Wuming County is located in the south-central part of Guangxi, the capital city of Nanning County, the county land area of 3,378 square kilometers, with a total population of 660,000 people, of which the Zhuang population accounted for 86% of the history of the "county of the first good," the name, is one of Guangxi's more developed political, economic, cultural and educational counties, and is the birthplace of Zhuang civilization.
In Guangxi, the county is one of the more developed counties in terms of politics, economy, culture and education.
In the ancient Zhuang language of Guangxi, "Wei" means marketplace, and "Song Wei" refers to the marketplace where people gather to sing songs. Every song dike day, thousands of Zhuang people will spontaneously gathered together, to the song of love, song will be friends, singing and competition day. Wuming song polder since ancient times, the territory of the Liao River on both sides of the river had existed in the history of Guangxi, one of the most famous Zhuang song polder - Liaojiang song polder. Qing Guangxu years of the "Wuming County Tu Jing" records: "Answer song habit, Wuming Xianhu, Liaojiang two places have, every early March one to ten days, along the river up and down, within a few miles, women such as clouds." Wuming Qing Dynasty poet Wei Feng Hua had a poem praising: "Try to Huanglin Lin Lin outside looking, three three good day good flowers." The ancient song of Wuming Zhuang Wei Wei was a great success.
The song dike this treasure of Zhuang culture has not been drowned by the flood of history, generations of Zhuang people from mouth to ear, the ancient mountain song to today. At present, Wuming County, there are 28 song dike points, most of the lunar calendar held in March, such as the third Gan Wei, that sheep, the first nine Lu good offices, Qin Li, Qingming day of the Qin Nei, March 13, such as Luo Bo. Every Song Wei day, the Zhuang family will be rich in local characteristics of the delicacies set feast, open door to meet the guests, guests are not divided into near and far proximity, the hosts are all together and warmly welcome. When the guests have had enough to eat and drink, the hosts and guests will sing songs on the grassy plains by the village or on the hillside or by the river. The songs sung have distinctive national characteristics, life songs, historical songs, love songs, labor songs, ceremonial songs, nursery rhymes and long poems, etc., the melodious songs in the green mountains and waters between the lingering, day and night.
"Song as a medium, publicize Wuming, boost tourism, economic development", with the continuous updating of the concept of development, the ancient song dike was given more meaning. In order to y excavate the cultural heritage of the Zhuang Township, strengthen foreign propaganda, enhance the visibility of Wuming, expanding the openness of Wuming, from 1985 onwards, Wuming County held 18 consecutive sessions of the "March 3" Zhuang Song Festival. To 2003, Wuming County officially "Song Festival" renamed "Song Wei", through the "cultural stage, economic opera" way, in the introduction of the "Mountain Song Tournament", "thousands of bamboo kong array" and other activities rich in Zhuangxiang characteristics of the project at the same time, investment promotion, real estate exhibitions and sales and other economic and trade activities into the overall activities of the song dike, so that the song dike presents "performance activities Ten thousand people empty alleys, economic and trade activities unprecedented" hot scene. Central, regional, city and many other news media on the song of the pike in a large number of publicity reports, so that the song of the pike reputation far and wide, for Wuming County set up a deep cultural heritage, ethnic characteristics of the city image. With the "March 3" song dike this window, Wuming County's rich tourism resources, unique customs and superior investment environment can also be fully displayed in front of the world, for the realization of the construction of Wuming into a beautiful environment, the goal of the emerging modern industrial city provides more opportunities and power.
