rural folk dance of northern China
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yangge; a rural folk dance popular in northern Chinese villages
informalOriginating in agriculture, it's often performed during festivals (esp. Chinese New Year) and celebrations. The dance is lively and rhythmic, typically accompanied by gongs, drums, and suona (a traditional horn). The verb for performing this dance is '扭秧歌' or '闹秧歌'.
Chūn春
jié节
qī期
jiān间
，
cūn村
lǐ里
zǔ组
zhī织
le了
shèng盛
dà大
de的
niǔ扭
yāng秧
ge歌
huó活
dòng动
。
During the Spring Festival, the village organized a grand yangge dance activity.
Luó锣
gǔ鼓
yī一
xiǎng响
，
nán男
nǚ女
lǎo老
shào少
dōu都
chū出
lái来
nào闹
yāng秧
ge歌
le了
。
As soon as the gongs and drums sounded, people of all ages came out to dance yangge.
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Yāng秧
ge歌
duì队
chuān穿
zhe着
sè色
cǎi彩
xiān鲜
yàn艳
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
fú服
zhuāng装
。
The yangge team wears brightly colored traditional costumes.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
qǐ起
yuán源
yú于
nóng农
yè业
láo劳
dòng动
de的
mín民
jiān间
yì艺
shù术
。
This is a folk art form that originated from agricultural labor.
Lǎo老
rén人
men们
zài在
guǎng广
chǎng场
shàng上
niǔ扭
yāng秧
ge歌
，
duàn锻
liàn炼
shēn身
tǐ体
。
The elderly dance yangge in the square to exercise.