Rebirth 09: Synthetic Male God

Chapter 987 Ryukyu Folk Customs
When there was still some afterglow of sunset, tables and chairs were set up and a bonfire was built on the beach in front of the hotel.

The people who came to Ryukyu this time played on the beach for an entire afternoon, exhausting all their energy. They were starving and were particularly looking forward to the bonfire dinner.

Onaga Shio appeared again with the Ryukyu management team, but everyone changed into casual clothes. The older ones wore polo shirts, and the younger ones wore floral shirts, which is also a Ryukyu characteristic.

Zhou Rui, Weng Chang Zhixiong and Bao Guilong were chatting in a corner of the beach, while others gathered in twos and threes, waiting for the party to begin.

Shan Chunyuan scratched his chest. He felt that there was sand in his chest hair, which seemed to have not been washed clean just now. "This scenery is really nice. People who will be assigned to the Kashou Rocket Base in the future will also be very handsome."

Che Qian nodded: "Yes, it makes me want to apply for it."

"You've been missing recently, what are you busy with?"

Che Qian thought of the learning machine in Factory No. 6. The content of this project could not be disclosed yet, but that did not stop him from showing off.

"I'm busy reciting ancient poems."

Shan Chunyuan's mind was stuck: "What the hell!"

Che Qian sang a poem on the spot: "Farewell at Jingmen Passing, Li Bai, crossing the far Jingmen Pass, coming to travel in Chu State"

Shan Chunyuan had never heard of it but felt that it seemed to be the case.

"Brother, I thought you were kidding.?"

"'Thoughts on the River in the Early Winter', the trees are falling and the wild geese are flying south, the north wind is chilling the river."

"what?"

"On hearing that the government troops had taken back Henan and Hebei, I heard that the government troops had taken back Jibei. When I first heard about it, my clothes were soaked with tears."

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"The Yellow River flows far away among the white clouds, and there is a lonely city and a thousand-foot mountain"

Shan Chunyuan's cerebellum has atrophied.
On the other side, Li Wenqian and Han Ziyin did not surround Zhou Rui. They seemed to be discussing serious matters and chose to hang out with the female employees of Fu Rui.

Those who are high enough in the company know the identities of these two people. Those who are not high enough should also know by now, so they are extra polite to the boss ladies.

"Teacher Qian, this little cake is good. I'll get one for you."

"Dr. Han, your skirt is so beautiful. Where did you buy it? It's expensive, right?"

By the way, Han Ziyin became a doctoral student half a month ago with her "Liu Yao Materials" as her undisclosed achievement. On the way here, everyone had already reached a consensus on how to address her.

Although the two were not interested in small talk, they maintained basic courtesy and were having a good time.

A smiling face popped in from nowhere. Xinyuan Yui was holding a small notebook and said in Chinese with a heavy accent: "Teacher Qian, I'm a big fan of yours. I love your songs. Can you give me an autograph?"

Li Wenqian swallowed the small cake in her mouth, took the small notebook and began to sign: "Hello, I have watched your drama before."

In fact, no one knows this person.

In fact, she doesn't have many opportunities to give people autographs. She has been quietly making music and rarely appears at events.

"Has Ms. Xinyuan ever heard my song?"

"I heard it before in Japan, and later I heard it often when I was learning Chinese. You are also a famous singer in Japan."

Li Wenqian didn't know whether it was true or not, but she still politely invited the other party to sign.

The bonfire party officially began, with hundreds of people participating, almost occupying the entire beach in front of the hotel.

Some of it is cooked on the spot, and some of it is prepared in the kitchen and served.

The Ryukyu side also invited a local band to play the whole process not far away. It is said that the band was quite famous in Ryukyu before the disaster, and all the music was cheerful and leisurely. Zhou Rui handed his two buckets of seafood to the grill chef, and finally did not grill it himself.

Everyone drank a little, but almost no one was drunk.

After three rounds of drinks, Zhou Rui and Bao Guilong, as representatives, gave speeches in turn.

Onaga Shio arranged an extremely interesting folk performance, the "Ryukyu Lion Dance".

Even if you think with your heels, you can know that this is derived from Chinese culture. In fact, the custom of lion dancing has been here for hundreds of years, which has been inherited from the migration of residents from Dong Province and Fujian Province.

