"That canyon in Bashan is a good place, and the money stick of the Ba people is loud...... The New Year's Day in the first month of the New Year shook the headlights, willow willow deer, willow even willow oh...... In February, the kite flew a hundred feet, and the willows were connected, and the willows were even willows...... ......In the early morning of April 24, the mist has not yet dispersed, at the top of the compass in the Bashan Grand Canyon Scenic Area in Xuanhan County, Sichuan Province, more than 100 performers dressed in Tujia costumes have been neatly arranged under the champion building, accompanied by the prelude of the music "Ba people's money sticks are beating", a group of performers held money sticks, and danced the Tujia characteristic folk dance - Ba people money stick dance - Ba people money stick dance on the top of the compass at an altitude of 2480 meters.
I saw more than 100 performers dancing up and down with the money sticks in their hands, their footsteps were smart, following the rhythm of the music, sometimes tiptoeing back and forth, sometimes crossing left and right, and the silver ornaments on the hats and the copper coins on the money sticks also jingled with the dance. Suddenly, the Bashan Grand Canyon Scenic Area was full of lively atmosphere.
This is a special activity carried out by the Bashan Grand Canyon Scenic Area to welcome the "May Day" holiday - "Qianlong" tour of Bashan. "'Money' is the Bashan Money Stick Dance, this year is the Year of the Dragon, named 'Qian Long', that is, during the 'May Day' Festival of the Year of the Dragon, the Bashan Money Stick Dance should be started, so that tourists can enjoy a cultural feast with a unique Tujia style...... "The Bashan Grand Canyon Scenic Area Management Committee Xiang Mingming took the money stick team members and introduced to the author while fighting.
The Qian Stick Dance is based on the ethnic customs of eastern Sichuan, retains the traditional rhythm and style, and shows the beauty with the body and the sound of the Qian Stick hitting, focusing on the shoulders, hips and feet.
Most of the performers present are local people from Dukou Tujia Township and Sandun Tujia Township, including nearly 70 years old and children who have just turned 2 years old.
"Today, three generations of our family came together to dance the money stick dance, not only for leisure and exercise, but also to show tourists the folk customs of our Tujia family!" Zhang Ziyi, a villager from Group 2 of Lishi Village, Tujia Township, Dukou, said happily with his two-year-old daughter Yan Yihan.
Not only the top of the compass, but on the same day, the performers also went to the lower station of the Bashan Grand Canyon Cableway, the eighteen bends of the mountain road, the glass bridge and other scenic spots to perform the Ba Ren Qian Stick Dance.
It is understood that during the May Day period, the Bashan Grand Canyon Scenic Area will organize personnel to carry out fancy parades, "Village Evening +" characteristic folk culture shows and other activities in the Dukou New Street, Baihu Square and other scenic spots, so that tourists from all over the world can fully experience the charm of Tujia folk culture in the Bashan Grand Canyon Scenic Area. In particular, the well-built "Car Lights" combined with the money stick dance "Ba Ren Money Stick Beating" will bring tourists a new Tujia folk culture experience. "Ba Ren Qian Stick Fighting" is a unique folk song, is a new work after "Ba Ren Qian Stick Dance", vividly depicting the change and reincarnation of the four seasons of the scenic spot, making people feel as if they are immersed in the scene, intoxicated by the beauty of nature and humanity there.
