Charm Xiangxi Show , put on at the Charm Xiangxi Theater which was founded in Wulingyuan District of Zhangjiajie in 2001, is a famous tourist and cultural performance entity. Charming Xiangxi Theatre, which can take in 2800 population, is simple but elegant, matching with Wulingyuan natural scenery. The show pf Charm Xiangxi contains strong distinctive ethnic feature and has enjoyed a high reputation in the world.
List of Charm Xiangxi Show
Charming Xiangxi Show integrates the traditional folk art, craft with modern sound, light and electricity technology perfectly and ultimately creates "Fire & Drum", "Eternal Border Town Cui" and "Chasing Love in Xiangsi Building" etc.
The drum dance of Miao
The drum dance of Chinese Miao is the most unique art of dance in China's Miao regions. It is quite popular in the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in Hunan province. The drum dance of Miao honors a long history. It is said to create in the ritual activities of Miao before Chinese Han dynasty. With time flies, this kind of dance has become a favorite one for people.
Wedding lament (Tujia Kujia)
Tujia Kujia means the Tu minority cry for the girl that is going to get married on that day. The bride herself will cry too. Of course it does not mean the sad mood of people, and it is just the custom of the marriage.
Chasing love
While “chasing love” is performed, a collection of interaction conversations are added, such as “ couples talking about chasing love”, “love for a lifetime”. And since the show “chasing love” is performed by Zhangjiajie “Charming Xiangxi Art Troupe”, at CCTV Spring Festival Party, it has become a hot topic to discuss for many lovers. An incomplete statistics show that since February 10, Charming Xiangxi Great Theater has attracted nearly a thousand audiences per day, among which couples and lovers account for over 30%.
Xiangxi corpse driving
We now imagine the horrible scene----there is a barren rugged path on the mountain surrounded by trees. It is dark and a cold crescent hung in the sky. At this time, a crisp sound of bell comes from the silent forest. On such deserted path at such deep night, a team of people suddenly appear to make the wild animals in the forest silent. The bells get closer and you can hear faintly the sound of footsteps. The sound of footsteps is quiet strange. It sounds like someone is jumping. Finally, we can see horribly that a man wearing a dark blue robe walks in front of a group of people. He shakes the bell while walking. The people behind him wear high hat and large black robes. You can not see their face because they stuck yellow sheet of paper with strange marks on their foreheads. These are the driven corpses. They stretch their upper body and behave stiffly. They jump quite neatly and hard. And there is only the horrible and harsh sound around. Well this is the scene of corpse driving.
This show is to satisfy the curiosity of audiences and allow them to feel the unique geographical human culture of Xiangxi. Due to the horrible music and ghastly scene, the audiences should look after the elder, the children and women around.
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Venue: Charming Xiangxi Grand Theatre
Adress: Western Hunan International Cultural Square, No. 20 Guihua Road, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie
Duration: about 1.5 hours (19:30-21:00)