My favorite activity when I was in college was to sit with my buddies in the dormitory and talk about life and boast. And the travel plan for the Qingming Festival this time was also made by bragging, just because a classmate from Ningxia in the same dormitory said how good the Helan shadow puppets were, maybe everyone thought he was exaggerating, so he was endlessly praised by everyone. Ridiculous and verbal attacks. After this offensive and defensive battle, although we won, our curiosity was aroused. After counting many times, we decided to take the Qingming holiday to see how amazing the Helan shadow puppet is.
The day before the holiday, we packed our bags, escaped a class in the afternoon, took a plane to Yinchuan, and then took a bus to Helan County. We were exhausted and fell asleep at the residence without any playfulness. It seems that everyone is getting enough energy for tomorrow's shadow puppet show.
Introduced by roommates, Helan shadow puppets are not as famous as Shaanxi shadow puppets because of traffic congestion in Helan. It was also because of the traffic congestion that Helan shadow puppetry was almost annihilated in the long river of history. Fortunately, it was successfully discovered and protected by the government and the government, so that the inheritance of the ancestors would not be cut off.
The ancestor of all shadow puppets is Shaanxi shadow puppetry, and our Helan shadow puppet not only inherits the excellence of the ancestors, but also develops and combines it with local culture. Ningxia's excellent local national singing method, Shanhua'er, is combined with seasonal ditties.
Nearly 300 performance props have been collected through protection and search, including head thorns, body frames, chariots and horses, palaces, tables and chairs, bookshelves, etc.; through these props, we can deeply see the customs of Ningxia people and the costumes of the characters. Features, unique farming methods, and every prop reveals the living habits and folk customs of Ningxia.
After watching the shadow puppet show, I couldn't help but think back to the thrilling "Shapotou Grand Ceremony" I saw in Shapotou last year. That was the first time I went to Ningxia. My classmates recommended me to go to Shapotou, but there was not a word about the grand ceremony, so I don’t know whether the performance is good or not. After all, I have come here, with the mentality of trying something new, thinking that I have nothing to do at night anyway, so I spent 238 yuan to appreciate this grand ceremony. After reading it, I let out a long sigh of relief, the money was not in vain.
That grand ceremony allowed me to see the largest elevator in China. In that elevator that can accommodate 500 people, it will bring you a different kind of excitement and tension. You will know once you have seen it with your own eyes. What is called a "giant system" is really surprising.
Another highlight of "Shapotou Grand Ceremony" is that this grand ceremony uses 9D technology, which is really unheard of for me. After watching the show, I suddenly realized that I had to sigh the organizer’s intentions. The so-called 9D is to add smell, touch, taste, and motion to our usual 3D technology. During the watching process, the corresponding feelings changed with the changes of the plot. In the drama, I felt the coldness of the glacier, the hotness of the lava, and the fragrance of birds and flowers. These wonderful experiences are what I usually want to feel when I watch a movie. I never thought that one day I will be able to watch a performance that can be hot and cold, smell and drink. Would it be too exciting?
Speaking of the educational significance other than stimulation, the cognition of Ningxia brought to me by this grand ceremony cannot be replaced by the natural scenery. It's telling a story. When the performance was in progress, I found that I was already in the scene. What's even more amazing is that I can really feel the heat and coldness in the story. There is another scene that made me very emotional, that is, at the end of the show, when Prince Gui died, Princess Shui, who lost her lover, tried all kinds of methods to lift Prince Gui up, that kind of trying to save her lover with all her strength I was deeply moved by his determination and grief. Many audience members at the scene were the same as me. Looking at the couple who loved each other but lacked yin and yang on the stage, I couldn't describe the sad atmosphere at the scene. Only the people present could feel it.
In fact, this sitcom tells not only a magical love story, but also Zhongwei people's long-standing determination to control sand and their great spirit of fighting against nature. This is different from simply admiring the beautiful scenery of Shapotou Experience, if you also want to really enter Zhongwei and Shapotou, then "Shapotou Grand Ceremony" must be a stop you can't miss!
