Diabolo is a Chinese national culture in a splendid garden flowers . Diabolo times, ” Hu knock ” , also called “ground bell ‘, ” empty bell “,” wind gourd ” , Jinan, commonly known as” cow . ” Diabolo also known as” shaking Om “,” earth shaking bell “,” diabolo ” . Han folk entertainment activities. popular all over the country , Tianjin, Beijing and Liaoning , Jilin, Heilongjiang and other places is particularly prevalent.
Brief introduction
Diabolo originally courtyard game , after processing to improve , with the competitive nature of the project and become a traditional acrobatics . Of biaxial , uniaxial ; shafts, wheels and wheel face with a wooden rim made of bamboo , bamboo hollow box with post holes , rotary voice, thin waist in the column can be wrapped around the rope jitter rotation. People playing each hand two small bamboo sticks two feet long , the top five feet in length are all a cotton cord, or two laps around the winding shaft , a portable hand delivery , continuous jitter , speed of rotation , the bell will beeps . When changing posture shake , rope inverted flower , performing a string around , waving high, throwing , bridge and other actions , known as “chicken shelves “, ” Xian Rentiao “, ” flying “, ” put twirling ” and so on. Also useful lid , bottles and other equipment to replace the diabolo .
Diabolo Material
Diabolo is usually wood or bamboo , hollow, hence the name, is a high-speed rotation with cord shake it issued sound toys. “Diabolo ” is a traditional Chinese acrobatics , a simple compact, readily available and objects , practicing the skill of a representative program . It was originally a very interesting folk games , in northern China , Chinese New Year, people, especially kids , like diabolo , and can play a lot of tricks . Diabolo set of entertainment , games , fitness, sports and performances in one, techniques and diverse, currently available techniques have more than 100 kinds of tricks , as well as double , multiplayer , and many collective pattern.
Wind Gourd
Diabolo commonly known as wind gourd , early plaything for the court , in ancient times, a young woman playing diabolo move is regarded as elegant , modern young woman performing diabolo is regarded as wonderful as technology . Diabolo represented in the Chinese acrobatic show quintessence boutique, performed all over the world, prodding , it won back in 1986 , ” Tomorrow Acrobatics Festival of the French Republic Award ” for the Chinese to win a huge honor.
2 Traceability
Diabolo in China has a long history, as early as the Three Kingdoms period, Cao wrote a poem , ” Diabolo Fu” ; Song Dynasty , Song Jiang Seven four wrote a poem : ” bang bang low to high , loud and clear sound through Pitt night , it takes a lot of male strength, no marshal diffuse in vain . ”
Ming Dynasty, ” Royal Plaza features a little ,” “Spring Field ” in the nursery rhyme ” green willow children , emptying bell ” to prove that this game has a longer history in China . Diabolo of ordinary uniaxial and biaxial two kinds. Is the empty shaft , each shaft has a hole four or five dollars, for flute holes with wood chips to facilitate sound. Attached to a cylindrical shaft to put in the middle of a little thin. Diabolo except wood, bamboo , but also with the teapot lid as a substitute for other utensils . The diabolo stick hanging system on top of the two strings , each holding hands Yigun players pulling back and forth , you can generate faster rotation and with a buzzing sound.
Liu Dong Ming Dynasty , in Wilson was ” Royal Plaza features a little ” in Volume II describes the empty bell ( Diabolo ) production methods and play. Qing sit down old man , ” Qing Ye Ji” wrote: . ” Imperial children’s toys, there are so-called empty bell , namely the provinces of the land whom the bell ends with bamboo , consistent with the column in order to make a sound hove the but the spirit of the capital (of Beijing ) the empty bell , the shape of round and flat , plus one axis , and through two wheels , the sound of the system compared to other provinces , more clear and long .
Qing Dynasty ( AD 1644 ~ 1911 ) , diabolo has developed into a popular acrobatic show. Miscellaneous craft people on the basis of the original pattern , but also create many new tricks and highly difficult techniques. When performing with the beautiful sounds of dance and musical accompaniment integration, but also raise people’s aesthetic taste . In the development process , not only performing arts people shaking conventional wheel type double diabolo , also designed gyro -style single head diabolo , but also can put the teapot lid , small vases and other artifacts as shaking get props performances.
Most people are amazed by the Republic of China ( AD 1912 to 1949 ) in the early years has emerged as a prop in the wine gourd folk artists TIAN Shuang-liang in Tianjin, northern China . Tianjin is the first place to the invention produced diabolo , the production of ” bangs ” brand , “birthday card” Diabolo well-known at home and abroad .
