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Lantern Opera in Northern Sichuan-->Project Narrativer-->Project Elements

1. What information tools & technologies did you used to complete your CyberFair project?

The software

Dreamweaver MX 2004

Webpage making

WORD 2003

Text processing

photshop 7.0 、fireworks MX 2004

Picture processing

ACDSee 5.0

scanning pictures

Microsoft IE 6.0

collecting information online

Cute FTP 7

uploading website

QQ

Data exchanging and technical advice

The hardware

Mobile phone

contacting team members and interviews

Digital camera

interviewing and taking picture

U disk, Mobile HDD

Copying information and storing information

computer

Data sorting and webpage making

Dial-up Internet access

To find information on the Internet and upload data

Cross network platform

Technical support and exchange

2. In what ways did you act as "ambassadors" and spokespersons for your CyberFair project both on-line and in person.
In the process of our research, we visited the rehearsing people in "happy every day" troupe and experts in the museum, they gave us a lot of help and provided valuable information and photos. We also interviewed the related departments of government and understood their protection plan of lantern opera. In addition, we also shared the results of our study with students in school, we showed lantern opera that we acted and directed by ourselves in the school party, delivering the traditional culture to our students. Most importantly, we hope people can pay attention to this traditional art, so this non-material cultural heritage can be developed here.

3. What has been the impact of your project on your community? 
Our young generations including many people in our community know nothing about lantern opera at all if without our study, cultural connotation of lantern opera will be less. Through my research, we shared our research results with the students and the people in community, so they deeply appreciated the charm of lantern opera, being stimulated to understand this kind of art, and paying attention to the art.

4.How did your project involve other members of your community as helpers and volunteers?
Our material is mainly gotten through the visits and interviews. The old folk artist has provided many information and photos about lantern opera for us, museum staffs have accepted our interview, and introduced the history of lantern opera, characteristics and the status, the school leadership provide a lot of convenience for our studies, all the school students also gave us a lot of cooperation and supports. Of course the instructor gave us a lot of help.

5. Discoveries, Lessons and Surprises
In the process of the study, we found that it is really not easy to research a project deeply. We have just heard of lantern opera, through our in-depth study about lantern opera, we truly realized the unique charm of lantern opera, lantern opera is close to life, rough and concise, humorous and popular, singing while dancing, wit and humor, lyrics is simple and health with strong local flavor. It deserves to be called "the national non material cultural heritage". We also see that there is less and less people know lantern opera now, we hope that more people are aware of the charm of lantern opera through this project.

 

 
 
 
Cangxi Vocational High school, Sichuang Province        Email:cxmhk@sina.com