Wang Chen looked at the graceful dance of the dancer and said: "I heard that in addition to the scarf dance and the Taoist dance, the big man also learned and adapted the Bayu dance from the people. If we can have the opportunity to appreciate it, we will be waiting for it. What an honor. It is said that these dances have been handed down since the time of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty."
Wu Qing nodded and responded: "You are right, the Bayu dance was learned by Emperor Gaozu from the brave and skilled warriors under his command. Speaking of which, this warrior can be regarded as the original owner of Yizhou Badi, but now he has been I am just waiting for outsiders to occupy the magpie's nest. If you want to see Bayu dance, it is very easy for me. When you come to my house someday, I can find a few people to show you. After all, when my father and uncle were still in the army, they had many soldiers under their command."
The Shang Dynasty established the "Ba Fang" and governed the "Chengba", which was called the "Snake" Ba people. The Western Zhou Dynasty established the "Si State" and governed the "Chengba", which was called "Ba" (Snake Ba).
At the end of the Shang Dynasty, Sheba (a Zhi people) participated in King Wu's war against Zhou. In later generations, the Qujiang River Basin was attacked by the Liao people, the Danqu civilization was destroyed, and the Zhi people fled in all directions.
The name "Banren" lasted for about 700 years. The "Banzhenman" people initially made a living by fishing and hunting. However, due to the harsh local natural environment and difficult material conditions, the Ba people developed a brave and fierce folk custom.
At the end of the Shang Dynasty, King Zhou had no moral principles. As King Zhou repeatedly conquered the "Banzhen Man" people, the "Banzhen Man" people joined King Wu's army to defeat Zhou, acting as the vanguard and charging into the battle. Due to the contribution of the "Banzhen Man" people, the Zhou Dynasty King Wu enfeoffed 71 vassal states (sub-states), and the Ba clan was enfeoffed as "Bazi state", referred to as Ba state.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Ba's political and military strength expanded, but it was still a slave society.
There is the Chu State in the east, the Qiang Qin in the north, and the Shu State in the west. The Ba State has a harsh living environment among them. In 317 BC, the Qin State destroyed the Ba State and the Ba State was declared destroyed.
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, this ethnic group known as the "Ji people" was extremely active and participated in the historical interpretation of the Han nation in the Central Plains, so there are many written records.
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Jin people conquered the east and west for many times. They used long swords and wooden shields as weapons. They were brave and good at fighting and were called "divine soldiers". The officials of the imperial court were called "banzhenman" because of their special appearance. The image is intuitive and clear. , even in the current Shu army, there are still many people serving.
What kind of nation are the Jin people? In the Later Han Dynasty, there was a clear definition of "訨".
"Shuowen Jiezi" explains: "Nanman Fu", and Shiman: "Nanman, snake species". "Guangya·Shuzheng" explains: "Si". The nation that submitted poems to the imperial court and was called "Si", At that time, the Central Plains were called "Southern Barbarians" and "Banzhen Barbarians". The snake species Nanman were "Sheba". In other words, the Zhi people were originally Ba people, the so-called "snake species" Ba people.
The Yin people participated in King Wu's attack on Zhou. As the saying goes, "Singing and dancing are enough to defeat the enemy, and the Yin people's former disciples turn against them."
When Liu Bang recruited people to conquer the Three Qin Dynasty, he was delighted when he saw the "Bayu Dance" and said, "This is the song of King Wu's attack on Zhou."
This should be a statement passed down from generation to generation. It shows that the history of the Jin people is quite ancient. Liu Bang introduced "Bayu Dance" to the court, which was very famous and passed down for a long time. Sima Xiangru said: "Bayu", "Song" and "Cai" , the golden drums are rising one after another, and the heart of the cave is horrifying."
In addition to the two very influential Ba people, Badi is also a place where ethnic groups live together. The two versions of "Shu Capital Fu" respectively write: "There is Basi in the east, stretching for hundreds of Pu"; "In the middle of Zuomian Badi,
A hundred Pus are filled with it.”
Ba Shezhiba, who shot the white tiger, was recorded in the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" starting from the time of King Zhaoxiang of Qin Dynasty, and was called "Banzhenman". "Huayang Guozhi·Ba Zhi": "The elder said that the canal cover was the old country.