3 Art Features
Diabolo is disc-shaped , wooden shaft in order to bamboo sticks Department cord wrapped wood shaft pull jitter. Diabolo is divided into single wheel ( wood shaft end of the disc ) and the wheel ( wood shaft at each end of a disc ) . Diabolo than single- wheeled bye bamboo is easy to operate . Disc around the whistle to whistle a big hole for the bass , treble several small holes for the whistle to whistle port number for each disk is divided into double-click , four ring , six ring until the thirty-six ring. Pull jitter , each whistle while pronunciation , sonorous, powerful sound into the clouds form.
Diabolo shake when changing posture , make rope inverted flower , make a ” bridge “, ” to throw “, ” crosstalk “, ” grab high” and other actions , but also to replace the lid , such as appliances and uniaxial diabolo game . Diabolo tricks a lot , the ” Xian Rentiao “, ” chicken shelves “, ” put twirling “, ” flying ” and all sorts of names , dazzling dizzying, including ” ants on the tree ,” Department of the end of a long rope tied to a tree tip , holding one end , and another one shake a diabolo , diabolo spinning quickly threw a long rope , holding the rope by pulling the long rope firmly , shaking the diabolo to fifty or sixty meters in the air , to be dropped when the diabolo , shaking diabolo will catch it firmly , so that the viewer marvel.
Diabolo action appears to be a very simple arm movement , it is not true , it is the movement of the body , with the limbs by clever finish . General play diabolo about 200 to 300 grams , but also to practice strength of the diabolo made relatively large from 1 to have a few kilograms . Diabolo flying up and down a little , play with those who do mention arm , pulling, shaking , plate , throwing , catching, lower limbs do walking, jumping around , lie , down, kicking , doing eye sight , chase , do twisting waist , with the head to do the pitch , transfer such action to be in the most favorable for a moment to control it , to complete a variety of actions in the air, too late to be premature failure , which needs to be done fast response time accurate, sensitive, coordination. And when you jump , you not only have to jump, waist action is also very important, along with the swing arm , neck and sometimes have to exercise. Continuous jumping heartbeat accelerates .
Diabolo exercise can control , visualization exercise to determine their fitness . Do not have to compete with people collide . Subject to site constraints , small footprint, low investment and appliances simple men and women can participate . Its diverse shaking method , a single person shake , double shake , shake people ; has positive and negative , shaking more than 100 kinds of play patterns . Diabolo blending games in movements, as long as the fun , exercise reasonable control , not only to achieve the purpose of the physical , but also to enjoy the fun , the effect of exercise on par with jogging , swimming, cycling, rowing , climbing , cross-country, gymnastics and unarmed comparable . Young people can practice difficult moves , increase in outdoor activities as a complement computer games , the elderly and the chronically ill , you can not practice very intense action and stick to it good. Especially in the elderly is a common chronic disease Yaotui inconvenience , diabolo basic lies back and limbs , such as frequent moderate diabolo for medicinal , health and longevity , there are certain benefits. There have been many reports , because of the adherence diabolo , restored to health and anti-aging instance.
4 Diabolo Art
Diabolo is one of our country ‘s unique national sport, it is not only a means of physical exercise is also a beautiful art performances , it is a watch, it is the same with the martial arts, should be mining, sorting , inheritance and development.
The last 20 years as an actor performing diabolo update , they create a lot of skills is more comprehensive, more beautiful image of a higher grade diabolo cultural programs . Spring play diabolo only theme on the creation of many different mood different style “diabolo ” to. Beijing Acrobatic Troupe ‘s “play diabolo small niu ” reproduces the Beijing folk girl playing diabolo hearty , lively, playful, humorous life situations ; Nanjing Acrobatic Troupe ‘s ” Singin skirt hairpin · diabolo” is manifested in the palace girls diabolo when elegant delight ; Chinese circus “diabolo ” is gaining the upper hand in the victory over the throwing connect ; Guangdong Acrobatic show reflected the modern girl playing diabolo during Spring Snow affair . A small toy , even if only in the New Year entertainment , but also can play a wonderful, colorful folklore reflects China .
5 Equipment Features
Diabolo has been greatly developed in recent years , according to the functions of an electronic diabolo , plate wire and ordinary diabolo diabolo ; divided by material diabolo bamboo , wood , plastic , metal and rubber diabolo and complex composition of these materials ; press the play of a single person playing diabolo diabolo and a double play ; and some based on personal preferences and making multilayered pagoda type ( wind drums ) diabolo . These can be divided into two general categories Diabolo : Single and double diabolo diabolo .
