"Dancing Eagle Xiong" has been passed down in Chikan for hundreds of years, "Dancing Eagle Xiong" is known for its high degree of difficulty.
There is a legend about the origin of "Dancing Eagle". Once upon a time, there was a big mountain, the mountain birds and animals, including eagles and males often play together for food, very interesting. And legend has it that eagles and males can drive away evil spirits and suppress demons, bringing people good luck, so every Spring Festival or festivals, villages and households are eager to have eagles and males appear. So people simulate the scene of their playful fighting, created the "dance eagle male" this dance form. Over time, it has become a traditional local folklore activity.
"Dancing Eagle" is a big props class dance, the eagle's shape is characterized by sharp beak, broad wings, sharp claws, agile and courageous. The male made into a dragon head, phoenix tail, money leopard body, unicorn horns, look tough and powerful. Performances of the routine is roughly "wake up eagle male", "fighting four doors", "wash face and gargle", "cross the bridge", "Cai Di Qing" and "Cai Tian Qing", etc., of which "Cai Tian Qing" action thrilling, the most difficult, is the climax of the whole dance. According to the village of bamboo will be ninety years old Chen Zhaoming (dance team in the oldest) introduced: about the Qing Dynasty during the reign of Xianfeng, this area on the "Dance Eagle male" activities, but has been limited to the ground dance. Passed to the 1940s, the late Liang Rongzhang, the old man, on the basis of the original, made a 4-meter-high wooden pole, the eagle performers on top of the air, in the absence of any insurance measures, the belly top wooden pole, do high-altitude balanced spinning and picking up the green difficult action, greatly improving the level of the performance of the Eagle Xiong dance.
March 26 is the Zhanjiang City, Ma Zhang District, Taiping Town, Kirin Village once a year "annual". Ten o'clock in the morning, in the cheerful suona, gongs and drums, firecrackers, 36 teenagers barefoot bare palm from 21 meters high tied with 36 sharp shiny steel knife knife ladder in turn to climb up. They grasp the blade of the knife, feet on the green blade, quickly ascending to the top of the knife ladder and then grasp the thick rope and slide down, the steel blade is incredibly sharp, but the performers are hands and feet without any damage. Nearly 10,000 people attended and watched this event of Guangdong provincial intangible cultural heritage program.
"Climbing the knife ladder", also known as the mountain of knives, is an ancient national folklore activities, circulating in Zhanjiang City, Ma Zhang District, Taiping Town, Kirin Village, aiming to drive away evil spirits, pray for peace. Every year on February 11th and 12th of the lunar calendar for the year, the main content of the tour of the gods, walking sedan chair, climb the knife ladder, over the sea of fire and so on. One of the "climb knife ladder" is a unique project, that is, in the flat ground erected 18 meters high symmetrical wooden ladder, 36 sharp shiny steel knife were diagonally tied to the wooden ladder on both sides, called "knife ladder". Barefoot bare palm performers in the cheerful suona, gongs and drums, firecrackers, hand grasping the blade, feet step on the blade, step by step to climb to the top of the knife ladder. The steel blade is incredibly sharp, while the performer has no damage to his hands and feet.
"Climbing the knife ladder" this "annual" has a history of more than 400 years, meeting about 2000 years ago, the legend says that a general named Zhang Xingwu, in order to remove the violence and peace, to Huainan Art Mountain to pay homage to the teacher, diligently practicing! "Three Mountain Kung Fu" (over the knife mountain, volcano, thorny mountain). On the 12th day of the 2nd lunar month, the wise and brave Zhang Xingwu led his troops to attack Ghost Gate Pass of Luohan City, due to the high and thick walls, the strong attack was repeatedly defeated. Zhang Xingwu made 36 lieutenant generals bare hands and bare feet to build a human ladder, and then 108 generals with steel swords stepped on the human ladder to climb over into the city, inside and outside, to eliminate the demons, the people from now on peace and quiet. Zhang Xingwu fame widely spread, for the people to admire, Kirin villagers gradually attacked the city of his martial arts "36 people's ladder evolved into a ladder of 36 knives," as the annual February 11 to 12 of the lunar calendar, the yearly routine of "climbing the ladder of knives," the folklore.
"Climbing the ladder of knives" is one of the solemn and sacred contents of the local people's sacrificial rituals, fully express the piety of the heart when sacrificing ancestors and praying to the ancestors when the feelings of sincerity. With the progress and development of the times, "climbing the ladder of knives" has become a heart-warming, fascinating ornamental art, the local people every year to make this activity warm, grand, wonderful, known far and wide. "Climbing the ladder" is the people in order to carry forward the ancestors for the people to eliminate violence, dare to "on the mountain under fire" fearless spirit and gradually evolved into a folklore. Today, the local peasant masses is more important through this activity to inherit and carry forward the kind of unity of their ancestors, love the village, the fine tradition of progress, inspire future generations to care about their hometowns, solidarity and mutual help, and actively forge ahead to build a better home.
