"Badang Dance" was called "Bodaowu" in ancient times. It originated from the "mountain worship meeting" of the ancient Qiang people. It is a kind of mountain worship dance popular in Zhongzhai Town, Min County, Gansu. In ancient times, farmers living in Zhongzhai, Weixin and other villages in the northern part of Min County held "Badang Dance" every first month to worship the mountain god and pray for good weather and good harvest. "Badang Dance" is roughly composed of three parts: "Anchang", "Worshiping the Mountain God" and "Chejiele". During "Anchang", the men of the village, under the leadership of "Chunba", shake the long-handled "Badang Drum" with their hands, sing Tibetan dance music, step on various dance steps, and dance in a line. There are 9 lyrics and 9 dance steps in this stage. "Worshiping the Mountain God" is the most important part of the Badang Dance. In this stage, "Chunba" lights a big fire and leads the dancers to start "worshiping the five directions", and then dance to their heart's content under the newly built swing. There are 12 lyrics in this process. "Chejiele" is the third part of the Badang dance. All dancers start eating, drinking, tasting tea, and singing in Tibetan. The connotation of "Badang dance" is extremely rich. It contains the cultural genes of Chinese civilization. It is a living fossil of the historical development, cultural integration and evolution of my country's border ethnic groups. It has high cultural and artistic value and folklore research value. "Badang dance" is rarely seen in Gansu and even all over the country. At present, some villages and communities in Zhuoni County, which is adjacent to Zhongzhai in our county, also spread Badang dance, but the local name is slightly different from that in Min County, called "Balang drum dance". Although Badang dance is still spread in an orderly manner and retains a complete set of procedures, the impact of the economic wave, the change of people's lifestyle, and the rural young people going out to work have led to a lack of successors to the inheritance of Badang dance. In addition, the accelerated development of informatization and the impact of modern media have gradually weakened the influence of traditional sacrificial activities in people's minds. The inheritance of Badang dance is in danger of extinction and urgently needs rescue and protection. In 2006, it was announced by Gansu Province as the first batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage projects, and in 2011, it was announced by the State Council as the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage protection projects. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)