Bamboo Horse Leaping

In the early first lunar month before the founding of PRC, Bamboo Horse Leaping was a popular entertainment with songs and dances in Chun'an's villages. The performers, normally classified into red, green, yellow, white and black horses, played male, female, painted face, minor and comic roles. Centered by the black horse, the performance was manipulated by the comic role. During the performance, performers would ride on the horse back with left hand grabbing the horse neck and right hand holding a whip. They acted as if horses were leaping, echoing to drum beat. The team of performers could keep changing its formation as many as 108 types. In 1999, the Bamboo Horse Leaping of Chun'an attended the second China's Seven Ancient Folk Art Performances in Beijing On behalf of Hangzhou, and won the highest honorary prize of Chinese folk art——Mountain Flower Award.

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