Jieyang folk customs record the development of the human history of Jieyang area, are an important part of Jieyang culture, and are also the cultural imprint of the simplicity, diligence and wisdom of Jieyang people in previous generations, and also connect the hometown friendship of Jieyang wanderers at home and abroad.
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As far back as the Tang and Song dynasties, Chaoshan gradually established a Chaoshan culture with strong local characteristics as the main body, which is in line with the Central Plains culture and has its own unique characteristics.
The emergence of Yingge can be traced back to the middle of the Ming Dynasty, when folk songs and dances were already very active, and folk often used to worship gods, swim gods, temple fairs or entertain themselves. Zhou Shuoxun, the prefect of Chaozhou in the Qianlong Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, wrote in volume 12 "Customs" of the Chaozhou Fuzhi: "Dozens of generations of farmers in the spring, planting seedlings in the fields, ordering people to beat the drums, each drum is a tour, the group song is competing, and the days are endless, and the name is called the rice song." To this day, the Freehand action of "Butian" (that is, planting seedlings) is still retained in the Yingge dance, and the flag of the Yingge team is still marked as "Yangge Team". The sound of "Yang" and "Ying" is close, and the folk circulation is gradually changed to "English Song". This is the earliest written record of the origin of the name of the Song of Songs (English Songs) that can be found in the zhishu to date.
English song and dance is a wonderful flower of national folk art and a treasure of excellent traditional culture. Excavating and inheriting the traditional art of English song and dance is of great value and practical significance for inheriting Chinese civilization, carrying forward the excellent national culture, invigorating the national spirit, enhancing national cohesion, building a harmonious society, and carrying out domestic and international cultural and artistic exchanges.
In 2006, Puning Yingge was rated as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage; in 2008, it was performed in Beijing Tiananmen Square as one of the representative teams of the "Guangdong Literature and Art Olympic Team"; in 2012, Puning was rated as the "Hometown of Chinese Folk Culture and Art" by the Ministry of Culture for the second time, becoming one of the 27 honorary units in Guangdong Province.
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Some text sources | Jieyang Intangible Cultural Heritage Series
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Photography | Lin Xiaoming
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