Uncharted Yunnan Tour (2) are exposed to mad
Godwinn
Haruki Murakami wrote: Great to hear a distant drum, the need for creatively and with creatively connected to the ear; to follow from afar the big drum away and takes away courage and God-given ability.
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Relax in Lijiang, another major achievement lies in prison, suffered a spent a full twenty-one years madman. Chat with him reminds me of that year, when an elderly Tanchan overnight Wutai Mountain: "Life is like a wave of boats sailing, as boat Shaogong, Ko Ko not needed in the real office, should not be a pole off the virtual. Doing things non-air-flotation can not be Ji Gong, to understand that not perfection is perfection, fails party is successful. "I do not know whether he was in prison a bit" off the virtual "? But at least not yet into effect so. But he, though filled with disgust, and even vowed to one day release from prison even if it does not piss the old towards the direction of his detention, but he still is not depressed, still singing his Caoyuanmuge in mind, and finally the world was shocked!
It was a very chance.
I first met him when I did not know him, and just started I thought he was a returned overseas Chinese in Indonesia. His upper body was dressed in a casual jacket, wearing a pair of jeans the next, as pioneers, who has just returned from Southeast Asia. At that time I was in the ancient city of Square Street and from across the Atlantic from afar NEW AMERICAN SINGER enthusiastic band of several young people to discuss. When discussing printed on their T-shirts of "love, joy, peace" in the "joy" is that like HAPPINESS, or MUSIC, when, he, an affable elderly people emerged. In the beginning the band has not performed, we proceeded to discuss other hot issues. Unexpectedly, he simply said, fluent spoken English! In fact, many Americans are like the peace, they also hate when the role of world policeman, so there are a lot like the peace, civil society organizations to form a variety of team travel the world.
I have been stubbornly believe that is not beautiful music touched people's ears, but the soul! In Lijiang, the first shock of my mind music from exotic NEW AMERICAN SINGER. Their performances are so dedicate themselves, seemed to have forgotten the world around us! The course of the show, when suddenly it began to rain, they were still so immersed in inputs, even if they get wet all the rain! When the song of the rain, life geometry!
Elders who act as host, his humor and wisdom always win the audience's warm applause! I have to do, but the only one with my Xiao San, shelter against the elements for that video camera. I really can not wait to bring along a few umbrella to those who receive baptism in the wind and rain sound equipment are all covered, and I hate myself I do not know what method would be touched by the people who devote their indifferent even a little bit of love, even if not all the way from guests, not for music, but only for the share of a rare rain moved!
Rain stopped, the passion of the audience kept crowded forward, I can only continue to assist the non-stop shaking his head while they are helpless to maintain order at the scene, but it seems not achieve much of a role, because my arm is not red armbands , I am not Popeye (even if I do not have the opportunity to be more anxious to eat spinach), we can only pale language to try to maintain an ancient civilization remaining grace.
After the performance, who along with the elderly and the band's manager came up and shook my hand and thanked me for the sincere cooperation, I am a bit surprised and flattered, in fact, I would just be flowing for a rare heart moving. As for the show content, in fact I would just appreciate a small part of them.
Elderly who introduced himself says that he is Xuan Ke. He is ... ... Lost Horizon? ! Come to Lijiang, I saw the article, information on the Naxi ancient music, which refers to geek Xuan Ke, Ke-wen said that He is in his seventies had a ah, can was wrong? Xuan Ke in front of the real to a maximum of only 50 years old ah! Lost Horizon, did not seem to see my face is bewildered, handed me a ticket, for inviting me to watch him at night to go to a classical concert. Nice! I immediately followed suit praise, I am considering on how to go. Did not expect to return for a moment owed by an unexpected surprise!
I used to listen online friends said, to the Lijiang Naxi to understand civilization, Dongba culture, not seen Lost Horizon, the regret that there may be left unrecognized. Unexpectedly worn out shoes in fruitless searching, not at all tasks are derived. Xuan Ke another interview because of "mission" he and I chat with only a moment, but is just a moment's chat, I can feel his wild unruly, and his capital Shi Cai Bing, his laughter and Humor!
That day, he and we are talking about a black humor:
In 1976, Xuan Ke's son was born, and he thought this kid will definitely showing great promise, give him took the name Shandwick. At this time there is usually quite good, and his squadron leader revealed to him a message: Some people are waiting for him to study his son, later named the ideological dynamics. So Shandwick is never called, a counter-revolutionary's son how can they say "great" mean? ! That simply is called Xuan soil bar. With the squadron commander and his analysis: "Turkey can do what?"
"Soil can grow crops."
"Can you grow flowers or grass呀?"
"Can."
"Is able to kinds of fragrant flowers, it can also be the kinds of poisonous weeds."
"Turkey can do what?"
"Also can be trampled on."
"Whether riding a path through the years?"
"Can."
"That is the road of socialism, or capitalism, the way?"
"Turkey can do what?"
"Can be buried."
