| Changde Sixian is a kind of folk music with distinctive local characteristics,which Huxiang Culture and Jingchu Culture breed.It is originated in the Ming and Qing Dynasty,and its singing language is Changde dialect(a northern language)whose center is in the Changde old mountain street.It is close to the masses,to life,and to reality,and is one of the most popular Chinese folk music.In addition,it is Changde’s cultural card and was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list by the State Council in 2006.Looking back on its development history,although it is full of ups and downs,its pleasant melody is more precious in our hearts.At the same time,its splendor attracts a lot of scholars to work on it,mainly concentrating on its classification,artistic characteristics,singing,inheritance,school education and so on.Through the art characteristics,history,cultural background and artistic values of Changde Sixian,this paper conducts on-site visits of the all-round present development situation of Changde Sixian,including its theory,schools,social professional groups,practitioners,government support and so on.It mainly uses the questionnaire survey,into the classroom,making an appointment to interview,listening to appreciation and other methods.Besides,it summarizes its successes and shortcomings,and then it makes in-depth analysis of the causes of the problem from the theoretical and practical aspects;finally,it proposes some operational suggestions.Therefore,the research of this subject has important theoretical and practical significance for enriching and perfecting the theory and promoting the development of Changde Sixian.This paper is divided into four chapters.The first chapter is the theoretical basis and foundation for the investigation of Changde Sixian,mainly from the title and origin,artistic characteristics,historical evolution,cultural background and artistic values of Changde Sixian.The second chapter conducts on-site visits of the all-round present development situation of Changde Sixian,including its theory,schools,social professional groups,practitioners,government support and so on,and its main methods are the questionnaire survey,into the classroom,making an appointment to interview,listening to appreciation,etc.The third chapter aims to study on the present situation of Changde Sixian,summarizing its successes and shortcomings and proposing a series of suggestions from the innovation,school education,social communication,government and other aspects of Changde Sixian’s inheritance and development.The fourth chapter mainly deals with the significance of the investigation and research on the present situation of Changde Sixian.On the one hand,this article investigates and makes research on this subject to provide a rare document to the researchers and educators who engage in Changde Sixian.Therefore,they can have a full understanding of Changde Sixian’s development so as to make a more perfect plan and strategy of it.On the other hand,the author makes use of the research on this subject to offer the better protection and promotion for hometown culture.What’s more,it also can enhance people’s attention to local culture,and promote the inheritance and innovation of Chinese traditional culture. |