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Not long ago, Li Kemei, a national intangible cultural heritage inheritor who lives in Xunliaowan Fishery Village in Huidong, appeared on CCTV stage and sang a song “Foot Sea Fisherman Songs” in Beijing. This melody song from the sea, mixed with the cool sea breeze, vividly demonstrates the cultural characteristics of the southern coastal culture. As a Guangdong biography of Babaylan Babaylan 1990 cloth draw, Huidong Fisherman’s Song, has slowly walked out of the coast of the small county town and sung the whole country.
Fishers pick up the fisherman’s songs at will and sing with their hearts
Fishermen use the waves as their pillows and sing against the moon. It seems romantic, but it is actually full of infinite loneliness and boredom. According to Huidong County Chronicles, since the Song Dynasty, this shallow sea fisherman’s song from the coast of Fujian to Huidong has been widely circulated in the local area. Over the past thousands of years, it has experienced ups and downs. In recent years, government agencies and civil forces have worked together to promote the development of fisherman songs, and have found a point of fit between the thousand-year-old fisherman songs and modern aesthetic needs, which has rejuvenated.
Story: Fisherman’s songs on CCTV stage
“Come (Ah) sing the flowing water (Ah) water retreats, a pair of lobsters hides the reef (Ah) feet…” Recently, the reporter met Li Qumei, Cinema 1950 witch cloth drawShe sang this typical Huidong fisherman’s song “A Pair of Lobsters hides the reef (Ah) feet” loudly, and spoke stunningly. He spoke softly and smiled. Once he started singing, the 68-year-old grandma next door seemed to have changed her voice, with her singing crisp and loud and her eyes firm and confident.
The ancestors moved to Huidong from the Chaoshan coastal area. I remember that Li Kemei lived a life of swimming and fishing on the sea with her parents. Only in severe weather when it is windy and rainy can the boat be temporarily parked on the shore for rest and replace daily necessities. In her impression, life at sea was so difficult and poor that she was the only one of the four sisters in the family. Whenever Li Kemei thinks of this, she can’t help but wet her eyes.
Luckily, She also has the company of Fisherman Song. When my father was fishing, my mother took her to weave fishing nets and sing. “A pair of lobsters hidden in the reef” is the first fishing song she learned. Through the influence of hearing, Li Qumei fell in love with singing. When she was drying the fishing nets, she would always gather with countless young girls from fishing families to learn to sing fishing songs passed down by her fathers.
Li Kemei likes to teach herKomiks 1960 witch cloth drawChildren sing fisherman songs/Huizhou Daily
Until 8, many fishermen could finally “wash their feet and go ashore”, Cinema 1950 witch cloth drawLi KemeiCinema 1950 witch cloth drawThe family also moved into the fishing village and brought the fishing song to the shore. Gradually, Li Qumei learned to “create” fisherman’s songs improvise and sing as soon as she spoke, “No need to sing or practice, sing whatever she sees, listen whenever she wants, and sing whenever she wants.” Later, because of his family’s illness, 20-year-old Li Qumei went out to sea to fish and make money. Singing fishermen became the only sustenance for Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw.
Li Kemei has never read a book, but with her good memory, she can sing a few Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw10 Huidong original ecological fisherman songs. She is a veritable “Quanku” of Huidong fisherman songs and has also become one of the only two national intangible cultural heritage inheritors in Huizhou City.
Now, Li Kemei opens a fisherman’s song class at home, Komiks 1960 witchcloth drawLet the village fishing fans and children have a place to learn. The reporter saw at home that her home was not wide, but she stored a lot of clothing, hats, headdresses and other performance items. Before each performance, she also paid for her children to buy water, performing costumes, and match Babaylan 1990 clothes draw music.
Dialogue: The opening class at home is a lecturer. Babaylan 1990 cloth draw. Inheriting the Fisherman’s Song.
Reporter: What do you feel when you were rated as a national intangible cultural heritage inheritor?
