Investigation And Research On The Ancient Stages In Qinshui

As the outdoor space for opera performance,ancient stage is not only an architectural form,but also an exhibition stand for local culture.With the development of society,the advances in technology,as well as changing in people's material and cultural needs,the ancient stage,as the bearer of opera performance,it has began to fade out in people's vision.Due to lack of attention and protection,most ancient stages are disappearing at a rapid speed,and only a very small part of the stages with higher value is well protected.The ancient stage not only provides a room for opera performance,but also witnesses the development and prosperity of drama,at the same time it show us the colorful opera culture in the past.So,there is a great significance to do the research.Located in Luze,Qinshui County is quite important in opera area including Pingyang,Luze,Puzhou.The unique geographical location makes the activities about ancient drama in Qinshui County very active,so there is no wonder that the number of the remained old stage is very large.There are about 200 stages in Qinshui,and mostof them are protected in a good state.The distribution of the ancient stage in Qinshui has the following characteristics: the kinds of the temple near the stage are great,and the temples are quite different in distribution from the east to the west;the stages in southeast is more than which in southwest,and most of them are concentrated,but in some area they are dispersed;in terms of time,most of the ancient stages are built in Qing Dynasty,but there are also some built in Ming Dynasty;in the preservation of the drama cultural relics,a lot of drama tablet inscriptions and some stage inscriptions are well-preserved.In this paper,studies of the ancient stage are based on Qinshui's governmental divisions and combined with literature data on Qinshui County.It will study 109 ancient stages of eight towns and two villages,which are Longgang,Zhengzhuang,Jiafeng,Duanshi,Zhengcun,Shizhuang,Zhongcun county and Tuwo,Zhangcun,villages.And it collects first-hand information such as data about stage construction,stage inscriptions and oral folk.With relevant literature data,the paper interprets all the materials,and finally integrates them systematically.The paper will last the life of disappearing solid drama culture in the form of data,and will be useful for people who study the ancient stage in Qinshui and the opera cultural in the future.