农历正月初六，汕头潮阳，一支英歌队正飞舞行进。
On the sixth day of the first lunar month， in theChaoyang of Shantou， a team of Yingge dance is dancing and marching．
在潮汕地区，每年农历正月都会举办一场民俗活动——营老爷，此“营”是属潮汕话直译发音，为请当地老爷出庙，巡游全村之意，若面向全国乃至海外传播，则以“迎老爷”一词表述合适，因为这类活动全程步行，“迎”带有走之旁，与此表述正合适。
“营老爷”由几支不同形式的队伍共同组成，其中最有名的，也是“营老爷”中最核心的组成部分，当属被央视冠名“中华战舞”的潮汕英歌舞（英歌舞有潮阳英歌、普宁英歌、甲子英歌等，但在本文中指潮阳英歌）。在汕头潮阳，被外人熟知的英歌队除了后溪英歌、塔馆英歌外，还有凤岗英歌队，这也是我这次选择取材的主要对象之一。
英歌舞可分为快板英歌和慢板英歌，而凤岗英歌属于后者。该舞蹈取材于梁山好汉闹元宵，攻打大名府营救卢俊义的情节，在表演时，英歌队员双手各持一根英歌槌，上下左右互相对击，随口哨声缓慢行进，其中一员高声呐喊“好未！”，全员则向前迈步，飞跃而起。该舞步集戏剧、舞蹈、武术于一体，舞姿雄浑、粗犷而奔放，其气势磅礴、威武、强壮而豪迈，给人以力与美的震撼，因此有人将之称为“会飞的英歌舞”。
我希望以一个土生土长的潮汕人的视角，以亲历者的身份，为观众呈现出潮汕地区“营老爷”之盛况，讲述不一样的中国故事。“营老爷”如果没有英歌舞，则会少了几分热闹与烟火气，因此我将凤岗英歌作为本组作品集的主要组成部分，它们从不同视角展现出英歌舞的不同的表现形态，如其奔放豪迈的舞姿带来的视觉冲击、上帝视角下英歌舞与当地村庄之间的纽带关系、英歌舞与祖国未来的花朵之间碰撞的火花及其对女性的包容开放等，而观众分站在道路两旁向远处眺望的画面，则从侧面上证明了英歌舞在当地民众心中占据的份量之重。
然而，“营老爷”并不等同于英歌舞，如前所述，它有几支不同形式队伍共同组成：英歌队、标棋队、少年锣鼓队、彩旗队、武术队、潮乐队，由于照片集数量限制，我只能选取其中最精彩的部分展示出来。其中，游行队伍会行进至一些指定的祠堂或其他地方停留表演，约有十名男女分站两旁，在领队鼓声、唢呐声表演下，演唱《十仙庆寿》的“仙姬送子”片段。
“营老爷”是每一位土生土长的潮汕人的精神与文化情结，它是潮汕人民追求幸福、祈祷家国安康的文化缩影。正如一句话所说：如果要一个潮汕人七点起床工作，他一定会骂你有病；但如果你要他五点起来看英歌，他一定三点就早早起来去凑老热（热闹）。这种信念，早已深深地烙印在每个潮汕人的文化记忆里，在他们未来前进的道路上给予无限支持。
In the Chaoshan area，a folk event is held every year in the first month of the lunar calendar－－Ying Laoye． This“ying”is a literal translation of Chaoshan dialect． It means inviting local masters to come out of the temple and tour the whole village． If it spreads to the whole country and even overseas， then The term“welcome to the master”is suitable because this kind of activity is carried out on foot， and“ying”means walking beside， which is suitable for this expression．
“Ying Laoye”is composed of several teams of different forms． The most famous among them， and the core component of“Ying Laoye”， is undoubtedly the Chaoshan“Dance of the Heroes”， which was named“Chinese War Dance”by CCTV． （Chaoyang Yingge， Puning Yingge， Jiazi Yingge， etc． was also named“Dance of the Heroes”， but in this article it refers to Chaoyang Yingge）． In Chaoyang， Shantou， in addition to Houxi Yingge and Taguan Yingge， there is also a team named Fenggang Yingge， which is well－known to outsiders． This is also one of the main subjects I chose to draw materials this time．
Dance of the Heroes can be divided into fast Yingge and slow Yingge， and Fenggang Yingge belongs to the latter． This dance is based on the plot of Liangshan heroes celebrating the Lantern Festival and attacking Damingfu to rescue Lu Junyi． During the performance， the Yingge team members held a Yingge mallet in each hand， fought each other up， down， left， and right， and marched slowly to the sound of whistles． One of them shouted loudly Shouting“houvei！”， everyone stepped forward and leaped into the air． This dance step integrates drama， dance and martial arts． The dance is vigorous， rough and unrestrained． It is majestic， mighty， strong and heroic， giving people a shock of strength and beauty． Therefore， some people call it the“Flying Dance of the Heroes”．
