What does "Guo Zhuang" mean?

Pot Village-Tibetan folk dance. Dance during festivals or slack seasons. Men and women form a circle, singing and dancing from right to left. The "fruit table"-Guozhuang Dance, which is related to the slave society in Tibet and the early swearing activities, has gradually evolved into a circle dance form combining song and dance. Yue Ji, a draft of the history of Qing Dynasty, is transliterated as "Guo Zhuang", which is called "Gezhuang" in modern times, but Wei Zang Tong Zhi means dancing around pots and piles. Overview of Tibetan Dance: In the past, there was a commercial organization called "Guozhuang" in Kangding area. This kind of firm buys local products and transports them on behalf of customers. Passing Tibetan businessmen often live in it with their overnight helpers. In the evening, they often cook tea in the stone pot in the yard and scratch their robes. After tea, they sing and dance around the fireplace from time to time to drive away the fatigue and tiredness of the day, maintain their vigorous energy and adapt to the harsh environment.

Changdu pottery is the most famous in Tibet. At festivals, celebrations and weddings, men and women will meet outdoors and in the yard. Men wear loose pants with thick legs like eagles, and women take off their right arm sleeves and wear them behind their backs. Men and women stood in a circle hand in hand and sang in groups. Usually, men take the lead in singing. The song is lively and penetrating, and the dance troupe walks around with the song. At the end of the lyrics, everyone shouted "dumb", suddenly accelerated, stretched out his arms sideways, twisted his waist, jumped up, waved his sleeves, sang and danced, ran and danced, especially men. Women's movements are small, and they turn around like a phoenix flapping its wings, which has the characteristics of bodybuilding, liveliness and liveliness in sports. Guozhuang dance has various forms and reflects working life, so it is called "Wool Guozhuang". Reflecting the wedding ceremony is called "Qing Ji Pot Village"; There are "rabbit pot farm" (mixing and simulating the jumping action of rabbits) and "drunken pot farm" (imitating the expression of drunkards and showing the playful movements of the body). Guozhuang dance is vigorous and straight, which not only shows the dance but also emphasizes the expression of emotion. Dance is smooth, natural, graceful and elegant, which not only embodies the national character of Tibetan people in Tibet, but also has certain strength and running and jumping movements, with a large range of movements, and has obvious sports dance training value and exercise value. The style of Tibetan folk sports can be reflected in the decoration of performers, the rhythm of movements, the change of dance posture during performances, etc. The fitness function of Guozhuang Dance is obvious.