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• Tsui Hark
  ...l arts action film “Once Upon a Time in China”, starring Jet Li as Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung. He was also nominated for the Golden Lion Award at the
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• Chuanju
  ...hat followed, different art forms blended with the local dialect, customs, folk music, and dances, giving rise to a new regional opera with Sichuan charact ...elodies. Dengdiao evolved from local folk songs and Duangongxi, an ancient folk opera, whereas the other four types of melody gradually took shape after be
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• Peking Opera
  ...form, famous for its great artistic skill in singing, dancing and martial arts. Peking opera is the most representative of all Chinese traditional dramati ...imilates the tunes of the much older [[kunqu]] opera of the south and some folk arias popular in the north.
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• Yugur ethnic group
  ...handed down orally, such as legends, folk tales, proverbs and ballads. The folk songs feature uniquely simple yet graceful tunes, and vivid content. They are skilled at the plastic arts, weaving beautiful patterns on bags, carpets and harnesses. Vivid patterns
  8 KB (1,310 words) - 05:40, 8 June 2009
• Ewenki ethnic group
  An Ewenki wedding is an occasion for dancing and merry-making. All Ewenki folk dances are simple and unconstrained. The dancers' foot movements, executed ...broidery, carving and painting are among the traditional lines of modeling arts as commonly seen on utensils decorated with various floral designs. An adep
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• Miao ethnic group
  ...on root. They are fond of singing and dancing, and have a highly-developed folk literature. Their songs, which do not rhyme and vary greatly in length from The Miaos create a variety of colorful arts and crafts, including cross-stitch work, embroidery, weaving, batik, and pa
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