Tujia Tima Divine Songs
Tima is a Tujia word, commonly known as Tulaosi, meaning "one who worships gods." The annual Tujia "Tiaonian Baishou" deity worship and sacrificial activities are all presided over by the Tima, and the hymns sung by the Tima during the rituals are called "Tima Divine Songs." The melodies of Tima Divine Songs originate from the ox-horn calls of ancient Tujia tribes, and their length is vast, reaching tens of thousands of lines. They integrate poetry...
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Tima is a Tujia word, commonly known as Tulaosi, meaning "one who worships the gods." The Tujia people's annual "Tiaonian Baishou" god-worshiping sacrificial activity was always presided over by the Tima, and the hymns to the gods sung by the Tima during the sacrificial rites are called "Tima Shenge."
The musical melody of Tima Shenge originates from the ox horn of the ancient Tujia tribe, and its length is vast, reaching tens of thousands of lines. As a massive artistic carrier integrating poetry, song, music, and dance, it expresses a wide range of historical and social life content, including the creation of the world, human reproduction, ethnic sacrifices, ethnic migration, hunting and farming, and daily life. When sung, Tima Shenge primarily uses the Tujia language, and in form, it is a combination of verse and prose, adopting a creative technique that combines romanticism and realism, with vivid imagery and strong literary quality. During performance, there is singing and chanting, antiphonal singing and choral singing; there are deep, melancholic ancient songs; there are also light, joyful pan songs; there are lyrical, mournful prayers, and there are also witty, humorous jokes. Tima Shenge is permeated throughout with song and dance.
The Tima Divine Song has a long history and is profound and vast. By narrating the origins, reproduction, wars, migrations, land clearing, peaceful living, and productive life of the Tujia people, it touches on heaven and earth, all things in the human world, historical events, historical figures, and even the value of life and the philosophical world. It deeply contains many kinds of learning, including music, literature, the Tujia language, and folk customs, and can be called a treasure house of ancient Tujia culture. It is a glorious ethnic epic of the Tujia people. Whoever cracks its deeply hidden "code" can explore the eternal mystery of Tujia history.
Tima Shenge
Tima is a Tujia word, commonly known as Tulaosi, meaning "one who worships the gods." The Tujia people's annual "Tiaonian Baishou" god-worshiping sacrificial activity was always presided over by the Tima, and the hymns to the gods sung by the Tima during the sacrificial rites are called "Tima Shenge."
The musical melody of Tima Shenge originates from the ox horn of the ancient Tujia tribe, and its length is vast, reaching tens of thousands of lines. As a massive artistic carrier integrating poetry, song, music, and dance, it expresses a wide range of historical and social life content, including the creation of the world, human reproduction, ethnic sacrifices, ethnic migration, hunting and farming, and daily life. When sung, Tima Shenge primarily uses the Tujia language, and in form, it is a combination of verse and prose, adopting a creative technique that combines romanticism and realism, with vivid imagery and strong literary quality. During performance, there is singing and chanting, antiphonal singing and choral singing; there are deep, melancholic ancient songs; there are also light, joyful pan songs; there are lyrical, mournful prayers, and there are also witty, humorous jokes. Tima Shenge is permeated throughout with song and dance.
The Tima Divine Song has a long history and is profound and vast. By narrating the origins, reproduction, wars, migrations, land clearing, peaceful living, and productive life of the Tujia people, it touches on heaven and earth, all things in the human world, historical events, historical figures, and even the value of life and the philosophical world. It deeply contains many kinds of learning, including music, literature, the Tujia language, and folk customs, and can be called a treasure house of ancient Tujia culture. It is a glorious ethnic epic of the Tujia people. Whoever cracks its deeply hidden "code" can explore the eternal mystery of Tujia history.
Tima Shenge and Baofeng Lake
The Baofeng Lake Scenic Area integrated resources from many sides and established the Tima Divine Song Culture Communication Co., Ltd., taking the Tima Divine Song, which has been listed in the intangible cultural heritage protection list, as the creative subject of this song-and-dance program. They invited the renowned Chinese musician Hou Dejian, the famous writer Yu Hua, and other experts from "the two shores and three places" to participate in the creation. Combining music, dance, literature, and other art forms, they created a large-scale original ecological song-and-dance epic live performance in real scenery that tells of Tujia origins, evolution, wars, production, and daily life.
Tima, commonly known as the Tuslao, means "one who worships the gods." The annual Tujia "Tiaonian Baishou" god-worshiping sacrificial ceremony is presided over entirely by the Tima, and the hymns sung by the Tima during the ritual are called the "Tima Divine Songs." To authentically portray the mysterious history of the Xiangxi Tujia, several surviving Tima masters, the forty-third-generation inheritor of the Ghost Valley Divine Skill, Miao song queen Long Xian'e who has held concerts in Europe and America multiple times, the Dong song choir that has performed at the Great Hall of the People four times, and Tujia spider-men and other folk artists all participate in the performance. Among the more than 200 performers and crew, the oldest is 96 and the youngest is 3, consisting of original-ecology performers and amateur performers from the Xiangxi region.
The live-action performance incorporates today's top-tier sound, light, and electric equipment, combined with natural stage effects such as darkness, moonlight, and misty rain to complete the creation, forming three versions of "Tima Divine Songs": the Night Version, the Moonlight Version, and the Misty Rain Version. The program is divided into four parts: "Mourning of the Gods," "Charm of the Gods," "Lament of the Gods," and "Paradise of the Gods." The entire live-action performance has profound cultural connotations, rich historical penetration, and strong artistic appeal.
Reasons Not to Watch "Tima Divine Songs"
1. Want to leave some room for imagination: I heard that the answer to the mystery of "The Eternal Mystery of Xiangxi Corpse Driving" on CCTV Channel 10's Exploration and Discovery program is in Tima Divine Songs!!!!!!!
2. Oh! Oh! I'm a very rustic person who wants to see acrobatics in a modern city, what about you? The most authentic and original-ecology performance in the world is in Tima Divine Songs. All the performers in Tima Divine Songs are locals. They've simply brought their everyday life scenes onto the stage—one word: "real."
3. The music I listened to when I first broke up in a relationship was "Jiu Gan Tang Mai Wu": The most satisfying musical work by famous musician Hou Dejian after creating "Jiu Gan Tang Mai Wu" is Tima Divine Songs.
4. My greatest strength is that I bleed but don't shed tears—if I do, I cry secretly: I heard that every night 3,000 people are packed in so tightly there's no room to move. How could I possibly have a chance to cry secretly? Crying secretly once is fine, but if I have to cry secretly 20 times in one hour, how could I manage that? I'll go once I figure out how to cry secretly 20 times. Teach me, please!
5. I'm a divorced person: The world's largest and most moving Tujia wedding "crying marriage" scene is in Tima Divine Songs.
6. I'm a passionate man: Xiang women are passionate, and Xiangxi women are even more passionate! The most beautiful and most passionate beauties of Xiangxi are in Tima Divine Songs (Tima Divine Songs is where the Miss World beauty pageant is held).
7. I have a dispute with director Yang Jie: Director Yang said the background of the "Real and Fake Monkey King" episode she filmed for Journey to the West was beneath the Baofeng Lake Waterfall. I think it was my hometown Jiuzhaigou—I believe only Jiuzhaigou has such beautiful water. If you don't believe me, go compare them! The stage of Tima Divine Songs is the "Baofeng Lake Waterfall" stage.