Qiang putt
Provincial intangible cultural heritage, National Minority Games
Traditional performance project
The Qiang putt, known as "Wule Zeze" in Qiang language, is a wrestling competition between two or more people, and it is also a traditional sport that is relatively common in Qiang areas. It is mainly spread in Wenchuan, Lixian, Maoxian, Songpan and other areas.
The way of putting is very simple, both men and women can compete on the field, and it is highly entertaining, usually held on festivals, weddings and other festive occasions, the competition location can be in the field, in front of the house and behind the house, wherever you can see the Qiang people, you can see the Qiang putt.
In July 2009, the Qiang putter was listed in the second batch of Sichuan Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
There are many rumors about the origin of the Qiang putter. According to the Qiang epic "The Great Battle of Qiangge", more than 1,000 years ago, the ancient Qiang people who migrated to the upper reaches of the Min River were invaded by the foreign Goji people.
In order to defend against a strong enemy, the Qiang people organized a group of shrewd and strong young men armed with spears to meet them. The warriors who went out on the battlefield fought bravely and bravely killed the enemy, won the final victory, and protected the safety of the Qiangzhai people. In recognition of the warriors, a grand celebration was held on the wall.
At the celebration party, when young and beautiful girls offer wine to the heroes who defend the safety of their homeland, the heroic samurai push each other, and no one is willing to confess their military exploits.
In order to confirm who the real hero was, a respected old man came up with the idea of removing the spearhead of the spear, and two samurai each held one end of the spear shaft and pushed it forward, taking turns to wrestle with each other, and the one with the greatest strength was designated as the warrior.
Since then, this kind of putting competition has been passed down from generation to generation and has gradually evolved into a unique traditional sports competition of the Qiang people.
There are two main forms of traditional putting activities: the first is "putting", where the number of participants is 2 or more.
The game is played on a two-foot square flat ground, using a wooden or bamboo pole about 3 meters long and the thickness of an arm, marked by a cloth belt or rope in the middle, one person holds one end tightly, the defender holds one end of the pole tightly and sandwiches it between the legs, and the attacker holds the other end of the pole and pushes forward in the opposite direction.
The attacker and the defender must keep the wooden pole level, not swaying up and down or suddenly pushing sharply, the referee high-fives 5 times (about 5 seconds each time), the attacker must push the defender out of the line two feet to win, otherwise it will be judged a defeat. Throughout the game, the offensive and defensive sides exchanged positions and implemented a best-of-five system.
Putting competition
The other is "supine pole up", Qiang language called "Wu Lun Shi Bi Du Yu", the number of participants is 2-3 people. During the competition, the contestants hold one end of the wooden pole to their chest, their bodies are lying on their backs, and their legs are bent; The other end of the rod is pressed by the pole presser, and the rod holder can not let go, and then the pole holder does the movement of getting up in a standardized manner, repeating many times until he is unable to get up.
Victory or defeat is determined by the number of times you get up. Due to the difficulty of "supine pole lifting" and the need for good physical fitness, this form of putter is difficult to see in the Qiang area.
The Qiang putt has been included in the traditional performance of the Mainland Ethnic Minority Games.
On the basis of the traditional "putting" project, the Qiang people have created traditional sports activities such as "turning rod", "torsion rod", "climbing pole", "pulling rod" and "riding pole" with their own wisdom, which enriches the cultural connotation of putting and adds content and interest.
On August 8, 2008, as one of the display programs of mainland ethnic customs, the Qiang putt entered the mat performance before the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games.
The exhibition fully embodies the strong, unyielding and optimistic spirit of the Qiang people who have just been hit by the Wenchuan earthquake, and is highly praised by domestic and foreign audiences and media.
Putting show
The putter is the crystallization of the heroic and industrious wisdom of the ancient Qiang people, the inheritance of ancient culture and competitive sports, and the original ancient Qiang folk customs.
In recent years, Wenchuan County has taken effective protection measures for the forms and activities of the Qiang putter: collecting and sorting out the form, skills and rules of the putter, and establishing images, pictures and text materials and a complete archive; Once again, the inheritors of the Qiang putter were registered, registered, and effectively protected; The national and local financial investment shall be used to establish a learning center, and the local cultural and sports-related functional departments shall formulate a reasonable inheritance mechanism and supervise the implementation; In addition to the spontaneous activities of the people, the Qiang traditional sports meeting is held regularly and in an organized manner.
In various Qiang villages, tourist attractions, and places where people gather, there will be Qiang putt performances, forming a multi-point Qiang cultural and ecological model, which is also the most authentic inheritance state of Wenchuan Qiang putt.
(Source: Wenchuan County CPPCC Cultural and Historical Materials Volume 13 "Wenchuan County Intangible Cultural Heritage List Dictionary", Wenchuan County Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau)
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Source: Sichuan Provincial Office of Local Chronicles
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