“京西太平鼓”史迹考索

列入国家级非物质文化遗产名录的"京西太平鼓",是我国北方太平鼓的一个地域性分支。唐代以前的几种舞蹈与它具有渊源关系,直接的源头则是宋代定名的"太平鼓"。明清大量诗文记录了北京太平鼓的兴盛,证明这种民间艺术已经从农村走进城市。受清朝道光年间危害城市治安事件的牵连,太平鼓表演逐渐从北京退回郊区农村。今人主张的清末才由北京传入京西之说,则与史实大相径庭。隐含在古籍中的许多重要史料,尚需进一步发掘和研究。

Track out historical facts about the peace drum in the western suburbs of Beijing

The peace drum in the western suburbs of Beijing which was placed on the national list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is a regional branch of the peace drum in northern part of China.Its origin relates with some dances before the Tang Dynasty,but direct source is Taipinggu(i.e.the peace drum) that was named in the Song Dynasty.This performance was prosperous in Beijing recorded by a lot of documents in the Ming and Qing Dynasty,which means the folk art has been spread from countryside to city.However,with a criminal case at the Daoguang period in the Qing Dynasty,the peace drum had to turn back gradually from city to the suburbs of Beijing.It’s wrong of modern views which declared the peace drum spread from Beijing to the western suburbs at last year of the Qing Dynasty.We must collect a vast amount of historical date from ancient books so as to deeply research.