Song Siyuan looked at the front hall. The four directions of the hall were upright, covered with richly colored and majestic murals of civil servants and generals. It could be seen that the left and right sides of the north wall were connected to the atrium. The walls were full wall-sized, with corresponding dragons painted on the left and right!
This divine dragon has a horse's head and a crocodile's beak, eagle eyes and sheep's whiskers, a snake's belly with fish scales, and cow's ears and canine teeth. Its eyes are like looking at mountains and rivers, shrewd and profound, and its feet are stepping on the waves, like a winding giant snake shuttling through colorful auspicious clouds. Its divine and majestic appearance is completely different from that of ordinary dragons. Different, its body is covered with green scales like needle pine, and the fine green dragon brown hair on its waist is now floating in the wind, as if it is flying on the wall, with ripples of light all over its body, and it seems to be inhaling dragon beads in its mouth, opening its fangs and huge mouth , glaring forward angrily.
Opposite this divine dragon, there is also a divine dragon with the same specifications, but the color has changed to pale yellow and slightly brown, and it seems to be more aged. It is still domineering and majestic and cannot be looked at directly.
In front of the Shenlong mural is a white marble round platform, which is about the size of ten ordinary people. The surrounding area is carved with wooden pillars as dragon heads. At the same time, chains are pulled up towards everyone. The chains are covered with bronze bells and five-color silk ribbons. When they are densely packed, they will It seems that there are colorful cloths hung between the pillars. Outside the round platform, there are twenty Hu couches with backs divided into two circles, staggered from each other, distributed around the white marble platform. Although the people sitting on the Hu couches have different faces, they all have different faces. Wearing a Gunmian dress, there is a woman also wearing a flower-tree dress beside her, probably their spouse.
Their eyes were the same, all staring at the pair of Nuo dancing Wu Xian on the white marble high platform! The two Wu Xian, one male and one female, one male and one female, with different faces, dressed in sacrificial robes and large shirts, stand in the center of the round platform.
Look carefully, you can see that the witch's black hair is all combed up and twisted into a cloud bun on the top of her head. On top of the cloud bun, a fist-sized bun is added. A gold hairpin passes through the middle, and crimson ribbons are tied on both sides. Behind the head, at the base of the cylindrical bun, there are countless velvet flowers such as peonies, lilies, and red plums.
She was wearing a crimson round-necked toga. This toga was cinnabar and crimson. Its surface was covered with beads and grass patterns the size of a bowl. The cuffs were flowing, the hem was slender, and there was a wide belt that tied up the thin waist and trailed behind. , paired with gold bead earrings, has an indescribable mystery.
The most mysterious thing is the mask covering the face of this witch! This mask is as white as paper, with red lips and black eyebrows, rouge smeared on the cheeks and eyebrows, and black eyeliner outlines the slender eyes. It is as thin as silk and fits perfectly along the undulations of the face, as if it was specially made for the face of a witch. , looks both divine and witchy, the evil and sacred feeling mixed with each other, making people unable to take their eyes away.
After talking about the appearance of witches, let’s talk about wizards. The wizard's clothes are similar to those of the witch, with a round collar, wide sleeves, swaying hem, and a gorgeous belt trailing behind him on the ground. The only difference is that the color is pure green. Gold threads are used to weave a pattern of beads and heavenly kings as big as the mouth of a bowl. The top of the head is combed with a crown. She wears her hair in a bun and wears a crown that looks like a black satin wat board facing the sky. There are feathers inserted on both sides of the crown.
This wizard is also wearing the same mask, but his pale face lacks the soft lines and shows more of the wizard's toughness and majesty. His eyebrows are as strong as swords, and his eyes are as sharp as wolves. Coupled with black lips and black eyes, it can be seen that People are slightly frightened.
One of the two wizards is holding a black black sword, and the other is holding a group-shaped copper bell. They have strange postures on the white marble high platform, as if they are practicing sword fighting.
If these two people were made of flesh and blood, they would have rotted into white bones over a thousand years. The porcelain used to preserve them until now is the texture of their skin, similar to that of glazed porcelain, which is smooth with some oil. It looks like a layer of tung oil has been brushed on the slightly yellow skin. If you ignore the seams on the face, it really looks like two living Wu Xians standing on the stage for thousands of years.
Yue Guanchao just heard Song Siyuan mention the big face dance. Now it was time to ask questions. He looked at Song Qianjin and asked, "What is the big face dance?" Song Siyuan knew that the dolls appearing here had aroused everyone's suspicion. Explained: "Mask dance is also called mask dance and mask dance. It is a dance performed with masks. Each of these dances has its own classification. The only common feature is that the dancers need to be made of paper, wooden boards or animal skins. Masks depict images of myths, animals, ghosts, and gods. Once danced, the movements must be exaggerated and lively, and the rhythm must be violent. It is the ancient dance closest to the Nuo sacrifice." She paused and continued to explain in a guessing tone: "Big Face dance was founded in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and was once popular in the Tang Dynasty. Together with the military drama, it became a dance that was popular among the Tang Dynasty's dignitaries and common people. I guess that face dance originated from Nuo dance dojos and was a dance performed by ancient shamans when they prayed to the gods. For dance, the movements are a little less soft and rounded than dance, more like martial arts moves, with every move showing cadence and broken waist and sleeves.”
"The dance we see in front of us looks like a big face dance, but it should actually be a witch festival dance!"
