In the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, what genre did the classical solo Silk Road belong to?

This belongs to the category of classical dance.

Silk Road Dance belongs to the category of China classical dance. China classical dance is an important part of China traditional culture. After thousands of years of development and evolution, it has established its own style and characteristics. Solo Silk Road is a classical dance form that expresses the ancient Silk Road in China. Through dance, costumes, music and other elements, the Silk Road in China's history is displayed, and the good wishes of the people of China on this avenue of going out and the friendly wishes to the world are expressed.

China classical dance has rich and colorful forms and connotations, including ballet, Beijing opera dance, folk dance, Confucian dance and so on. These dances, with their graceful movements, superb skills and profound connotations, have become the precious wealth of world culture and have been widely passed down and carried forward.