Dances of China An exploration of cultural dances from China
Different Types of Dances Chinese Folk Dances XingJiang Drum Dance Taiwanese Folk Dance Kung-Fu Fan Dance Traditional Chinese Dances Dragon Dance Feather Fan Dance Sword Dance
Costumes and Traditional Dress Lion Dance Rainbow DanceClassical Dance Mongolian Bowl Dance
Chinese Instruments Sheng (pan pipe) Di-Zi (flute) Ruan (guitar) Pipa (lute) Yue Qin (mandolin) San-Zian (banjo) Jing-Hu (Peking opera fiddle)
Meaning of the Dance Ceremonial – For praying to the Gods for bountiful harvests Dramatic – for reporting and commemorating historical events Martial – for demonstrating fighting techniques Agricultural – for celebrating nature and work
Works Cited Ncta.osu.edu/06/cols/Bucek-china2.pdf en.epochtimes.com/news/7-3 30/53518.html tm tm