Dongzhai Eighteen Arhats is a folk dance program compiled by Zhou Jincheng, a businessman in the late Qing Dynasty, using characters from Buddhist stories. Over the past 150 years, after the inheritance and innovation of generations of artists in the Zhou family, the art of the Eighteen Arhats has become more mature, perfect and fascinating. Amid the sonorous and pleasant sound of gongs and drums, nine strong and strong young Arhats, each carrying a young Arhat, changed various formations and performed various tricks on the field from beginning to end, constantly giving people a visual impact of suspense, surprise, danger, wonder and beauty, making people dazzled, relaxed and happy, and getting great psychological satisfaction. These routines mainly include big men carrying dolls (carrying dolls), stepping on the altar to pay homage to the general (stepping on the urn), Golden Gate Archway (single and double archways), Tongtian Pillar (Tongtian Pillar), Golden Snake Shedding Shell (Snake Shedding Shell), Child Birth in Lotus, Knocking on Guanyin, Three Yangs Bring Good Luck (True and False Three Sections), Sunshine on Four Gates (Four Gates), Four Pillars Supporting the Sky (Four Pillars), Eight Auspicious Wheels (Earth Wheels), Joy Crossing the Sky Bridge (Crossing the Bridge), Five E's Spreading Wings (Fanning E's), Laozi Riding a Cow (Riding a Cow), White Horse Carrying Scriptures (White Horse Splits Mane), Skillful Flying Kicks (Single Stroke), Rough Man Braiding Garlic (Bian Suan), etc. There are as many as 18 kinds. The entire performance time of Dongzhai 18 Arhats is about 40 minutes. During the dance performance, it is composed of 18 young and strong men, of which nine strong and strong young men play the big Arhats, also known as the seats, and nine lively and lovely teenagers play the small Arhats. The performance is accompanied by gongs and drums from beginning to end, and the gong and drum team consists of 14 people. The entire performance of Dongzhai Eighteen Arhats takes about 40 minutes. During the dance performance, there are 18 young men, of which nine strong and sturdy young men play the big Arhats, also known as the seats, and nine lively and lovely teenagers play the small Arhats. The performance is accompanied by gongs and drums from beginning to end. The gong and drum team consists of 14 people. The basic characteristics of the Eighteen Arhats are "shocking, dangerous, suspenseful, wonderful, and beautiful". Thrilling. In order to highlight the power and beauty of the nation, in the 40-minute performance of the Eighteen Arhats, there is no replacement or rest in the middle. Through continuous modeling, it brings people a sense of novelty and excitement. People often feel nervous and exclaim as one difficult dance move after another. While being shocked in their hearts, they achieve a kind of beautiful enjoyment. Dangers are everywhere. The Eighteen Arhats is a highly acrobatic dance art. Many of the movements are more dangerous because of the skill. Especially for the nine young Arhats, who are between 7 and 10 years old, they are not only required to be brave and straight during the performance, but also to stand, sit, or ride on the shoulders of the big Arhats, using their body and arms to shape various images. It is really a courageous person with great skills. With the beautiful dance shapes, they escape danger every time, achieving a level of generous shape and stretched movements, adding infinite artistic charm, making people applaud and gain spiritual satisfaction. Suspense. In the performance of the Eighteen Arhats, in addition to performing the "Eight Auspicious Wheels" (Earth Wheel) and "Golden Snake Shedding Shell" (Snake Shedding Shell), most of the young Arhats perform off the ground on the bodies of the big Arhats. Especially at the climax of the performance, the big and small Arhats form three or four layers of Arhats in succession. At this time, people will worry about the young Arhats, and with the successful performance, the audience's fears will just fall. This strong artistic effect brings unexpected joy and is breathtaking. It is full of fun. Although the "Eighteen Arhats" is based on Buddhist stories, it is clearly used for our own benefit and endowed with distinctive local characteristics. Natural phenomena and life details familiar to local people, such as "snake shedding its shell" and "riding a cow", are expressed through artistic dance postures, which are very vivid and charming. They not only reflect the wisdom of folk artists, but also increase the aesthetic value of this folk dance. It is beautiful. The dance of the Eighteen Arhats emphasizes the organizational changes of formations and scenes, and uses auspicious words and poems that are appreciated by both the secular and the vulgar as the names of the routines, making the pictures, routes, and changes more poetic. Through a series of dance modeling movements, the performers convey a kind of artistic conception of truth, goodness, and beauty to people. This is a concentrated reflection of the aesthetic taste of our national aesthetic psychology. The artistic effect it brings is that the aesthetic psychology of both the audience and the performers is greatly satisfied.