The Inheritance And Protection Of Lanzhou Guzi

Lanzhou guzi is an unique form of folk opera which is prevalent in thedowntown and countryside areas of Lanzhou. It was very famous that everyone knewit and it spread all over Lanzhou in the end of Qing Dynasty and the beginning ofRepublic of China. It was assaulted by political power and popular culture afterMid-20th century so that out of the vision of people gradually and tends to weakly.For the origin of Lanzhou guzi, it may has the connections with Bianwen of TangDynasty, guzi ci of Song Dynasty and yuanqu of Yuan Dynasty but the direct origin isbajiao gu of Qing Dynasty. On the basic form, it has the similar with Shanxi meihu,Qinghai pingxian, Lanzhou taiping ge and Beijing bajiao gu, also has the moreobviously differences from them. Lanzhou guzi is rigorous, regional and lively on itstune, text and mode of performance. Under the environment of the western physicalgeography and the cultural blend, Lanzhou guzi formed and heritage. Lanzhou guzi isnow in dilemma because of the rigid of its folk art in the form and the shrinking oflanguor of its subject. In the angle of Communication theories, we can find promblesof its origin but can not solve the problem of developing. In the angle of performancetheory, we can explain its inheritance model and the reason why it is limited with thereality environment. The theory of Cultural Practices is on the angle of culturalpractices, research the law of development in all domains and has the importantguiding significance of the developing of Lanzhou guzi. The developing andinnovation of Lanzhou guzi, must have comprehensive strategic such as advocacy,education and research. Call the common concerning of whole society so that it candevelop comprehensive and plan as a whole.