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Daxing District, Beijing
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Taiziwu Wuchaozi, a traditional dance in Daxing District, Beijing, integrates entertainment, fitness and performance. Wuchaozi is strong, rough and generous. Participating in Wuchaozi activities can make people happy, enhance understanding and live in harmony. It has high social, folk and cultural values and is representative in Beijing. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Hongru, a villager of Taiziwu Village, returned to the village to open an escort agency and founded the Shaolin Association after learning martial arts. The tradition of martial arts gradually developed in the village. Zhang Hong used the palace music score brought back by a eunuch as the accompaniment of the Shaolin Association performance, and continuously improved and innovated to form the Wuchaozi dance with cymbals. The predecessor of Tianziwu Wuchaozi was the form of Wenchaozi. Later, it gradually combined the original Wenchaozi with the unique local martial arts background, strengthened the original martial arts elements, and formed the Wuchaozi we see today. The finalized Wuchaozi movements are mainly composed of martial arts and Yangko. The members of Wuchaozihui are basically members of Shaolinhui. The martial arts routines are accompanied by music. The cymbals in their hands are both instruments for instrumental performances and props for action performances. This kind of action performance is mainly based on martial arts movements. The main function of martial arts in the early days was to be used for fighting, and it has a very strong practical nature. Therefore, when performing, the members hold cymbals in their hands, whether attacking or defending, with sturdy and vigorous movements, forming a unique performance style.

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