Ciwangdanzeng
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Ciwangdanzeng, Male, Unspecified, from Nanmulin, Tibet, is a third-batch national representative bearer of Xieqin (Ⅲ-83). The tradition is documented in Nanmulin, Tibet. Within the regional tradition and school record of Xieqin in Nanmulin, Tibet: Namling Tubujia Xieqin is also called “Cijiu (meaning the tenth day of the Tibetan calendar) Xieqin”. It was founded by the eighth Panchen, Danbei Wangqiu, and is a special folk dance performed in the grand welcoming and sending-off activities held along the route whenever successive Panchens travelled to their residence, Tashilhunpo Monastery; it is transmitted in the area of Namling County in Shigatse. The excavation and protection of Tubujia Xieqin will have a far-reaching influence on promoting local folk art and on bringing about the coordinated development of the local traditional culture, the economy and society. Namling Tubujia Xieqin originated in the fifth year of the Xianfeng reign of the Qing dynasty (1855), and to the present day it has a history of more than a hundred and fifty years.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
Male, of Tibetan ethnicity, born in February 1938 in Nanmulin County, Tibet Autonomous Region. He is able to perform the Nanmulin Tubujia xieqin in its entirety and has mastered its performance structure and musical forms, together with the modes, hand gestures, melodies, rhythms and tempos of each suite. His dance performance has a strong Tibetan character, and the texts he chants and sings are varied, comprising both classical literary verse and folk ballads. Within the documented technical tradition of Xieqin in Nanmulin, Tibet: In Tibetan, “xie” refers to song and dance, while “qin” means a grand occasion or solemnity. It combines singing and dancing, and is performed mainly at grand celebrations held to welcome Living Buddhas and high-ranking personages; it is strongly participatory and geared to self-entertainment, and is warmly welcomed by the broad masses of the Tibetan people. Namling Tubujia Xieqin is centred on song and dance; the performance is strongly imbued with Tibetan character, the lyrics are varied — including classical literati verse as well as folk ballads — and the forms of performance are varied. In performance most of the pieces have relatively regular structures and musical forms; the tuning, gestures, melody, rhythm and tempo of each set follow definite rules. The men’s and women’s costumes carry strong local Tibetan character and give a powerful visual impact. Tubujia Xieqin has twenty-five lyrics in all, which are said to have been composed by the eighth Panchen, Danbei Wangqiu. Tubujia Xieqin is performed at set times and on set occasions, and, through its rich and varied lyrical content, its plain and mellow tunes, its solemn and elegant performance and its lively and ordered rhythm, it expresses the fine wish for favourable weather, abundant harvests and the good fortune of everything. Its costumes and props are elegant and solemn, and its mode of expression is plain and mellow. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "Tsichu sheqin and the eighth Panchen": Also called Tsichu sheqin, it was created by the eighth Panchen Lama for the ceremonial welcomes along the road to Tashilhunpo and dates from 1855. "The twenty-five song texts": Its twenty-five song texts, said to have been written by the eighth Panchen Lama, mix classical verse with folk song, each suite following fixed modes, gestures, melody and tempo. "Welcomes along the road to Tashilhunpo": Performed at great celebrations welcoming lamas and dignitaries, it prays in grave and orderly rhythm for timely weather, good harvests and universal auspiciousness. "Tsewang Tenzin and the oral record": Born in Namling in 1938, Tsewang Tenzin performs the whole repertoire and, since its revival, has compiled the elders' oral accounts into a full written record.
Tsichu sheqin and the eighth Panchen
Also called Tsichu sheqin, it was created by the eighth Panchen Lama for the ceremonial welcomes along the road to Tashilhunpo and dates from 1855.
The twenty-five song texts
Its twenty-five song texts, said to have been written by the eighth Panchen Lama, mix classical verse with folk song, each suite following fixed modes, gestures, melody and tempo.
Welcomes along the road to Tashilhunpo
Performed at great celebrations welcoming lamas and dignitaries, it prays in grave and orderly rhythm for timely weather, good harvests and universal auspiciousness.
Tsewang Tenzin and the oral record
Born in Namling in 1938, Tsewang Tenzin performs the whole repertoire and, since its revival, has compiled the elders' oral accounts into a full written record.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
National representative bearer of Xieqin (Nanmulin Tubujia Xieqin), a third-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. Since the Nanmulin Tubujia xieqin was revived, he has recorded and compiled the oral accounts of veteran artists into complete written documentation, enabling the tradition to be protected and handed on.
04 · Associated Heritage Item Dossier
Historical origin
Namling Tubujia Xieqin originated in the fifth year of the Xianfeng reign of the Qing dynasty (1855), and to the present day it has a history of more than a hundred and fifty years.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suo Langciren | Lasashichengguan, Tibet | 03-0946 | Other regional school |
| Ciwangdanzeng | Nanmulin, Tibet | 03-0947 | This page |
| Enwa | Bange, Tibet | 05-2277 | Other regional school |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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