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(Diqing Guozhuang Dance, Changdu Guozhuang Dance, Yushu Zhuo Dance)
Year：2006
Sort：Folk Dance
Area：Yunnan, Tibet, Qinghai
Serial No.：Ⅲ-20
'Guozhuang' in Tibetan is with a homophone of 'Guozhuo', which means singing and dancing in a circle. It originated from Tibetan campfire dances. This dance has been a part of life for the Tibetan ethnic group throughout their history.
There are four kinds of Guozhuang, namely,TempleGuozhuang, Pastoral Guozhuang, Farm Guozhuang, and Forest Guozhuang.
The Temple Guozhuang event is organized for religious purposes in temples or monasteries, or for greeting and sending-off the Living Buddha. It is solemn with strong religious implications, through which believers dance in honor of the Living Buddha, grateful for their expected bliss in their afterlife.
The other three kinds are enthusiastic, unrestrained, and somewhat complacent. They are organized for festivals and big occasions.
Farm Guozhuang consists of two parts: singing and quick singing and dancing. The tempo is subdivided into slow, medium and quick. At the beginning of a performance men and women stand in two separate circles and sing in rotation while swaying and stamping their feet. They conclude their singing by shouting "Ya!" Then their steps quicken and come to a stop at an exuberant allegro. The allegro music is often a condensed version of the slow music.
The movements of Guozhuang are agile and vigorous. The loose, wide trousers of the male dancers look like the feathered legs of eagles, and the men's movements are imitative of creatures, especially eagles, such as an eagle spreading its wings, hopping, and soaring. The emphasis is on the postures and expression of emotion. Women expose their right arms during dancing, with the right sleeve waggling behind. Moving around a circle, they sway their joined hands frontward and backward, keeping of the beat with their steps, until very late at night.
The form of pastoral Guozhuang is largely the same as farm Guozhuang, but there is a big difference in movement. In pastoral Guozhuang, for instance, the dancers jump while waving their hands in front of their chests and step forward, and then turn left or right, and their hands and feet move in the same direction. The sonorous singing produces a magnificent effect.
I Diqing Guozhuang Dance
Declarer：Diqing Tibet Autonomous Prefecture,Yunnan Province
II Changdu Guozhuang Dance
Declarer：Tibet Autonomous Region
III Yushu Zhuo Dance
Declarer：Yushu Tibet Autonomous Prefecture,Qinghai Province
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