Wang Chen looked at the gentle dance of the dancer and said, "I heard that in addition to this scarf dance and harp dance, the great man also learned and adapted the Bayu dance from the monks. If we have the opportunity, it is an honor for us to appreciate it. It is said that these are the dances passed down from the time of Emperor Gaozu of Han."

Wu Qing nodded and responded, "You are right. Bayu Wu was learned by Emperor Gaozu from his brave and good at fighting. Speaking of which, this cattleman can be regarded as the original owner of Ba in Yizhou. It is just now occupied by us and other outsiders. If you want to see Bayu Wu, it will be very easy for me. When you come to our mansion another day, you will find a few cattlemans to let you see it. When my father and uncle were still in the army, there were also many cattlemen under your command."

The Shang Dynasty established the "Bafang" and governed the "chengba" in the area, called the "snake species" in the Ba people. The "Zhengba" in the Western Zhou Dynasty built the "Zhengba" in the area, called "Ba" (Snakeba).

At the end of the Shang Dynasty, Sheba (Zhenren) participated in the war of King Wu's defeat of Zhou. Until later generations, the Qujiang River Basin was attacked by Liao people, the Dangqu civilization was destroyed, and the Juren fled in scattered and the Juren fled.

The name "英" lasted about 700 years. The "Banban" people initially made a living by fishing and hunting, but due to the harsh natural environment and harsh material conditions in the local area, the Ba people formed a brave and tough folk custom.

At the end of the Shang Dynasty, King Zhou was unrighteous. Because King Zhou repeatedly conquered the "Banyan Barbarians" people, the "Banyan Barbarians" people joined King Wu's army to attack Zhou, as the front line, and charge into battle. Due to the contribution of the "Banyan Barbarians", King Wu of Zhou divided the 71 vassal states (sons) and the Ba tribe was enfeoffed as "Bazi Kingdom", abbreviated as Ba.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the political and military strength of Ba State expanded, but it was still in a slave society.

There is Chu State in the east, the strong Qin State in the north, and Shu State in the west, and the living environment of Ba State is harsh. In 317 BC, Qin State destroyed Ba State and Ba State declared its destruction.

During the Qin and Han dynasties, this group, called "Shiren", was extremely active and participated in the historical interpretation of the Han ethnic group in the Central Plains, so there are many written records.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the monks fought against each other many times. They used long swords and wooden shields as weapons, and were brave and good at fighting, and were called "Divine Soldiers". The officials of the court were called "Banshen" because of their special appearance and were called "Banshen Barbarians". The image was intuitive and clear. Even the current Shu army was still very popular.

What kind of nation did the monks have? During the Later Han Dynasty, there was a clear statement about "Ji".

"Shuowen Jiezi" explains "Southern Man Fu" and explains "Southern Man, Snake Seed". "Guangya Shuzheng" writes "Shizi" and this nation that adopted fu to the court was called "Shizi" at that time, the Central Plains called "Shizi" and "Banban Man". The snake-seeded Southern Man is "Snake Ba". That is to say, the monks were originally Ba people, which is the so-called "snake" Ba people.

The monk participated in King Wu's attack on King Zhou. The so-called "singing and dancing to the top, and the Yin people turned against each other."

Liu Bang recruited people to decide the Three Qins, and saw "Ba Yu Dance" and said happily, "This is the song of King Wu's attack on Zhou."

This should be a saying passed down from generation to generation. It shows that the historical sites of the monks are quite ancient. Liu Bang introduced the "Bayu Dance" to the palace, which was very famous and passed down for a long time. Sima Xiangru said: "The "Bayu", "Song", and "Cai", the golden drums rose one after another, and the heart of the hole was shocked."

In addition to two very influential Ba people, Baland is also a place where ethnic groups live together. The two versions of "Shu Du Fu" write: "There is a Ba Bi in the east, and it stretches across Bai Pu"; "The left is a Mian Ba, and Bai Pu is filled with it."

The Ba snake that shot and killed the white tiger was recorded in the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" and was called "Banshan Man". "Huayang Guozhi·Bazhi": "The elder said that Dangqugai was the former Guozhi. Now there is the Guancheng and Lucheng.

