"Drugs can't be stained, and homes and people are safe..."
On March 26, the scenery of rape flowers and seas in the Zhangchi Farming Culture Experience Park in Zengji Town, Shayang County, Jingmen City, Hubei Province, was beautiful and touristy, and the inheritors of the intangible cultural heritage Sundian shadow puppet play and the police of the Shayang County Public Security Bureau jointly performed an anti-drug theme drama, and tourists stopped to watch.
The exquisitely produced shadow puppet characters, vividly appearing under the superb performance of folk artists, tell the story through the unique singing voice of the rhyme, vividly display the harm of drugs, and the audience applauds continuously after a performance.
It is understood that Sundian shadow puppetry was included in the list of intangible cultural heritage of Hubei Province in 2013, and when performing, artists manipulated opera characters behind a white curtain, singing stories with popular local tunes, accompanied by percussion instruments and strings, with a strong local atmosphere, widely loved by the masses in Shayang County.
Du Zhenyuan is one of the performers of the day, has been engaged in shadow puppetry performance for 30 years, she believes that the use of shadow puppetry to carry out anti-drug publicity is also a development of this art form, but also let folk art assume more social responsibility, contribute to the national anti-drug force.
Ms. Hu, a citizen, and her family came to the scenic spot from the urban area dozens of kilometers away and were deeply attracted by this folk art, she said that this kind of traditional cultural program is not common in urban life, and hopes that this kind of publicity activities combined with folk programs are increasing.
In order to achieve the best results, the police, entertainers, and cultural workers conducted many consultations and rehearsals before the opening of the rape flower tourism festival, adapted lyrics and stories with some typical cases of educational significance, and put a high-quality play in front of the stage after several polishing. They will continue to take advantage of the hot opportunity of rural tourism to promote this shadow puppet play and let folk culture continue to help the anti-drug cause.
In recent years, the Shayang County Public Security Bureau has taken many measures in the field of anti-drug prevention publicity, and has built a theme block for anti-drug propaganda, created a youth anti-drug education base, and provided anti-drug publicity and education for more than 3,000 students in school.