Chikan is a historically famous commercial port, as early as in the late Qing Dynasty presented "business travelers, boat and car convergence" of the prosperous scene. In recent years, Chikan District Committee, the district government combined with the characteristics and advantages of the center of the city, and actively adjust the development of ideas, and promote the accelerated development of tertiary industry. 2008 Chikan tertiary industry added value of 6.859 billion yuan, an increase of 13.2% year-on-year, accounting for 58.2% of the region's GDP. After years of development, today's Chikan District has become a mature urban area of Zhanjiang City and even the western region of Guangdong service industry.
In recent years, with the economic and social development of Zhanjiang and the increasing degree of industrialization, as the central city of Zhanjiang City, Chikan's modern logistics industry came into being, and continues to develop rapidly. Zhanjiang highway main hub Yuntouqiao freight station relying on the surrounding logistics warehousing base and the distance from the North Railway Station is only 3 kilometers, close to Chikan, Mazhang two districts, convenient transportation and other advantages, began in 2006 to test the business, and now into the station operation of logistics freight forwarding merchants has reached more than 70, more than 100 trucks, warehousing area of more than 3,000 square meters, is the largest in the western part of the Guangdong Province, the function of the more perfect communal logistics centers and An important part of the national highway main hub freight system, driven by materials, capital, information and people in Chikan accelerate the flow.
10 years ago, Chikan Haidian piece is still a deserted beach, today's Haidian, hardware electromechanical, beverages, food, steel, construction and decoration materials, fruits, furniture, cloth, flowers and birds of the eight wholesale markets connected to a piece of land covering an area of 535,000 square meters. The market has a complete range of goods, management support, convenient transportation, active trading, and now has more than 3,000 merchants, annual sales of more than 5 billion yuan, and paid taxes of more than 40 million yuan. The market group also attracted more than 20 logistics companies into the field, 24 hours a day non-stop operation, goods sent to all parts of the country, become the largest, highest grade, the most complete logistics distribution center in western Guangdong. In addition, a number of well-known domestic and foreign merchants such as Wal-Mart, Goodwill, Watson's, Gome Electrical Appliances, Suning Electrical Appliances, etc. have also rushed to move in, which enhances the advantages of the development of Chikan's commerce and logistics industry. Chikan has also built the largest and fully functional Zhanjiang Car City in western Guangdong, with 34 brands of automobiles setting up sales outlets in the district and 12 4S automobile franchises, which sold 12,791 automobiles in 2008, with sales amounting to 1.676 billion yuan, making Chikan a center for automobile sales and services in western Guangdong. Catering industry is the traditional advantage of Chikan industry, there are currently more than 40 large and small restaurants in the area, in the natural seafood cuisine brand effect driven by the "food in Chikan" brand is getting bigger and bigger, in 2008, the catering industry retail sales of 2.629 billion yuan, an increase of 19.9% over the previous year.
Modern New Town is taking shape
Central Business District is on the verge of coming out
Currently, Zhanjiang has entered a once-in-a-lifetime infrastructure and major project construction opportunities. The city has invested about 500 million yuan in municipal construction funds in Chikan over the past two years, accounting for more than 60% of the city's urban construction funds. At present, South Sports Road, North Road and People's Avenue, Seaside Avenue, Mulberry Avenue to form a three vertical and two horizontal transportation network, the North Station Road, Station Road was opened to traffic, Zhanjiang North Exit reconstruction and 325 National Highway rerouting and other projects have been carried out, the Chikan urban traffic is smoother, and the development of space is also expanded.
In 2008, the city also visionary strategic vision of the Bay Bridge section of Seaside Boulevard to Chikan's old "big natural" area is positioned as the city of Zhanjiang business center area, the Min Da Seaview Hotel, Jinsha Bay Plaza and other five-star hotels are stepping up the construction of the coast of King's Landing, Jinsha Bay, Laiwan Residence, the Sea of One, A number of prestigious properties such as the Royal View City have been opened one after another, coupled with the region has been put into use in the Convention and Exhibition Center, radio and television centers, communication centers, sports centers, libraries and a number of administrative units and other existing conditions, Chikan District as the center of the city of Zhanjiang's location advantages are more prominent. Currently, with the Seaside Boulevard renovation and Lake Shore Park construction project in full swing, Chikan become the central business district of Zhanjiang City has been gradually approaching.
