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Why did the monkey act?

Monkey art is a traditional folk art with a long history, which sprouted in the pre-Qin Dynasty, originated in the Han Dynasty, developed in the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Song Dynasty, flourished in the Ming Dynasty and matured in the Qing Dynasty and the early years of the Republic of China. The cultural value of monkey art is very high, and many monkey shows have been put on film and television. Only in 1992, the documentary "Li Family" jointly produced by luria Film Studio and China Film Studio has been shown in more than ten countries abroad. However, although monkey art has made fascinating achievements, it seems to be in crisis in the tide of market economy. Because in the old society, monkey art was a unique skill taught by the family, and it was very hard to train, but in old China, you had to have unique skills if you wanted to make a living. This is passed down from generation to generation in order to survive, but now that life is good, many people don't want their children to suffer this kind of crime again. So many monkey stunts and traditional programs have been or have been lost. Shi 'an is located in the east of Xinye in the southern border area of Henan Province, bordering Nanyang in the north and Tanghe in the east. The land here is fertile, the climate is suitable, the folk customs are simple and convenient, and it is the only place where ancient official roads must pass. Xinye is a famous ancient city of the Three Kingdoms and one of the main cradles of Chinese culture. In history, there were five queens, one emperor of Shu was born and raised, there were numerous princes and princes, and the relatives of the emperor and the country were everywhere. Bricks unearthed from Han paintings can be said to be the most in the world, and it is known as the hometown of Han paintings. Therefore, there is a rich cultural heritage here, which breeds a lot of rich folk culture and inherits and develops a unique folk art-monkey art, which has a long history and a wide range of inheritance in Shi 'an. Since ancient times, it has been the custom of more than a dozen people and eight monkeys. There is a complete set of monkey art system for raising monkeys, training monkeys, playing monkeys and trading monkeys, which has been the hometown of monkey art since ancient times. At present, there are no fewer than 2000 people engaged in monkey art (monkey tricks) in the slack season, and their footprints are all over the country and neighboring countries, but most of them go their own way, and the essence and dross coexist, which is inevitably unsatisfactory. To this end, Shi 'an Town established a cultural square of the hometown of monkey art in Zengying new countryside near the highway. Taking the square as the breakthrough point, we will comprehensively display the broad connotation of monkey culture and the touching charm of monkey art, and inherit and develop monkey art in a centralized and planned way. Create the brand effect of monkey art culture industry.