Fishing Drum Daoqing
Yugu Daoqing, also known as Bangbang Tongzi, is a type of Han opera in Anhui Province. Beating Yugu with rap becomes the performance form of Yugu Daoqing. Yugu has been popular since the late Qing Dynasty and has a history of more than 100 years. Its form is to use a three-foot-three-inch long bamboo tube, covered with pig cartilage, and beat it with a wooden tube board to make a sound of rap. One person sings and accompanies, beating the Yugu with the right hand and the bamboo board with the left hand as accompaniment. It is popular in Chinese folk society as a Han rap art that promotes Taoist thoughts. It is a Taoist way of educating people and a popular rap to spread Taoist doctrines. Yugu Daoqing is also one of the national intangible cultural heritages. Yugu is a form of banqiang opera, which originated in the late Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It is said that it was taught by a foreign Yugu artist who was stranded in the salt depression area due to famine. After that, it continued to absorb the nutrition and essence of local folk songs and gradually developed into a unique type of music with a brisk rhythm, smooth melody and a strong local flavor. It is one of the 26 types of music in the country. Yugu is an art form for fishermen to entertain themselves. The rap form is mainly group sitting singing, but there are also solo and duet singing. The rhythm of the music is very flexible, with 4/4 and 3/4 beats appearing alternately, and the music is very characteristic. Its board styles include "slow board", "flat board", "number board", "three pull breath", "rhyme white", "convenient white", "on-stage introduction", "on-stage poem", etc. "Daoqing" is a unique drama in Taikang. It began in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. It originated from the Taoist song "Daoqingci". Because Taoist priests sang music songs with the accompaniment of fishing drums, it was called fishing drum Daoqing in ancient times. It was circulated in northern Anhui during the Ming and Qing dynasties. After merging with the Han folk tune "Yinggeliu" in Fuyang, Anhui, it formed a quyi storytelling art. In the late Qing Dynasty (around 1860), it was introduced from Shenqiu and Dancheng to Xihua, Qixian and Taikang. Daoqing is popular in Chinese folk society. As a Han storytelling art that promotes Taoist thoughts, it is a Taoist way of educating people and spreading Taoist doctrines. Through a detailed investigation of relevant materials in historical books and Taoist scriptures, this article believes that Daoqing was created as early as the Five Dynasties. Taoist priests sang Daoqing to promote the "Tao" of Taoism. Daoqing art is a product of the popularization of Taoism. The creation of Daoqing by Taoist priests and literati in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties reflects the influence of Taoism on Chinese popular literature and also shows the dominant position of Taoism in the belief system of the Han Chinese.