Is the use of high technology electronic Diabolo Diabolo wind in drums fitted with an electronic chip and inject music ( your favorite song ) in electronic chips , in the periphery of the drum and the drum surface wind loaded on the flash ( Caise small bulbs ) , and then axis was installed in dry or rechargeable batteries ( the 7th or the 5th ) , when the high-speed rotation will be issued diabolo sounds appealing songs and dreamy aura of people pleasing , should the performers on stage is stunning .
Diabolo plate wire coil wire to meet the needs of ordinary diabolo action has been improved , mainly trough axis and the radius at the junction of the trough axis and radius near the junction of the wind increased and the near end of the drum shaft tip decreases inverted cone with a little bit after the improvements diabolo off easily from the cord , commonly known not offline. Diabolo plate wire is a very important basic techniques , derived from a lot of tricks . So with plate wire diabolo diabolo enthusiasts play on very good skills .
Rubber diabolo is currently imported from Taiwan technology , mostly headed . With acrobats on stage with the same shape is a double bowl . The emergence of rubber diabolo diabolo enthusiasts have a very large space in the diabolo on the choice of venue . Its biggest advantage is subject to site constraints , we all know that the current urban land soft soil less and less , and concrete, tile and other hard to land more and more , the use of bamboo, wood, plastic and other materials produced diabolo easily smashes on hard land , while the rubber diabolo it is difficult for any of your chic smashes , especially for beginners benefits, the use of rubber diabolo in Qingdao, accounted for a large proportion . It also has the benefit of collective action is easy to show uniform , stepping disco or dance music you can also tap danced diabolo really enjoyable .
Diabolo rod is essential appliances , general rod diameter of about 8 to 12 mm , there are special needs finer or coarser length of 450 to 550 mm is better, and now the development of a long pole pole skills at a much meters , I saw a pair of Beijing 2002 mm long pole is 72 years old man张文瑞specially produced to commemorate the 2002 ‘s ( shaking up quite nice ) but also the longest I’ve seen a pair of rods . Lever material using traditional bamboo, wood and now multi-use glass or plastic rods bars are also useful for the restructuring of the fishing rod . To increase the performance of the rod pattern also added a number of accessories such as : care bowl ( diameter 60 mm ) , hooks ( horizontal, vertical two ) , struts , etc.
Cotton cord with a general , you can buy ( Qianmen Street in Beijing cord shop monopoly ) can also be rubbing their own system ( with lines or other cotton gloves ) , whether to buy or own twist cord should pay attention to wind direction , diabolo cord right hand twist , twist left diabolo cord to the left , then reversed course in diabolo cord wrapped around open automatically , it is important to note . Cord length is the rod length plus 3/ 4 arm length transactions. The connection cord tied over the ends of the rod in the groove , so that when the disk is easy to wire wrapped around the wire rod , and now is to penetrate a special cord nut ( nut can be used instead of a bicycle valve inside ) .
Country attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage , May 20, 2006 , the State Council approved the estate included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage. June 5, 2007 , determined by the Ministry of Culture , Beijing Xuanwu District Lian Yuan Zhang Guoliang and for cultural heritage inheritors representative , was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage items 226 representative the list .
6 Classification
Diabolo from the current structure , size , function and materials vary, which are classified as follows :
Classified according to the structure of diabolo
Diabolo structure according to points, their types are as follows :
1, single head diabolo – a shaft connected to a sound round ;
2 , double diabolo – at both ends of a shaft connected to a sound each wheel ;
3 , biaxial Diabolo – connecting one on either side of the center axis of the wheel of the sound ;
4 , sub-floor Diabolo – whether it is a single head diabolo , double or biaxial diabolo diabolo , who connect multiple vocal wheels ( two or more ) , both sub-floor diabolo , such as: single-axis sub-floor ( currently up to plus to nine ) ; double sub-floor ( currently add up to 12 layers ) : biaxial sub-floor ( currently up to 3 layers ) .
5 , the earth’s axis diabolo – an audible through a wheel center stick , and comes with a cord – a perforated bamboo .
Classified according to specifications
There are hundreds of specifications sizes , the minimum diameter of only 2 cm , the largest up to 40 cm or more, but often with a diabolo ( practice or performance ) are generally 10 cm to 13 cm . Too small diabolo skills can be practiced ; too large diabolo can be practiced arm strength, strength training waist , leg strength training .
According to the production of raw materials
Types are as follows :
1 , bamboo structure diabolo : bamboo poles with rough cut lumber combined with a cut , which is the most traditional approach. Its advantages: nice sweet voice issued to its shortcomings ; intensity difference , easily damaged .
