Miao Shan Dong Zhai bullfighting music
By peng nian
11 Sep 2009
Guizhou Southeast Guizhou Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of the town of Leishan Lang De Miao, Dong People's bullfighting tradition of entertainment since ancient times. Folklore of the "Bull of ancient words" in the record: Ming prime minister called on entertainment, Miao, Dong Silver ancestors Cou to buy cattle, Flutist bullfighting, enjoyable.
Lang was set up in the town bullring over 500 years of history. According to local old people say, "first, Yao people, after the court; prior bull market, after the examination room." Bullfighting can be seen a long history. Bullfighting activities, are generally in spring and winter in the Hai Day, legend hai Day is just a day. bullfighting eve, people rodeo fenced off to outsiders allowed to enter the fold. bullfight fans are gathered in the old building to be Bu Lo. (Note) predict the outcome of cattle king. bullring is located in the middle of two mountains and open land, surrounded by fluttering flags of many bamboo, bamboo poles covered with colored feathers on the bamboo attached with a rope between the flag is forbidden to outsiders to enter . when all Walled Ushio have arrived at the scene, that is, offer bullfighting ceremony was held. Meet the consent of both parties on their respective holding cattle king, Da Zhehuo to, from the bullring at both ends of admission. At this time, three giant sound of Lilium the sound of drums Flutist cheer. cows will throw a torch forward, two cattle Siti vacated, the relative rushed. Niu Wang struggle, the have touched on the success or failure, but also the Big Dipper was inextricably linked. Whenever this kinds of situation, the two owners of large Zongsheng trap on the other side of King cows to pull a foot save. Dou Niu Sheng Wang, Phi Hung wounded, after the applause and cheers in the circling three times, lose out to a banquet hospitality won the throne of the Walled people Jiuhan eaten, the two sides Ushio duet songs, and wish each other New Year's bumper grain harvest, domestic animals thrive, fine weather.
Particularly interesting is that each cow is labeled Wang reputation. What Chunlei Wang, crews are king, wins Overlord and so on. The crown of each bull that is written on the Bull plate. Brand name is written on both sides or the back of the couplet and the Bull poem. such as: battle may rotondo swept the north, confront, such as Xue Li Zheng East, begin with the ancient generals match.
In Sever, breeding bull is quit farming, and they play a small naturally combative, never tame, in certain circumstances, the owner often mix upper feed centipede feeding insects and earthworms, domestication and it is good fighting temperament. a year later, bull back, such as tiger-shaped body of cattle raven black and reddening, A Brighter Summer Day thick upward angle, in particular, good fighting
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