The Promotion of Traditional Culture by Ancient Costume Plays

Answer 1

The promotion of traditional culture by ancient costume dramas was reflected in many aspects.

In terms of aesthetic presentation, the ancient costume drama absorbed a lot of oriental aesthetics and integrated traditional cultural elements into clothing, art, special effects, and so on. For example, the "pearl makeup", Chinese style, and etiquette in "Black Rain and Clouds" showed the classical oriental aesthetics. The hair crown was made with fine craftsmanship such as knocking copper, carving jade, and bone carving. The costume design of "The Year of Hua" referred to many professional works and works handed down from generation to generation. The overall aesthetic followed the style of Wei and Jin Dynasties. The crowns, costumes, and hair crowns of the characters in the play referred to the corresponding ancient murals, unearthed cultural relics, patterned bricks, etc. The original work of " Long Yearning " was based on the Classic of Mountains and Seas. The character setting and symbolic elements relied on ancient China myths and legends, and the visual style was full of oriental aesthetic meaning. The water wedding in " Yan Xin Ji " was based on the records of ancient marriage customs, which carefully restored the customs of Wuzhen in Jiangnan from many aspects." Fox Demon Little Red Lady Moon Red Chapter " integrated a large number of intangible skills such as silk inlaid, velvet flower, Wu Luo weaving, silk pinching, Xianju lantern, etc. to create a fantasy universe with oriental charm.

In the restoration of real historical scenes, ancient costume dramas paid more and more attention to learning from real history. Some of the producers restored the clothes and shapes of the characters recorded in ancient books and ancient paintings almost one-to-one with a rigorous and rigorous attitude, such as the image of Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty in Qingping Music. In terms of headwear, such as the hair accessories that integrate traditional intangible cultural elements in the Biography of Ruyi, they reflect the oriental aesthetics; On the scene, some of the street scenes of "Know whether it should be green fat, red and thin" directly refer to the Painting of the River at Qingming Festival.

In the reproduction of traditional culture, art and skills, ancient costume dramas integrated traditional culture, art and skills into it, further displaying the deep meaning of traditional culture and adding cultural heritage. For example A Dream of Splendor brought the tea-ordering skills and tea dramas of the Song Dynasty to the limelight, and it was closely related to the character creation and plot; the classical dance elements such as the graceful dance in Legend of Zhen Huan and the ancient food culture in Chang 'an Twelve Hours were very attractive.

In terms of spiritual implication and aesthetic conception, the ancient costume drama integrated the literary and philosophical thoughts of China traditional culture into the play. The classical literature represented by poetry and the traditional philosophical thoughts represented by Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism were presented through the combination of plots and characters, such as the use of Tang poetry in "Celebrating Years."

Through these methods, the ancient costume drama led the audience to understand the distant artistic conception and spiritual character of China traditional culture by virtue of its extensive communication and influence. It realized the modern writing of the national culture and became an important carrier for inheriting and spreading the excellent traditional Chinese culture.
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