Spring is just right,
At this time, it is the "March 3rd of the Zhuang Nationality",
Held all over Guangxi
A variety of special song and dance performances,
Among them, there is the Zhuang characteristic dance "Ant Dance".
What exactly is this?
and between the rock paintings of ZuoJiang Huashan
What's the connection?
Please read on
△ Ant Crutch Dance. Infographic
"Ant abduction" is the people of Zhuangxiang
For the common name of the frog,
And the frog is the totem of the Zhuang people,
It is inextricably linked to the Zhuang people,
Thinking of the Rock Paintings of Zuojiang Huashan,
You will find that the two are morphologically the same.
That Zuo Jiang Huashan petroglyph
What are the cultural connotations?
Let's explore it together!
01
Beauty with the big
In the Huashan petroglyphs,
You will find that
The figure is tall and mighty, standing tall and mighty, standing up to the heavens,
Located in the middle of the group portrait.
And the side figure is petite and exquisite,
A huge contrast with the main figure,
Further highlighted,
Luo Yue's ancestors regarded the aesthetic concept of great beauty.
△ Ghost God Festival. The difference between a side portrait and a main portrait can be clearly seen in the image.
The tall orthogonal figure is the ancestor of the homomorphism of the human god
Be able to overcome nature, expel demons, and shelter one side
It reflects the hopes of Luo Yue's ancestors
Conquer nature, conquer nature,
This, in turn, allows nature to
A good wish for the benefit of mankind.
In addition to the huge portrait,
There are also images of events on a grand scale
to embody this feature,
Especially the Ningming Huashan petroglyphs,
The whole picture is more than 200 meters wide and more than 40 meters high.
Extremely shocking!
2
People-oriented
Take a closer look at the petroglyph images of Huashan Mountain
It was a variety of images with different shapes
What's included in it
Frog Dance, Matry Dance,
Images of rain dances, sacrificial dances, etc
All are intuitively displayed
Luo Yue ancestors for life,
Respect for people,
Show them
The desire to thrive and multiply.
△ A frog-shaped orthographic figure.
The frog dance clearly reflects this characteristic
The ancestors of Luo Yue chose the frog as a sacrificial totem
There are roughly three reasons:
First, there are many kinds of frogs, strong vitality and rapid reproduction
This is in line with the expectations of the ancestors of Luo Yue for reproduction.
Second, frogs can adapt well to the climatic conditions at that time
The Zuojiang River Basin is located in a subtropical rainforest climate.
The mountains are densely forested, and droughts and floods are frequent,
This is in line with the desire of luo yue's ancestors to survive.
Third, frogs can eliminate pests and know rain or shine
The Luoyue people are a rice-growing people,
Frogs for them
Be able to predict disasters for them and bring them a good harvest.
3
Red is beautiful
All the petroglyphs of The Left River
They are all painted with red paint,
This is the embodiment of Luo Yue's ancestors
Respect and praise for life.
Whether it's the blood that bursts out while hunting wild beasts,
Or the iron-blooded years of ethnic struggle,
Red means sacrifice and bravery.
Painted with red paint,
As a warning, a warning to future generations,
And for so many years has been painting in red,
What a tribute to life!
△ Landscape of Huashan rock paintings in Ningming County. The crimson image has endured the wind and rain without fading.
Other than that
For the huashan petroglyph image
It is not difficult to find out that small partners with a deeper understanding
The Huashan petroglyphs reflect the ancestors of Luo Yue
Four spiritual and cultural characteristics.
first
It embodies their naïve mode of thinking
Hanayama Rock Painting Point
Select at the bend in the river,
Where the river rushes,
As well as looking very high on the cliffs.
and paint in red,
In fact, it compares the high cliff to "heaven",
Red is likened to life,
The implication is ancestors or heroes
Never die in heaven.
second
It reflects the primitive religious beliefs of the Luo Yue ancestors
The field festival in the Huashan petroglyphs,
Brass drum sacrifice, ghost god sacrifice, etc.,
A tall orthographic figure in the middle of the picture
Both a wizard and a tribal leader,
He presides over the festival.
This indicates that
Huashan Rock Painting Period,
Luo Yue ancestors already had
More unified religious beliefs.
△ Large-scale Zhuang mythological live-action drama "Flower Mountain". Infographic
third
It reflects the original aesthetic consciousness of Luo Yue's ancestors
Red for beauty, a single program of composition,
Many images, rich content, grand picture,
It gives people a strong sense of procedural norms.
fourth
It reflects the primitive educational prototype of Luo Yue's ancestors
The distribution points of the entire Zuojiang rock art group are many,
The creative span is large,
Subject concentration, subject unification,
Similar styles, same techniques,
To do this under primitive conditions,
You need someone with extremely high authority
Organizers to organize the implementation,
There will also be a large number of trained ones
Painters have worked hard from generation to generation to complete it.
epilogue
The cultural connotation of Huashan petroglyphs is shared here,
What else do you not understand,
Or maybe there's something different to the view
All welcome to leave a message!
Let's learn and explore together!
Text | Cao Zijian
Edit | Fang Qiuli
Proofreading | Zhou Zhiling
Second instance | Roger
Third instance | Huang Shaoxi