Study On Inheritance And Development Of Intangible Cultural Heritage Of Yixing Shield Dance

Yixing Shield Dance originated in the Ming dynasty.It mainly circulates in the villages of Zuozhuangwei and Jiagou in the administrative village of Guifang Village,Guanlin Town,Yixing City,Jiangsu Province.It belongs to the men's group dance.Yixing Shield Dance shows the battle scenes where the two armies confront each other and close combat.The local villagers called it "Playing shield".The dance moves quickly and swiftly,the formations change,the atmosphere is lively,and is loved by the people.Shield Dance originated in folk and is active in folk.It contains rich folk cultural connotations and was listed as the fourth batch of intangible cultural heritage in Jiangsu Province in January 2016.However,with the acceleration of the globalization,urbanization,and modernization process,the cultural space of the shield dance has alienated,and it faces no one's survival crisis.In this context,the author focused on the Zuozhuangwei Nature Village and Jiagou Nature Village in the administrative village of Guifang Village,Guanlin Township,Yixing City,and the Wuxi Yihong Refractory Material Co.,Ltd.a demonstration base for the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage.With the help of field surveys,literature research methods,and comprehensive analysis methods,the issues concerning the inheritance and development of intangible cultural heritage of Yixing Shield Dance are explored from the aspects of historical evolution,development status,inheritance difficulties,and development countermeasures.This article is divided into six parts:The first part is the introduction.First of all,it introduces the reasons for selecting the topic and the significance of the research.Then it sorts out the academic research results related to the shield dance culture,lays a solid foundation for the study of this article.Thirdly,the article briefly introduces the core field and Yixing Shield Dance.Finally,it explains the research methods of this article.The second part mainly describes the natural and cultural environment of Guifang Village,Guanlin Town,Yixing City.Briefly introduced the village overview of Guifang Village.It also summarizes the cultural characteristics of Guifang Village with the militant legacy of society,the cultural accumulation of charity,and the organizational concept of concerted efforts.The third part mainly depicts the historical changes of Yixing Shield Dance.The Origin and Formation of Shield Dance from the Ming Dynasty to the Founding of the Republic of China.From the establishment of the Republic of China to the founding of the People's Republic of China,the folk culture of shield dance.After the founding of the People's Republic of China and before the reform and opening up,shield dances prospered and declined.After the reform and opening up to the end of the 20st century,the shield dance in the new era of revival.Since the 21st century,the opportunity and challenge of shield dance in the context of the protection of non-material cultural heritage.Diachronic combing from these five stages.The fourth part mainly analyzes the development status of Yixing Shield Dance under the background of intangible cultural heritage protection.First of all,it introduces the measures taken by the government and achievements.Then it describes the cultural self-help activities of the folk artists headed by representative inheritors of the intangible cultural heritage.And the cultural innovation of the current Yixing Shield Dance are analyzed from five aspects:clothing and props,musical instruments and music scores,basic footwork and field formation,staffing and organization forms,inheritance pedigree and participants.Further analysis of the shield dance has entertainment value,fitness value,education value,economic value and artistic value.The fifth part briefly analyzes the predicament and development countermeasures of the Yixing shield dance.While affirming the achievements of shield dance in the context of the protection of intangible cultural heritage,the analysis reveals that there are problems in the shield dance,such as the lack of success in the inheritance of crowds,the sluggish audience market,and insufficient promotional efforts.Combining with the relevant policies of the national government on intangible protection and the advanced experience of other folk dances in inheritance and development,this article seeks to explore the future development countermeasures of Yixing Shield Dance from the three perspectives of protection,rescue and development.The sixth part is the conclusion.To summarize the main points of the full text and reflect the gains and losses of the inheritance and development of Yixing Shield Dance in the context of the intangible protection.