I hope to present to the audience the grand occasion of“Ying Laoye”in Chaoshan area and tell a different Chinese story from the perspective of a native Chaoshan person and as a person who has experienced it． If“Ying Laoye”did not have“Dance of the Heroes”， it would be a little less lively and pyrotechnic． Therefore， I took Fenggang Yingge as the main component of this collection． They show different expressions of Dance of the Heroes from different perspectives， such as the visual impact brought by its unrestrained and heroic dance， the bond between Dance of the Heroes and the local village from the perspective of God， the spark of collision between Dance of the Heroes and the future flowers of the motherland， and its tolerance and openness to women， etc．， and the audience divided The scene of standing on both sides of the road and looking into the distance proves from the side the importance of Dance of the Heroes in the hearts of local people．
However，“Ying Laoye”is not the same as Dance of the Heroes． As mentioned above， it consists of several different teams： Dance of the Heroes Team， Standard Chess Team， Junior Gong and Drum Team， Colorful Flag Team， Martial Arts Team， and Chaozhou Band． The number of photo albums is limited， so I can only select the most exciting ones to display． Among them， the parade will march to some designated ancestral halls or other places to stop for performances． About ten men and women will stand on both sides and sing thefragment of“The Fairy Sends Off Her Son”from“Ten Immortals Celebrating Birthday”under the drum and suona sounds of the leader．
“Ying Laoye”is the spiritual and cultural complex of every native Chaoshan person． It is the cultural epitome of Chaoshan people＇s pursuit of happiness and prayer for the well－being of their family and country． As a saying goes： If you ask a Chaoshan person to get up at seven o＇clock to work， he will definitely scold you for being sick； but if you ask him to get up at five o＇clock to watch British songs， he will definitely get up early at three o＇clock to join in the fun． This belief has long been deeply imprinted in the cultural memory of every Chaoshan person and will provide them with unlimited support on their way forward in the future．
英歌队正在当地村庄巡游，现场火热非凡。
The Yingge team is parading through the local village， and the scene is very hot．
英歌队员与孩子们热情互动，足见英歌舞之深入人心。
The enthusiastic interaction between theYinggeteam members and the children shows that theYingge dance are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people．
女队员与一名英歌队员同框合影。
The female team members pose for a photo with a member of Yinggeteam in the same frame．
观众分站在村庄的主干道边上，等待游行队伍的到来。
Spectators stood on the edge of the village＇s main road， waiting for the procession．
约十名男女分站两旁，在乐声衬托下演唱潮剧《十仙庆寿》。
About 10 men and women stood on both sides and sang the Teochew opera＂Ten Immortals Celebrate Birthday＂ against the backdrop of music．
少年锣鼓队正在行进，队员多为十几岁的青少年。
The Junior Gong and Drum Corps， mostly teenagers， is on the march．
武术队队员正在表演节目，这是营老爷的表演节目之一。
The members of the martial arts team are performing a show， which is one of the performances of the battalion master．