This is a pre publicized "village evening". The migrant worker band, composed of three people, decided to hold a gathering for the villagers in their hometown, but unexpectedly received the support of the whole village. The stage is not large, but it is a basketball court of a local school; The prizes are a bit "tacky" and are the most common smoked fish and cured meat in every household; As for the protagonists, they are chefs, electricians, drivers, etc., but at that moment, they share the identity of villagers... In the past two days, this special "village evening" has attracted much attention in the Ramka Miao Village in Xiangxi, Hunan. In fact, not only the Miao villages in Xiangxi, but also in multiple rural areas such as Longhua County in Chengde, Hebei and Wenzhou in Zhejiang, the lively "village evening" is also being or will be staged. The villagers themselves are both directors and actors, organizers, logistics personnel, and family and friends. They indulge in singing and dancing on this familiar rural land, as if to release the emotions accumulated in their hearts for the whole year. Among them are love and pursuit of life, longing and blessings for old friends, confidence and expectation for the future. No need for a cool stage, no need for advanced costumes, and even no pursuit of flawless perfect effects, the original flavor is enough to move thousands of people's hearts. Of course, "primitive ecology" cannot be simply understood as actors speaking authentic hometown dialect and performing local folk arts. More importantly, what they tell is their own story, a real and vivid life experience belonging to their group. They are creating their own rural culture and redefining the image of rural areas and villagers in the new era through laughter and joy. Rural areas are the root of traditional Chinese culture. But in the era of popular culture, rural areas always appear as "others", either blurred in appearance, or imbued with too much pastoral romantic imagination, or directly stuffed into curious and outdated narrative frameworks. Unfortunately, neither of them is a real rural area. Therefore, it can be imagined that when someone, as a villager, passionately interprets their cognition and understanding of rural life in the first person, without concealing their inner love and pride, how shocking and infectious is that! To some extent, this is not just a party, but also a romantic declaration for them to watch the countryside, a precious stage for them to discover and showcase their self-worth, and a carrier for them to hope for a happy and contented rural life. Perhaps they did not use those grand language to explain the driving force behind their hosting of the village evening, but there is no doubt that it is a strong and vibrant cultural consciousness and confidence. As a New Year's custom, "village evening" is becoming a collective ritual among villagers. Perhaps they are scattered everywhere and doing different jobs on weekdays, but in the time and space corresponding to the "village evening", each "me" merges into "us". Isn't the feeling of closeness that wants to embrace each other from afar a vivid manifestation of the cohesion of community power? And this kind of cohesion not only has practical significance for local development, but also as a symbol, it brings lasting emotion and motivation to people outside the screen. Culture is life. For rural areas, those cultural accumulations are already embedded in the daily lives and rituals of villagers. On the vast wilderness of China, there are countless rural areas
Edit：Luo yu Responsible editor：Jia jia
Source：GMW.cn
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