A Research On The Heritage Of Zhuang-ballads Conventions In The Yizhou-Xiajian River District

There has been a long history of Zhuang-ballads culture in Yizhou-Xiajian river district. This intangible culture which contains the custom, the songs, the singers as well as the art of ballads forms distinguish character of local the Zhuang 's culture. It is Xiajian river rural area's ricefield farming culture, mountains and rivers that born the habitat with the traditional folk ballads custom. Thus, a harmonious humanism cultural vision that shows the coexistence of people and nature, people and people, people and society became one of the important intangible cultural heritages of the Zhuang's traditional culture. Since this oral tradition is inherited under the influence of globalization tide and Chinese official culture, as most of the ethnics'culture nowadays, it demonstrates multiple and complicated speciality. On the one hand, the local people already accepted and melting popular literature especially the electronic communication media such as VCD,digital vidicon and digital video recorder.With these electronic facilities they record and perform the custom of singing in antiphonal style in which they even compose the lyrics with modern words, On the other hand, the culture also mixes with the economic factor of the market. The special messenger takes a photograph of and records and sells the folk song CD . Individual spends money inviting the singer to perform in the traditional etiquette and custom parties or the business activity in organization. At the same time people meet with the political words of the mainstream actively. It is used to publicize policy by government. If the ballads singers join the ballads party held by the municipal departments, and sing ballads about the policy, he will win the " king singer " title, issued by the government, etc. This heritage of oral tradition is in a course of transition. In history, most of the local people could sing folk songs freely as well the singing fairs of the ballads once were lively in many village. However, these customs has been fade away gradually as a result of the extensive popularization of mass media, Han culture and education everywhere as well as the development of transportation. In addition, it is also due to the prohibition of transmitting ballads during Culture Revolution. In late 20years the ballads-fans are mostly the elderly. Those under the age of 30 are seldom interested in local ballads. Consequently it is urgent to protect the ancient genesis song, riddle song, etc. as soon as possible, which are rare but likely facing a crisis of disappearance. It has been owe to government's actively ballads parties and the popularity of ballads-CD in the folk that more and more local people enjoy singing the ballads again. Accordingly it has demonstrated new specialities integrating with the old of custom which have been linked to globalization closely. As one of the ancient carriers of oral communication, the antistrophic style enable singers to convey feeling, ideas and conventions with each other. At the same time, with programs in the ballads-CD or television, this oral tradition passed on by electronic technology shows its dualism on either traditional or modern level. The oral communication once was the mainstream of cultural express in the human cultural history before the writing culture had been popularized. Now it is represented since TV and radio become the mainly medium to transmit information. Thus the oral culture renaissance again after modern electronic media rises. The realizable values of the ballads culture at Yizhou-Xiajian river area just lie in the following factors: First of all, it has shown an ancient but harmonious mode which people and nature , people and people , people and society can get along mildly. The system of heritage holds the indigene together in the spiritual life and keeps theirselves ethical identity. Moreover, it is a self-reflection to modern industrialized society that personal expression and exchange has become isolated, monotone and lack mutual understanding with the fierce of competition as the antistrophic style that is full of creative and is implicated in individual nature. Secondly, it is with important significance for research on the vicissitude and characteristic of traditional Zhuang culture to investigate this regional oral tradition's history evolvement as well as adaptability in modern era. Meanwhile, without any literal record, the Zhuang ballads culture not only spread till nowadays but also is full of unique creativity and imagination. So it would make great sense to building modern humanity as the content of modern diverse culture. Finally , the integration between folk culture and official culture has become more and more close at Yizhou-XiaJian river district, even at the whole Yizhou City. Though the minorities'ballads cultures were basically treated with brinkmanship historically, today it has been sustained and got used to agitprop by the government which lead to the trend that both the folk culture and official culture may combine in some degree. The involvement of government's strength, academia's strength and outside commercial strength should make the tradition at this area appear numerous and complicated modern characteristic. Eventually, to study its current situation and possible development is of historicism and realistic importance for people to learn and then to protect our traditional culture's heritage in today's world.