"The so-called "Snake Ba" is an indigenous people who use Ba as the totem. They are located in the Daba Mountains, Qujiang and Jialing River Basins. Relying on the protection of natural barriers, they are rarely invaded by foreign races. They are an independent and developed ethnic group. In the Han Dynasty, they were called "Baihu Fuyi" and "Banshiman". Later, they were also called "Guotohuzi".

"Yudi Jisheng" records: "The man in Dangqu, Brazil was brave and healthy, and the neighboring mountains overlapped, and the relatives were almost the same. It was the capital of the ancient state of Feng." The "Brazi Dangqu" mentioned here (the Dangqu County of Brazil County in the late Eastern Han Dynasty) is an important ethnic group living on the west side of Huali Mountain in ancient times - Banyan Man, also known as Fengren.

They worship snakes, so they are also called "Snakeba". They lived in the Qujiang River Basin for three thousand years.

"Banshuman" is their earliest name, which can be traced back to the Shang Dynasty at the latest. Its origin was when he was fighting, holding a crossbow and using wooden boards as tiles (i.e., wooden shields made of earth paint, with tough texture, also known as Pengpai) to attack and defend.

Hu Sansheng's "Tongjian Interpretation of Wrongs" says: "I chanted the silence, and the sound of the silence is flipped,... Banyan Man used wooden boards as silence, so it was named." "Ji Ren" and "Ji Min" were called them during the Qin and Han Dynasties. In ancient documents, the first thing to mention the name "Ji" was the "Shu Du Fu" of Yangxiong of the Western Han Dynasty: "There is Ba Ju in the east, which stretches through hundreds of Pu."

Before the Qin and Han dynasties, the residents lived in a relatively concentrated manner. After the Qin and Han dynasties, the situation of "Bayi" (i.e., Linjunman) and "Guimin" living in the Dangqu area where the original residents were very concentrated was present.

The monks are another nation that can sing and dance. They are good at dancing Bayu dance.

When singing and dancing, several people beat bronze drums, men and women held hands and sang while dancing. When they reached orgasm, the bronze drums were excited and people sang vigorously.

The dancer holds the "Mu Bibiao" in his hands, his steps are neat and powerful, and he looks like he is advancing towards the enemy. At this time, the dance has become a combat drill.

Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, once ordered musicians to learn and adapt their dances. Because the monks lived in the Yushui area of ​​Bajun, they called this kind of dance the Bayu dance.

After the Bayu dance was introduced to the palace, it became a palace dance, used to perform military battle scenes at court banquets and praise the merits of the emperor. It is a famous mixed dance in the Han Dynasty.

During the performance, the dancers wore their own armor, held spears, crossbows, sang war songs on their mouths, interweaving music and dance, singing and dancing. There were 36 dancers, which were group dances.

Since this dance is a martial music dance, after Emperor Ai of Han stopped the Yuefu, he still thought that 36 drummers from Bayu were unstoppable, so he handed it over to Dalei and included it in the system of elegant music dance.

The accompaniment instruments are mainly bronze drums, combined with the beating of chimes, shaking the turtle, playing the piano. The dance music includes "Song of the Peak Yu", "Song of the Annu Yu", "Song of the Antai", and "Song of the Running Quotation". The Bayu dance occupies a relatively important position in ancient Chinese dance art.

Ying Shao of the Eastern Han Dynasty (shào) quoted the notes in "Fengsu Tong" "Wenxuan·Shudu Fu": "There is Yu River in Langzhong, and people live on the left and right, and they are so sharp that they like dancing. Emperor Gaozu enjoys his fierceness and watches his dance several times, so he lets the Yuefu learn it."

Chen Guangqin said: "The bamboo slips passed down from the Han Dynasty say that the people's style is simple, father and son are the same taboo, husband and wife are the same name, women's hair is tied on the top of their heads and droops backwards; three-inch bamboo tubes pass through their ears, and the rich are also decorated with pearls. They wear "two horizontal cloths, wearing uniform skirts that run through their heads". The men's left lapel (exposed right arm), long hair, and barefoot, which facilitates war and production work. I wonder if it matches the current monks?"
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