Various activities to commemorate Pan Wang in Xiaoyao Village, Guangxi

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sings folk songs and eats Yao banquets, reflecting the folk atmosphere of the festival.

At the Panwang Festival, people make a special snack "Mara Cake".

The lion dance attracted people to watch and was quite lively.

On November 29, Shuibin Village, Guanyin Township, Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi Province held an activity to repay the good wishes of the Yao Pan Wang. The whole village, men, women and children put on their own national festive costumes, opened an altar to pay tribute to King Pan, fulfilled the King Pan's wishes, sang the song of calling soldiers, played the drum of calling soldiers, and performed folk skills to commemorate the Yao ancestor King Pan in a unique way. Pray for good weather and abundant grain yields. Thousands of scholars, guests and people of all ethnic groups from inside and outside Guangxi participated in the event.

On the same day, the villagers of Shuibin Village, Guanyin Township greeted the guests with dragon and lion dances. By offering sacrifices to Pan Wang, they displayed the Yao cultural treasure "Meishan Painting" and performed the intangible cultural heritage of "blowing the sheng and inspiring", hard qigong breaking bricks, and qinggong stepping on eggs. Activities such as beating oil tea have shown people the unique cultural charm of the Yao people.

The festival scene was crowded with people and was very lively, with bright smiles on their faces. The handsome Yao family elder brother and the beautiful Yao family elder sister become a beautiful scenery. The colorful and authentic Yao cultural activities shocked the guests who came to participate in the event. He Zhengrong, deputy dean of the School of Music at Guangxi Normal University, said: "This is the most exciting folk activity I have seen in Guangxi this year."

The Panwang Festival has a long history and embodies the culmination of the traditional culture of the Yao people. Every year, the tenth month of the lunar calendar is held on an auspicious day. Yao compatriots at home and abroad attach great importance to this ethnic festival. The Yao people worshipped the "Pan Wang" as the ancestor of the nation. Panwang Festival originated from the sacrifice to the ancestors. After long-term development and changes, the Panwang Festival has evolved into a folk festival that benefits ancestors, entertains gods and entertains people. In the past, the cumbersome and cumbersome rituals of the Panwang Festival have been gradually reformed, while the "Panwang Song", which expresses the essence of Yao culture, and the "Changgu Dance", which expresses their production and life, have been inherited, developed and improved.

Editor: Yang Xi)