The role of Longtan Han opera is complete, which is divided into ten lines: raw, Dan, clean, ugly, foreign, small, paste, husband and miscellaneous. The voice of Han opera is mainly Xipi and Er, and the costumes are mainly red robe, black robe, white robe and rockhopper. Accompanying instruments include huqin, yueqin, erhu, sanxian, pipa, flute and bottle. There are more than 200 Chinese operas in Longtan, including three great Zhujiazhuang, Wujiapo, Qin Xianglian and Shiro's visiting mother.
Longtan Han Opera is unique, only in Longtan, with regional and national characteristics. It is a treasure of Tujia art, which combines the essence of Chinese culture and Tujia culture, and has great ornamental and artistic value. Longtan Yalong fills the blank of China Dragon Lantern Collection. In 2003, members of Chongqing Photography Association made such comments after watching the Yalong performance in Longtan. The book Longtan in Bayu Ancient Town records the Yalong as follows: It is unique for Bayu.
According to legend, most of Barrow village in longtan town is Tian, and he is an expert in business. They transported tung trees, tea, lacquerware and other local products by water to Huguang and other places for sale, and then shipped them back to daily necessities to earn "freight". In Barrow Village of Longtan Ancient Town, there are Duck Hill, Duck Ping and Duck Cave. There is a mother duck in the duck hole. After years of practice, she has become a "duck god", in charge of the good and bad luck of Longtan River. Once, he became the duck god of the fairy family and gave his dream to the village head of Barrow. "The flood will rise sharply at noon, and quickly move to Shanwan!" The leader who loaded the boat acted according to the orders of the duck god. The passenger ship hiding in the mountain bay is safe and sound, saving people and goods. After a calm, they went out of Huguang and sold mountain products, making a lot of money. In order to commemorate the concern of the duck god, the leaders made a duck dragon in the New Year, imitating the appearance of ducks. Yalong, a kind of dragon lantern, has been passed down from generation to generation.
Old people and children can tell the story of Yalong.
The duck head in Barrow Village, Longtan is a flat duck head with a treasure in its mouth, which is flexible and changeable. The dragon body has 9 to 1 1 holes, each hole is woven into a rectangular bamboo pole, and the dragon tail is fishtail-shaped. The dragon head, dragon body and dragon tail are connected by bamboo rings made of several bamboo strips, and the whole body is decorated with colored scales. Duck dragons generally weigh 40 to 60 kilograms. So when playing with dragons, it is very laborious and slow. Generally, three or four strong young men should be prepared instead of playing. When dancing, the faucet can only swing from side to side and shake up and down. It's called "the duck says goodbye". On July 15, the custom of setting off water lanterns (also known as magic lanterns) on rivers has a long history. The Records of Zhili County in Youyang recorded that "... there are people who set up Yulan Festival, set off fireworks and set off river lanterns ...".
According to legend, when Youyang changed the village into a state in the Song Dynasty, Tujia people usually held a fireworks show on the night of Menglan Festival on July 15. On this day, just as night fell, Tujia, Miao and Han people dressed in festive costumes gathered on both sides of Longtan River. Thousands of river lanterns lit up the water immediately after the master ordered the candles to be lit. Wooden boats and colorful dragons compete in the river, homemade bamboo tube fireworks rise into the sky, and suona, firecrackers and gongs and drums resound through the cloud window. Someone once sang a poem and praised: "The sky is full of starry lanterns, sending away the gods of plague, and the four seasons are safe and the official folk music, and the grain is rich and new." Chen, a Tujia poet, wrote a poem in Interesting Garden: ". At night, the river lamp meets the stream on the moon, and the moonlight is like a mirror. Hundreds of river lanterns, thousands of wax torches, radiant beauty and temples. Like a flower, it is a brilliant neon and colorful figure. Bustling and bustling, it is even harder to have fun at night.
They are all from Tucheng Miao Town, and the folk songs are all autonomous, so I wish you the same celebration. Music drums blared, cheers shook the ground, and the golden wind burst. Brave the torrent, look at the people of all ethnic groups and strive to be a good army. Leap on the horse and shoulder the responsibility of the world. "