Li Kemei: I haven’t succeeded in applying for three consecutive years, and I’m a little uneasy anymore. When I heard this news, I was doing a headdress for the performance and I felt very excited! (Happy Laughing) I quickly told my husband and family that because doing this (inherited fisherman song) is very hard and requires money in many places. Without the support of my family, I can’t do it. The second one is that if my sisters were still there, I would be happier to know that I had the results today. (Chistening)
Some areas along Huidong coastal areas still retain the custom of marrying and singing fisherman’s songs
Reporter: You are now at a certain age, how can you continue to spread the Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw singing fisherman’s songs?
Li Kemei: I am 68 this year, almost 70 years old, and I have had surgery on my waist, but I will be very happy to sing fisherman songs. I will go outside to participate in competitions, perform at the wedding, and teach people to sing fisherman songs at home when I have time. You see (pointing to the ground), there are still many clothes, hats, and headdresses here… But there is a problem, that is, many people like fishing songs, but they also have to work. I have a student I like very much, but she has to work at home and make money, so she can’t continue to come, which makes me very worried. But after the country gave me that honor (intangible cultural heritage inheritor), I have the obligation to spread fishing songs, and I will still insist on singing fishing songs.
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The Past and Present Life of Huidong Fisherman’s Song
Origin: Hard Sea Life Breeds Fisherman’s Song
According to the Huidong County Chronicles, the distant ancestors of the fishermen on the coast of Huidong were born in the original “Danmin”, also known as “the rear ships to set up people”, which is an integral part of the “Baiyue people” in southern my country. According to the “Huidong Fisheries”, the ancestors of Huidong Dan people moved in through trade or escape from Fujian and Chaozhou, and were distributed in Pinghai, ports, Renshan Fanhe and other harbors.
“Going to sea and going ashore and walking down” is a true portrayal of the lives of the gang people. The people of Dan have been facing the sea and blue sky for a long time, so they naturally chose to enjoy themselves and relieve worries through singing. It can be said that Huidong Fisherman Song is the spiritual pillar of local fishermen, allowing them to gain the confidence and courage to survive in a difficult living environment.
Liao Zhitao, director of Huidong County Cultural Center, introduced that for thousands of years, in this specific environment of boring life at sea, fishermen have been rumored by word of mouth, both men, women, young and old, and can sing as they like.
Development: Zeng famous and was on the verge of losing.
After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the development of Huidong Fisherman’s Song once reached a climax. In 1956, the fishermen from Huidong Port Town participated in the folk song performance nationwide and were praised and received by Premier Zhou Enlai and other national leaders; in the 1960s, the large-scale fisherman opera “The Great Wall of the South China Sea” created by the Central Song and Dance Theater became famous, and its musical materials were taken from the “Girl’s Talk” and “Oh O’s Talk…
Fisherman’s Song Performance Photo/Huizhou Music Radio
But this prosperity did not continue. Liao Zhitao introduced that with the acceleration of industrialization and urban processes, most of the descendants of fishermen have abandoned their business after they came ashore. Coupled with the impact of multicultural cultures such as pop songs, there are fewer and fewer singers of Huidong Fisherman’s Song. “Once there are only a dozen fisherman singers in the county, and the inheritance of fisherman’s songs is in trouble. “Liao Zhitao said.
Just when the original ecological fishing song was in danger, the appearance of an old man re-given a new transformation to the development of fishing songs. He is Ye Lin, former specialist of the Ministry of Culture and a member of the Education Committee of the Chinese Music Association. When he was young, he was one of the many people who came to Huidong to investigate fishing songs. After understanding them in depth, he was fascinated by it. After retirement,An old man who described himself as a “lonely man” was thinking about Huidong’s fishing songs, and traveled many times between Beijing and Guangdong, and wrote hundreds of thousands of Huidong’s fishing songs papers with the words “Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw”.
