[New Year media go to the grassroots] Shanxi Yangcheng County Fengcheng Town Nanguan Community bar pile story non-hereditary inheritors - Bai Jiecai
In the new spring of the Year of the Tiger, under the ancient city of Yangcheng County, Shanxi, the song was like a tide, only to see an old man with makeup on top of the one-year-old grandson Bai Yunuo with a smile on his face, stepping on a melodious note to walk in the performance team, he is the inheritor of the bar pile story of Nanguan Community in Fengcheng Town, Yangcheng County - Bai Jiecai.
Bai Jiecai old man, 75 years old this year, when he was 18 years old, under the leadership of his father Bai Jianzhen, began to learn the story of bar loading, and worshiped the best of the bar pile story, cheng Zhenhan, Tian Guoliang, Bai Jiangong, who enjoyed a high reputation in Yangcheng, as a teacher, every time he rushed to the temple fair, the masters carried the pile to perform, he always followed the masters to run the dragon set, the back of the body, holding in his hand is not a water cup or a towel, closely followed.
During the performance, he pays attention to observing the most wonderful side of the masters, such as: who has a good expression, whose steps are easy to appreciate the effect, and who has high skills in the funny and humorous performance of his actions, all of which have become the best way for him to absorb the essence. After removing makeup, let busy to the master to deliver water and towels, quench the thirst and relieve the fatigue of the masters, from time to time for the masters to beat the waist and back, after returning home, he alone carried the pile back and forth in the courtyard, carefully pondering. Decades have passed, and he has not only practiced a real skill, but also actively participated in the performance of the county and rural pile stories.
The old man Bai Jiecai has a son and a son-in-law, and he has long wanted them to learn the story of the bar pile, so that the story of the bar pile can be passed on and developed. After much thought, he decided to spend some money to let his brother-in-law and his brother-in-law facilitate this matter. On this day, he informed his son and son-in-law in advance to come home at night to discuss matters, and also notified two brothers-in-law, one of whom arrived home at night. Then go out on the street to buy ingredients and cook your own food, preparing a sumptuous dinner. As night fell, they arrived as scheduled. Son Bai Hailiang, son-in-law Li Tuanjie saw the elders here, can't help but feel grunting in their hearts, is it a separation of family and property, with a cloud of doubt, have taken a seat, wine after three tours, dishes through three tastes, Bai Jie only stepped into the right topic, he said: Please come today, why say please, because I want you to help me a favor, I want you to learn the story of the bar pile, I don't want this matter to be lost in my hands, so please help pass it on to the next generation. After the worried son and son-in-law listened, their mood was suddenly much easier. At this time, the two brothers were surprised and said, "I will not do this, it turns out that you have set up a feast at the Hongmen Gate?" Bai Jiecai smiled softly and hurriedly said, "What won't, there is no practice, practice makes skill, I just practiced it." As long as you are willing to learn, I will teach, and I will manage the food, I believe that you will be able to learn. After a few jokes, they gladly agreed, and after that, they did not even return home after the afternoon shift, and after dinner, he was in the compound, learning the precautions and performance skills of the story of the bar pile together.
In this way, they used the free time in the evening to continue for three consecutive months, and finally enabled their son Bai Hailiang, son-in-law Li Tuanjie, two brothers-in-law Wang Runyuan, Wang Guoyuan, and a jin genius to perform skillfully on the street. It can be seen how admirable it is for the old man Torah to love and pursue the story of carrying the pile, as well as the blood and sweat poured into cultivating the inheritors!
Pile-carrying stories, also known as pile stories, commonly known as top piles or costume stories, is a special form of mainland folk dance, and it is also a traditional folk culture that the masses like to hear. The top pile is particularly suitable for street temple performances and is a necessary program for the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month of each year.
The story of carrying piles in Nanguan Village, Yangcheng County, Shanxi Province, known as "lifting sticks" in ancient times, was first formed in the late Ming Dynasty and matured in the early Qing Dynasty, and has a history of nearly 400 years. It is said that it originated from folk sacrifices, whenever there is a great drought, people will invite the idol of the deity to the table after the rain, and then carry two children dressed as virgin boys and girls to parade to show the rain sacrifice to the gods, that is, "lifting sticks". Over time, the top pile from "carrying sticks" to carrying barefoot on the shoulders, people have added some dramatic stories to the pile stories, simple rain worship activities have been given a humane component, becoming an indispensable folk project for festivals such as the Spring Festival, Yuanxiao Festival, temple fairs and other festivals every year, and the story of carrying piles is also known as "aerial dance" and "wordless drama".
The inheritance method of the pile story is mainly family inheritance, and the performers often perform on the pile from an early age, operate under the pile after adulthood, and mostly dress up as children. The top pile prop is composed of a back frame (that is, the upper pile and the lower pile), a fork rod, a hand hammer, three feet, etc., as well as a drama line head.
The top pile artists stand up to children around the age of ten, wear their heads, make up costumes, and form a group of stories in groups. The performance content is mainly "Yang Jiajian", "Yue Feichuan", "Journey to the West" and other traditional plays, and the top pile performers skillfully twist the song and dance steps with the accompaniment, and interpret the story characters on the pile with extremely difficult skills and skills to be free and natural, vivid and vivid.
Hundreds of villagers often participate in the performance of pile-carrying stories, and people pray in this ancient and unique way, hoping that the days will get better and better.
The story of carrying piles occurs and develops along with folk sacrifice activities, and with the evolution of production, life and the expansion of activity space, it continues to prosper, and in the fixed performance form formed by long-term participation in folk folk activities, it not only maintains its uniqueness, but also adds innovative components to protect and inherit it.
The "Story of Carrying Piles" in Nanguan Village, Yangcheng County, Shanxi Province, was included in the second batch of intangible cultural heritage list in Shanxi Province in 2009.
(Voice of Shanjin Rong Media: Reporter Guan Xiaoyun Correspondent Zhang Yinniu)