Haiyan lantern

is an acrobatic and competitive folk dance, which is popular in Haiyan, Yuhang, Jinshan, Suzhou and other places in Jiaxing. According to historical records, "Sea Salt Rolling Lantern" has a history of more than 711 years. Traditional lantern props are made of bamboo sticks tied into spherical shapes, which are divided into three types: large, medium and small, with small balls in the big ones and red and black ones. The red heart, the lantern, weighs 21 pounds; Black lantern, martial lantern, weighs more than 61 kilograms at most. The lantern-rolling routines are rich and varied, such as "Beside the beach", "Zhang Fei straddles the horse", "Su Qin carries a sword" and "Swallow flies", which have a unique style and are well received by local people. Haiyan Rolling Lantern, which was developed on the basis of tradition, won the 13th "Stars Award" for outstanding works in square dance, and the "Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai Rolling Lantern Conference Series" mainly organized by Haiyan People's Government in 2111 was widely praised.

Haiyan Saozi

"Haiyan Saozi" is a folk literary style closely combined with folk beliefs, also known as "burning paper", "praising God songs" and "offering documents". During the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Republic of China, it was widely spread in Haiyan. There are similar folk customs in many areas adjacent to Haiyan. Its main feature is that professional or semi-professional singers (wizards) are invited to preside over some kind of sacrificial ceremony for the people to pray for blessings and exorcise ghosts and diseases. The pattern of sacrifice is "please God-reward God-send God". In the part of rewarding the gods, apart from carefully arranged incense sticks and offerings, special attention is paid to various wonderful folk performances by singers in front of the gods. There are various performance styles, such as singing, dancing, rap, drama, acrobatics, folk crafts, etc., and singing and chanting are the main ones. Singers are called Mr. Sao Zi and Mr. Shen Ge, and they have a relationship of mentoring and inheritance. Singers use manuscripts to pass on their skills, but they don't need manuscripts when singing at ceremonies. Generally, there is no accompaniment when singing, and vocals are used to help sing; Some places also use silk and bamboo accompaniment. The melody is unique, and the following lines tend to be dominant. Up to now, more than 21 kinds have been collected, such as falling soup tune, wave willow circle and so on. The lining words of vocal gang singing are particularly long and self-contained, which has a certain origin relationship with the singing style of southern opera in Ming Dynasty.

Haiyan cavity

Haiyan cavity is one of the four major vocal cavities in the Ming Dynasty, named after it was formed in Haiyan, Zhejiang. Ming Jiajing and Qin Long (1522-1572) were popular in Jiaxing, Wenzhou, Nanjing, Suzhou, Yihuang, Jiangxi and Beijing. Haiyan Opera is only accompanied by percussion instruments such as gongs, drums and boards, instead of silk and bamboo instruments. Its euphemistic voice is loved by noble and wealthy families, and Haiyan's children are often called to sing at festive banquets. The Ming edition of Jin Ping Mei Ci Hua has described the performances of Haiyan Opera artists many times. In the book, there is an illustration of a performance in Haiyan cavity. In the hall, there are guests drinking and watching the play on both sides, and there are women hanging curtains at the top left, two people performing in the middle, and a band playing drums and boards at the bottom right. According to the account of sixty-three chapters in the book, the performance is "Jade flute sends the truth" in Yuhuan Ji.