In the process of continuous maturation of the operation, "March 3" song dike has a higher and higher cultural brand value, in November 2007 was selected as one of the first batch of Nanning City intangible cultural heritage list, in November 2008 was selected as the second batch of autonomous regions of the list of intangible cultural heritage, and greatly drive the county trade, hotels, transportation, restaurants, commerce and other related industries. transportation, catering, commerce and other related industries in the county, becoming an effective carrier for the mutual promotion and development of culture and economy. In 2008 China Zhuangxiang? Wuming "March 3" song Wei activities, to undertake the eastern industrial transfer investment promotion *** signed 15 projects, total project investment amounted to 2.006 billion yuan; commodities exhibition and trade fair *** 160 merchants to participate in the total sales of 7.87 million yuan of commodities; automobile, agricultural machinery exhibition and trade fair *** there are 16 domestic and foreign auto sales Enterprises to participate in the transaction amounted to more than 1.3 million yuan; 80 businesses to participate in the Food Festival activities, the total consumer food amounted to 3.85 million yuan; large-scale labor export recruitment fair *** 80 enterprises to recruit, providing 5100 jobs, *** reached employment intentions of 3,052 people; real estate fair has 19 units exhibitors, signed a contract to buy a house of 92, with a total amount of 17.31 million yuan, signed a contract of intent to purchase a house. million yuan, signed a contract of intent to purchase 215; county service industry to create a total business of 10 million yuan, really reached the "Song Wei stage, economic and trade opera" purpose.
This year's song dike, as always, to show the local conditions of the Zhuang village, show the cultural boutique of the Zhuang people, carry forward the spirit of the Zhuang people as the main theme, March 27-April 4 period, the total **** there are 16 performances and activities, which are: (1) song dike opening ceremony, (2) thousands of people in the bamboo array performances and competitions, (3) the third Guangxi King of Song Contest, (4) national sports and competitive exhibition, (5) the third Guangxi King of Song Contest, (6) the third Guangxi King of Song Contest, (7) the third Guangxi King of Song contest. (4) Ethnic Sports Competitions (Firecracker Robbing Competition, 30-Person Shoes Racing, Embroidery Ball Throwing Competition, "Grain Carrying" Relay Race, "Pig Driving" Relay Race, Collective Rope Skipping, Mixed Relay Race with Rolling Iron Rings, and Wushu Sanshou Match), (5) Square Cultural Performances ("Songs of the Zhuang Countryside" Cultural Evening, "663" Project of Building a New Socialist Countryside, Zhuang Language Sketch Contest, and Special Performances by Art Organizations from Outside the County), (6) 2009 China Zhuang Countryside? Wuming "March 3" Song Wei Guangxi starch (modified starch), alcohol products and new technology trade fair, (7) 2009 China Zhuangxiang? Wuming "March 3" Song Wei Investment and Trade Negotiation Activities, (8) 2009 China Zhuangxiang? Wuming "March 3" Song Wei Commodity Exhibition and Trade Fair, (9) 2009 China Zhuangxiang? Wuming "March 3" Song Wei Tourism Food Festival, (10) 2009 China Zhuangxiang? Wuming "March 3rd" Song Wei Automobile and Agricultural Machinery Exhibition and Trade Fair, (11) 2009 China Zhuang Township? Wuming "March 3" Song Wei wood products processing, development trends and forest products ordering and marketing, (12) 2009 China Zhuangxiang? Wuming "March 3" Song Wei Real Estate Trade Fair, (13) 2009 China Zhuangxiang? Wuming "March 3" Song Wei labor export recruitment fair, (14) folk traditional dogfighting, cockfighting, birdfighting, bullfighting competitions, (15) 2009 China Zhuangxiang? Wuming "March 3" Song Wei literary pen, (16) Nanning City, three counties (districts) painting and calligraphy, photography exhibition.
Compared to previous years, this year's song dike activities pay more attention to the broad, mass, pay more attention to highlight the characteristics of the Zhuang Township, pay attention to the integration of trade and culture, in the retention of the previous sessions of the song dike on the basis of the fine traditions of the song dike this year, the song dike will show the following four highlights: more prominent elements of the nationalities; the activities of the project to push forward; the scope of personnel involved in expanding the song dike activities for a longer period of time. March 29th, coincided with the opening ceremony as well as most of the performances. On March 29, Sunday, the opening ceremony and most of the performances are scheduled on this day, which will provide time convenience for those who come to participate in the activities of the song pike and attract more tourists.