Study On Bench Dragon Dance Of The Shiren Town At The City Of Shangrao,Jiangxi From The Perspective Of Intangible Cultural Heritage

The dragon has been regarded as the totem of the Chinese nation since ancient times,and it is also a cultural symbol of our long historical origin.Dragon dance is one of the traditional Chinese folk dances.It not only expresses the spirit of the Chinese nation's unity,bravery and struggle,but also is a precious cultural heritage of our country.At the same time,it is also a common way of entertainment for Chinese people to wish a better life and celebrate festivals.It has various forms and features.The atmosphere is strong and exciting,and any other folk dance is incomparable.Bench dragon dance,in ancient times,was mainly to worship gods and Buddhism.Nowadays,in addition to the continuation of the ancient ritual system,it has also absorbed the temple culture,and gradually evolved into a folk cultural activity to celebrate the new year,harvest and peace,which shows that the new generation of pe-ople has developed from "food and clothing type" to "well-off type".Nowadays,as a provincial intangible cultural heritage project,the bench dragon dance in Shangrao,Jiangxi Province has reached a bottleneck position in the protection and inheritance development due to the single communication means,lag of techniques,the lack of successors and the influence of multi-culture and so on,which cause its bad situation.In order to better inherit and protect the bench dragon dance in Shiren Town,We explored and analyzed it by the way of literature search,dance ecology and field investigation.We hope to provide some suggestions for its development and continuation,and also make some contribution to the construction of literature database.The whole article is divided into six chapters.In the first chapter,it mainly stated the source of the subject,and the purpose and significance of this study.Besides,we conducted a brief overview of the existing research in our country and abroad,and then elaborated the research object,ideas and methods.The second chapter introduced the historical origin of bench dragon dance in Shangrao,Jiangxi Province,including its basic summary of bench dragon dance,general development situation and cultural connotation.The third chapter investigated its current development situation,mainly including its basic structure,performance form and social value.At the same time,I visited the main inheritors of bench dragon dance,and got a deeper understanding of bench dragon dance,which laid the foundation for the following research.Chapter four analyzed its current situation and investigated the existing problems in its protection and communication.Chapter five combined with successful cases to provide strategies and ways to help its inheritance and development,and then chapter six is the conclusion and prospect.