My hometown is Anhui. What special artistic performances are there?

Sing folk songs. Popular in rural areas of western Anhui, when weeding after spring sowing, male and female farmers are in groups of three and five, pulling weeds and singing at the same time. Often, one person leads the singing, and everyone sings together, one after another, and the songs are loud and clear. And most of them are love songs.

Sing a big drum. Popular in towns in northern Anhui, mostly folk artists. When drumming drums, people gather around and say that the theme of drums is mostly love stories of martial arts or historical legends; Singing while knocking is vivid and deeply loved by the masses.

Tell a story. Popular in cities and towns in central Anhui, and gradually moving towards the countryside, they are generally professional artists. Blind fortune tellers are also good at telling stories, and they can also play the huqin accompaniment, which greatly increases the artistic color.

Tell a story. In rural areas, in hot summer, men, women and children usually get together to enjoy the cool, and farmers who are good at oral expression will tell the legendary supernatural stories in detail.

Tell jokes. In teahouses in towns and villages, most old people get together and often tell humorous jokes to kill time.

Say an awkward password. Generally speaking, training children to speak clearly can also make them think quickly and increase their language knowledge.

Second, the game lights.

During the Spring Festival, most lanterns are held around the Lantern Festival, with various forms.

dragon lantern

The image of the dragon head is mighty, and the dragon body is made of sticks and consists of several sections. The dragon tail swings freely, and the dragon skin is painted on paper. This is a colorful dragon. And Huanglong made of straw. When dancing the dragon, someone held the "Dragon Ball" in front of him to guide him. The dragon dance circled and tumbled up and down. There are dragon rolling, dragon piercing, dragon jumping, Panlong and Youlong. The dance is magnificent, dancing with the "Dragon Ball".

Lion lamp

There is a difference between lion dance and green lion, both of which are made of bamboo strips. The lion dance is covered with a lion blanket. There are civil and military movements when dancing, such as tickling, licking hair, rolling, shaking hair, playing ball, etc. And martial arts dance is jumping, climbing, hitting, stepping on the ball, etc. The two lion dancers cooperated tacitly and were well received by the masses. Green lions are painted green, usually a pair of males and females. The lion is holding colored balls at his feet, and the lioness is holding a cub at his feet. Two sticks are installed under the lion's abdomen to facilitate dancing. The green lion has gentle dances such as playing with the ball, feeding and caressing each other.

White elephant lamp

Tie sticks into pictograms and paste white paper. When performing, it mainly highlights trunk movements, such as turning nose, hooking nose, spraying water and eating.

[Lantern]

Tie it into the shape of a horse with a stick and paste it with colored paper. This lamp is divided into two sections and tied to a person's waist, like riding a horse. The dance steps include crawling, galloping and jumping.

[Kirin lamp]

Tie it into a unicorn-shaped lamp. When dancing, the lamp can enter the newly married or childless family alone, enter the inner room, and sing Kirin songs while dancing, which brings auspicious and joyful feelings to these families.

[Clam shell lamp]

The beautiful girl carries mussels on her back, and the young man plays a fisherman to catch mussels. When fishermen touch clams, their heads, hands and feet are often caught by clams' shells, which makes the audience laugh and applaud. Sometimes the actor of a snipe is added, and the three people interpret the legend of "the snipe and the clam compete, and the fisherman gains", which is quite meaningful.

Dry boat

Bamboo is tied to the boat frame, with colored paper on the outside. The girl holds the boat, stands in it, swings from side to side, sings while walking, and sails like water. Four other men dressed as boatmen stood outside the boat and paddled, and performed fairy tales such as White Empress and Xu Xian.

[Lantern]

Also known as scattered lanterns, there are many kinds of lanterns, such as those of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea and the Tang Priest learning from the scriptures, animal lanterns of pigs, ducks and chickens, aquarium lanterns of fish, shrimps, turtles and crabs, vegetables and fruits, and all kinds of lanterns. There are quail fighting lights in Huaibei. Lifelike, exquisite workmanship.

During the Spring Festival (around the Lantern Festival), lanterns are usually led by dragons, followed by lion lanterns and flower boats, singing and dancing in full swing, winning applause and cheers from lantern watchers. Every household and shop set off firecrackers and lights, and dressed people in red and colorful cakes and cigarettes. Lantern Festival often lasts for a few days, forget fatigue with joy, and enjoy singing and entertainment during the Spring Festival to welcome the arrival of the New Year.