Investigation And Study Of Huguan County Temple Theater And Its Drama Performance Activities

Temple is one of the most representative types of traditional architecture in China,which contains the historical value and cultural connotation are very rich,can reflect the Chinese traditional spiritual belief,folk customs,architectural art,ritual etiquette and social law,for Chinese history,folklore,sociology and other disciplines have an important research value.Temple is a place to worship gods.Temple theater refers to build a stage in the temple to form a place to perform and watch dramas,in order to offer sacrifices to gods through the way of drama,and play the dual role of entertaining gods and people.The popularization of temples was in the Ming and Qing Dynasties,which was mainly all over the villages.The ancient Chinese relied on the heaven for dinner,so they attached great importance to the spiritual belief.There are 73 existing temples in Huguan area,spanning the three periods of the Yuan,Ming,Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.The architectural system can be divided into two categories,the first is the closed theater,the architectural shape is generally into the courtyard,the stage is the gate of the temple,the temple is on the same central axis,and the second,part of the stage is built separately outside the temple.Huguan County Temple Theater overall shape is simple,the stage mostly sit south to north,the roof is the hanging top or hard roof,the roof tile,beam type frame,divided into the platform and lower base two types,the stage on both sides of the ear room,the overall "convex" shape.The main hall is located opposite the stage,a number of hard top of the mountain,lifting beam type frame,Huguan County Temple in the earliest time dating back to the Yuan Dynasty.The decoration of the theater in Huguan area is mainly focused on the landscape paintings,peony flowers or written calligraphy,and the bucket arches and flowers are carved on the top and side of the partition.The overall shape is exquisite.In addition,there are also opera stories carved on the pillar head of the stage gable,reflecting the drama and mystery of the temple theater.The decoration of the main hall is mostly on the forehead,fang,roof and beam frame,mainly carved by the two dragon opera beads and historical characters,or painted with peony,flowers and auspicious clouds.Huguan County Temple Theater reflects the ancient craftsman Gao erudite,but also has the local architectural characteristics.As a place to watch the opera,the temple can express the grace of the gods.On the other hand,the local villagers can enjoy the opera performances and educate the local villagers,which can kill two birds with one stone.In addition,in the existing stage notes in Huguan County,it can be found that the local operas performed are Shangdang Wooden Clappers and Huguan Yangko.In addition,there are well-known troupes from the region of southeast Shanxi Province to perform locally,and the performance plays are also widely based.In addition,the ancient stage in Huguan County also has certain cultural functions,which are mainly divided into three aspects,namely,sacrificial function,enlightenment function and entertainment function,which is an important local historical and cultural product.However,at present,the preservation situation of the local ancient stage is not ideal,some of which have been abandoned and collapsed.The main reason lies in the imperfect protection measures and the low utilization rate of the stage,and its protection is also imminent.The Temple Theater itself is the hero of ancient Chinese craftsmen...