As early as the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhou Qufei wrote in Volume 7: Musical Instruments and Pingnan Music that "there are many people in Guangxi, and the villages in the city are unhappy with sacrifices, weddings and funerals."
Although ploughing is also a pleasure, Gaiyue smells drums and flutes.
Every year, there are many music tutors in Chengdu in autumn, listening to their rhymes, but there is not enough wildness to listen. Only Pingnan County, Zhou Xun has the ancient workshop music of Gugongzhou, which is very complete.
From the records, we can know that colorful national music and culture have sprouted and grown in the land of Duke Zhou.
According to the census of 1986, national culture includes folk dance, puppet show, eight tones, tea-picking drama, Cantonese opera and so on.
Its distribution is almost all over the county seat. These music, dances and dramas have experienced different generations, enriched people's lives and promoted the continuous development of history.
The details are as follows: There are four types of folk dances:
The first category is tea affair, which is popular in the whole Nanhe River. It is a kind of folk song and dance that the masses love to see and hear. It expresses labor scenes and loves life in the form of songs and dances. Most performances are performed at the end of the year or in the first month, which is suitable for celebrating harvest, wedding, New Year and other festive occasions.
The second category is self-entertainment dance.
This kind of dance is rare in our county, only one dance called Four Seasons Clogs Dance has been found.
It can be used to publicize current events, borrow things to express feelings, improvise, praise gains and so on.
The third category is animal dance.
Animal dance is divided into dragon dance, lion dance, eagle lion dance and unicorn dance.
It often appears in large-scale festive occasions such as Spring Festival, God-welcoming games, weddings and birthdays.
The fourth category is ritual dance.
That is, the dance of teaching the Tao, both of which have strong religious superstitions, are used for funeral Dojo, reward for god, safety, opening a blessing and returning a blessing.
Although Cantonese opera is not a kind of drama in Pingnan, it is an art form loved by the people of the county.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, due to political and military reasons, Guangdong gradually immigrated to Guangxi, and a large number of Cantonese businessmen flowed back to Jiangxi, gradually bringing Cantonese opera to Guangxi.
In particular, Cantonese opera artist Li responded to the Taiping Rebellion and marched into Guangxi. After the failure, the children of the Red Boat were scattered all over the country, and they taught the local people, so Cantonese opera spread.
Now there are Cantonese Opera Quyi Clubs in Pingnan Town, Daan Town, Danzhu Town and Wang Si Town.