Introduction to the cultural landscape of Nantong, Jiangsu

1. Tongju: Tongju is a local opera in Nantong. Originally a children's play, it originated from Shangtongzi. The so-called "tongzi" refers to folk professional wizards. The shamanism of "dance to seduce the gods" originated from Chu and Yue blended with the local dialect, culture, customs and folk sentiments. The assimilation gradually formed another ancient shamanism with distinctive local color of Nantong. One branch - Nantong Tongzi.

2. Nantong Dongzi Meeting: In the past, after the annual autumn harvest in the suburbs of Nantong, a "Dongzi Party", also known as the "Poldang Meeting", was held, hosted by a respected old man in the polder. , choose to look at the sun in the middle of the month, invite Dong people to perform, and seek happiness with the help of "sky lanterns". After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the custom of "Dongzi Society" ceased to exist, and Dongzi people also turned into Tongju performers.

3. Hai'an flower drum: popular in the Jianghuai land during the Jiajing period 400 years ago. After repeated excavations and compilations by generations of folk cultural workers in Haian, they continued to incorporate the spirit of the times and deliberately carried out artistic innovation. In 1978, they participated in the Jiangsu Song and Dance Performance with the title "Spring Flower Drum".

4. Haimen folk songs: mainly spread in Haimen area and parts of Qidong and Tongzhou. It is in the same vein as Jiangnan Wuge and is a branch of Wuge extending to northern Jiangsu. It was developed into a stage play in 1955.

Haimen folk songs can be roughly divided into two categories: one is impromptu folk songs, which are mostly folk songs composed and sung casually by farmers during or after work. The lyrics can be divided into four, six or eight lines. Most of the content reflects working life and love between men and women; the other type is narrative folk songs, with lyrics as long as dozens or hundreds of sentences, with complete storylines, vivid characters and rich thoughts and feelings.

5. Nantong dialect

Rudong dialect is the transitional accent from Ruhai dialect to Tongdong dialect, Nantong dialect is the transitional accent from ancient Wu dialect to Jianghuai Mandarin, and Jinsha dialect is The transition area for calls from East to South.

Rudong dialect and Ruhai dialect can communicate with each other, Jinsha dialect and Nanhua dialect can communicate, Nandan dialect and other dialects (except Jinsha dialect) are difficult to communicate, Jinsha dialect and (except Nanhua dialect) It is difficult to communicate with other dialects. It is difficult to communicate with other dialects such as Tongdong dialect and Saudi dialect. It is difficult to communicate with other dialects such as Dongdong dialect and Ruhai dialect (except for mutual communication).

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