"Proletarian with the three big mountains of the earth buried the Chiang dynasty, you have to bury what dynasty?"
After this analysis, propaganda can not be called a soil. Xuan Ke suddenly remembered childhood neighbor's child Jiao Yang eight pounds, and he suddenly rushed to the delivery room asked the doctor have multiple children. Asked later he decided to give his son the name "declared 6 pounds 4 2." However, the couple called a few times, "declared 6 pounds 4 2", the son that would be reflected not, maybe the little guy does not like the name. Thus, "rounded", to his son named "announcing six pounds." Her son graduated from university, his son's name on the ID card is still "undeclared 6 pounds," the middle of an Arabic numerals.
In Lijiang, there are many people to declare for the legendary Bryant "hot beauty", it is also a god is also a ghost of yin and yang, but also good is evil, long-horned Health and wings, good at flying flying demons and wizards. Vienna, people think that music activities are the most noble of human activities; musician is God's most favorite people. Now, not only God loved him, and around the world people are also the native Naxi geek fallen in love with!
That night, I are very excited to accept the invitation of Xuan Ke to enjoy what has been called the "living fossil of Chinese classical music" in Naxi ancient music. It was the second time I've ever been touched by the music! Not so much moved, as it is shocking! I actually superficial understanding of music, it is difficult to say Naxi ancient music of the abstruse, but stepped into the hall of Naxi ancient music playing the moment, my heart was moved by a inexplicable filled. The stage arrayed with a variety of previously difficult to see the ancient musical instruments, and in the top of the stage, hanging 20 pieces of portraits. Xuan Ke said that they already died Naxi artists portraits, although they had died, but their lives do not want nothing, even if born in the materialistic world, is still hard in their lonely countryside in maintaining a cavity clean and ideal for the inner favorite unknown Naxi music dedicated their lives! They reluctantly left, we have dedicated musicians will be here every day, playing their favorite music during his lifetime, so that The Sound of Music is always around to accompany them.
Naxi arts played slowly the people, the audience burst into thunderous applause! That is what kind of a scene Oh! A group of more years, seventies, white hair Haoshou, figure who trained the old artist, dressed in archaeological finds like gown jacket, as if coming from the ancient history, and slowly seated. Moderator Xuan Ke introduction, the oldest of them has been 91 years! In addition to two or three younger, the rest were over the age of 70! These old people have seen a number of aspects of society, weather-beaten, and his ups and downs, but their pursuit of art is so persistent! They can learn music is influenced by the family, individuals develop conscious habits, the simplicity of antiquity created these folk artists. For music, they have to pay much higher price than others, many veteran artists in family composition is not good, for many years by the ultra-leftist line of persecution, did not lead a good life a few days. Xuan Ke itself has spent 21 years in prison! He jokingly says it was a test of his God!
Is this perhaps is the world's oldest band is playing in this process there are people who occasionally sleep nibbling bands, is this music, preferring instead to complete his life's band, they can not oriented in the eternal and Yulong mountain, the reputation of Naxi "Ye old heap" in a strange antique courtyards, playing out of the snow-capped mountains in the world would marvel Divine Comedy. They play out of the movement, with pious Yine, as if from a distant history of the universe or the depths of space Xumiao rains - across time, across space; no battle, nor the Madding Crowd; no philosophy, there is no the Sunian.
That night, Lost Horizon, as conductor and host, he was dressed in the blue robe and courtly, has used in English and Chinese ancient music pours out roots from time to time to punch line, such as beads, secluded on a silent, often attracted applause one, laughter is not absolutely.
Lijiang since the "discovery" of this band, led by Xuan Ke, the ancient Chinese musical history will no longer be a "silent history." They played out of music, noble, dignified, pure, if the lonely valley of the wind, and days outside the ring, not so much music, rather, is history. History to look to far. Lijiang is located in the depths of the mountains of northwestern Yunnan Plateau, in order to Naxi colony, located in remote, traffic obstruction, this geographical environment is extremely unfavorable to economic development, but to preserve the ancient culture and provides a very rare condition. Xuan Ke discover the Naxi ancient music, not only to save China's Taoist music, actually preserved the ancient Chinese music!
After the performance, a lot of people around the Xuan Ke requested signature, photo, he smiling said: "Please rest assured, not crowded, I will meet you 11, there are no tie-ins, so that people who need to earn money Mei Xin Back to the 'Animal World' go. "
I remember bits sage once said: Music is the language of God. I think that music be confined to the language of God is simply God's caress! She could heal an instant the wrinkles on the human soul, but also allow a person in an instant the soul springs into mind the other one. Music, good people, people open-minded, kind people, noble people, so that once a soul to be comforting the injured.
National culture's charm lies in its uniqueness but to keep hold of this unique and continuously through the exchange and dissemination to be propagated, and culture can benefit from double. As "yesterday's music," Naxi ancient music is perhaps one of history leaves us with another smile. The Lost Horizon, is perhaps, that bring a smile to show good faith to the world of that bright messenger!
Author: godwinn2008
