List of dance in China
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This is a list of dance in China.
| Category | Subtype | Description | Period | Ethnicity | Region | Pictures | |
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| Dunhuangwu[1]
(敦煌舞; Dunhuang dance) |
Dunhuang Feitian dance
(敦煌飞天舞) |
Present | |||||
| Thousand hand Guanyin (千手觀音)[2] | 2004 – Present | _-_China-7315.jpg) |
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| Errenzhuan
(二人轉) |
Derived from farmers' dances which were performed to celebrate sowing and planting.
It features folk dance technique of waving fans or silk handkerchiefs.[3] |
Present | Northeast China (Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongiiang)[3] | ||||
| Guangchangwu
(广场舞; lit. "Square dancing") |
1990s –Present | ||||||
| Huadeng (花燈) | Yunnan flower lantern (云南花灯)[4] | Yunnan | |||||
| Yi people's flower-drum dance | 1898 –Present | Yi | Eshan Yi Autonomous County, Yunnan Province | ||||
| Huagudeng wu
(花鼓灯舞; lit. "Flower drum lantern dance") |
Song –Present[5] | Han Chinese | Huai River Valley (eastern China) | ||||
| Jianwu
(剑舞; lit. "Sword dance")[1] |
Present | Han Chinese |  |
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| Kongquewu
(孔雀舞)[1] |
Dai Peacock dance
(傣族孔雀舞) |
Han –Present | Dai[6] |  |
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| Mukamu[1]
(木卡姆; lit. "Muqam dance") |
Present | Uyghur | |||||
| Sanwu
(伞舞; lit. "Umbrella dance") |
Han[7] –Present |  |
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| Shanziwu
(扇子舞; lit. "Chinese fan dance") |
Han[1] –Present | Han Chinese |  |
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| Shuixiuwu
(水袖舞; lit. "Water sleeve dance") |
Zhou –Present | Han Chinese |  |
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| Wulong
(舞龙; lit. "Dragon dance") or Long wu (龍舞)[4] |
Han[1] –Present | Han Chinese |  |
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| Wushi
(舞狮) or Shiziwu (獅子舞) [4] |
Southern Lion dance | Present | Han Chinese |  |
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| Northern Lion dance | Present |  |
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| Heavenly Tower Lion Dance
(天塔狮舞; Tianta shiwu) |
Present | ||||||
| Tea dance[8] | Tea picking dance (採茶舞; Caicha wu) | Present | Fujian[4] | ||||
| Tea lantern dance | Present | ||||||
| Yangge
(秧歌; lit. 'Rice Sprout Song'); also known as yangko[4] |
Song –Present | Han Chinese[4] | Northern China[4] |  |
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| Yangge derivatives | Hongchou wu
(紅綢舞; lit. "Red Silk Dance ") |
An iconic dance which shows the combination of Northeast Great Yangge (東北大秧歌; Dongbei da yangge)[4] | 1950s | Han Chinese | Northern China | ||
| Paolü (跑驢; Running Donkey) | Uses techniques of the Hebei Earth Yangge (Hebei di yangge; 河北地秧歌)[4] | 1950s | Han Chinese | Northern China | |||
| Yayue (雅乐, lit "elegant music) | Classical music and dance performed at the royal court and temples in ancient China | Western Zhou | Han Chinese | ||||