Wu Younger - Shandong Yangxin Drum Yangko Inquiry

As one of the typical artistic form of Han nationality in China, drum yangko dance of Yangxin is historic, various, distinctive. It’s the representative form of Lu culture in Shandong province and has its own artistic style. As a branch of yangko dance, Drum yangko dance has a great value. This article has made a research on drum yangko dance of Yangxin to explore the meaning of yangko dance in Shandong. The research has called on people to pay attention to the precious intangible cultural heritage and keep its original features. The aim of this article is to make drum yangko dance of Yangxin passed on from generation to generation and last forever.The main content of this article is listed as follow:Chapter1:Introduction. This chapter mainly expounds the goal, contents, core problems going to be solved.and the reason and significance to make this research. Then the practicability of the method has been analyzed in order to show the innovation of this article. At the end of this chapter the respected result has been illustrated.Chapter2:The historical origin and development of drum yangko dance of Yangxin. According to geographical conditions, humanities, and historical record of Yangxin, this chapter has introduced the its origin and relationship between the Yangxin drum yangko dance and other yangko dance in Shandong. The unique features and the development of Yangxin drum yangko is also introduced in this chapter.Chapter2:The performance content and form of Yangxin drum yangko dance. Combine with cultural characteristics of Yangxin drum yangko dance, this chapter has detailed introduced its characters, performances, costumes, musical accompaniment and rhythm type. This chapter clearly expressed the unique character of Yangxin yangko dance.Chapter4:The social function and culture value of Yangxin drum yangko dance. As one of the most popular Chinese folk dance, Yangxin drum yangko dance has the character of inheritance, mass, self-entertainment, improvisation, adaptability and regional, national and universal. This chapter has illustrated its social function through five aspects and introduced its culture value in three aspects.Chapter5:The inheritance and protection of Yangxin drum yangko dance. This chapter has introduced the protection and inheritance of Yangxin drum yangko dance based on its practical situation and the case of heritage. Although relevant measures had been taken by local authorities, a new method of "original ecological protection" has been put forward to make this folk traditional culture well inherited.