Guangxi’s “March 3rd” of the Zhuang people is a feast of spring with joyful singing and laughter – Tourism – China Engineering Network

Original title: Guangxi’s “March 3rd”, a feast of spring with joyful singing and laughter

Meng Ping / Text by China Tourism News reporter Chen Chen / Photo

Singing at the fair, grabbing fireworks, riding poles, playing bronze drums, and enjoying delicious food… During the “March 3rd” holiday for the Zhuang people, cultural tourism activities across Guangxi are rich and colorful. Scenic spots have started the “people follow the herd” mode, and the total number of tourist receptions and total tourism revenue have doubled. increase. People of all ethnic groups dressed in gorgeous costumes, played festive gongs and drums, used hot notes, moving dances, and fiery emotions to express the joy and passion in their hearts, singing about beautiful times and happy lives. The colorful ethnic folk custom displays and lively and interesting intangible cultural heritage experiences are full of style, attracting a large number of tourists.

Connect with Generation Z

Guangxi in April is a “sea of ​​folk songs”, with song fairs everywhere and folk songs non-stop. In Yufengshan Park in Liuzhou City, waves of beautiful and loud folk songs continue. On April 10, the Guangxi Folk Song King Competition was held here. 40 folk song kings and singers from Guangxi, Hunan, Guizhou and other places sang folk songs on the same stage, attracting a large number of citizens and tourists to watch.

At the foot of Yufeng Mountain, international students from Indonesia and Laos from Liuzhou City Vocational College held a musical “dialogue” with folk singers from various places. The exotic performances allowed the audience to feel the cultural charm of different countries and nations. The local slang and popular language of Liuzhou used in Liuzhou folk songs allow international students to feel the vitality and charm of Guangxi folk songs. Off the field, international students from Laos learned to sing folk songs from the folk singer contestants, and wrote lyrics on the spot: “I come from Laos, and I think Liuzhou is very beautiful, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey…” which attracted bursts of applause.

“The fire is burning in the bamboo tube, my brother lives in Xiangqiao, Nanning; Liang Ming partners with Wei Deyun, one is shorter and the other is taller.” The funny lyrics of the two young people aroused constant laughter from the audience. Guangxi folk songs focus on improvisation, writing with feelings, and paying attention to rhythm. During one attack and one defense, the folk song players will also quickly improve their level. According to the relevant person in charge of the Guangxi Folk Song Society, this Guangxi Singer Competition has the largest number of contestants from the “post-95s” and “post-00s” generations in recent years.

“Folk songs are not only enjoyed by the older generation, but also by young people.” A “post-95” folk song contestant said that through the Internet, folk songs have created new connections with young people, and social platforms have become a new front for antiphonal singing. . Nowadays, “Generation Z” mountain singers have also begun to spread folk songs through short videos.

The Guangxi Museum of Ethnology held the “Go to Minbo and Sing Folk Songs” Tongxin Song Fair event, inviting many folk singer kings from Guangxi to restore an authentic antiphonal singing event on the spot. The singers answered questions and sang, and their improvisational wit and humorous and down-to-earth lyrics made the audience applaud again and again. The beautiful folk songs sung by well-known folk singers brought the audience into the lingering national cultural artistic conception.

Enjoy the interactive experience

On April 12, a series of activities with the theme of “Colorful March 3 Folk Paradise Expo” turned Nanning Garden Expo into a sea of ​​joy. Six major folk activities including Zhuang Guigu, Yongning Eight Music, Zhuang original ecological folk songs, Pumiao Huapo, Colorful Play, Youth Version Liu Sanjie Little Theater were staged in turn; throughout the scenic area, skateboard racing, embroidery ball throwing, and hand-tying were performed. Activities such as the dyeing interactive experience are very popular; there is a long table banquet in the wind and rain corridor of Guangxi Garden, the “Mountain and Flowing Water” toast ceremony, and the antiphonal singing of Dong brothers and sisters attracted bursts of cheers. Visitors tasted the dustpan banquet in the lively atmosphere. Immerse yourself in the unique folk customs.

At the food market, visitors can not only taste five-color glutinous rice, glutinous rice cakes and other delicacies, but also experience the production of Nanning raw pressed rice noodles. Under the guidance of the staff, tourists put the rice milk into the pressing barrel and press it with both hands. Squeeze it out, and the rice noodles will fall into the boiling water, and a bowl of freshly squeezed rice noodles will be out of the pot quickly.

The introduction of traditional folk customs into the scenic spot also opens a window for tourists to understand the rich and colorful national culture of Guangxi. At the Wangtianxia Scenic Area in Nandanyao, Hechi, tourists are immersed in the welcoming atmosphere of beating bronze drums and firing shotguns. The ancient Baikuyao welcomes tourists from all over the world with its unique ethnic and folk culture. In addition, displays and experiences such as the Yao bronze drum “Qin Zegla”, tie-dye production process, sticky paste production, etc., which have been included in the national intangible cultural heritage protection list, take visitors into the mysterious white pants Yao people.

