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JUNE 25-29; JULY 2-6, 2014
LOG SHEET #2
SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL
AUDIO / VIDEO LOG SHEET
12:30
LOGGER / VIDEOGRAPHER: Jeffrey Shuleritz
MEMORY CARD NUMBER - TASCAM: 02 
FILE NAME: 01
MEMORY CARD NUMBER - ZOOM H2: 03
FILE NAME: TEHAUS_0097.wav
PRESENTER: Helen Rees
DATE/TIME: 6/25/14 12:30
PROGRAM: 
STAGE: TeaHouse Commons
GROUP NAME:
REGION/STYLE: China - Southwestern

[[2 columned table]]
| PERFORMER(S) | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION |
| --- | --- |
| Xiuchun Wu | Singer |
| Zhanshi Wu | Singer |
| Kexin Du |    |

CONTENTS/NOTES (continue on back):
1. Singing a song.
2. questions about preservation of tradition.
3. preservation of culture and environment. 
4. The group aims to preserve music and to pass on
5. to the next generation. Young children learn Folksongs
6. In evening activities for older people.
7. Everyone does their own agriculture in the village. 
8. Museum is not for tourist: but to pass on traditions for community // Meant to serve the community. 
Mission of museum is to document who bought what—
I:e, Jack bought a T.V and Li bought a car. 
Second purpose of museum is Transmission. (1st is documentation)
—Made 5 Folk Song groups. 
younger people are leaving the villages—mostly because the factories provide income besides tilling the fields

[[left margin]]
(doug) native language is very well preserved
culture loss is seen in context loss of songs (esp. romantic songs)
[[/left margin]]

[[right margin]] a lot of customs surrounding property loss & fives —> those aren't changing [[/right margin]]