1, yangko

Northeast Yangko Northeast Yangko is a popular folk art form of Han nationality in China with a long history.

Yangko, which is popular in Jilin at present, is a folk art integrating dance, singing and drama, with dance as the mainstay. From the form of performance, it can be divided into land yangko, stilt yangko, inch yangko and various forms of expression such as lifting pole, back pole and fork pole. It is usually combined with folk dances such as dragon lantern, lion dance, roller boating, scooter pushing and overlord whip.

Diyangko is the most popular and flexible of several kinds of yangko. There are several theories about the origin of local yangko in Jilin. Among them, Kublai Khan proclaimed himself emperor. After the establishment of the Great Yuan Empire in the Yuan Dynasty, he organized the people into a team of fifty households and sent a Yuan soldier to take care of them. During the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival, in order to prevent people from gathering to revolt, Yuan Bing called men from all families and led them to sing and dance. Later, this activity was handed down as a form of performance and evolved into today's yangko. The basis of this statement is that there is a figure "Lao Ta" (referring to Yuan Bing) in the traditional yangko in Jilin, who is the leader and conductor of the yangko team.

Jiangcheng Yangko has a strong local color and local flavor, and has a simple and natural life prototype beauty. It has artistic styles and characteristics such as being hot and cheerful, bold and vigorous, simple and honest, humorous and so on, among which walking on stilts, playing dragon lanterns, running dry boats and teasing lions are the most famous.

Step 2 walk on stilts

Walking on stilts is a popular folk dance in China, which is deeply loved by the masses in traditional festivals such as Spring Festival, Lantern Festival and Temple Fair. Jilin area is also very popular. Stilts, which are popular in Jilin, are rich in content. Traditional stilts play the roles of head stilts (martial arts like childe), second stilts (martial arts like Dan Dan), fishing, firewood, ploughing, reading, green snake, white snake, Xu Xian, general's upper garment (female role) and lower garment (male role).

Walking on stilts is very artistic and requires actors to have a good foundation. In addition to walking and dancing in various formations in the middle and above the square, there are also small venues where two or three people perform in groups. The performance of small-scale yangko is mainly stunt, which is also very attractive. Nowadays, stilts, as an art form loved by the masses, have been endowed with new contents, which are loved by the masses, whether as a live newspaper play or as a role in the play.

Step 3 dance the dragon

"Dragon Dance" is a dance with perfect form and high artistic skills. Due to different popular areas, the performance forms of dragon dance are also rich and colorful. In Northeast China, people classify dragon dancing as Yangko, and they are used to calling it "playing with dragon lanterns".

Ancient China people created the image of dragons to express their good wishes. People regard "dragon" as the embodiment of good luck, and use dragon dancing to pray for the blessing of the gods, so as to achieve the purpose of good weather and abundant crops. There are many actions to play with dragon lanterns, such as "dragon playing in the water", "dragon lying on the sand", "little flower", "digging out the waist nest" and "golden dragon and jade column" which are popular in Jilin area. Its artistic characteristics are majestic, vivid and varied. But no matter what kind of tricks are performed, performers have to start with broken steps. Nowadays, dragon dance has become a symbol of the spiritual revival of the Chinese nation and the most popular folk dance art during important festivals.

Step 4 drive a dry boat

The "dry boat running" popular in Jilin area mostly follows the activities of the Yangko team and belongs to the variety part of Yangko. The traditional performance procedure of "dry boat" is generally that the fisherman does simulated actions such as unwinding the cable, and the fisherman and his wife go forward by boat, and the two dance lightly. There is a lot of new content now. For example, forms such as "happy to send public grain" and "husband and wife go to the market" are more accepted and loved by the masses.

5. lion dance

"Lion Dance" is a kind of animal-like dance, a pearl in the treasure house of Chinese folk dance and a traditional folk sports activity. It originated in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. What is popular in Jiangcheng now is the famous "Northern Lion" school, commonly known as "teasing the lion", which belongs to Yangko. Lion dance is lively, skillful and beautiful. Accompanied by cheerful gongs and drums, it is more festive and adds a rich atmosphere of joy.

Jilin Festival activities:

There are many local festivals in Jilin Province, among which Changchun Film Festival, Changchun Automobile Expo, Jilin Rime Ice and Snow Festival and Tonghua Ginseng Festival are more influential. The biennial film festival is held in the middle and late August, and every film festival is attended by well-known stars and celebrities in the film industry at home and abroad, which has attracted much attention. Automobile Expo and Ginseng Festival are mainly investment promotion activities. Wusong Festival is held in the coldest January every year, because only then is the best time to watch Wusong wonders.

1, Rime Ice and Snow Festival:

Time: 65438+ 10 month per year

Jilin Rime, one of the four natural wonders in China, is the main place, and the festival lasts about 1 month. During this period, there will be a grand Northeast Yangko Dance Expo, river lanterns and lanterns on the Songhua River, float boat parade, fireworks party, international and domestic ice skating, skiing and ice hockey competitions, various large-scale commodity ordering meetings, trade fairs, tourism product fairs and ice lanterns and ice sculptures. At present, the rime ice and snow festival has been held for five times.

2. Beishan Temple Fair:

It is famous far and wide, and has the reputation of "Qian Shan Temple is northeast, and Jilin Temple Fair wins Qian Shan".

Beishan Temple is characterized by the integration of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Every April in the summer calendar, temple fairs come one after another: Buddha's Birthday Festival on April 8th, Niangniang Temple Fair on April 18th, Wang Yao Temple Fair on April 28th and Guandi Temple Fair on May 13th. Among them, the Wang Yao Temple Fair on April 28th was the most lively. Since the temple was built in Wang Yao in the 30th year of Kangxi, an annual temple fair has gradually formed. In recent years, temple fairs are unprecedented, with more than 300,000 visitors each year.

During the temple fair, cigarettes filled the air, bells rang and male and female believers prayed devoutly. The mountains are crowded with people. At the foot of the mountain, there are circus acrobatics performances and health knowledge exhibitions. State-owned shopping malls, private enterprises, and personal bed-making department stores are mixed. Snacks of various flavors abound.

Beishan Temple Fair is the largest folk tourism festival in Northeast China.

3. Fishing by the river:

Time: Midwinter every year.

Location: Songhua River or Songhua Lake

Introduction: There is an activity worth participating in when traveling to Jilin City, that is, fishing on the river in winter. First of all, we should toast the fishermen who go fishing in the river, and then follow more than 30 fishing boats to fish in the river at the same time. At the fishing site, Kaijiang fish are jumping around happily, and you can experience the happiness of fishermen's harvest. After fishing, eight cooking stoves can be built by the lake of Ailin Holiday Fishing Port. With Kaijiang fish and clean lake water as raw materials, the "river stewed fish" can be made by the original ecological cooking method.