What is the intangible cultural heritage of the Tajiks?

The Tajiks are one of the ancient ethnic groups in China, mainly residing in Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County in Xinjiang, while the rest are distributed in Shache, Yecheng and Zepu counties to the east of the county. The resilience of the will and the fearlessness of the national spirit have gradually formed the special aesthetic pursuit of the Tajik nation. They regard the eagle as a strong, heroic, in the folk widely spread about the eagle's folk songs and legends, and even the origin of the dance with the eagle's habits, dynamics are linked, so the formation of the "eagle dance".

The formation of Tajik dance characteristics and accompanying musical instruments and their unique playing methods are inseparable, the eagle flute, tambourine, Labavu (Rewafu), Blanzkum, Tajik Aijiek are widely used folk instruments. Among them, the eagle flute is the most typical Tajik musical instruments, playing techniques difficult, but chic, beautiful tone; tambourine is the main accompaniment to the Tajik dance, played by two women beat a tambourine, playing a variety of drums, which is rare in other ethnic groups. Drums have a fixed set and name, such as "Alu Kato Man", etc., each set can play a complex and varied artistic effect. In the grand horse racing, gripper activities, a number of eagle flute playing "gripper song", a number of women at the same time playing a number of tambourine playing "Wala Wala Hek", so that the rider and the horse are excited.

The main forms of the Eagle Dance are "Chavsuz", "Bailis", "Lapuyi", etc. The "Chavsuz", "Bailis", "Lapuyi" and "Lapuyi" are the main forms of the Eagle Dance. "Chavsuz" in Tajik means: "fast, skillful", which refers to the rhythm, but also improvisation and competitive dance forms, representing the unique style of Tajik dance. Its performance is mainly a two-person dance, the form of lively, the dancers can be free to go in and out, two or three groups of the same dance, can also be men and women with the dance.