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What does Khmer dance mean?
Khmer dance in Cambodia originated from ancient court dance and incorporated elements of folk dance, accompanied by folk musical instruments, with colorful costumes and luxurious decoration. In addition, a whole set of sign language is used to express different meanings, such as crying, laughing, love, bowing down, fighting and temptation.
The Khmer population is about 6.5438+0.3 million, mainly living in some provinces in the Jiulong River Plain in southern Vietnam. Khmer in Vietnam and Khmer in Cambodia belong to the same ethnic group. Every Khmer village has temples, and the buildings are full of ethnic customs.
Khmer people believe in Brahmanism and Hinayana Buddhism. According to custom, children should go to temples to become monks before they reach adulthood. Khmer people's national culture and folk entertainment are rich and colorful. Khmer people like to sing duets, fly kites and race boats.
History:
Khmer people are a nation with a long history and splendid culture. As early as the 7th century, Khmer culture reached its peak in the 1 1 and12nd centuries, and its symbol was the splendid Angkor civilization.
In fact, as early as 1300 years ago, Gaomian people were the masters of the Mekong Delta, parts of Thailand, parts of Laos and the whole territory of Cambodia. This land belongs to the real wax country.
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