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| | ShiJiazhuang Sixian [edit this] | | ShiJiazhuang Sixian also called Xian tune, XianSuo tune, HeXi tune, XiaoGu tune, NvEr tune, which is one of the archaic operas of Hebei, and it also a far-between regional opera of China. It is very popular in most area of Heibe, JinZhong and Yanbei area. ShiJiazhuang sixian has 500 traditional plats, “The Empty Seal Box”,“The White Shirt”, “The Small Second Miss' dream”, “Drive Away The Son-in-law”, “Jinling Stratagem”, “The Hate of Newly-Married”, “The Life And Death Brand”, “Zongze and Yuefei” and so on are the representational plays.
ShiJizhuang Sixian developed from the MingQing opera. it has the particular aria, and song the lyric with the real tone, it's rhythm is profuse and changefully. The SiXian music is belongs to XianSuo tone, it has about 500 different music opern, about 100 kinds of accompaniment opern, it could be divided two parts: Guan tune and Yue tune. Most music opern of Guan tune are anomalous sentences, it's representative is “AmuseThe Kiddie”; Most music opern ofYue tune are antitheses sentences. It's representative are “three path tune” and “LuoLuo”. There are different roles in SiXian opera, and the performance of it is impassioned, bold and unconstrained, its' motionis exaggerated, and has dense local breath.
ShiJiazhuang Sixian is the outstanding representative of YanZhao culture, it has the creationary character, and has a high station in the dramas of Hebei area, people often said: the first is Kunqu, the second is Gao tune the third is SiXian. Recently, with the develop of aggiornamento, the value tropism, the concept of taste has an huge change, the room of the drama opera became more and more smaller. Some Sixian troupes of ShiJiazhuang stopped their action early or late, there is the only troupe——ShiJizhuang Sixian troupe is maintain performing, but it face the wither of perform market, audience decreasing. The list of put on plays' aging, lack of outlay, the temporary shortage of professional etc, It need the country take some measures to dig and salve. | Edit by: ch | |
| South Hebei Shadow Opera [edit this] | | It is also called donkey leather-silhouette. It has delicate leather-silhouette dolls, exaggerated shapes, better strings and others. Laoting was designated “China's Folk Art Town-Leather-Silhouette Town” by Ministry of Culture. | Edit by: ch | |
| Quyang stone carving [edit this] | | Quyang has long been named “The Hometown of Carving” at home and abroad. Early in the Han Dynasty, Quyang stone carving artisans have taken part in many major projects, such as the ten important buildings, the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall and so on. Among the rich kinds of Quyang stone carvings, they are historical, ancient and modern figures, birds and beasts, fishes and flowers, decorated archways and other ornaments in courtyards and rooms. The carvings are beautifully shaped, smooth and lifelike; they are well sold in more than 70countries and districts in the world. At present in Quyang, there are 1,000 carving factories with all kinds. There are a number tens of thousands of carving artisans; the total annual output value is over RMB 100 million yuan. Yangping Economy Developing Zone which is rich in marble recourse covers an area of 10 square kilometers, at present it has absorbed the capital of RMB 200 million yuan, and established 58 enterprises of stone carving and slabstone processing. Tianjiyun, who is the vice head of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress, wrote an inscription for Yangping Economy Developing Zone “Oriental Stone Carving Town”. | Edit by: ch | |
| Renqiu Drum [edit this] | | Renqiu drum roots in Wanli region of the Ming Dynasty, whose history is more than 400 years. Striking drum is a traditional celebration manner for giving voice to the happy in the festivals or after foison. It has three main traits. Firstly, it's very big. Its diameter is around two meters, made up of a whole cowhide, uses nails more than 1,600, and can be stroked by ten persons. Secondly, the tone is very strong. When it's stroked, the sound is like the roar of a lion. Thirdly, the harmonize is suitable. When the drum is stroked, all kinds of traditional instrument will cooperate with it. | Edit by: ch | |
| Pear Drum [edit this] | | Lihua drum early also called “plough drum”, named because that the performer hold two iron pieces like plough. It is very popular in south-Hebei, is a famous opera in China. Lihua drum has a long history. It roots in the villages of Shandong and south-Hebei, and go into the cities in the Guangxu region of the Qing Dynasty. Because rooting in the people, early Lihua drum expressed more people's sufferings and the farmers' story. Its style is plain, rich in countryside feature. Its tone is strong, have all saying, singing, talking and aside, contain narrating and expressing. | Edit by: ch | |
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