Who knows about the Cannon Dragon Festival in Binyang, Guangxi?

/ear/20068/17181807.html Binyang Cannon Dragon makes a big fuss

The Cannon Dragon Festival in Binyang County, Guangxi is held on the 11th day of the first lunar month every year. On this day, dragons dance vigorously in the old streets. , firecrackers blasted together, which was spectacular.

Each cannon dragon is thirty or forty meters long and is regarded as a New Year fetish. Before the dance, a man sprays the blood and wine of a raw rooster onto the longan covered with red cloth to show that the dragon will open its eyes and come down from the mountain to benefit the people. Then "dragon tablets", gongs, drums, and eight tones opened the way, followed by flower baskets and torches, and all the big men went shirtless and danced along the street. Street shops and households are filled with firecrackers. When waiting for the dragon to come forward, they throw a bunch of firecrackers at the dragon to pray for good weather, wealth and peace in the coming year. Long dragons dance wildly amidst the sound of soaring fire and cannons, and crowds of spectators gather. The excitement and excitement are incomparable and make people's blood boil! Dancing in the streets and alleys often takes a whole day and night.

The county annals of Binyang do not record the origin of the Paolong Festival. Some people say that it started in the Qing Dynasty, when the three brothers surnamed Lu from Guangdong spread to Binyang Luwei Town, which lasted more than 300 years. Residents of Binyang Sanlian Community believe that the Cannon Dragon Festival originated in their community. During the Nongzhigao uprising in the Northern Song Dynasty, Sanliandu District was the seat of Binyang Prefecture. At that time, the officers and soldiers fought fiercely with the rebels but failed. So the officers and soldiers planned to set up cannon dragons and colorful lanterns throughout the city on the eleventh day of the first lunar month to celebrate the Lantern Festival in advance. Nong Zhigao was deceived and relaxed his vigilance, but was defeated by a surprise attack by officers and soldiers. Since then, the 11th day of the first lunar month has become the Cannon Dragon Festival for local residents.

Witness this year’s Cannon Dragon Festival

1. At around 11 o'clock in the morning - the color frame appeared

The gongs and drums were loud, the cheers were overwhelming, and the eight-headed army danced. Amid applause, 6 color stands appeared. "The Fragrance of Lotus", "The Battle of Hongzhou", "The World is Full of Manna", "The Marriage of Butterfly Lovers", "The Love of the Third Sister"...the colorful stands full of traditional Chinese cultural connotations are in various shapes and are bright and dazzling. During the colorful parade, dragon dances, lion dances, lanterns and music cabinets were accompanied, and the procession was hundreds of meters long. The colorful frame is carried on the shoulders of four strong men, and there are several children holding swords, bows, knives and other small props to perform a specific look. The erection process is kept secret, and the communities do not communicate with each other. They only use the finished products to compete for beauty in the activities.

2. 19:00 in the evening - consecration

Foguang Temple was consecrated, incense was lit and people were buzzing. A white-bearded dragon is blindfolded, and an old lady holds a chicken. "Consecration!" At the command, the crowd surged. Two men danced with Zizhu and Caizhu, and led the dragon head close to the window to consecrate the light. The grandmother who took the chicken bit the feather crest with her mouth and smeared the chicken blood on the dragon ball in the dragon's mouth. The giant white-bearded dragon danced with blood on its eyes, and the sound of firecrackers resounded throughout the sky. Then the dragon tablet, gongs and drums, and eight tones (suona, Jinghu, erhu, Dahu, Qinqin, large and small gongs and drums, cymbals, and wooden fish) opened the way, followed by fire baskets and torches, heading towards Yongwu, Tongren, Fengjiang, and Taiping in Luwei Town. , Renai and other 11 streets to dance.

3. From 19:00 in the evening to the next day——

Ran Paolong Dance

Firecrackers roared, smoke filled the air, torches were waved, and Linpu Street was filled with cheers. Dragon dancers wearing rattan hats and belts shouted and waved their dragons bare-chested. The 18 dragons were either spitting flames from their mouths or leaping and tumbling. The big golden beads were shining brightly. The electric light firecrackers were deafening and the dragons were dancing wildly... Everyone was competing for their replacements. The dragon-head dancers struggled to protect the dragon in the explosion of fire, changing directions and performing moves one after another. It was so lively!

Qiaozuo Dragon Belly

Every household has prepared firecrackers, and when the firecrackers arrive, thousands of firecrackers will go off. Some families set off long strings of firecrackers from the fourth floor, and the cannon dragons danced amidst the loud fire and kowtowed to bring blessings. Local regulations stipulate that the firecrackers cannot leave to another house before the firecrackers are burned out, so dances are often held all night long in a small street. When the cannon dragon dances, people walk under the dragon's belly to pray for good luck, and couples look forward to a happy marriage... The dragon dances, the people leap and the cannon roars, what a sea of ??joy!

Grab the Dragon Ball

It is said that if you tie the dragon beard to the corral, the livestock will prosper, the dragon skin will ensure a good harvest, and the dragon ball will attract wealth. So people risked their lives to "grab the Dragon Ball". In this way, the dragon walks to the end of the street, leaving only its skeleton. At this time, a fire is lit, and the dragon in the eight tones plunges into the fire, which is said to "send the dragon to heaven." People put ingredients in the pot on the fire to cook "dragon porridge" to reward the dragon dance masters, and every household comes to share it. It is said that "dragon porridge" can cure diseases and keep fit. It was already broad daylight and the dragon dance was over