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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]]