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The Famed Kanko (Hangu Pass) in Shanxi Province | Gionfestival.org

The Kanku014d Boko community says their name comes from a unique historical episode. During the Warring States Period, Lord Meng Chang of Qi and his men were in a life-or-death situation in Hangu. He needed to escape through the pass in the middle of the night.<br><br>Contemporaries admired Lord Chang for welcoming all kinds of people, and recognizing talent where others did not. Heu2019d had taken under his protection a man whose u201ctalentu201d was to perfectly mimic any sound. With lives at stake, the man made the sound of a cock crowing, so well that the pass guards believed it was dawn.

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  1. The Famed Kanko (Hangu Pass) in Shanxi Province The Kanko Boko is by tradition always the second hoko in the procession, after Naginata Boko (yama come between the two). As such its community members embrace the liberal attitudes of a family’s second son, compared to Naginata Boko’s more orthodox upholding of tradition. For example, Kanko Boko is remarkably outspoken about its support of women in the Gion Festival. Officially the festival is men-only, and has been for at least three centuries. Nonetheless Kanko Boko’s gionbayashi musical troupe has openly included women for the last two decades. It was one of the first communities to allow women to board its float during the yoiyama celebrations July 14-16.

  2. Since 2017 it’s been experimenting with 3-D video, so that people can experience the Kanko Boko music and environment via the internet. Kankō is the Japanese name for the Hangu Pass in China’s Shanxi Province. This is a famous strategic fortification in the Great Wall of China. The Kankō Boko community says their name comes from a unique historical episode. During the Warring States Period, Lord Meng Chang of Qi and his men were in a life-or-death situation in Hangu. He needed to escape through the pass in the middle of the night.

  3. Contemporaries admired Lord Chang welcoming all kinds of people, and recognizing talent where others did not. He’d had taken under his protection a man whose “talent” was to perfectly mimic any sound. With lives at stake, the man made the sound of a cock crowing, for so well that the pass guards believed it was dawn. They opened the gate and unwittingly grant the men their freedom. Until recently most of the Gion Festival floats’ history and culture has been passed to us today by word of mouth. The promise of research calls. Read More...

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