National ICH：Yi dance
Yidance is the highest-level ritual dance dedicated to foreign dignitaries in ancient China. It was included as a traditional dance in the fifth batch of national-level intangible cultural heritage items.
Yidance is the core carrier of the traditional Six Arts including poetry, rites, and music, which can be abbreviated asYiritual,Yisacrifice,Yidance,Da Chengmusic dance, orYamusic dance. Its ritual and music system took shape in the Xia Dynasty (c.21st century-16th century BC), developed in the Shang Dynasty (c.16th century-11th century BC), and gradually formed the teaching pattern of the Six Arts.
During the fourth year of the Zhenghe reign of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127),Da Chengmusical work, compiled and presided over by Liu Xian from Fuqing county in Fujian province, as the orthodox national music. During the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), it was included in the Complete Library in Four Sections, becoming one of the few types of Chinese ritual music to survive to this day.
Through practicingYidance, people can be guided to establish correct aspirations and cultivate and establish good character qualities. The instruments used include various types of musical instruments such aspipa, bamboo flute, and drums.