Huantai belongs to Qi in ancient times, and folk music has a long history. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius heard Shao Le in Qi State and praised him: "Shao is both beautiful and good."

From the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, suona was the most popular traditional folk music. Suona performance is mostly used in weddings, funerals, birthdays and ceremonies.

In the early days of the founding of New China, the more successful suona artists were Li Yunfeng from Fengming Village, Dong Jingde from Huangjia Village and Zhang Zhongmei from Louzi Village. Li Yuxian, a native of Huantai, was inspired by folk music and learned to play guqin. His guqin music, such as Fengyunhui and Mountain Flowing Water, enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad.

In the 1960s and 1970s, with the development of amateur cultural activities in rural areas, amateur music groups mainly composed of percussion music spread all over the countryside. In the late 1970s, Houqi Village School set up an orchestra and participated in many county and local concerts. 1987, farmers' orchestras with electro-acoustic instruments were established in Huagou Village and Dongzhen Village. Huagou Village Youth Orchestra won the first prize in the first farmers' concert in Zibo in June1987+065438+1October.

quyi

Since the founding of New China, crosstalk, Allegro, Yulaibao, Qin Shu, Xihe drum, bamboo board, wooden drum, gongs and fishing drums have been widely circulated in Huantai. The county cultural center has held many training courses such as Shandong Kuaishu, Zhuban Shu, Xihe Drum and storytelling. Every year during the Spring Festival cultural performance, a number of Quyi programs will be put on the stage. Liu Lanfeng, Zhoudong Village, Jingjia Town, studied Meipai Xihe Drum at the age of 9, and traveled to Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces at the age of 20, enjoying a high reputation in China. 196 1 returned to his hometown Huantai to receive apprentices and spread the arts. Liu Lanfeng and his disciples Dong Xianbin and Fengli Song won performance awards in local exhibitions for many times. 1980- 1987, Huantai County published 10 pieces of Quyi works in local and municipal journals.

dance

Dance in Huantai County is mainly a folk game. Typical examples are yangko and fools patting butterflies. Dance yangko can be performed by many people or single people, with lively and cheerful form and strong sense of rhythm. Most fools dance for men and women. Dress up as a handsome girl and repeatedly do actions such as attracting, teasing, hitting and flashing; Dress up as a woman, chase, grab, hit, pounce, form humor.

1956, the fool participated in the dance performance in Huimin District and won the prize. In the same year, the county cultural center held a dance teaching class to teach mass dances such as "Car Dance", "Running Donkeys" and "Top Ten Sisters".

From 65438 to 0959, the small dance "Embroidery Dance" and "Feeding Fat Busy" edited and created by the County Cultural Center participated in the Zibo Special Zone Art Exhibition. 1974, the self-made dance "Weaving Carpets" participated in Huimin Regional Art Exhibition and won the performance award. From 1976 to 1978, the county cultural center held a dance training class in 18, with more than 1200 participants. 1986, the song and dance "On the Field of Hope" arranged by Yang Yunfeng and others participated in the Shandong Song and Dance Concert and won the third prize.

variety show

From the Ming and Qing Dynasties to the Republic of China, the juggling of Lantern Festival became a folk custom. Its main forms are stilts, cores, dry boats, bamboo horses, lion dances, dragon lanterns, sedan chairs, flower drums and flower poles. It is characterized by stilts, a core and a flower pole. Stilts can be performed individually or in teams, and their costumes are very rich. Traditional stories dress up as heroes' meeting, Tang Priest's learning from the scriptures, Legend of the White Snake, Eight Immortals crossing the sea, Water Margin characters, Three Kingdoms characters and so on. Since the founding of New China, more and more people have dressed up as current affairs figures. There are "couples carrying water" to publicize the marriage law, and there are "landlords fighting" to publicize land reform.

Cores are divided into two categories: handling and lifting. An adult carrying a core will clip the core base on his shoulder and tie it around his waist. Choose a boy to tie it, tie it and tie it down, and perform together. Lift the core with a long log, with an upper tread in the middle and handles at both ends to prevent tumbling (used for legs when put down). When playing 1-2 people are tied to the wheels, and two people are carrying the ends of the log and holding hands.

The flower pole is a thin bamboo pole with a length of 1.5 meters, and two square holes with a length of 10 cm are punched at both ends. Copper coins are tied in the middle of the square hole, and velvet flowers are decorated at both ends. Five-color strips are wrapped around the shaft. The uniform color of the flower pole uniform is handsome, and the formation changes with the formation of gongs and drums.

1985- 1987, there are more than a dozen teams and nearly a thousand people's folk recreational activities every year. From 65438 to 0985, Dongzhen Village Acrobatic Team participated in the Zibo Folk Art Competition as Huantai Team and won the first prize of stilt performance.