Eco-city shows the mountain
Entrepreneurial living Zhanjiang preferred
In the past, Zhanjiang people have been circulating in the saying: Chikan is like a small town, to live in a comfortable, "identity" or choose Xiashan. However, with the continuous improvement of the urban environment, Chikan is increasingly becoming a real estate developers to invest in the hot spot, Zhanjiang people live in the first choice of entrepreneurship.
In recent years, the city increased investment in Chikan municipal construction. At present, Chikan River Rectification Phase I project has been completed, the old look of the two sides of the North Bridge River for a new look, unique Zhanjiang seaside style characteristics of Chikan Jinsha Bay promenade stretching 2.65 kilometers, covering an area of 64 hectares of the city's "green heart" - the Southland Tropical Gardens as well as urban areas Large and small street parks, small gardens like a green emerald interplay, the basic realization of the residents to walk 15 minutes to a park garden goal, green coverage of 43%, per capita public **** green space of 10.3 square meters. In Chikan, blue water, green grass and flowers, Zhanjiang City has become the most attractive "livable city". Relevant figures show that in 2008, Chikan real estate development investment of 1.375 billion yuan, the completion of the development of land area of 259,300 square meters, commercial real estate sales area of 140,400 square meters, sales of 525 million yuan, respectively, compared with 2005, an increase of 479.3%, 87.4%, 19.5% and 132.2%. 2006 to 2008, Chikan District real estate development From 2006 to 2008, Chikan District real estate development investment totaled 2.617 billion yuan, more than the cumulative investment before 2005. 2009, Chikan District real estate industry development momentum is even stronger. 1-August cumulative investment in real estate development amounted to 1.220 billion yuan, an increase of 23.1% compared with the same period last year; commercial real estate sales area of 190.4 million square meters, sales of 914 million yuan, an increase of 149.2% and 208.2% over the same period last year, respectively. 149.2% and 208.0%.
In the construction of the new city at the same time, Chikan District also insisted on doing protective restoration and remodeling of the old city. Over the years, Chikan District adhere to the annual transformation of small streets and alleys 10-20, and written into the year's government work report as a supervisory matter in place, while y promoting urban and rural cleaning project, multi-channel fund-raising, increase the drainage and sewage, greening and landscaping, sports and recreational facilities, and other public facilities, construction and renovation, to ensure that the old city street clean, road leveling, bright lights, the masses live a convenient and comfortable.
"We usually talk about how much GDP growth, financial revenue, but if the people in front of the road is not flat, lights are not bright, employment is difficult, difficult to see a doctor, property and personal safety is not guaranteed, how can they feel the benefits of economic and social development? How to talk about *** enjoy the fruits of development, what happiness can be said?" Talking about the people's happiness, Chikan District Mayor Chen Yun said. Over the years, Chikan District focus on the implementation of the four major people's projects, urban and rural development, so that the people *** enjoy the fruits of development.
--Implementation of the peace and prosperity project. Chikan District to explore and improve the "military, police and civilian multi-party linkage, five lines of defense to protect the peace," the social security prevention and control model, the establishment of social forces to participate in the comprehensive management of law and order of the long-term mechanism. 2006, the region's average annual drop of 13% in the number of criminal cases, the number of cases of criminal cases in the region in 2008 fell by 36.8% compared with 2005 and the record total of 85 days, "the first". Record a cumulative total of 85 days "double robberies" reported zero record. In April of this year, the provincial comprehensive governance assessment team informed that the provincial city investigation team unannounced Chikan people's sense of security and satisfaction with social security of 91.0 points, ranking second in the province, Chikan District for six consecutive years was named Zhanjiang City, Zhanjiang City, advanced in comprehensive governance, and was named the national 2005 - 2008 annual peacebuilding advanced district.
--Implementation of education project. Chikan District adhere to the priority development of education, to ensure that the district public **** financial investment in education continued to grow. 2006, in the city's strong support for the investment of more than 50 million yuan, expanding the school 5, expanding the campus area of 43,760 square meters, 2500 new high-quality degree, effectively alleviating the problem of large primary and secondary school classes, lack of school places, the school environment has been improved. In order to promote the balanced development of urban and rural education, Chikan District pilot urban and rural schools bundled teaching, and promote the merger of five provincial and municipal level schools and five rural elementary school. On the eve of Teachers' Day this year, all 2,084 primary and secondary school teachers in Chikan District implemented performance pay, realizing salaries and benefits comparable to those of civil servants in the district.
--Implementation of employment guarantee project. Further improve the coverage of urban and rural public **** employment service system, and actively broaden the employment space, the creation of full employment community. 2006, the realization of the rural labor force to transfer employment of 3,889 people, the town of 21,682 new jobs, the current urban registered unemployment rate of only 2.8 percent. Further improve the public **** health system, improve the level of public **** health services, community health service coverage of 100%, and actively carry out the delivery of medicine, medicine to the grassroots and the "three flat" activities, over the past three years to reduce the burden of the public medicine 2.35 million yuan.
