When traveling, in addition to appreciating the beautiful natural scenery and tasting unique local delicacies, we also need to understand the rich local history and culture. The fastest way to understand the history and culture of a place is to go to a local museum or watch a show. Grand theatrical performances, the museum has a large amount of knowledge and is comprehensive because of the systematic arrangement of local cultural scholars. However, not everyone likes visiting museums, and some people find it very boring; while participating in local performances It's much simpler. Once you sit there, sections of history and culture will be displayed on the stage in a way that people like to hear and see. You don't need to walk and watch, just watch quietly. So if there is a large-scale landscape performance in a place, It is best to go and have a look, because such performances are often big scenes, big productions, and big handwriting. They not only sort out the local history and culture very well, but also are not bad for viewing.
In Leishan County in the southeast of Guizhou, before, if you wanted to see a large-scale performance, you could only watch "Beautiful Xijiang" in Qianhu Miao Village. Now there is another choice, that is to watch "Xijiang Grand Ceremony" in Datang. The production team of "Xijiang Grand Ceremony" is stronger and the visual effects are more shocking. Of course, the ticket price is also more expensive. "Xijiang Grand Ceremony" is one of the series of national grand ceremonies (same as "Turpan Grand Ceremony", "Kanas Grand Ceremony", "Dunhuang Grand Ceremony", "Silk Road Flower Rain", "Dushan Grand Ceremony", "Shapotou Grand Ceremony" etc. A series), jointly funded and operated by Turpan Happy Festival Company and Xijiang Qianhu Miao Village.
"Xijiang Grand Ceremony" belongs to a 360-degree rotating stage. The whole repertoire is divided into five chapters: "Prologue·Ode", "Ancestor·Hero", "Soul·Trek", "Dream·Homeland", "End·Song". Relying on the original Miao Village style of Datang Scenic Area and the surrounding natural landscape, through the integration of holographic mountain projection, lighting, stage beauty, modeling, real scene scenery, etc. The history and the great crystallization of the wisdom and civilization of the Miao people presented a magnificent cultural feast of the Miao people, showing the spirit of the Miao people to protect their homeland with wisdom and bravery.
The Miao nationality is an ancient and mysterious nation. They have engraved their own history with their unique "heart history". Since more than 5,000 years ago, they have trekked through mountains and rivers, experienced all kinds of hardships, bravely and tenaciously headed towards the direction of the setting sun, looking for their homes and hometowns, and singing the myth of the nation with surging blood. A heart history casts the soul, and a long song sings praises to the homeland.
Chi You, who was a contemporary of Huangdi and Yandi, invented grain planting, smelting, and nut gauges, and civilization entered farming from gathering, fishing and animal husbandry, and nomadism. Raising seedlings, transplanting seedlings, and growing seedlings, Chi You's descendants use wisdom and hard work to plant a rich harvest and become strong.
Helmets, armors, brave ancestors of the Miao nationality forged weapons to defend the land, collars, silver horns, wise ancestors of the Miao nationality forged silverware to decorate their homes, and their sparks of metallurgy and practice of silver illuminated the splendid Chinese civilization. Establishing "penalties" and establishing "five punishments", the "Yilang" system that the Miao people have continued to this day has been passed down from generation to generation.
In the long history of the Miao people, the "Chi You Banner" blew the battle horn of the Miao people to defend their homeland. The battle of Zhuolu constituted a starting point. From then on, the ancestors of the Miao family began an endless migration.
The indomitable and rare mass migration that lasted for thousands of years accompanied the entire civilization history of the Miao people and forged a unique national character. The Miao nationality is a tragic nation, but also a nation that will never yield. Time and time again they were evicted from their homes, and time and time again they fought to defend their homes.
The Miao people migrated continuously during the war, and finally walked into the mountains in southwest China, built houses on the mountains, reclaimed wasteland and farmland, and with a pair of hardworking hands, they hold a happy tomorrow. The Miao people believe that the souls of their ancestors live in the maple wood drum. On the day of the "Drum Tibetan Festival", the descendants of the clan invite the souls of their ancestors to celebrate together. They dance with the ancient rhythm and pray for a new cycle of "Gu Zang" prosperity and abundance.
Thousands of years of migration and thousands of years of integration, the Miao family has "faced nature with brotherhood, faced suffering with a beautiful heart, faced tradition with a calm attitude, and faced changes with tolerance. ". At the end of the performance, the audience can go to the stage, follow the melody of the Miao family, dance together, and sing together for a bright future.
After the event, all the actors lined up on both sides, with Miao Wang, Miao Hou and other leading actors in the middle. The audience can take a photo with them, and then leave the stage with their applause and singing. It is very shocking, and the effect is not inferior to that of stars carpet.
"Xijiang Grand Ceremony" takes the real scenery of mountains and rivers and Jijiu Miao Village, a Miao nationality village, as the stage background. On the mountain, there is a giant bull head hanging; halfway up the mountain, a textile machine weaves a Milky Way road scattered among the mountains; at the foot of the mountain, stands a magnificent group of four-sided bronze drums; Next to the big waterwheel next to it is the unique building "water granary" with a history of more than 600 years. Such beautiful scenery is really rare to see. If you come to Qiandongnan or Leishan, you can really experience it on the spot.
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2. Performance duration: 1.5 hours
3. Performance location: "Xijiang Grand Ceremony" Theater in Datang Scenic Area, Leishan County
4. Performance tickets: Different regions have different ticket prices, ranging from 288 yuan to 1288 yuan, and you can book tickets in advance online;
5. If you want to watch the performance, it is recommended to go to Datang in the afternoon and visit the surrounding water granaries, Miao Family Courtyard and other scenic spots;
6. Before the performance, there is a mountain and flowing water experience in front of the theater (picture 1 in this article). Visitors can sit in the middle of the theater and taste wine.
