Xihe Dagu

Xihe Dagu[1] (Chinese: 西河大鼓; pinyin: Xīhé dàgǔ; lit. 'West River Drum Song'),[2] is a typical form of drum tune (guqu) in Northern China.[3] Its founder is generally considered to be Ma Sanfeng, a native of Gaoyang, Hebei.[4]

Xihe Dagu
Native name
西河大鼓
Other namesHejian Dagu
West River Tune
Plum Blossom Tune
OriginQing Dynasty
Major regionNorthern China

Xihe Dagu was formed in the Qing Dynasty during the Xianfeng Period and the Tongzhi Period (1851-1874) around Baiyangdian in Central Hebei and the Daqing River Basin.[5] In the process of circulation, it had names such as "Plum Blossom Tune", "West River Tune", "Hejian Dagu", and so on. In the 1920s, it was titled "Xihe Dagu" in Tianjin.[6]

Since the middle of the 20th century, fewer and fewer people have learned Xihe Dagu, and many senior artists have died one after another, thus leading to the decline of this type of art.[7]

In 2006, Xihe Dagu was included in the China's list of national intangible cultural heritage.[8]

References
  1. Jie Jin (3 March 2011). Chinese Music. Cambridge University Press. pp. 104–. ISBN 978-0-521-18691-9.
  2. Victor H. Mair; Mark Bender, eds. (2011). The Columbia Anthology of Chinese Folk and Popular Literature. Columbia University Press. pp. 314–. ISBN 978-0-231-15313-3.
  3. "Xihe Dagu "I am a storyteller"". Guangming Daily. 2020-09-30.
  4. Selected Cultural and Historical Materials: Culture. Chinese Literature and History Press. 2002.
  5. Peng Weiguo (1 March 2015). Research on the Value and Survival Environment of Intangible Cultural Heritage Projects in Hebei Province. Hebei Fine Arts Publishing House. ISBN 9787531062844.
  6. "Traditional Quyi - Xihe Dagu". People's Daily. 2021-02-23.
  7. "Xihe Dagu". China Daily. 2011-01-02. Archived from the original on 2011-01-02.
  8. "Radio drama series No. 118". Xinhuanet.com. 2019-06-23.
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