.Today there are Gicheng and Lucheng.
"The so-called "Snake Ba" are the aborigines with Ba as their totem. They are located in Daba Mountain and the two river basins of Qujiang and Jialing Rivers. They rely on the protection of natural barriers and are rarely invaded by foreign tribes. They are an independent and developing ethnic group.
In the Han Dynasty, it was called "White Tiger Fu Yi", also called "Banzhen Barbarian", and later it was also called "Xantou Huzi".
"Yu Di Ji Sheng" records: "Brazil Danqu, its people are brave and good at singing and dancing. The adjacent mountains overlap and the dangers are comparable. It was the capital of the ancient country." The "Brazil Danqu" mentioned here (called Brazil at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty)
Jundanqu County) is an important ethnic group living on the west side of Huaying Mountain in ancient times - the Banzhen Man, also known as the Ji people.
They worship snakes, so they are also called "Snake Ba". They have lived in the Qujiang Basin for three thousand years.
"Banzhenman" is their earliest name, which can be traced back to the Yin and Shang Dynasties at the latest. The origin is that when they fought, they held bows and crossbows and used wooden boards as frames (i.e. wooden shields, made of earthen paint, tough texture,
Also known as Peng Pai) for attack and defense.
Hu Sansheng's "Tongjian Interpretation and Errors" said: "Yu presses the frame, Yin Shi Yin turns it,... Banzhen barbarians use wooden boards as frames, hence the name." "Siren" and "Simin" were the names given to them in the Qin and Han Dynasties.
.In ancient documents, the earliest mention of the name "賨" is in "Ode to the Capital of Shu" by Yang Xiong of the Western Han Dynasty: "There is Basi in the east, stretching for hundreds of Pu."
Before the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Ti people lived in relatively concentrated areas. After the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Danqu area, where the original Ti people were very concentrated, showed a situation where "Ba Yi" (i.e. Linjun barbarians) and "Si people" lived together.
The Jin people are also a nation that is good at singing and dancing. They are good at Bayu dance.
During the song and dance, several people beat bronze drums, and men and women held hands while singing and dancing. When it reached the climax, the bronze drums became excited and people sang vigorously.
The dancers hold "Mou Nu" in their hands and move neatly and vigorously, as if marching towards the enemy. At this time, the dance has turned into a battle drill.
Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, ordered musicians to learn and adapt their dances. Because the Mi people lived in the Yushui area of Bajun, they called this dance the Bayu dance.
After Bayu dance was introduced to the palace, it became a palace dance. It was used to perform military battle scenes at palace banquets and to praise the emperor's merits. It was a famous miscellaneous dance in the Han Dynasty.
During the performance, the dancers wear armor, hold spears and crossbows, sing war songs, perform music and dance, and sing and dance. There are 36 dancers, and it is a group dance.
Because this dance is a martial dance, after Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty dismissed the Yue Mansion, he still thought that the 36 Bayu drummers could not be dismissed, so he handed it over to Da Le and included it in the system of elegant music dance.
The accompaniment of the instrument is mainly bronze drums, along with chimes, rockers, and harps. The dance music includes 4 pieces, including "Songs from Mao Yu", "Songs from Annu and Yu", "Songs from An Tai", and "Songs from Xingci".
Bayu dance occupies an important position in ancient Chinese dance art.
Ying Shao (shào) of the Eastern Han Dynasty is clearly recorded in the annotation of "Wenxuan Shudu Fu" in "Customs": "There is Yu River in Langzhong, and people living on the left and right are energetic and happy to dance. Emperor Gaozu was delighted with his fierceness and watched his dances several times.
, let Yuefu learn from it."
Chen Guangqin said: "The bamboo slips handed down from the Han Dynasty say that the people of Gu are simple and simple, father and son share the same taboo, husband and wife have the same name, women's hair is coiled on top of their heads and droops back; three-inch bamboo tubes are passed diagonally through the ears, and the rich also decorate them with pearls.
.They wear uniform skirts with "two pieces of horizontal cloth and one pierced through the middle". The men have left folds (right arm exposed), long hair, and bare feet, which is convenient for fighting and production work. I don't know if it is the same as today's