What is Ansai waist drum?
The formation and development of Ansai waist drum is closely related to the local historical and geographical environment and customs. Ansai is located in the north of Yan 'an area in Shaanxi Province, with vast territory and criss-crossing gullies. Yanhe River meanders through the territory, which is a typical loess plateau landform. Historically, it is a military town, known as "the throat of the upper county" and "the lock key of the north gate", and it is one of the frontier fortresses to resist foreign invasion. According to local legends, as early as the Qin and Han Dynasties, waist drums were regarded as indispensable equipment as swords, guns, bows and arrows by garrison soldiers. In case of enemy raid, drum alarm and send messages; The two armies fought to cheer with drums; After the victory of the battle, the foot soldiers beat drums to celebrate. With the passage of time, the waist drum gradually developed from military use into a folk dance for local people to pray for gods, wish a bumper harvest and celebrate the Spring Festival, thus making the waist drum more mass. However, in the style and performance of drum music, the heroic spirit of some Qin and Han soldiers has been retained.
198 1 year, an ancient tomb was found on the hillside of Wangzhuang Village, Liangcun Township, Yan 'an City, adjacent to Ansai County. Among them, two waist drum portrait bricks with the same shape and characters were unearthed, both of which were fired after molding. Appraised by experts of cultural relics and archaeology in Yan 'an area, it was created for the Song Dynasty. The drummer shaped on the portrait brick has a thin waist, sideways, his head raised to the left and rear, his left foot touched the ground, his right leg stepped out, his hands were high and low, and he waved a mallet to beat the drum; The man on the left is a cymbal knocker. His feet jump up, his left leg is raised, he looks at the left, and his hands are placed on his chest to make cymbals. Drummers, shirtless, wearing bloomers and ribbons around their waists, floated to the front and bottom. In particular, the action and image of the drummer are quite similar to the fourth beat of "standing kick" and the second beat of "forward" of Ansai waist drum today. Waist drum portrait brick has a clear picture and beautiful shape, which vividly shows the performance of waist drum in northern Shaanxi in Song Dynasty and provides precious and informative cultural relics for studying the historical origin and development of waist drum in northern Shaanxi.
Ansai waist drum is famous for its unique style, boldness, boldness and grandeur. It organically combines yangko and martial arts movements, which fully shows the simple, brave, cheerful and optimistic character of the people in the Yellow Land. The performance of Ansai waist drum is not limited by venue and number of people. Performances can be performed on roads, squares and stages. You can play alone, two people, dozens or even hundreds of people. The singer leaps and turns, sometimes like a dragonfly, sometimes like a spring swallowing mud, sometimes like a fierce horse galloping, and sometimes like a tiger showing its power; It is spectacular that all kinds of wonderful patterns can be changed during the group war.
Ansai waist drum is divided into two types: penny drum and snare drum drum. The drum is mainly twisted and tapped with heavy twisting. Give priority to martial arts and drums, with heavy beating and light twisting. Ansai's waist drum is fast-released and fast-closed, changing rapidly, natural and generous, cheerful and smooth, flexible and flexible. In the process of development and evolution, it combines dance, martial arts, gymnastics, percussion, percussion and folk songs, making its own content and form richer and more ornamental and entertaining.
Ansai waist drum mostly adopts the form of collective performance, and drummers (called "drums" or "kicking drums") range from dozens to hundreds. The team includes the roles of flower girl, umbrella head, savage girl and savage man, as well as various small programs such as "running donkey" and "water boat", forming a vast folk dance team. The performance emphasizes the overall effect, requiring uniform movements and standardized formation changes. The masculine beauty of men living on the Loess Plateau is fully demonstrated by the drummer's bold and rough dance and powerful drumming skills.
Ansai waist drum is quite popular in Ansai county, which is distributed in Tanjiaying, Xihekou, Yanhewan, Zhenwudong and other towns, and is divided into southern school and northern school. 1986 Ansai Waist Drum won the highest honor award in the first China Folk Dance Competition. In recent years, he has performed in1/the opening ceremony of the Asian Games, celebrating the return of Hong Kong and other large-scale activities, and has also performed in Japan. Ansai waist drum performers are performed by several people or thousands of people together. Magnificent, delicate and intoxicating, it is called "the first drum in the world". 1996, Ansai county was named "the hometown of waist and drums in China" by the Ministry of Culture.