The wedding dance of the Yao nationality in Quanzhou originated from the Chonggu dance (also known as the long drum dance) in Yao township. Legend has it that the Yao ancestor Panhu was injured by an antelope while hunting. Later generations hunted antelopes, recorded their skins to make drums, and beat the drums to sing songs to commemorate their ancestors. The dance is very popular in Yao townships. Everyone can dance it. Chonggu is regarded as a sacred object of the nation and placed on the ancestral shrine. In the Ming Dynasty, the Jiang family who went to Yaoshan to open up wasteland and cultivate land to pay for the royal grain of the Yao family also danced Chonggu dance and called themselves candidate Yao people. Some of these traditional dances were banned and lost due to the ethnic discrimination implemented by the reactionary ruling class. The music god activities of celebrating Panwu also gradually disappeared due to the improvement of ethnic cultural quality and the fading of religious consciousness. The wedding dance of the Yao nationality was a national folk dance reflecting the marriage customs of the Yao nationality, which was organized, processed and created by the older generation of literary and artistic workers of our county, Tang Dunrong and Tang Jiansheng, who went deep into Dongshan Yao Township in the early days of liberation under the care of the Party and the People's Government. Since then, the Yao Chonggu dance has been put on the stage of art. This dance shows the ethnic customs of a Yao girl welcoming the groom to her home to get married, which is full of plot and life. It is divided into 4 sections: looking forward to the groom, welcoming the groom, congratulating the groom, and entering the bridal chamber. It also includes plots such as giving gifts, inviting tea, toasting, and throwing wedding candies. Its basic movements are lifting legs, swinging hips, and waving hands left and right. The music uses the traditional festive music "Guangchong Song" from Huangladong Village, Dongshan Yao Township as the main melody, and the tunes "Jiejie Gao" and "Dongshan Yugu" are mixed in the middle to enhance the atmosphere. This dance is a joint song, with two songs (the songs are attached) played repeatedly. The main instrument is Ji Na (smaller than Suona), plus flute, erhu, drum, plucked strings and other instruments. In the middle, Dongshan folk songs are played with wooden leaves. The rhythm is brisk, the voice is rich, the scene is joyful and cheerful, and the atmosphere of life is strong. It has been performed from the 1950s to the present, and it is often performed. In 1959, the autonomous region's song and dance troupe rehearsed this dance and performed it in Beijing, which received good reviews. After many years of continuous refinement in tunes and dances, it became one of the excellent traditional boutique programs of the Gui Opera Troupe of Quanzhou County, and won many district and regional awards. In 1989, it was put on the TV screen as an excellent program, and was promoted by the city to be performed by a European delegation visiting Guilin. It was highly praised and became a skill of the Yao people in Quanzhou. The flower of art is well-known. In recent years, the Gui Opera Troupe of the County has often rehearsed the Yao wedding dance for performances during major festivals, and actively sent the play to the countryside for performances, so that more people can understand the Yao wedding dance and feel the charm of the Yao wedding dance. Characteristics of the Yao wedding dance: 1. It has nationality and locality. The dance shows the ethnic customs of a Yao girl welcoming the groom to get married, which is a reflection of the unique marriage customs of the Yao people. 2. It is full of plot and life. The content of the dance is divided into 4 sections: looking forward to the groom, welcoming the groom, congratulating the groom, and entering the bridal chamber. It also adds plots such as giving gifts, inviting tea, toasting, and throwing wedding candies. The whole dance process is like a small dance drama, telling the story of the Yao girl welcoming the groom, full of the atmosphere of Yao life. 3. The rhythm of the dance music is concise and bright, two melodies are played repeatedly, the movements are simple and generous, and the dance changes with the mood, with the characteristics of simplicity, enthusiasm and joy. The main value of the Yao wedding dance: 1. The Yao wedding dance directly reflects the marriage and love customs of the Yao family. Studying it can understand the history, society, folk customs of a place and a nation, and has the value of national folk research. 2. The successful experience of the Yao wedding dance has played a role in promoting and learning from the excavation and sorting of folk culture by future generations. 3. The Yao wedding dance, with its simple and beautiful tunes, simple and generous dances that integrate the atmosphere of national life, has created a distinct stage image and reproduced the Yao marriage life scene, giving people a beautiful auditory and visual enjoyment, and has aesthetic value and artistic value. With the development of society, Chonggu Dance gradually disappeared along with the weakening of the music god activities of Qingpanwang (due to the improvement of ethnic cultural quality and religious awareness). The aesthetic concepts of young people have also changed. Most young people are unwilling to learn the dance of the older generation of artists. In addition, there is a lack of artistic talents in rural areas, especially young artistic talents. As a result, the Yao wedding dance is difficult to be passed on and popular in the Yao villages. There is no grand occasion of everyone dancing Chonggu Dance together before liberation. Now only a few actors in the county Gui Opera Troupe can dance the Yao wedding dance.