[Jiang Xiaoxi Talks about Poyang Lake] Are you the same, always wanting to sing something while working?

Hello, I'm Jiang Xiaoxi

Poyang Lake's rich ecological resources

It has nurtured generations of lake people

Poyang Lake has fertile land and wide, high-quality waters

It is a natural fishing ground with good water and lush grass.

The name "land of fish and rice" is worthy of its name

Fishing in ancient ways

▲Photography: Zeng Huarong

Professional aquaculture after the complete fishing ban

Cage culture▲ Photo: Zeng Shaomin

Fishing has always been the main mode of production for the people in the lake area.

This gave rise to the splendid fishing song culture

In the Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng, it is written

"The fishermen's boats sing in the evening, echoing all along the shore of Pengli"

A sunset

Fishermen singing cheerful songs as they return home

It shows us the beauty of fishing song culture.

▲Photography: Wang Zhonghua

What is Poyang Lake Fisherman's Song?

Are you the same?

What do you always want to sing while working?

According to the Poyang County Chronicles

The fishermen's songs in Poyang have a long history

Originated in the Song Dynasty and became popular in the Ming and Qing Dynasties

More than a thousand years of history

Fishermen of all generations have been busy with their production and life for many years.

Created a large number of fishermen's songs with Poyang Lake flavor

While expressing feelings

Stimulate labor enthusiasm

Satisfy people's yearning for a better life

His representative works include "Beautiful Scenery on Poyang Lake"

"One Net for Fish and Shrimp, One Net for Food"

"Po Lake Fishermen's Songs of Four Seasons" etc.

These fishermen's songs have been sung for a long time

[What are the characteristics of Poyang Lake Fishermen's Song? ]

There is no threshold for artistic creation

Aesthetics only needs to come from the heart

The characteristics of Poyang Lake fishermen's songs

first

It has a strong Jiangnan water town feature.

The tune is gentle and the singing is melodious

Facing the vast blue waters of Poyang Lake

Rip a boat

Not to mention the Poyang fishermen thousands of years ago

Anyone can sing a song

The sky is clear and the breeze is gentle

Boating on the blue waves

While singing loudly

Without skills

It's all about feelings

▲Photography: Zhang Xinliang

Fisherman's Song is short and concise

Some have four sentences, some have eight sentences

Short article

It can fully reflect the hardworking quality of the fishermen in the lake area.

Fisherman's songs are easy to understand

Rich in local characteristics

Speaking of which

If you don't listen to Poyang Fisherman's Song

That's not an in-depth tour of Poyang Lake.

In type

It is divided into Poyang Lake Haozi, Poyang Mountain Song, Minor Tune, etc.

1. Pohu Haozi

The "labor song" exclusive to fishing

Strong rhythm and beat

Can inspire people and boost morale

When the group fishes with a large net

They sang "Big Pole Net·Yaohao" to catch fish

A purse seine is a fishing net

About three meters high and several dozen meters long

One net can catch more than 10,000 kilograms of fish

▲Photography: Hu Guorong

Should I say it or not?

The feeling of harvest is so satisfying!

2. Poyang Lake Folk Songs

“Mountain Songs” in Fishermen’s Songs

Most of them are songs improvised by the people of the fishing village themselves.

When sailing, rowing, or fishing on a calm lake

They often sing with great joy

The names of the harbors and docks along the lake are incorporated into the song.

This type of folk songs includes boating songs, lotus picking songs, duck releasing songs,

Fence-holding song, silk net

The main point is to open your mouth and come

Sing in the present moment, happy and at ease

3. Minor

Minor keys mainly depict the inner world of characters

In the old society

Fishermen are not only forced by natural disasters

Also burdened with heavy taxes

Inner distress needs to be relieved

Or maybe there is someone you love

The thoughts and emotions suppressed in my heart

He also expressed his thoughts through the fisherman's song.

Thousands of years of cultural accumulation

Creating the legend of fishing songs

Fishermen's songs have become the companions of fishermen's production and life

It is the spiritual wealth of the folk customs of the lake area

Poyang is not only known as the land of fish and rice,

Hometown of Chinese Drama,

It is also known as the hometown of fishermen's songs.

It is similar to Raohe Tune and Poyang Yugu

They are also known as the three golden flowers of Poyang culture and art.

It is a provincial intangible cultural heritage project in Jiangxi Province.

After the founding of New China

Zhao Nanyuan, a folk artist from Poyang Lake County Cultural Center

Collected and recorded nearly a hundred fishermen's songs

And printed and compiled into a book

It has left us with precious cultural materials.

Zhao Nanyuan's "Collection of Shangrao Citizens' Songs" ▲Picture from the Internet

【Traditional culture faces inheritance crisis】

The wheel of history rolls forward

The chain of inheritance could not bear the burden and began to break

As a cultural treasure of the Ganpo people

It is our responsibility to inherit the culture of fishing songs

Art treasures are about to disappear

Is it God's will? Or is it human?

The reasons are, of course!

First, the old traditional fishing production customs are gone forever.

The Poyang Fisherman's Song, which originated from it, is naturally difficult to continue.

Second, as the older generation gradually passed away

There are only a few folk fishermen left

It is difficult to inject new blood into fishing songs

Poyang Fisherman's Song Culture is Facing a Crisis of Inheritance

The third is the drought trend that has come one after another in recent years.

Poyang Lake has shrunk significantly and is still getting worse.

A large number of fish were stranded and died

Fish such as crucian carp and carp cannot spawn and reproduce

Fishery resources have been severely hit

Many fishermen engaged in aquaculture have changed their careers to find other ways to make a living

The survival of fishermen's songs is naturally declining

Various reasons

The fishermen's songs embody the wisdom of generations of fishermen

I will never hear it again.

It's a pity

Cultural heritage is not renewable

Strengthening protection is urgent

The intangible cultural heritage songs in Poyang Lake want to continue to be sung

It has to start with you and me

While protecting the ecological environment of Poyang Lake from the source

Spread Poyang Lake fishermen's songs and other traditional culture

In line with the spirit of the times

Making old songs new again

2023 Fishing Festival Ceremony▲Photography: Li Yang

Poyang Lake has been completely banned since 2020

The people of the lake area celebrate and express gratitude to nature through the "Fishing Festival"

Pray for good weather and good fortune in the coming year.

It also holds folk activities such as intangible cultural heritage promotion and performances

Protect, inherit and promote the Poyang Lake fishermen's song culture

Let the memories and nostalgia of the people of Ganpo

Passing on the torch from generation to generation