Dance of China
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Dance of China may refer to:
- Dragon danceDragon danceDragon dance is a form of traditional dance and performance in Chinese culture. Like the lion dance it is most often seen in festive celebrations. Many Chinese people often use the term "Descendants of the Dragon" as a sign of ethnic identity, as part of a trend started in the 1970s. Another...
- Dunhuang danceDunhuang danceDunhuang Dance is dances that originated from Dunhuang fresco in Dunhuang, Gansu province, West China. The dances itself is influenced by Buddha images and Buddha religion....
- Er Ren ZhuanEr Ren ZhuanEr ren zhuan is a genre of local folk dance and song from Northeast China. It usually consists of two people, a boy and a girl. They sing as well as dance, using folded fans or red square handkerchiefs during the dancing portion. It is enjoyed by a majority of uneducated rural people of Northern...
- Lion danceLion danceLion dance is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture, in which performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume. The lion dance is often mistakenly referred to as dragon dance. An easy way to tell the difference is that a lion is operated by two people, while a dragon needs many people...
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