What folk performing arts have been selected as the intangible cultural heritage of mankind?

Korean agricultural dance was selected as the intangible cultural heritage of mankind.

Korean agricultural music and dance, traditional dance in Tieling City, Liaoning Province, intangible cultural heritage. Agricultural music dance is one of the traditional dances of the Korean nationality, which is widely spread among the Korean people. Tieling City in northern Liaoning Province is a multi-ethnic community with a population of 23,434 Koreans. Around the 5th century, murals found in the tombs unearthed in Tieling and its surrounding areas vividly described the joyful dance scenes of Korean ancestors.

Tieling Korean agricultural dance originated from sacrificial activities and gradually evolved into a kind of self-entertainment dance in the development process. Korean people, who are popular in Tieling area now, perform on holidays. On June 14, 2008, Korean agricultural music and dance was approved by the State Council to be included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

Introduction to the dance characteristics of Korean agricultural music and dance

Korean agricultural dance has a strong flavor of life, and there are generally two forms of performance: one is a drama performance in the form of dance and mime, and the other is a group dance with traditional dance as the main part when celebrating harvest or festivals. Among them, hat dance, begging for food dance and long drum dance are more representative. Its performance is very particular, divided into certain steps and procedures.

First, the music begins. First of all, swing the short elephant hat, match the tambourine and do simple dance movements. Then put on an elephant hat, with a long drum, and do body movements such as turning, rotating and turning; Finally, one or three people will throw their hats and do difficult movements such as jumping paper, climbing ladders and circling people, so that the dance will reach its climax.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Nongle Dance