Fufeng Wanwanqiang Shadow Play

Shaanxi
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Fufeng Wanwanqiang shadow play is an ancient folk art of the Han nationality, which is popular in Fufeng County, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province. It is the second batch of intangible cultural heritage protection projects in Shaanxi Province. Fufeng Wanwanqiang shadow play has a high artistic value. The shadow play class is generally composed of seven people, one person picks the strings, one person arranges the lines, one person sings the lead (plays all the roles of Sheng, Chou, Jing, and Dan), and the rest play the strings, beat the drums, and play various musical instruments. They are multi-talented and have several duties. The story of the performance is tortuous and bizarre, with a complete beginning and end, unique singing, euphemistic and pleasant, and strong musical penetration. There are many scenes that real people cannot perform, which reflects its own advantages. Fufeng Wanwanqiang shadow play, which grew up in Fufeng County with rich cultural heritage and simple folk customs, has a long history. According to the old artist Qi Junqian, the ancestor of shadow play is Confucius. Legend has it that when Confucius was giving lectures, he thought his appearance was ugly and ugly. When the audience left, he covered his face with a Luoer. Later, Luoer was changed to Liangzi, and Confucius taught with his face sideways through Liangzi. In order to be vivid and vivid, Confucius used shadow figures to express gestures and postures, and on this basis, it evolved into shadow play. Guanzhong shadow play is divided into two types: East Road and West Road. Fufeng shadow play belongs to the West Road style, mainly with Wanwanqiang. In the 1940s and 1950s, there were more than 10 shadow play classes in Fufeng County, and the famous ones were "Man'erwa", "Shunjinwa", "Hanjiawa", "Sheng'erwa", "Ben'erwa", etc. During the ten-year "Cultural Revolution", shadow play disappeared, and the surviving Man'erwa could not perform due to the loss of personnel. After Xi Zonghu contacted the organization, the only Wanwanqiang shadow play class in the county was restored. Take the performance of "Man'erwa" as an example: there were only five people in the class, of which Man'erwa, the head of the class, sang the lead, played drums and hand gongs, Qi Junqian played banhu and suona, played cymbals, Li Qixiu played strings, Wang Wu played lantern bowls, sieve boards, claps, and big gongs, and Du Yujie played the flute. Five people performed one play. Now the number has increased to seven or eight. There are many shadow play repertoires, which are suitable for performing in various occasions. Now, the Wanwanqiang shadow play troupe can perform more than 50 major dramas, including "Family Portrait", "Plaint to the Emperor", "Sishui Pass", "Dragon and Phoenix Lantern", "Huaihe Camp", "Three Visits to the Tomb", "Li Cuilian's Return to the World", "Double Repayment of Gratitude", "The Book of Four Sages", "Caoqiao Pass", "Jiuhua Mountain", "Qunxiong Pass", etc. When singing Wanwanqiang shadow play, it is divided into three modes: major, two-tone and three-tone. The main singing tunes are divided into sharp board, big board, two-board, two-six-board, flying board and rolling board. Although there are not many types of boards, due to the different modes, they are flexible and changeable. Joy, anger, sorrow and happiness are expressed vividly, and the singing is melodious and very pleasant. The instruments of Fufeng Wanwanqiang shadow play are divided into civil and military scenes. The military instruments include drums, gongs, hand gongs, lantern bowls, cymbals, hinges, bangzi, and banban, etc. The civil instruments include banhu, erhu, flute, sanxian, and gouqin, etc. The flute is the main instrument. After the martial instruments start playing, the flute takes the lead. When playing the flute, three fingerings must be used to adapt to the changes of major, second, and third keys, so it is not easy to learn. The banban used in the shadow play is made of jujube wood, divided into two pages, the upper page is fixed on the thumb, and the upper and lower pages are connected with leather strips. When playing, the wrist is shaken, and the upper and lower boards emit vibrato, which is crisp and beautiful. There is also a musical instrument used in Wanwanqiang. The gouqin is made of gouqin wood hollowed out to make a qin tube. The qin column is short, and the qin is made of leather strings. When playing, you have to wear iron finger sleeves. This instrument has been lost. In the early years, Fufeng Wanwanqiang shadow play was widely spread, with many troupes and societies, and it was very attractive and had high artistic value. Shadow play used few people, few boxes, was easy to move, and had a simple stage, with shadows replacing people. Wanwanqiang, a unique singing style, is gentle and pleasant, and has strong musical penetration. While vigorously popularizing and promoting the development of Qinqiang, it also rescued and protected the art form of Wanwanqiang, so that it can be preserved and passed down like Qinqiang. It became the second batch of intangible cultural heritage protection projects in Shaanxi Province.

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