In the Chaoshan area, what reverberated in my ears from a young age is the shock of Chaoshan gongs and drums, the dense beating of double mallets and the very penetrating shouts, and the blood boiling of the "Chinese War Dance" can always reach the heart. This soul of heroic songs engraved in the bones has been passed down from generation to generation, endlessly.
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After the rain, although it is a little muggy, the green leaves show their vitality again under the sunlight. "Post-00" Wei Zidan led the members of the heroic singing team of Gangbei Township in Haojiang District into the simple and elegant Wei Zheng Memorial Hall to have a special flash mob performance of British singing and dancing. As the team leader, Wei Zidan was busy painting the faces of the team members, and the other leaned down to help sort out the clothes and headdresses. Some members of the team are not familiar with the rhythm, so he took the drumsticks and tied the drums himself, and demonstrated them on the spot.
▲ After the performance, there will be a review
▲ Makeup before the show
▲Two Xiaoyingge players are practicing against each other
For the love of British singing and dancing, Wei Zidan can be described as obsessive. When he was a child, he didn't have a song mallet, so he used a broom to make two homemade English song mallets and practiced them at home. Wei Zidan told reporters that more than 20 years ago, there was a British singing and dancing team in their village, and later there was a fault due to various reasons. Knowing the importance of the inheritance of English singing and dancing, Wei Zidan established a British singing and dancing club in Huizhou during his college years, and reconvened the young people in the village last year to form a singing team of the people who returned to their hometowns, "We just want to make the English songs in the village dance again!" ”
▲The team members practiced in the Wei Zheng Memorial Hall
▲The team members practiced in the Wei Zheng Memorial Hall
▲ The team members are ready to go
▲ Perfect each other's makeup
▲Wei Zidan was engrossed in painting faces for the team members
▲Wei Zidan carefully sorted out the Yingge headdress for the team members
What touched Wei Zidan was that when the village Yingge team was reorganized, the old team members supported him in various ways. Today, more and more children in the village have joined the team, so that this precious intangible cultural heritage can be passed on and carried forward among the younger generation. "British singing and dancing culture is our root and soul." Wei Zidan hopes that through his own efforts, the excellent traditional culture of English singing and dancing will go further and show its unique charm to the whole country and even the world.
▲Wei Zidan chatted with his teammates
▲Wei Zidan instructed his players
▲Put a "Fushi" in the Wei Zheng Memorial Hall
(Source: Shantou Olive Terrace)