China ancient music and dance refers to what form of expression?

Performance form: poetry, words and songs are combined, with playing and singing, and bells, drums, harps, musical instruments, light songs and light dances are combined.

Music and dance are spectacular, the music is high and melodious, the movements are smooth, and the costumes are gorgeous, which is the highest in history.

An important feature of ancient music and dance in China is its strong continuity. The development of "Le Yan" is a good proof of this. "Le Yan" in Sui and Tang Dynasties represented a high level of music and dance performance art, but it was a thing that was constantly improving. This can also be clearly seen from the evolution of the names of "Seven Music", "Nine Music" and "Ten Music".

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Types of ancient music and dance

Music and dance figurines are buried to let the dead continue their happy lives. Most of these dancers are women, and they are more elegant than ordinary servants. There are many kinds of music and dance in ancient China, which can be divided into "elegant music" and "miscellaneous music". The former is mostly used for temple fairs in suburban areas, while the latter is used for feasting and enjoyment.

In various categories, there are still many details, not only different dances, but also different dubbing music and musical instruments. Of course, the musical and dancing figurines unearthed in the tomb are figures in miscellaneous music for the owner to enjoy. From the aspect of leaving the soil, there were many such figurines unearthed in Luoyang, Henan Province before liberation. Unfortunately, most of them were sold overseas in collusion with antique profiteers.