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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.