| （1.Department of Wushu，Xi’an Physical Education University，Xi’an 710068，China；2.Graduate School，University of Macau，Macau 999018，China) Abstract: By means of in-depth investigation and interview, and by using such forms as noting, photographing and inter-viewing, the authors studied the structures and regional cultural characteristics of Hongquan instruments in western China, and drew the following conclusions: the structures of Hongquan instruments in western China are in different shapes and colors, including such contents as replacement instruments, traditional instruments, featured instruments, auxiliary instru-ments, original instruments, and appreciation instruments; the natural and humanistic characteristics of the western China region have made the structures of Hongquan instruments, e.g. the characteristics of distinct agricultural civilization of the western region, rich life atmosphere as well as implicit and restraining characteristics of the western people, the war-prone characteristic of the western region, and the advantage of Xian as an ancient capital of thirteen dynasties, have different in-fluence on the structures of Hongquan instruments, their unique regional characteristics have also made such characteristics of Hongquan instruments as long instrument and short instrument paired, signal instrument and double instrument com-bined, multiple structures mixed, one instrument with different shapes; the structures of Hongquan instruments in western China have such regional cultural characteristics as unique in design, rigid and practical, made locally, spirit converging, multiple culture, mutual fusion, breaking conventional forms, opening up new paths, folklore, and oral transmission.
Key words: Wushu culture；western Hongquan；Wushu instrument；regional cultural characteristic |
