Chinese Dance

China has 56 nationalities and each nationality has its own unique folk dances. Since different ethnic groups vary from each other in custom and habit, the forms of their dancing demonstrate a scene of magnificence. They reflect local production, stories related to their lives, and feels of happiness, anger, love, and hate. Therefore, folk dance is a favored artistic form familiar to and popular with Chinese people.

While the heritage of folk dance inherited by different ethnic nationalities is very rich, the development of each nationality is unbalanced. After the founding of People’s Republic of China, folk dances of various nationalities are further emphasized and collected. Through classification, Chinese folk dances get rid of the stale and bring forth the fresh. Therefore, a large number of folk dances are presented to audience with new appearances, receiving wide attention all over the world.

Chinese Palace Dance

Chinese palace dance covers all the dancing forms on fete, rite, paying tribute to emperors, and grand banquets.

Palace dance is of high artistic value. It boasts of exquisite skills and professionalism thanks to the improvement and innovation by artists in palace. Palace dancing also features grand lineup, great magnificence, and high value for appreciation.

Palace dance reached its zenith during the Tang dynasty. The Tang Dynasty Show in Xian is a recreation of Tang palace music and dance.