The Xiangxi Tujia hand-waving dance is the folk dance with the most Tujia ethnic characteristics and the most representative of the ancient customs of the Tujia people. It is now mainly spread in Longshan, Baojing, Yongshun and other places in Xiangxi, Hunan. It is usually performed at night from the third to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The hand-waving dance originated from the ancient ancestor worship ceremony of the Tujia people. According to the remaining stele of the Eight Great Kings Temple in the Qing Dynasty and the county annals, it is speculated that the hand-waving dance has a history of nearly a thousand years. The Xiangxi Tujia hand-waving dance combines songs, dances, music and dramas, and expresses a wide range of historical and social life contents such as the creation of the world, human reproduction, ethnic migration, hunting and fishing, silkworm weaving, slash-and-burn farming, ancient wars, myths and legends, diet and daily life. The dance content is structured according to the above ritual procedures. The Tujia hand-waving dance has a generous and rough posture, with single swing, double swing, round swing, swing and dance. The dance venue is generally on a flat ground. The dance is divided into big waving hands and small waving hands. The big waving hands is used to worship the ancestors of the tribe. It is a large-scale dance with more than a thousand dancers and more than ten thousand spectators. The small waving hands is mainly used to worship the ancestors of the same surname. It is a small-scale dance. Its music includes two parts: vocal accompaniment and instrumental accompaniment. The vocal music mainly includes the opening song and the waving hands song. The instruments are mainly drums and gongs. The repertoire often changes according to the content and movements of the dance. The movement characteristics of the waving hands dance are turning, bending knees, shaking, and sinking. The performance style is vigorous, free and heroic. The Tujia waving hands dance is of great value to the study of Tujia history, war, religion, migration, production, life, love, folk customs, etc. The war content reflected in it reflects the national spirit of the Tujia ancestors who are brave and good at fighting and not afraid of sacrifice. At the same time, the waving hands dance reproduces the whole process of Tujia farming life, reflecting the optimistic spirit of Tujia people who love labor, are not afraid of hardships, love life, and survive tenaciously. It is an important material for understanding and studying Tujia culture. Tian Renxin Tian Renxin (Tujia Waving Dance) Hunan Province's second batch of "National Intangible Cultural Heritage Project Inheritors" Tian Renxin, male, Tujia, was born in Shuangfeng Village, Daming Township, Yongshun County in 1933. He is a famous folk dancer. He was influenced by the national folk art of waving dance since he was a child. At the age of 6, he learned to dance waving dance with his father Tian Wan and grandfather Tian Fugui, using this typical family inheritance method to pass on this folk dance art. At the same time, Tian Renxin also paid attention to the inheritance of waving dance, and successively brought disciples, Tian Chaofa, Tian Mingkong, etc. In 1953, he represented Xiangxi Prefecture to Changsha to participate in the ethnic minority...more>>>Zhang Mingguang Zhang Mingguang (Tujia Waving Dance) Hunan Province's second batch of "National Intangible Cultural Heritage Project Inheritors" Zhang Mingguang studied from 1945 to 1955. After graduating from junior high school, he learned tailoring and painting from his teacher, and on the other hand, he worshipped Qin Enru, the 24th generation of the Tujia Da Waving Dance, as his teacher, and learned to dance and sing Tujia Waving Dance. Since 1984, he has been the headmaster of the Tujia Dabaishoutang in Nongche Township. His personal livelihood is still mainly farming, tailoring, and selling plaques. He is highly respected and well-known. He is a member of the Fifth and Sixth Committee of the Longshan County CPPCC. Zhang... More>>> Tian Renxin Tian Renxin (Tujia Baishou Dance) The second batch of "National Intangible Cultural Heritage Project Inheritors" in Hunan Province, male, Tujia, was born in Shuangfeng Village, Daming Township, Yongshun County in 1933. He is a famous folk dancer. He was influenced by the national folk art of waving hand dance since he was a child. At the age of 6, he learned to dance waving hand dance with his father Tian Wan and grandfather Tian Fugui, using this typical family inheritance method to pass on this folk dance art. At the same time, Tian Renxin also paid attention to the inheritance of waving hand dance, and successively brought disciples, Tian Chaofa, Tian Mingkong, etc. In 1953, he represented Xiangxi Prefecture to Changsha to participate in the ethnic minority...more>>>Zhang MingguangZhang Mingguang (Tujia waving dance) Hunan Province's second batch of "national intangible cultural heritage project inheritors" Zhang Mingguang studied from 1945 to 1955. After graduating from junior high school, he learned tailoring and painting from his teacher, and at the same time, he worshipped Qin Enru, the 24th generation head of the Nongche Tujia Dabaishou, as his teacher, and learned to dance and sing the Tujia waving dance. Since 1984, he has been the head of the Nongche Township Tujia Dabaishou Hall. In terms of personal livelihood, he still mainly makes a living by farming, tailoring, and selling plaques. He is highly respected and well-known. He is a member of the Fifth and Sixth Committees of the Longshan County CPPCC. Zhang...more>>>Tian Renxin (Tujia waving dance) Hunan Province's second batch of "national intangible cultural heritage project inheritors" Tian Renxin, male, Tujia, born in Shuangfeng Village, Daming Township, Yongshun County in 1933, is a famous folk dancer. Influenced by the folk art of waving hand dance since childhood, he learned to dance waving hand dance with his father Tian Wan and grandfather Tian Fugui at the age of 6, and passed on this folk dance art in this typical family inheritance way. At the same time, Tian Renxin also paid attention to the inheritance of waving hand dance, and successively brought disciples, Tian Chaofa, Tian Mingkong, etc. In 1953, he represented Xiangxi Prefecture to Changsha to participate in the ethnic minority...more>>>Zhang MingguangZhang Mingguang (Tujia waving hand dance)Zhang Mingguang, the second batch of "national intangible cultural heritage project inheritors" in Hunan Province, studied from 1945 to 1955. After graduating from junior high school, he learned tailoring and painting from his teacher, and at the same time, he worshipped Qin Enru, the 24th generation head of the Tujia waving hand in the farm car, as his teacher, and learned to dance and sing Tujia waving hand dance. Since 1984, he has been the headmaster of the Tujia Dabaishou Hall in Nongche. His personal livelihood is still mainly farming, tailoring, and selling plaques. He is highly respected and well-known. He is a member of the Fifth and Sixth Committees of the Longshan County CPPCC. Zhang...more>>>Zhang Mingguang (Tujia Baishou Dance) Zhang Mingguang, the second batch of "National Intangible Cultural Heritage Project Inheritors" in Hunan Province, studied from 1945 to 1955. After graduating from junior high school, he learned tailoring and painting from his teacher, and on the other hand, he worshipped Qin Enru, the 24th headmaster of the Tujia Dabaishou Dance in Nongche, as his teacher, and learned to dance and sing the Tujia Baishou Dance. Since 1984, he has been the headmaster of the Tujia Dabaishou Hall in Nongche. His personal livelihood is still mainly farming, tailoring, and selling plaques. He is highly respected and well-known. He is a member of the Fifth and Sixth Committees of the Longshan County CPPCC. Zhang...more>>>