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Title
Qianshou Guanyin
千手觀音
Subject
Chinese cultural dance
Description
The Qianshou Guanyin dance, also known as the Bodhisattva with a 1,000 Hands, is a dance in which dancers stand behind each other so only one person is visible to the audience. Hence, it appears to the audience that the person has many moving arms. These arms move according to the rhythm.
Chinese Cultural Dance Item Type Metadata
orignal date
28/09/2004
Popular Time
2004 till now
Stylistic Origins
Bodhisattva
Guanyin
Guanyin
Culture Origins
Buddhism
Main Participants
women as performers
Purpose
entertainment
performance
performance
Dress Code
Bodhisattva clothing
golden headgear
golden upper and lower cloth
golden headgear
golden upper and lower cloth
Typical Instruments
golden long "nails" wore on the hands
golden bracelets
golden bracelets
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