Chinese Dance Chronicle: Guangdong Volume

Author: Editorial Committee of the History of Chinese Dance
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Publishing Date: 2006-02-01
Features: Dance, as an art form created by humans through human movement, can be said to be one of the most democratic art styles among various art forms. It projects human social survival conditions and emotional accumulation into every gesture, reflecting the depth and breadth of human society's culture. Chinese dance, as a traditional ethnic folk dance, further embodies this unique function of dance. This book is divided into several major parts: overview, brief records, historical relics, biographies, and charts. Each province (municipality, autonomous region) is published in separate volumes, based on first-hand materials from actual investigations. It systematically records the history, current status, content, forms, styles, and evolutionary characteristics of ethnic folk dances in each province (municipality, autonomous region), as well as related seasonal customs, beliefs, and rituals. The selection of dances from each province (municipality, autonomous region) does not consider cross-sections or overlaps between them, in order to ensure the accuracy of the materials and preserve local characteristics. This book first systematically records the historical origins, evolutionary styles, performance forms, musical accompaniment, costumes and props, as well as related seasonal customs, beliefs, rituals, handicrafts, and literature and archaeology of Inner Mongolia's folk culture, filling a gap in the historical records and research of Chinese culture.