Guozhuangwu is acircle dance of the Chinese Tibetan folk. The word Guozhuang is the transliteration of the Tibetan word "Guozhu" namely round song and dance by the Chinese Han nationality. The Tibetan Guozhuangwu has a long history and has been passed down through thousands of years. The Guozhuangwu contains rich knowledge and life skills, as well conveys the idea of establishing an outlook on life, values, and the world. Therefore, the Guozhuangwu is known as the Tibetan encyclopedia and the living fossil of the Chinese round dance.
At present, the Tibetan Guozhuangwu is mainly distributed in Tibetan nationality region of Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan in western China. Guozhuangwu is ubiquitous in the lives of Tibetans. People will perform this dance whether the ethnic festivals, folklore activities, religious activities, or weddings, gatherings of friends and other festive occasions. The Guozhuangwu has become an important part of the lives of Tibetans. From the perspective of cultural circles, the Tibetan Guozhuangwu is mainly divided into Weizang Guozhuang, Kangba Guozhuangwu, and Anduo Guozhuangwu. Among them, each Guozhuangwu has many types according to the differences of regions and cultures. It can be said that there are many kinds of Tibetan Guozhuangwu, rich in appearance, profound culture, and close to life.
The Tibetan Guozhuangwu is mainly composed of dance posture, dance space, music, costumes, performance subject, and props. The dancing postures form different styles according to the different cultural circles. Wei Zang GuoZhuangwu is rough and simple, full of reverence for gods and Buddha; Kangba GuoZhuangwu has a variety of dance steps, and the arm dance cannot exceed the position of the head, which shows the introverted and enthusiastic personality of the Kangba people; Anduo Guo Zhuang The dance steps are mainly regressive, forming a variety of changes. Together with the free swing of the arm, it shows the free and optimistic spirit of the Anduo people. The dance space of Guozhuangwu is mainly circular, and different directions of movement have been formed due to the influence of religious thought. The melody of the Guozhuangwu is beautiful and it has a strong national style. The lyrics of the Guozhuangwu are rich. It contains a lot of knowledge and labor skills, as well as the principles of cultivating the outlook on life, values, and the world. The costumes of Guozhuangwu are rich and diverse, and they have different styles and appearances according to different regions and cultures. According to different purposes, Guozhuangwu has formed different performance subjects. From the perspective of props, it can be shown that its strong cultural and regional characteristics. On the whole, the movement range of women is graceful and graceful, while the men dance is free and unrestrained. The round formation has strong cohesion, beautiful melody, rich lyrics, and gorgeous costumes. The dance can not only express the kindness and simplicity of the Tibetan people, but also reproduce the passion and tenacity of the Tibetan national spirit. It is a typical representative of Tibetan culture.
In recent years, China has paid more and more attention to the culture of national minority, and has formulated many policies to strengthen and promote their culture. Under this opportunity, many Tibetan Guozhuangwu have been included in Chinaese national intangible cultural heritage and provincial and municipal intangible cultural heritage lists. Since then, the Tibetan Guozhuangwu began to flourish. People across the country exercised with the Guozhuangwu; primary and secondary schools used the Guozhuangwu to promote the aesthetic education of students and promote the national culture; many sports events have incorporated the Guozhuangwu into the games. And various Guozhuangwu competitions are held all over China. In addition, Guozhuangwu has also been widely used in the tourism industry in the western region, contributing to the economic development of national minority areas. This proliferation of Guozhuangwu has quickly blossomed all over China, and dancing Guozhuang has become a fashion trend in China.
In general, people consider that spread the Guozhuangwu is the epitome of traditional Guozhuangwu music is convenient, using recorded Tibetan songs; costumes are simplified, regardless of cultural background, the texture and style of costumes are gradually unified; the dance is free to play, according to the ability and relish of dancer to the second creation. In fact, compared with the traditional Guozhuangwu of the Tibetan nationality, this spread of Guozhuangwu is fundamentally different in terms of cultural background and deep meaning. It is a misconception that people confuse the spread of the Guozhuangwu with the Tibetan traditional Guozhuangwu. However, the proliferation of the rapid development of Guozhuangwu, its influence has grown stronger and stronger, therefore, there is posing a serious threat to the traditional Tibetan Guozhuangwu. Therefore, strengthening the research on the traditional Tibetan Guozhuangwu is of great significance to the protection and inheritance of the Tibetan Guozhuangwu.