In Fangchenggang Beigang Hometown Scenic Area, 18 intangible cultural heritage experience and performance activities such as Jing Duxianqin, Dan Family Show, Tea Picking Opera, and Sea Song at Sea were presented in succession, allowing tourists to have a deeper understanding of Jing folk customs with strong maritime cultural characteristics.

On April 12, a “Dan Family Wedding” was staged at the Electric Power Construction Fishing Port of Qiaogang Town, Beihai City, filling the festive atmosphere of the hometown of overseas Chinese. Customs such as sending date sheets, drawing gifts, serving tea, sighing at the elder sister, picking flowers, and boating are all novel to tourists. Mamina from Bangladesh praised after watching the wedding of the Shuidan family: “The young people here are brave enough to pursue love. The local people are very enthusiastic, and their love, inheritance and innovation of traditional culture are worth promoting. “

In the Chengyang Bazhai Scenic Area, in addition to the display of various intangible cultural heritage items, many ethnic costume travel photography shops are also crowded with customers. Ms. Wang from Zhejiang specially rented a set of Zhuang costumes and wore simple silver jewelry. The overall look was elegant and elegant. She took many beautiful photos of her upper body and back and enjoyed it.

During the “March 3 of the Zhuang Nationality” period, in addition to interactive activities such as door-stopping wine, bamboo pole dancing, gorgeous ethnic styles, and gorgeous ethnic folk songs, Guilin Xing’an Lingqu Scenic Area also has Guibei Camellia Banquet and Liudong Tea Tasting Party. Activities such as “Zhuang Nationality March 3rd” blessing, folk food banquet and other activities can satisfy tourists’ diverse experience. Zhang Lifang, team leader of the Lingqu Scenic Spot Operation Center, said: “National culture is an important part of China’s excellent traditional culture. Introducing national culture into the scenic spot not only helps the national culture to be effectively passed on, but also helps the scenic spot to promote its external marketing and do a good job in various aspects. One of the important ways of promotion activities.”

International “party” attracts guests to Guangxi

“March 3rd of the Zhuang Nationality” is not only a festival for the people of Guangxi, but also an international “party”. During the holidays, Guangxi strives to create ethnic village tours, ethnic customs experiences, ethnic cultural performances, ethnic cuisine and other products to attract tourists from outside the region to travel to Guangxi. Many scenic spots have also expanded their “circle of friends” through wonderful folklore and intangible cultural heritage experience activities, and continue to enhance their international influence.

Hundreds of people played and sang on the Tianqin, debuted innovative Zhuang brocade products, Chinese and Vietnamese traditional costumes on the catwalk, and international youth throwing hydrangeas on a blind date… On April 10, people from Longzhou County, Chongzuo City, Guangxi, Quang Hoa County, Ha Lang County, and Luang County, Gaoping Province, Vietnam People from four counties on the China-Vietnam border in Changding County, Shanxi Province, as well as domestic and foreign tourists, gathered in Tianqin Zhuang Village in Longzhou County to sing “Zhuang March 3rd” and feel the charm of intangible cultural heritage.

Sam Viet An, director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Cao Bang Province, Vietnam, who was invited to participate in the event, said that the event will further enhance the friendly exchanges between people in the border areas between Vietnam and China and promote new steps in the development of cultural, tourism and other cooperation between the two sides.

Guilin launched the “Bringing Europe Back to Guangxi” cooperation plan, and the first inbound tourist group from Warsaw, Poland, arrived on April 10. “This is my first time in China. The travel agency recommended Guilin to me. I want to experience the profound history and beautiful scenery here.” said Polish tourist Stefan.

On April 12, as the cheerful Liangqing Loulange folk song “Happiness Loulangluo” was sung, the Second China-ASEAN (Nanning) Intangible Culture Exhibition was jointly hosted by the Department of Culture and Tourism of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the Nanning Municipal Government. Heritage Week opens in the three streets and two lanes of Yongzhou Ancient City, Nanning City. As the event progresses, representative intangible cultural heritage projects and creative works from ASEAN countries and domestic provinces are presented in the form of a traditional Chinese business fair on three streets and two alleys, allowing intangible cultural heritage to be integrated into life and communicate with each other.

Although the “March 3rd of Zhuang” holiday has ended, the 2024 “Guangxi March 3rd·Bagui Carnival” cultural tourism brand event will continue until May 11. Major scenic spots will continue to launch a wealth of ethnic and folk activities to create opportunities for tourists. An ongoing cultural and tourism feast.