"Chinese Dance Chronicle (Anhui Volume)"

Author: Editorial Committee of This Book
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Publishing Time: 2000-12-01
Features: Dance, as an important component of Chinese civilization, has a long history. Through gradual accumulation, it has ultimately formed the vast ocean it is today. Over the long course of time, it has sometimes been like clear waves, and at other times like turbulent currents, but it has always flowed forward, unrestrainedly across the land of China, moving toward the future. Dance was an integral part of what the ancients called "music." They believed: "Poetry expresses thoughts and emotions, singing gives them voice, and dance portrays their external form. All three are rooted in the human heart, followed by instrumental music." Music thus encompasses the elements of poetry, singing, and dance. This ancient art was originally a unified whole, indistinguishable and inseparable at its inception. What modern people call poetry, music, and dance only gradually evolved after a long developmental process. As one of the series of books on the History of Chinese Dance, The History of Chinese Dance: Anhui Volume provides a detailed introduction to the content, forms, styles, schools, evolutionary characteristics, and related customs of folk dance in Anhui. China is vast and home to numerous ethnic groups. Its complex and diverse ecological environments and cultural traditions, along with uneven historical development, have painted a magnificent and rich tapestry of music and dance culture. In this book, you will surely appreciate the graceful charm of Anhui dance and feel the greatness of Chinese dance as the crystallization of the wisdom and spirit of the entire Chinese nation. This book is divided into several parts: an overview, brief records, historical relics, biographies, and charts, systematically documenting the history, current state, content, forms, styles, evolutionary characteristics, as well as related seasonal customs and beliefs of ethnic and folk dance in Anhui.