Onaga Shio gave a rhythmic introduction, talking about the common origin of Ryukyu and China, which aroused the interest of the Chinese side and they applauded enthusiastically.

As a result, as soon as the lion dance started, everyone was silenced.

This is so abstract
Li Wenqian was clapping her hands at first, but gradually she couldn't continue clapping anymore.

As a person from the East Province, this is really hard to comment.
Lu Xubo, who was sucking oysters, coughed and almost sucked the whole oyster into his throat.
Wild dog? Hippopotamus? Red deer?

The originally enthusiastic applause immediately dropped a lot, but everyone soon realized that this was impolite and started applauding again.

In terms of form, it is generally performed in groups of two, with a lion head and a lion tail, dancing to the beat of drums and music. However, compared with the lion dance in China, the Ryukyu lion dance is much simpler in movements, without much sense of rhythm, and mainly involves shaking the head.

It's like having ADHD.

Zhou Rui touched his chin and made a rough guess.

The origin must be immigrants from Eastern Province and Fuzhou Province, but Ryukyu's productivity in the past could not keep up, and neither textiles nor dyes could meet the standards. It is estimated that the earliest people who brought them here may not be masters from China who are knowledgeable in the field, but may just be imitations by villagers and fishermen who miss their hometown.

It's just a simple thing, and it looks like this
While clapping, Onaga Shio explained, "Ryukyu has worshipped lions since ancient times. Do you remember the royal villa you stayed in last time? The two stone lions at the entrance have a history of hundreds of years."

Zhou Rui was shocked. Is that a lion?
I didn't respond for over a year!
Onaga Shio lamented: "Lion dance originated from China, and later became a custom in Ryukyu. It was imitated by the Japanese during the colonial period, and now there is something called 'Japanese lion dance'. The same is true for karate. After being taken away by the Japanese, it was changed into karate."

Bao Guilong's eyes widened. He knew that karate originated from Tang Shou, but he didn't know that Tang Shou was from Ryukyu.
That makes sense
In fact, as China's "model vassal state" since ancient times and a place of the same race and origin, before being completely colonized in 1879, its inheritance of Chinese culture was the most thorough and comprehensive, and it was far more "similar to China" and "admiring China" than other neighboring countries.

Dragon boat racing, lion dancing, Confucius worship, Dragon Boat Festival, Double Ninth Festival, and music played on pipa and guzheng
After being colonized, many folk cultures were absorbed by Japan, and then gradually changed their names and surnames, becoming Japanese characteristics.

"There is also the 'Sanshin'. After it was learned, the world only knows the 'Shamisen', but they don't know that the shamisen is the 'Ryukyu Sanshin', which comes from the 'Chinese Sanxian'. This is a complete plagiarism of folk culture. Unfortunately, we are just 'natives' in the eyes of the Japanese, and no one cares."

Bao Guilong feels that Ryukyu is really ill-fated.
I learned so much, but it was all stolen by the Japanese.
I used to think that although the daily life was annoying, at least they didn’t steal culture like South Korea and had their own way.

It turns out that all those stolen were from Ryukyu!
Add to that the architectural style and the writing.
The only difference between this and Korea is that they stole it earlier.
Before Bao Guilong came to Ryukyu, he felt that the people here were "returning to their roots" too quickly and that the "Reconstruction Committee" was exaggerating.

Now it seems that the foundation is really good.

Of course, the timing was perfect.

After figuring it out, Bao Guilong increased his intensity and gave even warmer applause to the abstract lion dance in front of him.

Soldiers always prefer to expand territory. It is a proud thing to be able to bring areas that were originally China's sphere of influence back under actual control.

After the lion dance performance, there was another folk dance. Zhou Rui actually saw some traces of Yingge dance and Nuo culture.

Of course, like the lion dance, the costumes and colors are also relatively abstract.
Make do with what you have
In fact, Ryukyu has always kept these things. Zhou Rui didn't see them last time because Ryukyu was in a mess at that time and there was no work to be done.

This time, Onaga Shio has arranged everything that can be arranged, including a "court music performance" in two days.

In order to strengthen the communication between the two sides, Zhou Rui asked Weng Chang Zhixiong to repeat what he had just said in public.

Many of the accompanying personnel this time will stay directly at the "Kaade Rocket Base" and become Fu Rui Group's employees stationed in Okinawa. Knowing their origins will be helpful for them to integrate into the country.

(End of this chapter)