shadow play
Shadow play, formerly known as "shadow play" or "light shadow play", is a kind of folk drama that uses light to illuminate the silhouette of people made of animal skin or cardboard to perform stories. During the performance, while manipulating the opera characters behind the white curtain, the artists sang stories with local popular tunes, accompanied by percussion instruments and strings, which had a strong local flavor. This simple Han folk art form is very popular with people.
Shaanxi shadow play retains all traces of folk storytelling and is the predecessor of many local operas in modern Shaanxi. Shaanxi shadow play has simple and simple modeling, rich decoration and exquisite artistic characteristics. The outline of the figures in Shaanxi shadow play is summarized as a whole, with beautiful lines and vivid strength, momentum and rhyme. The interior of the outline is mainly hollowed out, and it is properly reserved, so that it is complex and appropriate, and it is mixed with reality. Shadow play figures, props and various parts of the scenery are often decorated with different patterns, and the overall effect is gorgeous without procrastination, concise without emptiness. Each image has both local attraction and overall harmonious beauty, which is both substantial and vivid, forming a perfect artistic whole.
Folk paper-cutting
Folk paper-cutting is a popular folk art form, and it is the decorative art of doors, windows, walls and clothes. The paper-cut style in the northern mountainous area of Xianyang is simple, and the paper-cut lines in the southern plain area are smooth and changeable, each with strong local characteristics. In particular, the works of Ku Lan Shu, a paper-cutting master in Xunyi, are rough and simple in shape and full in composition, showing the simple thoughts and feelings of the working people and their desire for a better life.
civil society
Xianyang folk social fire is a seasonal and festive folk art activity with a long history. Rich in content, diverse in forms, warm in atmosphere and humorous. There are cores, stilts, bamboo horses, dragon lanterns, lions, dry boats, sedan chairs, cows, drums and so on. , with strong local folk characteristics.
Folk embroidery
There are many kinds of folk embroidery in Xianyang, which is a practical, decorative and artistic handicraft. It is characterized by bright colors, changeable composition, delicate stitches and smooth charm.
Folk weaving
A long time ago, the people of Xianyang used diligent and dexterous hands to weave willow, branches, wheat stalks and corn husks everywhere into various beautiful and practical daily necessities and handicrafts. In the rural areas of Xianyang, folk weaving techniques are developing continuously, and more and more local customs and modern colors are reflected.