Peace Drum widely popular in the north, northeast countryside is full, the Han areas. Beijing area Mentougou Jingxi peace drum called popular dance music (say drums from the Mongolian army to cheer) originated in the Township of rural festive time. Performers, mostly young men, usually wearing costume, his left hand drum, the right hand drum key, rim shots while dancing, parade performances. After the founding of New China, Jingxi peace drum to develop, New variety of drums and dancing, line-up even more spectacular, more majestic momentum.

- Jingxi peace drum performances -

Peace Drum is to entertain people, collective heritage, collective development of folk dance, has a broad mass base and deep historical roots, it plays an important role in the local folk activities. Peace Drum since the Ming Dynasty in Beijing spread, the early Qing Dynasty, the capital inside and outside the peace drum is extremely popular.

Later on, peace drum incoming Mentougou area. Jingxi peace drum, peace drum directly affected by the Hebei, is a folk dance popular in West Beijing region. In the past, a symbol of peace drum hit "peace happiness" Lunar twelfth lunar month started to February next year in Beijing two days, mainly Mentougou, Fangshan and Shi Jingshan and other places popular Jingxi peace drum, basically a Manchu women dance group dance from the woman. Previously, this man did not follow dance blended. Men beating drums, began in the early twentieth century is the last century, before the rise. Historically Mentougou many villages every household, men and women almost always hit the peace drum, the Lunar New Year's Eve in the Qing court also struck peace drum, whichever is "peace" meaning, so Beijing is also known as the Taiping Drum 'welcome in the drum. " Peace Drum most active in the twelfth lunar month and the first month of each year, very attractive in the age of the local folk activities, the people who hit the drums while it is looking forward to peace and prosperity of peace and prosperity. Beating drums can not only heighten the festive atmosphere, may also to some extent a reflection of their festivals in Beijing.

Peace Drum has a complete set of folk body language, such as: a result of binding women's feet past prosodic features form of "fresh twist", "chatter powerful" male dancers unique "powerful", "Gen Jin," and overtake each other, men chasing women by taste. In playing drums, the pace of change are reflected in the formation of the Chinese traditional aesthetic philosophy, which has a distinctive local color. As iconic dance with this dance varieties - peace drum, from the production process to combine with dance movements, has transcended mere function as a musical instrument sound carrier, and become objects in this region with a Qiang Lie regional cultural symbols, is sign local people cultural identity.

Peace Drum rooted in folk, grew up in the folk, lush folk, people love of peace drum, the old entertainer dedication to peace drum of the peace drum to continue, and carry forward the innovation of civil peace drum will make folk artists life full of vitality.

Jingxi peace drum performances

Peace Drum is a drum dance props, peace drum hit is the main means of accompaniment. Peace is a drum with a handle, there is one side of the drum ring, circular, or sheep drumhead is made of kraft paper, the edge of the drum with several red Pompon, tied to the handle of the drum several shiny small hoop. When playing drums, drum left hand, right hand holding drumsticks, showed their dance "pound" drums and "buzzing" sound clear and melodious metal. "Puff drum hoop rang, dance groups getting the final years of age, saw that he had peace like, Qu singing a song with the same soil." Performers in pairs, side drums shake the ring, jumping maneuvers side. The young man jumped up and stretch tall and straight, played drums whipped up and down, really, "people with drums, drum wrapped around people." A girl dancing flexible, lightweight and can describe them twisted up like Willow Bend Drive, fan chatter straps inspired move. Very little pretty fresh. Mentougou District Taiping drum dance, there is singing, usually playing drums again, sing again the word, folk artists called "sing rope." They sing flowers, grass sing, sing the ancient sages, but also sing daily life, at the age customs. Drum peace drum is relatively rich, "big fan drum", "small fan drum", "chasing drum", "swollen" and so on.

Jingxi peace drum Features arts

Peace Drum Set competitive, fun and improvisation in one, with strong regional cultural symbol, is a typical folk dance of the Han in Beijing, Jingxi peace drum unique in that it showed their dance, inspired by a combination of features. When jumping, people combine dance, straining to twist the waist, while a positive hit, hit back, heart drums, drumming along drumming constantly drumming. Each village has a different style of play, all the villagers themselves choreography routine. Jingxi peace drum showed their dance can also be inter-play sing. Dance is inseparable from the drums, the drums and dance with the changes, drums and dance organic complexes. Drumming techniques positive hit, hit back, heart drums, drums along the vertical and horizontal hoop tremors, forming crisp colorful sound, fully embodies the drummer mingled with the drum, the aspect clutch. Dynamic law is a human drummer drum dance, people wrapped around the drum, drum-one people. Artisans believe, peace drum playing good or bad, depending on drums dynamic body posture. In the past, women with bound feet, so the formation of a female peace drum basic dynamic law as "fresh twist" and "chatter powerful"; dynamic characteristics of man's law is "Fan Jin" and "Gen Jin."

Mentougou Jingxi peace drum will play no less than dozens of villages, townships far Baihuashan yellow tower under military ring township, have had peace drum in history, but the most common and most active door town area, around the Spring Festival every year, circle door, three stores, things Xin room, large Village and other places young women can be seen in small groups "fighting cock." "Chasing Butterflies", "go crescent", pull the legs hips, graceful, when the girl playing at home, after the dancing married to the husband's family. Annual harvest is over, every household began to tidy up peace drum, drum circle blacksmith please, please Mongolian craftsmen drum skin. Every evening, as long as people beat drums pound, in the village, neighbors near and far will be heard and to, regardless of age, seniority level, men and women, young and old will enjoy the fun together to "play" to play drums. Between beating drums but also a people, between neighborhood residents, mutual exchanges between villages, communicate feelings, opportunities rapport.

Jingxi peace drum performance characteristics

Since the peace drum by the people's favorite, it has retained a number of routines, playing techniques and styles of the genre. Currently, there are routine action handed down as much as 12 sets. There are two forms of peace drum performances, both showed their dance, but also inter-play between singing. Peace Drum has a complete set of folk body language, which the basic dynamic law women are "fresh twist", "Jin chatter" (an argument that the feudal custom of foot binding of women age related); Rhythmic characteristics of male dancers is the "fan powerful "and" Gen Jin. "

Peace Drum music is mainly composed of two parts, namely "drums" and "Songs." The Peace Drum "drum" is both the name of the routine, but also a musical tune to two quarters to shoot as much. Drums rhythm quarter note-based, artists called "single drum"; eighth and sixteenth note to the main, known as "double drums." The local artists' duet "also known as" rope sing song child "or" children sing the tune rope. " People generally lyrics, allusions, seasonal flowers and a big truth-based, music is a popular local folk tunes. Concert, singing the first order, after singing the main section.