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What are the characteristics of primitive dance in China?
Dance has been closely related to people's lives since ancient times. In primitive dance, hunting activities or war scenes were simulated in the form of dance. The "painted pottery basin with dancing patterns" unearthed in Datong County, Qinghai Province vividly records the scene of primitive dance 5,000 years ago, and it is also recorded in the ancient literature of China: "In the past, Ge Zhile, three people fucked the oxtail and threw their feet into the singing world." These historical materials reflect the long history of dance from different angles. Witchcraft dance in Shang Dynasty, martial arts dance in Zhou Dynasty, excellent dance in Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period, and hundred operas dance in Han Dynasty were all the rage. Dance in the Tang Dynasty was more prosperous. In addition to the grand and magnificent large-scale court music and dance "Rites Collection" and the exquisite and elegant small-scale court banquet "Left Part Collection", there are also famous "sword dances", such as Hu Teng dance, dance, sword dance, and the famous "clothing dance" and other songs and dances. In addition, folk dances are also very common in the Tang Dynasty, and dance performances are held during festivals or harvest sacrifices. The popular comprehensive performance form "Dance Team" in Song Dynasty and the dance performance in Ming and Qing operas all have strong national characteristics.