When Ye saw the current development status of Huidong Fisherman’s Song at that time, he felt sorry for Mr. Ye. Out of cherishing folk art, he strongly called on all walks of life to pay attention to Huidong Fishing Songs, and actively supported Huidong Cultural Department to apply to the state for the “Huidong Fishing Songs” as a national intangible cultural heritage, and proposed the Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw plan to promote and develop Huidong Fishing Songs.
Inheritance: Fisherman’s song style is brought to the wedding celebration
As fisherman’s songs are successively selected into the provincial and national intangible cultural heritage list, government departments have also introduced corresponding protection and rescue measures. For many years, music workers in Huidong County have actively collected, sorted and studied Huidong fishing songs, established Huidong fishing songs database, and brought them back to people’s sight.
At present, in some areas along the coast of Huidong, the custom of singing fisherman songs on occasions such as weddings, reunion of relatives, and festival banquets, Li Kemei is often invited to perform at the wedding of the fisherman. According to reports, the wedding followed the customs of fishermen such as boat picking up boats and viewing flowers, and the surrounding fisherman’s songs of blessings also rang out at the same time.
Scene photo of the performance of “The Singing of the Banjia”/Huizhou Music Radio
Fisher songs are sung by relatives and friends of both parties in the form of songs, and are usually sung for an hour or two. “It is usually the woman who cries and marrys, and the man and the woman make fun of it, but it is more auspicious words.” Songs are considered to be one of the most essential links in the fisherman’s wedding customs. The fisherman’s wedding can be as few as two or three days, and the most is as many as five days. The strong folk customs of fishermen can attract everyone to watch every time, and many people spread it online, making the fisherman’s songs more and more popular.
“Eat Xunliao special dishes while watching fisherman’s song performances” can be seen everywhere in Xunliao’s tourist restaurants, effectively integrating fisherman’s song culture into the tourism industry, making it a major feature of Huidong tourist attractions. It is understood that Huizhou Tourism Department has changed the wedding customs of fishermenThe cultural performance project was compiled for tourists and was sought after by tourists.
Current situation: New vitality has appeared, but there are still worries about losing it.
In the new era, this shining pearl on the coast of the South China Sea has regained new vitality. “In the past, the subject matter Babaylan 1990 cloth draw was more inclined to love between bitterness and the love between men and women.” Liao Zhitao introduced that if you still use fisherman song materials to create songs, you cannot meet the development needs of fisherman songs. Therefore, on the basis of retaining the basic melody and flavor of fisherman songs, local musicians in Huizhou have constantly changed the tune and wrote new lyrics to make fisherman songs meet the aesthetic needs of modern people.
Pinghai Fisherman’s Song of the folk non-profit social groupKomiks 1960 witch cloth drawArt Troupe is one of the typical examples of Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw. According to reports, the art troupe was established in 2017. In just two years, the team has attracted more than 50 members, including not only the inheritor of the fisherman song, but also music teachers, Huizhou musicians and other professionals.
To bring Huidong fishing songs to the stage to resonate with more audiences, the art troupe has created a second creation of many original fishing songs. For example, “The Song of the Dan Family” mainly describes the story of the Dan people being distraught in the old society because they were unable to raise their daughters and the Dan people in the new society who lived a happy life. The art troupe has carried out innovations such as environmental change, dialect and Mandarin conversion, and emotional change, which made Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw not expected that the first stop of the work was performed in Pinghai, which made the audience cry.
When they put on traditional clothes and sang fisherman’s songs, it was particularly eye-catching./Huizhou Daily
Liao Zhitao was also calm and followedWith the continuous deepening of inheritance work, the problem of insufficient funds is becoming increasingly prominent. “Cultural (development) requires investment.” Liao Zhitao introduced that Pinghai Fisherman Art Troupe usually carries out singing activities for public welfare, and fisherman’s songs entering the school require investment in the community, creating, rehearsal and other work, and the funds are short of funds.