Gadameilin
01 · Historical Records
Gada Meilin takes as its material the Gada Meilin uprising that took place in the Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner in the 1930s, recounting in full Gada Meilin's righteous struggle in leading the poor herdsmen against the seizure of land by the feudal princes and the warlord government, vividly shaping the heroic image of Gada Meilin upholding justice, pleading for the people and fearing no violence, and extolling the indomitable spirit of struggle of the Mongol people.
02 · Core Techniques & Process
The Mongol long narrative song Gada Meilin arose in the Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner of Inner Mongolia and spread to many surrounding places. According to incomplete statistics there were more than a thousand Mongol folk songs current in the Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner in modern and contemporary times, of which Gada Meilin is the most representative. Its plot is vivid and winding, its language concise, its rhyme resonant, its tune beautiful and its manner grand and tragic, with extremely strong artistic power and precious literary and musical value. With its tragic and heroic tone Gada Meilin extols the indomitable spirit of struggle of the Mongol people.
The Gada Meilin Uprising
The uprising in the Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner in the 1930s.
The Narrative Song Gada Meilin
A representative work of the Mongol long narrative song.
Self-Accompanied Singing
The performance form of chiefly self-accompanied singing, sometimes in collaboration with others.
03 · Regional Records & Related Items
Gada Meilin takes as its material the Gada Meilin uprising that took place in the Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner in the 1930s and circulates in the Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner of Inner Mongolia and the vast surrounding areas; it is one of the most representative works of the Mongol long narrative song.
04 · Cultural Value & Contemporary Safeguarding
Today the singers of Gada Meilin are fewer year by year and its range of transmission is shrinking, and protection is urgently needed. As a long narrative song transmitted from generation to generation, Gada Meilin has varied forms of performance, both solo and self-accompanied singing, with extremely strong artistic power.
05 · Associated Representative Bearers
Representative bearers recorded under this item, organized by national nomination batch:
- Hebateer 03-0792
06 · Authoritative Sources & Bibliography
Sources
China Intangible Cultural Heritage Network (ihchina.cn)
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