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JUNE 25-29; JULY 2-6, 2014 LOG SHEET #9 SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET LOGGER/VIDEOGRAPHER: MARY SINCLAIR MEMORY CARD NUMBER - TASCAM: CFCH01 FILE NAME: Teahouse_0179.wav MEMORY CARD NUMBER - ZOOM H2: CFCH03 FILE NAME: STE-000.wav PRESENTER: Bingzhong Gao DATE/TIME: 7/5/14 5:00 PROGRAM: China STAGE: Tea House Commons GROUP NAME: [[strikethrough]] China [[/strikethrough]] Cultural Diversity and New Year's Traditions REGION/STYLE: [[strikethrough]] Gao [[/strikethrough]] Shanxi Province, Guizhou Province [[2 Columned Table]] | PERFORMER(S) | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION | | --- | --- | | Yali Tian | papercutter | | Longguang Huang | translator for other speakers | | Wenbin Yang | batik print expert | CONTENTS/NOTES (continue on back): 1. Introduction, recent dramatic changes in traditions 2. British invasion, decision to westernize or keep traditions 3. Traditions given up after cultural revolution, new holidays instituted in their place, people not encouraged to practice traditions at events, 4. modern, western things instead 5. Traditions enduring in rural areas, attitudes of government relaxed 6. within last 30 years, traditions revived 7. Introductions to speakers: Yang from minority community, Tian Han Chinese 8. Yang: festival related to ancestor worship, food offerings. Popularity of festivals with dancing and singing among young people to find right person to marry. Mountain climbing festival. Singing and dancing to express love. If boy loses competition at festival, he should marry into girl's family.