Travel tools used by the ancients

The travel tool used by the ancients was Xie.

Xie refers to a wooden shoe with movable teeth worn by Xie Lingyun (385 ~ 433) when climbing mountains. The sole has two wooden teeth. Pull out the front teeth when going up the mountain, and pull out the back teeth when going down the mountain, which is convenient for walking on the mountain road. Xie's overall structure is compact, the lines are clear, and there are no redundant pens. Dance language, creativity and style are unique.

In particular, the dance successfully demonstrated the elegant demeanor of the Wei and Jin literati in the ancient history of China, and condensed and displayed the spiritual outlook of the Chinese nation for thousands of years. This play deserves to be regarded as a bright pearl in the jungle of China classical dance.

Xie's most unconventional finishing touch lies in the director's creativity of "clogs". How can we make the shoes on our feet practical and beautiful? Director Sun Ying even got inspiration from the allusion of "Xi Shi Xianglang" and made his own clogs. This process of making "clogs" has really experienced many hardships.

After repeated experiments, beech was used as the main material and several small bells were used as the bottom of the clogs. When the actor's feet stamp out different rhythms with the rhythm of the dance, the bells on the shoes also shake out different and unexpected effects. On the one hand, it greatly improves the technical difficulty of dance, on the other hand, it perfectly combines the stage effect with the artistic effect.

Example:

1, Tang Libai's "Dream of Climbing Mount Tianmu": "I wear Xie Nail Boots and climb the green ladder."

2. Tang Fangjing's poem titled Huangshan Tangyuan: "Xie Wei is in danger, pretending to be a funny village."

3. Liu Kezhuang's "Water Dragon Hidden" word: "Plant trees with books, raise dust fans, and swim in the mountains."

4. Fan Yuan's poem "Send to Wudang Mountain": "I'm new to Wu, but I'm grateful."