The Cultural Comprehension Of The Sheep-Skin-Drum Dance At The Sacrificial Rite In Qin'an .Gansu

This article is based on the folk custom matter in Qin'an .Gansu,Sheep-skin drum sacrificial dance of the activities is taken as its Studying object.Though field investigating sacrificial folk activities of Wangzu cun Qianhu xiang in Qin'an country,investigating and displaying the sheep-skin drum dance and its form in this area at the first time.Beyond this,discussing and analyzing its dance form in cultural implication.The article is developing with Preface and three Chapters. Preface presents conditions,studying scope,studying methods and purpose. Chapter One, elaborating sheep-skin drum dance and its present situation, performing system,stating several different opinions about sheep-skin drum dance and its origin. Chapter Two,through practical field investigation of Wangzu cun, summarizing its basic situation and common program,With the methord of dance which is drawn from choroeoecology characteristics,analyzing the typical form and structural significance of sheep-skin drum sacrifical dance. Chapter Three,synthetical analyzing the meanings of sheep-skin drum and its dance properties in folk activities in Qin'an,summarizing sheep-skin drum dance and cultural implication.