The Perepective Of Non-material Cultural Heritage Protection And Inheritance The Zhuang Opera

In2001, China’s Kunqu Opera had been selected among UNESCO’s Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, from which people in China got to know Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) for the first time. The State Council of People’s Republic of China published the first batch of national ICH’s catalogue in2006; hence, the popularity of ICH was raised quickly. At the first national ICH’s catalogue, there were all six Zhuang’s heritages on the list, including the Folk Songs of Zhuang Ethnic Minority in Napo, Zhuang’s Gexu Culture, Zhuang’s Drama, Zhuang’s Bronze Drum Custom, Zhuang’s Three Parts of Folk Songs, and Poya Folk Songs.Born in the middle of Qing Dynasty, Zhuang’s Drama has suffered emergence period, golden ages and renaissance period. Its main parts, aria, qupai, performance and accompaniment, form its unique style. There were mainly three forms, oral teaching, the inheritance of melody and lyrics, groups’inheritance, to inherit Zhuang’s Drama before being listed on the first national ICH. Since the nineties of last century, the western culture and high-tech have come into people’s daily life, the inheritance of Zhuang’s Drama becomes dangerous.However, the declaration of ICH gave another new opportunity for Zhuang’s Drama’s development. Through the persistent efforts of government, inheritance base, and inheritors, Zhuang’s Drama received its new life. People can admire the charming Zhuang’s Drama at Guangxi Tianlin, Jingxi, and Debao. Moreover, everyone is proud of it. North Zhuang’s Drama and South Zhuang’s Drama also takes some measures to protect it. Although there are some problems exist in the process of protection, through these measures, Zhuang’s Drama must have a better future.