西北农耕文化的象征与隐喻——兰州太平鼓文化初探

The Lanzhou Taiping Drum's symbol and metaphor on culture of agriculture in northwest of China

兰州太平鼓是流传在兰州市郊区农村的一种传统民间艺术。数百年来,它已经逐渐发展演变成为一种独具西部风情的民间艺术形式。笔者以兰州市皋兰县水阜乡水阜村的太平鼓为实例,从太平鼓的源流、农耕文化的内涵、与祭祀相结合的文化底蕴以及兰州太平鼓在兰州市皋兰县水阜乡水阜村所体现出的传承发展情况等方面作了浅显的描述和分析。通过对兰州太平鼓早期祭祀及形质特征的分析,发现兰州太平鼓这一民间盛行的鼓舞形式所反映的农耕文化内涵和农耕文化特质,并揭示其在现代社会中所体现出的创新与发展。对当地太平鼓的表演、制作技艺与民众的传承心理以及非物质文化遗产保护工作还有待于进一步的实地考察和深入挖掘。

Lanzhou Taiping Drum,a kind of drum with bovine-skin membranes stretched over its ends and iron rings attached of its handle,beaten with a long thin drumstick,is a traditional fork art which is spread far and wide at the villages located at the outskirts of Lanzhou City.It has developed into a folk art form which has an unique West China style over hundreds years.The author makes the drum of Shuifu Village,Shuifu Town,Gaolan County in Lanzhou as a living example,describes and analyzes such aspects as its origin,the cultural connotation of farming,the cultural details which combine with sacrifices and the situation of inheriting and developing Lanzhou Taiping Drum at Shuifu Village.By analyzing the characteristic and sacrifice of the drum in early years,the author founds that the drum which is popular among the people mirrors the cultural connotation and distinctive features of farming,and then promulgates the innovation and development of Lanzhou Taiping Drum in modern society.Finally,on the aspect of its performance,the skill of making,the masses' mentality of imparting and protection for nonmaterial cultural heritage,the author thinks that it waits on practical study and needs full research.