--Implementation of cultural and sports projects. In order to meet the urban and rural residents of multi-level, diversified spiritual and cultural needs, Chikan District, vigorously develop community culture, plaza culture, special culture, 2006 **** organization of plaza cultural performances nearly 500, send plays to send films to the countryside more than 300. Accelerate the development of sports for the country, the province, the city conveyed a number of outstanding talents such as Rao Lisi, He Chong, Chikan District won the "Guangdong Provincial Sports Contribution Award", the District Amateur Sports School was identified by the General Administration of Sport as the "National Olympic Reserve Talent Base". Since 2005, Chikan District also to harmony, love, mutual assistance as the main content, held an annual district-wide "Neighborhood Festival", selected "good neighbors", "civilized families, The "civilized building" and other moral models.
Thinking determines the way out. Only clear thinking, accurate positioning, in order to find their present and future coordinates. In order to accurately position, over the past few days, just arrived in Chikan District Secretary Chen Zhixiong busy research at the grassroots level. Currently, Chikan trade and distribution services are flourishing, industrial development is limited by land, rural population, small area, the proportion of agriculture is light. 2008, Chikan District, the ratio of three industries 1.1:40.7:58.2, service-based tertiary industry accounted for "half of the river. "I think Chikan future to seek great development, is bound to go to the development of modern service industry, enhance the tertiary industry road. Chikan currently to grasp the refining and iron and steel project site in Zhanjiang this major opportunity to strive to build 'urban industry developed area, ecological livable new city, people's livelihood first good area', Zhanjiang City, Zhanjiang City, practice the scientific concept of development of the vanguard." Chen Zhixiong Chikan's future is full of confidence.
Specifically, Chikan District from three aspects of work to promote the work: First, grasp the modern service industry, to create a central business district. Give full play to Chikan in the location, capital, talent, environment and urban radiation and other advantages, comprehensively enhance the circulation of trade, food and beverage and other traditional services, accelerate the development of the logistics industry, the modern financial industry, the orderly development of the real estate industry, strengthen the cultural industry, and cultivate the convention and exhibition, science and technology, information and other emerging services, to comprehensively build the advantages of the obvious, distinctive features, functional, prosperous and developed now on behalf of the service system. Zhongke Refining, Zhanjiang Iron and Steel and other major projects located in Zhanjiang as an opportunity to actively study the iron and steel, petrochemical industry upstream and downstream industrial docking, focusing on the introduction of financial, business, information technology and R & D, service outsourcing and other service projects, to attract domestic and foreign large and medium-sized enterprises, regional headquarters, offices and other auxiliary agencies to move in, to speed up the construction of Zhanjiang City Business Center District. Second, grasp the transformation of urban villages to create a livable and workable environment. Continue to fully cooperate with the city to grasp the municipal construction, deepen the "urban and rural cleaning project", integrated urban and rural planning and construction, in accordance with the "moderately ahead of schedule, scientific planning, rational layout, segmented implementation" principle, vigorously promote the old "big natural "piece, Wenbao North Village and Tunshun Village" urban village "transformation, integrated use of land resources in urban villages, accelerate the urbanization process, to provide space for the construction of the Central Business District. Third, grasp the people's project, to ensure that the masses live and work in peace and happiness. Integrate urban and rural development, make every effort to maintain social stability, solve the employment, medical care, education and other closely related to the interests of the masses of production and living problems, care for the spiritual and cultural life of the masses, and constantly improve the sense of well-being of the masses.
From the last session of the Congress of Folklore four years since the country's development of the broader perspective, to see the challenges facing Chinese folklore in the next 30 years, traditional folklore rely on the rapid disappearance of the field, will result in an unprecedented crisis in folklore. In the face of the crisis, folklore should be repositioned, formulate a 30-year development plan, and seize the opportunities of history: 1) accelerate the work of traditional folklore, and increase the strength and effectiveness of the rescue and preservation of traditional folk culture; 2) vigorously develop new folklore, and actively participate in the cause of folklore and economic development, folklore and social development, and folklore and cultural development; 3) courageously take on the historical mission of reshaping the soul of the nation and devote to the revitalization of the spirit of national culture. To be brave enough to undertake the historical mission of reshaping the soul of the nation and to devote ourselves to the revival of the spirit of national culture; 4. To promote the internationalization and dissemination of Chinese folklore and to open up the world of Chinese folklore. We will fundamentally change the attitude, position and orientation of Chinese folklore, and then establish a modernized folklore culture with Chinese characteristics, which is active in the world, serves the times, and is eclectic and harmonious.
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