2 , steel, wood structure diabolo : Due to the development of modern science and technology, the use of new materials , such as injection molding made of ABS plastic , and then connect with the metal shaft or wooden shaft , its advantages: the quality is consistent : the life of a bamboo Ning bamboo wooden structure about 3 times .
3 , GRP ( epoxy resin + fiberglass cloth ) and wood structure diabolo :
Its advantages: loud , high strength, good toughness , long life, generally three times the bamboo structure diabolo to 5 times .
4 , plastic + metal structure diabolo : is the use of rubber -modified plastic or metal shaft connected to its advantages: easy to damage , longer life, but silent ( foreign production ) , although domestic production sound but small
In terms of function
l, diabolo performers practice : that is, the general specifications of the diabolo .
2 , crafts diabolo : has two functions , namely shaking can play , they can watch collection.
3, the electronic diabolo : that is shaking up the colored lights , there are music.
7 Action
Diabolo common action following categories:
Chicken shelves
That is until after diabolo Sharp , untie the knot and put diabolo toss, catch with a stick to make it stick to jump on the roll or go to another club ;
Xian Rentiao
With a foot in the middle of the rope , so that the rotation of the side of the foot on the instep by a diabolo jump across to the other side ;
Flying
The diabolo toss and catch with a rope , then shake or re- throw ;
Put Twist
Only uniaxial suitable for this play , that the shaft end ( tip ) dropped onto a smooth surface , round side up , so that rotation, to be picked up again when the shaking speed slows down.
8 Learning Method Editor
Diabolo loved by the majority of the elderly comrades . Diabolo low price , easy to learn to practice , but also from the site constraints . Diabolo shaking up humming as Niuming , very sweet , but also a lot of tricks to make moves , with strong skills and ornamental , and therefore makes a lot of comrades bored.
Learning diabolo , must first learn the two-headed diabolo from shaking , and then learn to shake a single head diabolo . Once you’ve mastered the basics, and then increase the difficulty of doing tricks moves. Just willing to study , diligent practice stopped working, there must be benefits. Not only can do shake , fishing with ease , but also can reach the hands, eyes , body, law , law-abiding step , pick , throw , back, cross , dish extraordinary skill to become a master diabolo .
9 health activities
Diabolo plaything for the court initially , and later spread widely popular folk . Especially in northern China had swept in rural and urban people , and has become a household name for fitness and recreation toys. After the founding, especially with the construction of China’s reform and opening up and development of a well-off society, the people’s material and cultural life has been greatly improved to enhance the cultural quality and physical health also have higher requirements. Diabolo old and younger as a sports and rejuvenated vitality.
Diabolo fitness, entertainment , performing in one summer and winter seasons can be practiced , men and women are suitable welcomed by the masses . In recent years diabolo has a great development in the country , especially in Beijing , Tianjin, Zhengzhou, Xi’an , Shijiazhuang, Jinan and many practitioners and mutual exchange. The provincial capital of Jinan in July 2001 established the elderly SF diabolo team that entered the sport diabolo track of healthy development . Diabolo team has four Detachment four districts in Jinan , many activities twenty points . They meet to promote the party ‘s line, principles , policies, and actively implement fitness activities , but also improve Springs diabolo skill level. Currently, Jinan diabolo has become common practice in major parks and leisure venues can see diabolo practitioners figure. Diabolo member to the core , within the city limits diabolo practitioners has reached two thousand people in the congregation , which has no shortage of middle diabolo master , and at the same time also led Qilu diabolo activities around the city .
10 heritage significance
Diabolo both ancient cultural origins in China , he also fresh , won the favorite of the masses one set of entertainment, fitness, skill , flexibility, performative , but also has collectible items. Whether as a toy or as sports equipment , diabolo can be called a rare thing on .
It , like martial arts, should be mining, sorting , inheritance and development. Development diabolo sport , but also for other sports such as martial arts, gymnastics , running, etc. may well be a good supporting sports practice , especially primary and secondary schools , an increase in physical education diabolo training for youth development is also highly beneficial parapet .
With the rapid development of the city and changed the way people live , diabolo as a witness and folk cultural heritage way of historical development, its existence is facing shrinking cultural space , so authorities need to take effective measures to protect them .
11 non-material heritage
Country attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage , May 20, 2006 , the State Council approved diabolo included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage. June 5, 2007 , determined by the Ministry of Culture , Beijing Xuanwu District Lian Yuan Zhang Guoliang and for cultural heritage inheritors representative , was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage items 226 representative the list .
