Long Zaicheng
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Long Zaicheng, Male, Miao, from Qiandongnanmiaozudongzuzizhi, Guizhou, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Yangasha (Ⅰ-61). The tradition is documented in Qiandongnanmiaozudongzuzizhi, Guizhou. Within the regional tradition and school record of Yangasha in Qiandongnanmiaozudongzuzizhi, Guizhou: Yang Asha has the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of Guizhou and the neighbouring Miao-concentrated areas as its main area of circulation; it is mostly sung in the form of pan songs and is closely bound up with Miao festivals, courtship and gatherings. The versions of Yang Asha in different regions differ slightly in tune and lyric, together forming the vast system of Miao narrative songs. The various versions of Yang Asha supplement and illuminate one another and are among the most representative works of the transmission system of Miao narrative songs. Yang Asha is a long narrative song of the Miao current in the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of Guizhou and the neighbouring areas, more than ten thousand lines long, the longest Miao narrative song so far discovered and praised as the most beautiful song of the Miao. Taking the love tragedy of a Miao girl born in the water as its main line, it displays the life and national psychology of ancient Miao society.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Long Zaicheng is anchored in the documented technical standards of Yangasha in Qiandongnanmiaozudongzuzizhi, Guizhou. Within the documented technical tradition of Yangasha in Qiandongnanmiaozudongzuzizhi, Guizhou: Yang Asha is a long narrative song of the Miao current in the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of Guizhou and the neighbouring areas, more than ten thousand lines long, the longest Miao narrative song so far discovered. Its content is the poignant love story of a warm, kind and wise Miao girl born in the water. Sung in the form of pan songs, it has a distinctive national character, occupies a fairly high place in the literary history of the Miao and greatly promotes the development of Miao ballads, especially narrative songs. With beautiful language and rich imagination it celebrates the Miao people's pursuit of beautiful love. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "Sung in the Form of Pan Songs": The main form of singing Yang Asha. "The Love Tragedy of Yang Asha": The core poignant love story of Yang Asha. "The Tunes and Customs of the Various Versions": The tunes of the various oral versions directly related to their customs of singing.
Sung in the Form of Pan Songs
The main form of singing Yang Asha.
The Love Tragedy of Yang Asha
The core poignant love story of Yang Asha.
The Tunes and Customs of the Various Versions
The tunes of the various oral versions directly related to their customs of singing.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Long Zaicheng was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Yangasha, with Qiandongnanmiaozudongzuzizhi, Guizhou as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Yangasha in Qiandongnanmiaozudongzuzizhi, Guizhou: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2008 (batch 2), with Qiandongnanmiaozudongzuzizhi, Guizhou as its declared area, and Qiandongnan Culture Research Institute as its safeguarding unit. Since the project was inscribed in the national inventory, its declared area and safeguarding unit have carried out documentation, transmission and presentation within the national safeguarding framework. Together, the inventory record and the project archive form the public documentary basis for the bearer’s transmission practice.
04 · Associated Heritage Item Dossier
Historical origin
Yang Asha is a long narrative song of the Miao current in the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of Guizhou and the neighbouring areas, more than ten thousand lines long, the longest Miao narrative song so far discovered and praised as the most beautiful song of the Miao. Taking the love tragedy of a Miao girl born in the water as its main line, it displays the life and national psychology of ancient Miao society.
05 · Fellow National Bearers Lineage
National representative bearers recorded under the same item code, ordered from the first to the sixth batch. Batch order is not a teacher–student relationship.
| Bearer | Declared area | Roster code | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Zaicheng | Qiandongnanmiaozudongzuzizhi, Guizhou | — | This page |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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