The origin and development trend of Yao Chang-gu in Guangxi

Abstract

Yao Changguan is a dance form created by Yao people during their long-term life practice to entertain gods and people. Its dance movements are closely related to the living environment and production and labor of the Yao people, as well as their religious belief and national spirit. They are mainly spread in Guangxi, Guangdong, Yunnan, Hunan and other places. Guangxi, where a large number of Yao people live in compact communities, has its own unique characteristics on the basis of the basic characteristics of Chang-drum dance, showing the special cultural characteristics of regionalism, integration, sociality and so on in this particular region. In Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County in Guangxi, where the population of Yao people is concentrated, the unique "Lusheng Chang-drum dance" is a typical dance form of Yao Chang-drum dance in Guangxi region. This paper probes into its origin, characteristics and development, and probes into the Yao Chang-drum dance in Guangxi from one side.