Songs and Dances
The Hand-Waving Dance of TuJia People　

With intense sacrifice color, The Hand-waving Dance is the most popular ancient dance in TUJIA people. In the past, the Hand-waving Dance was a martial dance and used in fighting with enemy. The Hand-waving Dance expresses origin, immigration and historic events of TUJIA groups. When the Hand-waving Dance is getting on, TUJIA people dances accompanied at drums and gangs. It is grand that hundreds or thousands people perform the dance.


MaoGuSi Dance, Tujia Ancient Opera
　　　MaoGuSi means men with a lot of fur in TuJia language. The dance originated from sacrifice ceremony of ancient Tujia people. The experts thought it as the live fossil of Chinese operas. The dance expresses TuJia ancestors exploring new lands, farming, fishing and hunting. All players dress clothing made from straw.