Hongqi Village: the first Korean village in China

Hongqi Village is located in the middle of Antu County, 72 kilometers away from the county seat, 140 kilometers away from Yanji City, and 150 kilometers away from Changbai Mountain. The Mingdong Highway leading to Changbai Mountain passes through the village.

Hongqi Village is the only purely Korean village on the journey from Antu to Changbai Mountain. There are 100 households in the village.

Hongqi Village, also known as Tudi'ao, is located in an open area in the mountains, surrounded by mountains and rivers. Houses with ethnic architectural styles are neatly arranged on both sides of the stream. Here you can appreciate the traditional Korean countryside Affection.

Whenever after work, the men, women, old and children in the village gather together to dance colorful Korean dances. From time to time, some people come out to sing ancient and beautiful folk songs. The strong atmosphere of joy makes people In the carnival.

Over the years, Hongqi Village has comprehensively strengthened rural environmental protection, vigorously developed folk tourism, strengthened village infrastructure construction and spiritual civilization construction, strived to build ecological civilization, promoted the harmonious development of man and nature, and made the whole village The development continues to reach new heights.

The Ministry of Environmental Protection awarded Hongqi Village in Antu County the title of "the first batch of national ecological villages".

The food here is unique and will increase your appetite. It is a unique enjoyment to enjoy the delicious food while enjoying the dance of the ethnic minority.

In the golden autumn of October, Hongqi Village is even more beautiful, with ancient and mysterious colors everywhere. Walking in the village and breathing the fresh air is particularly pleasant.

The Korean ethnic group is an ancient ethnic group engaged in paddy field cultivation. Its folk dance has the characteristics of agricultural labor. It was formed on the basis of the traditional agricultural culture of the Three Koreas and the Korean Peninsula, and later in Northeast China. In a specific environment, a dance with elegance, subtlety and other characteristics is cultivated.

Korean dance movements are mostly improvisational. It is characterized by large amplitude, the performer's inner emotions and movements are in harmony, and is good at expressing free and cheerful emotions.

The accompaniment music has beautiful melody and changeable rhythm. The characteristics of Korean folk dance are graceful, delicate, soft and long movements. The dance steps are still and soft but strong, just like the light and elegant white crane.

Korean dances are graceful and elegant. Their dance postures may be soft and graceful, like a crane spreading its wings, or a willow branch brushing the water; or it may be vigorous and lively, reflecting the bright and exciting, delicate, euphemistic, implicit and deep national character. .

The main forms of Korean dance include nong music dance, mask dance, sword dance, long drum dance, flat drum dance, fan dance, slap dance, etc. The Korean people have always been famous for their ability to sing and dance, and are known as the "singing and dancing nation".

Among them, the famous folk dances include: "Farmer Music Dance" which is joyful and festive to celebrate the harvest, "Long Drum Dance" which is lyrical and soft with a long drum on the body, and "Monk Dance" which represents the essence of Korean folk dance art.

In addition, folk dances such as mask dance, sword dance, top water dance, fan dance, crane dance, and Jima dance are also widely spread.

Farming music and dance: The Korean dance with the longest history of expressing the content of farming life. It originated from ancient sacrifices and hunting activities, and later developed into a self-entertainment dance form during agricultural work.

Nong music and dance can be divided into two types: plot performance and skill performance. The performance teams are all directed by dancers holding small gongs, and the general team consists of 29 people.

The leader holds the "order flag" or "farmer flag", followed by the band and various characters, including suona, Taiping cauldron, upper sword, secondary sword, subordinate sword, chief drum, Wu Staff drum, first drum, auxiliary drum, first dharma drum, auxiliary dharma drum and officials, hunters, deacons, peasant women, fake girls, dancing boys, etc.

The performance of "elephant hat" (wearing a kind of bamboo hat) in dance is unique. The dancer wears a special bamboo hat with two long and short streamers on his head, and dances while beating the snare drum and turning the streamers, which also leads to the dance performance. Towards climax.

The accompaniment of the peasant music and dance consists of 12 tunes. The music is cheerful and warm, and the dance is fun and lively.

Wood dance: It played an important role in promoting the emergence and development of the entire Korean national dance. Among the witch dances, there are types such as "Wandering God Dance", "Inviting God Dance", "Farewell Dance", "Entertaining God Dance" and "Dance to Chase Ghosts".

Witch dance is divided into two categories: "divine dance" and "hereditary dance". There are many performance forms, such as paper money dance, divine sword dance, flower dance, fan dance, bell dance, etc.

Changgu: Korean folk dance. It is spread among the Korean people and has a long history. In the murals of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534 AD) in Dunhuang, there are already pictures of percussion music similar to long drums.

Changgu drum originated from individual performances in agricultural music and dance. At first, male solo dances were mainly performed. Later, impromptu duet performances on the stage had a certain influence on the development of Changgu drum, which made Changgu drum dance more popular among men and women. There are many forms such as female long drum dance, double long drum dance and long drum group dance. Long drum dance is widely spread among the Korean people.

The Korean Janggu is a two-sided drum with different high and low drum heads at both ends. Dancers can hit drums with different rhythms with both hands at the same time. There are two ways to hit the modern long drum: one is for the female dancer to use a drum whip (a slender bamboo whip about a foot long) and a drumstick (a wooden mallet about a foot long and round and thick at one end); the other is to use only the drum The whip does not use drumsticks.

The former only uses a drum whip at the beginning to beat the beat while dancing, and the drum is inserted into the long drum. When the dance reaches the climax, Fang pulls out the drumstick to perform tricks. The latter holds a drum and whip and dances to the music.

Fan dance: a female dance performed with a flower fan.

It originated from the fan performances in ancient witch activities and folk activities, and later developed into two forms: single fan dance and double fan dance.

Fan dance has different forms with one or two fans. It has the unique rhythm, implicit inner emotions, curvilinear rhythm and free performance of the Korean people. With the formation constantly changing, the dancers can combine the fans in their hands into a variety of patterns and shapes.

Flat drum: a dance performed with a flat drum. The flat drum was originally an ancient percussion instrument of the Korean people, and later developed into a dance in which male and female dancers dance with the drum tied to their chests.

The flat drum is accompanied by the exciting drum sound, giving people a cheerful, warm and exciting emotional feeling. The joy of harvest, the happiness of life, and the joyful emotions of modern people are all the contents expressed by flat drum.

Bian drum dance can not only express the delicate inner feelings of Korean women, but also express the cheerful and optimistic character of men.

Sword dance: Also known as sword dance, it is a dance performed by women holding daggers. There is a movable device between the hilt and body of the dagger. The performer can freely swing and rotate the dagger to make regular sounds, which complement the graceful dance and create a fighting atmosphere.

The dance rhythm is "Da Ling". Sword dance was originally a male dance. After a long period of circulation, it has gradually evolved into a slow and elegant female dance. There are many types, usually 4 people dance. There is also a juvenile sword dance passed down by wandering artists. Its style is similar to martial arts and has a combat nature.

The music of the sword dance basically follows the rhythm of "bell ringing" throughout, and is in harmony with the sound of the sword.