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The Song Dynasty was first-class in both literary and artistic life and life taste, so what were the amateur sports and leisure sports? Through relevant records, it was found that the sports projects of the Northern Song Dynasty were quite comprehensive, cutting-edge, and the attention of the whole people, which made the Northern Song Dynasty a sports power.
As we all know, the original Gao Li was born because the ball was played well, so he suddenly changed his fate, and there can obviously be a deep interpretation and understanding behind this phenomenon. The emphasis on sports and recreational activities from top to bottom is this fundamental, and it is precisely because of the overall fashion of sports and leisure activities that the northern Song dynasty people already have a very rich life.
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The performance of the pole at the Lantern Festival caused the crowd to shout.
From the Lantern Festival" 15 yen supper of the first month, ouchi before the winter solstice, Kaifeng Province hanging mountain shed, Tachibana facing Xuande Building, tourists have gathered in the Royal Street, two corridors under the magic of magic, song and dance, scales cut together, music noisy for more than ten miles, hitting the pill bow, stepping on the pole. ”
This is a scene description of the fifteenth sports project of the first month, in addition to the appearance of "since the early presentation of a hundred dramas, such as poles, jump ropes, sumo ... "The two poles in front of the hall are tens of meters high, the left side of the capital city, the right side of the Shuuchi Division, the collection of materials, the upper pole is artistic solution." Or the tip of the pole stands on a horizontal log, listed on it, pretending to be a ghost, spitting out fireworks, and very dangerous and frightening. And that's it. ”
Therefore, this high-difficulty skill of stepping on the rope performs bouncing and soaring higher difficulty projects to scare the audience into shouting. At that time, the pole project was also called "climbing pole", which was not only thrilling but also quite exciting, with fireworks and other unique skills, so that this initial "acrobatics" brought surprises to the performance of the Northern Song Dynasty. At that time, the two famous notes "Dream Hualu" and "Dream LiangLu" have relevant and detailed records, including the famous "Qingming River Map" can see some scenes.
For example, "artists or men or women, all red scarf color clothes", and then perform unique skills on the pole, so there are "people who have a hundred plays in the village, dragging children and women, and making white plays in the streets and alleys, seeking money and wine for the shops and houses." ”
A water swing makes the scenery on the river more colorful.
"Water swing", as the name suggests, means to swing on the water. But easier said than done. The event originally seems to have come from Zhao Kuangyin's training of non-commissioned officers in water warfare, "throwing silver urns between the waves, making people take it." Due to the increase in water activities, many related words have even emerged, such as "making waves", such as Su Shi's "Wu'er grows up in the mountains, and does not take advantage of profits without narcissism." "It's about this kind of water-related fun activity.
In the "Tokyo Dream Record", the thrilling record of the scene of the "water swing" is quite complete: "There are two painting boats, the upper swing, the hundred drama people on the stern of the boat on the pole, the left and right military academy Yu Hou supervising, and the drum and flute are harmonious." Another person took a swing and threw the flat frame and the tendon bucket into the water, which is called the water swing. "Obviously swinging in a book is not fun, but an adventurous sport for everyone to see." In the body born of his parents, throw himself into the abyss of the unpredictability of the fish and dragons. "That's the risk. However, because this skill is very popular with the owners of the group, and under the watchful eyes of the crowds, many "tide makers" are not tired, and the prime minister takes the lead in organizing the viewing when it is the most lively, which can be described as extraordinary. The "Dream Record" once recorded a lively scene: "From March 1 to April 8, the pool was closed, although there were tourists in the wind and rain, and there was no day to tell." ”
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From martial arts performances to various dances, what kind of aesthetics do you embody in the Northern Song Dynasty?
Later generations of people said that the Northern Song Dynasty was weak in literature, on the grounds that there were so many literati in the Northern Song Dynasty, and the national policy of Song Taizu's defense of military generals, but this was only one aspect, and the performance of martial arts at that time was still quite popular.
"The music department moves, the pianist makes orders, there are more than a hundred light and healthy soldiers with flower makeup, the front banner, each holding a pheasant tail barbarian wooden knife, the initial formation of the line to worship and dance, the mutual change of the door to seize the bridge and other arrays, and then listed into the crescent moon array. The orchestra revived the "Barbarian Order", and two people within the number of people danced against each other, such as stabbing, one person made a fighting force, and one person made a zombie. There are five or seven pairs of appearances, or guns against cards, swords against cards, and so on. Suddenly, a sound like a thunderbolt, called a burst of battle, then the barbarian retreats. ”
Obviously, this kind of performance is "practical", although the Northern Song Dynasty is weak, it is only a kind of demeanor, the real reason is that the folk masters with martial arts are endless, otherwise how can there be so many "good men"? Some martial arts performances are very much in the form of drills, and even platoons are arranged. These "martial arts masters" who were proficient in all kinds of weapons in the eighteen kinds of weapons appeared even more energetic under the crowd's watch, and a set of combined fists plus a set of weapon handles attracted the people to clap their hands and applaud, which was really not hilarious. Then in order to express the performance of these "good men", they have taken out copper coins to "appreciate", which is similar to today's "live broadcast", except that they never shout "old iron, double-click 666" or "give big brother some attention".
There are many dance projects and beautiful performances, showing the unique aesthetics of the Northern Song Dynasty.
This form of dance is not unfamiliar, it has existed since ancient times, such as the record of "holding the ox tail", dancing while performing, which is this form.
In the Song Dynasty, more attention was paid to the artistry of dance, which seems to be related to the inheritance of the Tang Dynasty.
In the "Tokyo Dream Record", I remember a description of a dance: "Join the army to hold a bamboo pole to compose a speech, hook the children's team dance." The children were selected from each year with more than 123 people and more than 100 people, and there were four rows in four rows, one in each line, and four people surrounded by ,...... The music club is held up, and the children dance forward, directly tapping the temple Majesty. Join the army color as a question, the head of the children's class is near the front, the import number, the miscellaneous drama people are playing and bi, music composition, group dance chorus, and dance and sing. ”
This is a typical dance performance, there is dialogue on the stage, there are also physical performances, but also singing and dancing, it is indeed necessary to have a very comprehensive and strong artistic performance.
They were "wrapped in all kinds of miscellaneous colors, and each wore its own purple, crimson, and green shirts." From the temple to the opposite, up to the music shed. Whenever a dancer enters, the liner crosses his hands, raises his left and right shoulders, moves his feet to shoot, and dances in groups. In addition, because the dance was constantly injected with fresh content and multi-angle culture performances, the dance performances at that time were diverse in form, colorful in content, and wide in audience, leading the aesthetic style of the people.
Therefore, for the artistic life of the Northern Song Dynasty, that era was not boring at all, on the contrary, it was the era that most understood life, taste and art, but unfortunately prosperous as a dream, and eventually scattered in the corners of history, far away.