In 2021, Guizhou International Communication flagship brand "Live in Guizhou" (here is Guizhou) to China's excellent traditional culture, simple and rich ethnic customs, magical and beautiful natural scenery as the starting point, through music, food and other languages common to human society, planning and producing "Big V Says Guizhou" 100 episodes of multilingual short videos, through the video sharing platform at home and abroad and social media to spread, so that Chinese voices, Guizhou stories spread around the world, to create a credible, cute and respectable Image of China.
The "Big V Says Guizhou" series of short videos has a total of 100 episodes, each episode is about 3 minutes, covering Guizhou's natural scenery, cultural heritage, Yangming culture, scientific and technological development, food culture, wine culture, tea culture, etc. From October 18, Tianyan News Culture Channel will select 10 of them to launch to readers. These 10 short videos include 4 well-known personalities, including Zachary, the American editor of China Today Magazine, Yuri Yi liuxin, a Russian writer and publisher, Jiang Feng, editor-in-chief of Japan's New Overseas Chinese News Agency, and Shigeru Harada, vice president of Japan's New Overseas Chinese News Agency, to introduce Guizhou's characteristic folk culture and tourist attractions to netizens at home and abroad. Buyi "blocking the road wine", Dong ethnic songs, Buyi eight-tone sitting singing, Libo small seven holes... One by one, the "hot words" exclusive to Guizhou run through it, and the wonderful photos and frames of special images frame the colorful beauty of Guizhou, and also convey the hospitality of the people of Guizhou to the world through media dissemination.
"The 'Great Song of the Dong Nationality' is the sound of nature." In the series of micro-documentaries "Big V Says Guizhou", Zachary, the American editor of China Today magazine, expressed his love for the "Big Song of the Dong Nationality". Facing the camera, Zachary enthusiastically introduced this unique music, inviting netizens at home and abroad to listen to the "sound" conceived from nature.
The Dong are a people without writing. From ancient times to the present, the Dong people's narratives, histories, lyrics, etc. are all taught by oral transmission. The essence of Dong culture is in Dong songs, and "big songs" are the essence of Dong music. With strict training and tacit understanding when singing, the singers have no cappella, no conductor, and they are all in one go and majestic. Its complete multi-voice structure is the most perfect folk chorus found in China so far, known as the "sound of nature".
The Great Song of the Dong Nationality is a rare pearl in the International Folk Music Art Garden. As a multi-voice folk song, the Dong big song is rare in the world in terms of multi-vocal thinking, multi-vocal form, choral skills, cultural connotation, etc. In addition, the Dong Great Song is also the oldest Acapella in the world and one of the finest preserved ancient artistic heritages in China. The Great Song of the Dong nationality originated in China's Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and has a history of more than 2,000 years.
In Zachary's view, the beauty of the Dong song is still beautiful in her unique content. "The main content of the Dong nationality's big song can be divided into the drum tower song, the narrative song, the children's song, the opera song and so on. It sings about nature, labor, love and friendship between man and nature, a kind of harmony between man and nature, between people. "If you have a chance to go to Guizhou, you must listen to this ancient and romantic music." ”
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Visit attractions
In Guizhou, if you want to have an encounter with the Great Song of the Dong people, you must go to Qiandongnan. Most of the villages in Liping County, Congjiang County, Rongjiang County and other Dong ethnic settlements in the southeastern region of Qiandong have been developed into tourist attractions, such as Zhaoxing Dongzhai, Xiaohuang Dongzhai, Huanggang Village, Sizhai Dongzhai and other places, where the great song of the Dong nationality can be heard. In addition, because they are tourist attractions, these village tourism services are relatively perfect, supporting tourists to play for a long time.
Zhaoxing Dongzhai: Located in Liping County, Qiandongnan Prefecture, Guizhou Province, zhaoxing dongzhai is the largest Dong village in the Dong region of qiandongnan. In addition to the world-famous Dong song, here is also the drum tower group is the most famous, its drum tower is unique in the national Dong village, is recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records, known as "drum tower culture and art town". Zhaoxing Dongzhai is the core attraction of Liping Dongxiang Scenic Area, which was selected by China National Geographic as one of the "Six Most Beautiful Rural Ancient Towns in China" in 2005, and one of the "33 Most Attractive Tourist Destinations in the World" by Fashion Tourism and National Geographic in 2007.
Xiaohuang Dongzhai: Located in Congjiang County, Qiandongnan Prefecture, composed of xiaohuang, gaohuang and xinqian three villages, living more than 3,000 people, is a simple and traditional Dong village, compared with the general ancient village is more simple and natural, there is no excessive commercial development, into the Xiaohuang Dongzhai as if crossing to the old times, only feel the simplicity and tranquility of the ancient village, let people forget the troubles.
Gastronomic specialties
Dong food culture has a strong national color, retaining a strong national tradition, such as "Dong does not leave the acid" and "Dong does not leave the fish" eating habits. The democracy of the Dong people in Guizhou should take "he" rice as the main food, supplemented by japonica rice, millet, baogu, etc., especially like to eat glutinous food, and make delicacies such as rice dumplings, oil tea, rice wine, etc. If you come to Dongzhai in Guizhou, you can try special dishes such as blood red, beef, pickled fish, cured meat, grilled fish, etc., and you can also take some handmade rice dumplings home to make specialties.
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Text/Guizhou Daily Tianyan News reporter Xiang Qiufan
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