秀山花灯,是我国西南地区花灯艺术中的一支重要流派,是集宗教、民俗、歌舞、杂技、纸扎艺术为一体的民间文化现象和民间表演艺术,是我国宝贵的民族民间音乐文化遗产。秀山花灯以重庆市秀山土家族苗族自治县的花灯艺术最具代表性而命名,又称跳花灯、耍花灯、花灯戏,是一种古老的民间歌舞说唱艺术,广泛流传于四川、湖南、贵州、湖北四省交界的土家族聚居地区。秀山花灯表演每年从正月初二开始,至正月十五结束,十六以后叫“厚脸灯”。秀山花灯的传统表演,场地不限,院坝、堂屋、街头巷尾,只要有一个十多平方米的平地即可。由于各地花灯班表演形式和表演风格、表演内容的需要,也有需要特殊场地的。如表演“高台 Xiushan lantern is an important genre in lantern art in the southwest of China. It is a folk cultural phenomenon and folk performing arts integrating religion, folk customs, song and dance, acrobatics and paper tie art. It is also a precious national folk music and cultural heritage of our country. Xiushan lantern is named after the most typical lantern art of Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing. It is also known as jumping lantern, playing lantern and lantern opera. It is an ancient folk singing and dancing art widely circulated in Sichuan, Hunan, Guizhou, Hubei province at the junction of Tujia settlements. Xiushan lantern show every year from the first lunar month onwards, until the end of January fifteen, after the call ”thick face lamp “. Xiushan lantern traditional performances, the venue is not limited, hospital dam, Tangwu, streets and lanes, as long as there is a more than 10 square meters of the ground can be. Due to local Lantern classes performing style and performance style, the content of the show needs, but also the need for special venues. Such as performing ”high-profile