Introduction to Danghu Boat: "Danghu Boat" is a distinctive waterside folk dance in the Xudai and Lindai areas of Pinghu City.
In the old days, during the New Year or Lantern Festival, each village spontaneously organized a "boat ride on the lake" performance. The "danghu boat" is a covered boat with a length of 3.5 meters and a width of 0.8 meters made of bamboo strips. The roof and surrounding sides of the shed are covered with red and green silk cloth, and the stern is equipped with a oar.
"Danghu boat" consists of three types of boats: small boat, medium boat and large boat. The dancers on the boat are usually male and female. The number of boats in the whole dance of "Danghu Boat" can be more or less, usually ten to thirty. It has a certain scene and momentum and facilitates the changes of boat shape dance movements. The performers imitate the posture of boats sailing in the water according to the rhythm. Each boat must always maintain a dynamic "sway". The boat is rocking in the rocking, and the people are walking in the rocking. The whole dance embodies the joy of the working people. In the mood, through the beautiful water town dance movements, I wish you a good harvest every year and rich in Jiangnan water town characteristics.
Folk "boats on the lake", in addition to festive activities such as the New Year and Lantern Festival, some rural temple fairs also have "boats on the lake" from time to time. In the 20th century, in 1991, forty "danghu boats" in Lindai Town participated in a large-scale folk dance performance at the celebration of Pinghu's withdrawal from the county and the establishment of a city, which was deeply loved by the masses. "Danghu Boat" has the characteristics of folk dance in Jiangnan water towns, which has been inherited and developed in recent years.