In the final of this year's "Village Evening" in Yongchuan, Chongqing
A 6-year-old child, Li Wenjie
With the stunt of intangible cultural heritage "Spitfire", it became a blockbuster
Unexpectedly went viral on the Internet
Affectionately called by netizens
Fire-breathing baby
Li Wenjie on stage is wearing a special costume
Dancing a small torch, steady the horse's stride
All I heard was the sound of "poof-" sound
A fiery dragon erupted
Brilliant and dazzling at the same time
It also ushered in bursts of applause
After that, Li Wenjie's children
Representative: Nagakawa Ward, Participant: Akira Ichimura
And won the fifth place
Netizens commented
"Brother kid is amazing"
"It's fierce, I saw the fire baby in 'Gourd Baby'"
"Inheriting traditional Chinese culture, you are the best"
He was only six years old
He has been studying and performing for two or three years
One minute on stage, ten years off stage. When cubs of the same age were still playing wantonly, Li Wenjie had already begun his "artistic life".
"Fire-breathing baby" Li Wenjie was born in Gaodongzi Village, Banqiao Town, Yongchuan District, and his father Li Tianhong is a well-known local "acrobat" with his own performance team.
Since the age of four, because of Li Tianhong's words and deeds, Xiao Wenjie fell in love with the "Spitfire" performance. When his father was practicing, he secretly followed behind with his brother Li Wenyuan.
"It's too hard to do this business, and I didn't plan to let the brothers practice with me at first, but I still hope that the children will study hard. ”
Li Tianhong said that seeing the brothers learn a good look, this is why they have the idea of formally teaching skills.
Spitfire, face changing, and rolling lamps are known as the three major stunts of Sichuan opera, and from the beginning of his contact with the "fire-breathing" stunt of Sichuan opera, Li Wenjie's childhood began to be different.
Compared with Ultraman, Thomas, and Transformers that other friends like, Li Wenjie's toys are a bit different.
"This red stick is called 'torch', and the white tarpaulin wrapped around it is used to light the fire, which is the prop I usually use to breathe fire......" Xiao Wenjie picked up the two torches and combined them into one, and made every move in his gestures, like a master.
Blackened bamboo knots on torches
It is a testimony of Li Wenjie's "outstanding achievements".
Kung Fu dolls
Determined to become a master of Sichuan opera
As the so-called hero comes out of the boy, kung fu must be grasped from the doll.
Fill your mouth with a mouthful of water, inhale, hold your breath, and spit it out, making sure that you can spray the water into the perfect mist at every step, so that you can spew out beautiful flame flowers when you officially perform on stage.
Ordinary people spit water in a straight line, but if you want to do the fire breathing in Sichuan opera, the oil sprayed out must be foggy, which is a very difficult place, and you need to train the performer's dantian strength, so that when you breathe fire, you can ensure that the gas is long enough and the sparks are gorgeous enough.
In order to show the most perfect effect during the performance, Li Tianhong will prepare a big bowl of water for the children every day and continue to teach the children basic skills.
"It's okay in summer, but in winter, I keep practicing with cold water in my mouth, and my cheeks hurt on both sides. ”
Traditional culture and skills are not in good hands, and in Li Tianhong's view, this phenomenon is not uncommon.
"There are so many things that children can play with now, and it's hard to learn to breathe fire, and these children are even less interested in our traditional culture. Li Tianhong is glad that he made the decision at the beginning, this folk artist has a dedication to traditional skills.
Boring exercises
For Xiao Wenjie, it is also hard work
But when asked if he had ever thought about giving up
He shook his head without hesitation
"Spitfire" has become
A part of Wenjie Lee's life
He sees it as
"Superpowers" that other children don't have
This time I went to the Chongqing Spring Festival Gala to participate in the finals
He was fascinated by the "changing face" in Sichuan opera again
Aspire to become a master of Sichuan opera
Listening to his son's serious fairy tales
Li Tianhong was very pleased
"I hope that more people will understand and like traditional culture. ”
As a folk artist, Li Tianhong has always been proud of these intangible cultural heritage cultures, and the "torches" he has passed on will continue this pride, integrate into the bloodline, and endlessly.
Kudos to this lovely "fire baby"!
I hope all the excellent traditional Chinese culture
There are successors!
END
Source: Xinhua Daily Telegraph, Yongchuan Release, Chongqing Daily, Jiupai News, netizen comments, etc
Editor: Lady W
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