It's winter, the weather is cold, and people tend to be lazy.
But the villages in Huantai, Zibo, became lively.
In the square, the sound of music was loud, not the kind of tacky high-pitched music, but the tunes of Lu Opera, mixed with the crackling sound of Allegro. The old and young men moved the horses, hunched their necks, and formed a circle around themselves.
I also squeezed in to take a look. What was sung on the stage was "Changing Customs and Customs, There Are Many Benefits". The lyrics were too straightforward, "The bride price is so high that it bends my waist." The old man and lady below laughed, nodding while laughing. Geng Min of the Jinfenglu Opera Troupe said that this year they launched a campaign to send plays to the countryside, and the small play tour has performed 150 times.
150 performances, just this way of singing, forced the new trend into people's ears.
Who made up the play? It's about the old Zhang family next door.
Later I found out that not all those scenes were made up by you.
In Jiazhai Town, Chiping District, Liaocheng, there lived a woman named Geng Hongyan. After getting married in 2020, her husband Geng Fuda planned to build a greenhouse, but was worried about funds. Geng Hongyan then returned the 100,000 gift, saying, "Relationships are not based on money, it is more important to manage your life well." It seems easy for her to say these words, but when it comes to actually doing it, which girl can confidently pat her chest and guarantee it without hesitation?
The people at the cultural station heard about it and wrote a short drama about her story, "Returning the Betrothal Gift".
At this moment, Miao Hongyan, the captain of Shuanghe Cultural Performing Arts Team, is leading the team members to perform on the stage. And what is Geng Hongyan doing in the audience? She is busy debugging the live broadcast equipment in the background, or helping others prepare props. The story performed in the play is her daily life. While watching others interpret their own experiences, she also continued her own life.
You said, this is not watching a show? This is looking at the neighbor's ledger and looking in the mirror of one's own house.
Who set the stage? It's the sole of our own foot
Huantai County held an event called "Four Seasons Village Gala", which have the charm of spring, the wind of summer, the reality of autumn, and the snow of winter. The name sounds quite pleasant, but the key point is that they set the stage in the village, where the horses gather.
There are nine towns (streets) in the county. Each of these towns (streets) has established a central cultural team, and more than 80% of the villages have their own literary and art teams.
The information mentioned that Zhangjiapo Town held 12 "village evenings" this year, attracting more than 2,200 viewers. Numbers are cold, but people are hot. Just imagine, winter nights are long, and in the past, apart from watching TV, I would play cards. Now the situation is different. After dinner, with a flashlight in his arms, he greeted his friends and walked towards the square together. On the way there, I was still mumbling about which daughter-in-law would be dancing on stage today.
The people on the stage are from this village. The dialect sung is understandable and friendly.
The people in the audience are from this village. When applauding, do it with real vigor.
When you are on stage, you are the protagonist.
This move is quite cruel.
I have always felt that culture was "sent" down by teachers and professional actors from the city. Once they performed, the land would still be the same after the fun was over. However, now, in Fengzhuang Village, Yansi Street, Dongchangfu District, on the cultural and creative stage, the villagers themselves play the allegro, which is "Advocating Civilization and Establishing New Trends". How do you say that? Perhaps it was difficult to grasp the tune accurately, but the person sitting underneath was laughing so hard that his body was shaking back and forth.
Hey, why is this happening? The reason is that the "Lao Wang" mentioned in the Allegro is the Lao Wang in the village. Moreover, the incident that was ridiculed happened just last month.
Entering Yansi Street, more than 300 cultural performances were held this year. These performances attracted more than 10,000 visitors, and more than 60 programs were arranged on them. Some people say that this title has transformed the public from "spectators" to "protagonists".
This word is used so appropriately. The protagonist is not just standing under the light. The so-called protagonist means that you can independently decide what content to perform and how to perform it. What's more, if you can carefully analyze the pain and joy you have experienced, completely mix them, and then transform them into singing, chanting, and beating in just a few minutes on stage.
Face, sometimes it’s quite expensive
I noticed a detail. Some films were filmed in Yanggu County, called "Bowwow's Gift-You Come and Me" and "Waste of Face".
Face is as big as the sky in the village.
In the past, if a family wanted to marry a daughter-in-law, if the bride price was too small and the banquet was poorly organized, someone would have their backbone exposed. However, nowadays, there are interpretations in the play, singing on the stage, and even the Allegro is hammering out the expression, "Face is not built up by piles of money. Only by enriching the face will you not suffer losses."
Slowly, the mood is changing.
In Chiping District, there are cases where shared electric vehicles are used to pick up relatives. There are more than 30 shared electric vehicles, all covered with red silk, and they pass through the street. In this regard, young people think it is cool and cool, and even old people find it quite novel. In the past, dozens of luxury cars were needed to pick up a bride, but now with the help of shared electric vehicles, it only costs a few hundred yuan. The money saved can really be used to expand a greenhouse or add a home appliance to the couple.
Acheng Town associates changing customs with advanced examples and sets an example of diligence and thrift. This approach is called using the people around you to educate those around you. Look at the daughter-in-law of the old Zhang family next door who has returned the bride price and is living a prosperous life. Do you still dare to claim that 100,000 yuan is indispensable?
Culture is not a picture hanging on the wall
This Shandong chess game was played on a huge scale. It is not just limited to singing and dancing, but also covers the protection of rural cultural heritage and the integration of culture and tourism. However, what touches my heart the most are those things with the most local flavor.
There is a folk village called Liu Guliang in Shuiluopo Town. The old houses have been restored, and the "Twelve Workshops" and supply and marketing cooperatives have been restored. Then, when the old people step into it, they can see what they looked like when they were young. Only after the young people walk in can they know the details of their grandfather's blacksmithing.
What's this called? This is called root.
Cultural revitalization is not about directly copying what is already available in the city, but about digging out the things buried in the soil that contain folk customs, inheritance, traditions and many other cultural contents. First, it is cleaned and wiped clean, and then it can continue to shine.
The Shuiyun Ancient Street Museum, which exists in Yangxin County, filmed the "360 Lines" video series, which records the ingenuity stories of practitioners in various industries. The craftsman is right next to you. They may have never left the village in their lives, but the craftsmanship they possess is the memory of generations.
Winter will pass, but the opera will still be sung
When checking the data, Huantai County held more than 300 public "village evenings" in the current period, with an average of more than 500 offline participants in a single event. It has been calculated that the total number of people attending could reach more than 100,000.
Hundreds of thousands of people, what kind of concept is this in rural areas? It seems that for every village, there are several lively scenes like the New Year.
Some people are worried that if it’s so cold, will people still come out?
came out. The colder it gets, the more we need to huddle together for warmth. The colder it gets, the more excitement needs to be ignited.
In winter, swans fly to Yandunjiao Village in Yantai to spend the winter. At this time, the village holds a fisherman’s waist drum competition and the intangible cultural heritage exhibition room is also open. Tourists and villagers are so crowded together that it is difficult to tell who is the guest and who is the host.
This feeling is so good.
Winter will eventually pass. However, those plots that are integrated into the play, those past moments that put life on the stage, and those actual conditions in the village that have been blown away by new trends will not return to the past, but will never return and will never look back.
They will march forward, carrying the lively atmosphere, the confidence full of confidence, and the high energy that shows "I am the protagonist."
Go forward.
Just like Geng Hongyan was in the backstage of "Returning the Betrothal Gift", showing a busy state. Occasionally she raised her head and saw that the performance on the stage was reaching its climax, and applause rang out one after another. She smiled and then continued to lower her head to prepare the props for the next event.
Life is just like this day by day.
The play goes on like this one after another.
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