Theme Day debut Aba -
Gather the world's attention, sharpen the focus of the original ecology of Aba. May 31, dancing Boba Sen root, sounded sheepskin drums, blowing sounds of the mouth of strings, ABA Day activities at the third theme of Chengdu International Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival debut. Nearly a thousand Chinese and foreign tourists watched the show, truly feel the Aba grasslands non-heritage charm.
Artists herdsmen gathering of non-heritage
10 am, returning to the sunlight scattered in the International Exposition of non-heritage tour of the square space, the theme for the Day of ABA added touch of brilliant. With the ethereal Sichuan Tibetan ethnic folk sounds, a group dressed in ancient court costumes female country east of the Tibetan girl slowly debut. Strange accessories, old charm, causing bursts of voice. Then, dressed in armor, wearing bow of the "King Gesar" and "Brothers staff" domineering debut. Velvet pagoda group wearing clothing of the actor, not only in the beard and wrinkled face painting, and even walking are all holding hands and knife shield, step by step slowly forward, very "king" momentum.
Aba Qiang as a gathering place, Qiang cultural show of course, essential. Performances, and Qiang sheepskin drum dance, bamboo flute playing, Qiang Folk Song and other multi-national non-heritage items presented one by one, dozens of live performance in heritage who won applause tourists. Moved most to the audience is more than 40 performers on stage are from the Songpan, Blackwater, etc. Zoige farmers or pastoralists, although they are various non-genetic heritage items, but many performers is the first time for a concert.
"The first time such a grand stage station, the beginning was so nervous and almost a mistake." Willing to protect the village from the Huili County, the De-Quan, is the root of the dance tradition Boba Sen who participate in this theme day show, De-Quan very excited. "We must show the original ecology of the ABA to the world."
It is reported that ABA has a great wealth of national and provincial intangible cultural heritage items. One representative of national intangible cultural heritage list of 17 projects, 31 provincial level, the original ecological non-heritage culture to become the most shining name card Aba.
Original most popular non-legacy
90 minute show, so visitors a taste of the wealth of non-heritage culture Aba, this does not appear to satisfy the curiosity of visitors. After the performance of the theme days, when the actors were ready to return to the international non-West thing left Aba Exposition Hall, the original sitting in the audience watched the performance of the tourists have to stand up, with the actors behind the hall to Aba.
"Wow, what a Thangka ah!" ABA exhibition, the visitors were hanging in the halls of the huge Thangka "Qianshouqianyan Guanyin" to attract, in the high 21 meters, 15 meters wide and a huge Tang card, visitors have enjoyed. "This is our gallery of the 'greatest treasures'." Infected by the enthusiasm of visitors, Aba Zhuangchun Hui, deputy director of Cultural Affairs also took the opportunity to became a tour guide, "This is the Aba Tibetan national intangible cultural heritage of weaving and cross-stitch embroidery successors Yang Huazhen planned creation. 60 a number of senior embroidery took 5 months to complete. "
Aba exhibition hall, bamboo flute playing and production skills, Qiang years, Qiang embroidery, Qiang sheep and other non-heritage items to encourage foreign tourists to see them all. Site interpretation of the Jiuzhaigou Nanping music performances, Azar toast song, guitar playing and singing, leaving visitors had enough of the addiction. "Is the first time I saw so many non-Tibetan and Qiang original ecological heritage, good magic, oh." Tourists Li said excitedly.
"ABA's original ecology of non-heritage more popular, as evidenced by our non-heritage protection needs more input and attention." Site visitors to see so much interest in the non-left Aba, Sichuan Province Intangible Cultural Heritage expert review committee judges Aba Tibetan and Qiang culture expert Macheng Fu could not help but sigh.
According to Ma Chengfu, in recent years, ABA's non-heritage project has been unprecedented attention. Especially in the "5.12" Wenchuan earthquake, Aba culture suffered heavy losses, especially the Qiang culture has been devastation, October 2008, the Ministry of Culture officially Aba Maoxian, Wenchuan County, Li County, and with which the adjacent Songpan, Blackwater and other counties included in the experimental area Qiang cultural and ecological preservation. In order to effectively safeguard the intangible cultural heritage, inherit and carry forward the fine cultural traditions, Aba has organized the drafting of the "Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Bill" Bill. "This is just a beginning, in the ABA this beautiful land, there are safety and multi-cultural-ecological zones, white cultural and ecological areas, ecological zones Jiarong culture, these bright original cultural environment we need more protection and attention. "Source: Sichuan Daily
