广西东兴镇华侨歌堂初探

东兴镇是一个传统的侨乡。在东兴镇,除了少量的本地籍归侨外,大多数的归侨则来自全国各地的华侨农林场和其他厂矿。为了满足文化与认同的需求,一些对山歌颇有兴趣的东兴镇归侨组建了华侨歌堂。随着社会的不断发展,华侨歌堂的功能虽发生一些转变,但在传承山歌文化、沟通和协调归侨群体间的关系方面依发挥着较大的作用。

Study on the Overseas Chinese Song Hall in Dongxing Guangxi

Dongxing town is a traditional homeland of returned overseas Chinese. In Dongxing,in addition to a few local record overseas Chinese,most of the returned overseas Chinese come from the farms,tree farms and factories. In order to meet the demands of culture and identity,some of them who were interested in the folk songs,formed a song hall.With the continuous development of society,the function of the overseas Chinese song hall has changed,but it plays a major role in folk culture,communication and coordinating the relationship between the returned overseas Chinese groups.