" was played by a male in reverse, and the costumes were often funny. The performance steps are flexible and changeable, and the movements of each link of the boat are often exaggerated. In the performance, the "Gaoguaizi" is the leader, and there are agreements on the changes of various moves and patterns. The basic dance steps are "cross step", "fragmented step", "pad step", "bow and arrow step", "toe step", "short step", "moving step", etc. After the "boat core" enters the boat, he uses a strap to carry the boat body and tie it tightly, and holds the boat frame with both hands with a little force, so that the boat body can move forward, backward or rotate. The performance content and lines are mostly love stories between parents-in-law, daughters-in-law and young men and women in some families. In the past, each club in Suqian City had its own characteristics in playing land boat "out of the son", mainly including the following five "fanzi", and the performance time is about 20 minutes. 1. "Opening the boat" is also known as "starting the boat". The boat is opened to the sound of gongs and drums, with the club flag in front and gongs and drums following. The "Gaoguaizi" and "old man" are on the left side of the boat, and the "ugly woman" is on the right side of the boat, and they walk to the square. The "Gaoguaizi" holds a five-foot bamboo pole and does the boat-rowing action to make a circle, which is also called "side support" and "beating the field". The "boat core" steps in small steps to make a circle, and the two people cooperate well. 2. "Rocking the boat". The "pole crook" holds a bamboo pole to push the boat and change it into a rowing shape. As the land boat play ends, the two people "cross-step" to row the boat, the gongs and drums stop, and the "old man" and "ugly woman" come on stage to insert jokes and make people laugh. Afterwards, the "boat core" sings or sings duets with many people, and the tune is Huaihong tune. The singing tunes include: [Four Seasons Spring Tour], [Yu Meijia Ren], [Xiao Wu Geng], [Eight Sections of Brocade], [Kou Bai Zi], etc. The accompaniment instruments are mainly four-stringed fiddles and two-stringed fiddles, and there are special people who knock on small porcelain plates and beat boards to grasp the rhythm of the singing. 3. "Shallow boat". After the "old man" and "ugly woman" finish their singing, they order the boat to go faster, and everyone follows the land boat to make a circle. The "pole crook" and "boat core" squat down in turn, also known as "big and small waves". At this time, the "Gao Guaizi" uses a hand gesture or a bamboo pole to hint to the gong and drum player, and the gong and drum sound suddenly stops, and the boat runs aground. The "old man", "ugly woman" and "Gao Guaizi" blame each other and act helpless. After a while, everyone jumps off the boat and pries and pushes the boat together to make it enter the channel. 4. "Four-door fight". After a circle, the "old man" and "ugly woman" temporarily leave the stage, and the "Gao Guaizi" and "Shuanxinzi" run in a "cross" formation. The two face each other and "fight" in the "ten positions" formation in the southeast, northwest and northeast directions, also known as "攮浪" and "戆浪". After that, the "Gao Guaizi" "carp stand" and then "kite turn over". At this time, the land boat "swirls" in place, also known as "tiger wags". Finally, the "Gao Guaizi" continuously circles in place, and the land boat makes an inclined circular motion around the "Gao Guaizi". When the "paddler" uses the pole to "pick up the water", the land boat rotates several times in place. 5. "Three bows". The "old man" and "ugly woman" come on stage to make a circle, and the gongs and drums stop. The two say "Congratulations on making a fortune" and "New Year's good luck" and other "holidays". After saying that, the gongs and drums sound, and the land boat moves forward quickly, and the bow touches the ground to bow. After "three bows", the scene is circled, and the group of people leave in turn. 4. Props and accompaniment The props for running the land boat are mainly land boats, which are boat frames made of straw, thin bamboo poles, bamboo strips, hemp ropes and other materials. The top of the boat pavilion is mostly square (there are also oval shapes), decorated with brightly colored silk flowers or paper flowers, and the boat body is surrounded by silk cloth. The boat is 2-3 meters long, about 1.5 meters wide, and about 1.8 meters high. In addition, a thin bamboo pole of about 2 meters is used as a boat pole. Some characters wear headscarves, top hats, fans or baskets according to their needs. Accompaniment instruments: big drum, big gong, big shackle, small shackle, small gong, small bell, bang drum. The gong and drum beats include: [Jijifeng], [Manchanggong], [Visiting West Lake], [Taipingchun], [Drunk Eight Immortals], [Qingguo Lake], [Double Wealth], etc. 5. Costumes of Actors "Ship Core" wears water red clothes and pants, wears a wig, and has a bun with a flower on his head. "Gaoguaizi" wears a blue cloth gown, a red cloth belt around his waist, a top hat on his head, and holds a five-foot thin bamboo. "Old Man" wears a broken top hat on his head, wears a dark gray gown, holds a broken oil-paper umbrella in his right hand, and a long-handled pipe in his left hand. "Ugly Woman" wears a black velvet hat, a blue left-fronted jacket on her upper body, black wide-waisted pants on her lower body, and trouser legs tied. She holds a flowered cattail fan in her right hand: and a bamboo woven small flower basket in her left hand. 6. Inheritors Daxing Land Boat is a typical representative of Suqian Land Boat, which is widely present and spread in Suqian area. Since the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, it has experienced eight generations of inheritance, and has been continuously enriched in the development, and many representative inheritors have emerged. They include Chen Er (the leader of the "Guankou Association" during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty); Wu Jingzhai during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty; Chen Shixian during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty; Qian Xiang, Chai Changqing (captain of the Daxing Land Boat team), Chen Jiatang (captain of the Chengjiao Land Boat team) during the Republic of China, and Li Zhankui, Fu Jinpei (captain of the Daxing Land Boat team), Chen Youxiang, Liu Hanjie, Yu Qingtang, Bao Shuguang, Luo Xuwen, Yu Hongnan, etc. after liberation. Luo Xuwen, male, 65 years old, from the second group of Daxing Residents Committee, Daxing Town, Suyu District, is a farmer. After graduating from high school, he engaged in the art of folk culture editing and directing. He has written and performed sketches such as "Checking the Line", "Meeting the Father-in-law", "Marrying the Father-in-law", and "Reshooting Wedding Photos" to participate in provincial and municipal art performances, and has won many awards. Through his careful excavation, arrangement and directing, the content and form of the Daxing Land Boat Performance have been newly inherited and developed, and it won the first prize in the city and district folk art performances. He was named a cultural star of Jiangsu Province by the Provincial Department of Culture, and was commended by the city and district governments for many times and awarded the title of advanced cultural worker of the city and district.