Sichuan Chedeng originated from Yuanqu 700 years ago. It is a long-standing cultural art and an integral part of the excellent national culture. It evolved from the folk Yaomei Lantern. At that time, the working people made food and held various agricultural activities and celebrations during festivals. They used the form of singing Chedeng to express the joy of the masses. The actor who sang Chedeng rowed a colorful boat towards the audience. The colorful boat was tied with colorful silk. The Che Yaogu in the boat held the railings tightly with both hands, and the joyful folk tunes sang in her mouth rose and fell. In front of the boat, a young man dressed in ancient costumes sang with a smile and sang with Che Yaogu. He held a wooden paddle, which was gently shaken to match the ups and downs of the boat. The two smiled happily, rowing and singing, singing in harmony. Che Yaogu is the center of the actors, either Yaogu or men dressed as women, and there are certain steps in advance and retreat. It is very similar to the way the female role walks on the stage of drama. The male lead is like a clown on the stage, guiding "Che Yaogu" to advance and retreat. He is the acting director of Che Deng, and is mostly played by experienced people. They may improvise and perform new things happening around them, or see and sing whatever they see, say and sing, or sing famous songs and ballads at the time, or sing congratulatory words for festivals and New Year's greetings. It can compile a story into a whole book, or several paragraphs, depending on the event itself, smoothly and naturally. When singing, it uses the form of singing and dancing, accompanied by dance movements, giving people a lively and beautiful enjoyment of action. This art form circulated among the people of Sichuan is called "Che Che Deng" by the masses. Because it has a strong local flavor, uses folk language to express historical facts, and expresses the joys, sorrows, anger and happiness of the people, it has won the love of the people. Even most illiterate men, women, old and young can sing it, so it has a strong vitality. Sichuan Che Deng is popular in Sichuan. Its chorus has developed from the original single "gold plum blossoms fall, lotus flowers make trouble in crabapples" to more than ten kinds, and its performance forms also have single, double, and trio singing. So far, Sichuan Che Deng is still a type of song performed by quyi performance groups in various parts of Sichuan, and it is also a common singing form in amateur singing activities of the masses. Che Deng spread from Chongqing to Chengdu. Its heyday was from 1958 to 1966, and it spread to the whole of Sichuan and even Yunnan and Guizhou. In 1962, Sichuan Province held a large-scale Che Deng training course, and literary and artistic backbones from various places were sent to Chengdu to study. A total of more than 200 people participated in the study. Quyi musicians Xiong Qingyun, Fu Wancai and Che Deng performing artist Xia Manyun taught. Chengdu Military Region, Chengdu First People's Hospital, Sichuan Cotton No. 1 Factory, Chengdu Housing Authority, Chengdu Automobile Repair Factory and other units in Chengdu area all sent people to study. They won the first and second prizes of the province and city for their outstanding singing. Quyi troupes from Yunnan and Guizhou also sent people to Chengdu to study and achieved excellent results. Since then, the flowers of Che Deng have bloomed all over the southwest. Sichuan Che Deng is a folk rap art that integrates literature, music, performance, and board-beating. The singing is cheerful and lively, with strong local and artistic characteristics, and the content of the songbook reflects a wide range. Its main features are: 1. Songbook: Most of them are full-verse, good at lyrical narration, humorous and interesting, with dialogues or several sentences inserted in the lyrics, and there are supporting words "Yo Wei, Luo Wei" at the end of the first sentence of each paragraph, and there are very wonderful supporting words and chorus at the end of each paragraph, such as "Branches of flowers, jasmine flowers, fragrant houses, lotus flowers, pomegranate flowers, red". According to the needs of the lyrics of the songbook, a variety of supporting words and chorus can be used. The colorful chorus and supporting words further strengthen and express the artistic characteristics and cheerful and lively interest of the car lights. The car lights songs that are often performed include "The Lazy Man and the Egg", "Four Niang's Home", "The Scholar Crossing the Ditch", "Red Expert Zhang Deyuan", "Wuxia Sentinel", "Two Cows", "I'll Be a Commentator", "Lei Feng's Childhood", "Sisters Watching Lanterns" and dozens of others. 2 Singing: The singing of the car lights has the flavor of Sichuan ethnic groups, and the melody is high-pitched and beautiful. Each singing section consists of three parts: starting, leveling and falling. Starting part (starting tune), leveling part (leveling tune), (falling part, losing tune and chorus). Qiqiang: The first line of each paragraph has a high-rising and low-falling tone. The first line ends with the typical characteristic word "Yowei, Luohewei". Pingqiang: The singing can be lyrical, with several names or a singing and speaking style. The singing is more flexible. Diuqiang and Bangqiang: Diuqiang and Bangqiang are the key lines to show the characteristics of Chedeng's singing. Diuqiang is the last line of each paragraph. It is a hint for Bangqiang and is the most distinctive and wonderful part of the whole singing. 3 Accompaniment: Sichuan Chedeng has no fixed band. The commonly used instruments are "Sikua Tiles", and the gongs and drums are Erhu, Pipa, Yangqin, etc. Sikua Tiles and gongs and drums are its indispensable percussion instruments. "Sichuan Car Lights" is a local folk art with unique local characteristics, beautiful singing, easy to sing and spread, cheerful and lively performance and clapboard, strong dance, good at lyrical narration, very expressive, with great innovation space and high aesthetic value. The content of its performance is close to people's lives and is an art form that the general public likes to hear and see. It has been praised by central leaders and experts and people inside and outside the province, and has been promoted and broadcast by news media. Information source: Chengdu Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center Information source: Chengdu Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center