The Blooming of Dahuagun Drama: Preservation and Inheritance in the Context of Ancient Chinese Drama

Abstract

          Background
         "Flower stick dance", also known as "flower stick dance", originated in Tokyo, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, and has a history of more than 1,000 years. It is understood that it was originally the dog beating stick of the beggar gang in the Song Dynasty, and it was known to the world for rhythmically beating the dog stick when singing songs and begging along the street. In the later Ming and Qing dynasties, inspired by the "overlord whip", people began to decorate bamboo poles. It evolved into a new way of performing dance, enhancing its performative and entertaining nature.
         Aims
         Carry forward and inherit the folk dance of Yangbu playing flower sticks. Through the people's government, the people's initiative should be brought into play to create an atmosphere for the protection of intangible cultural heritage. In a timely manner, the creators of folklore activities and the "actors" will be given the greatest financial support. At the same time, it is necessary to maintain the original ecology of folk activities and not let them "change their taste".
          Methodology
           This study aims to study the historical development and form of the dance and the phenomenon of dance in the context of popular culture through literature research, questionnaire survey, and inductive summary method.
          Results
          The origin of Yangbu flower stick is "cottage flower stick", after the spread of the times, historical changes, at present, Yangbu flower stick is included in the intangible cultural heritage.
          Conclusion
          The beating of flower sticks is a form of dance closely linked to the creation and transmission of the vast number of toiling people, and the body language in the dance is the artistic expression of the life and production of the local people at that time, which contains the bitterness of the life of the broad masses of the people and has profound social content.