Tibetans who live in the snow-covered highland are mysterious and holy. They are also, generally speaking, good at singing and dancing. There are two sayings in Tibet that "Tibetans who can walk can also dance." and "The Tibetans who can talk can also sing." Tibetans are born good at singing and dancing, make the snow covered highland a well-known "song and dance sea."

　　The Tibetan dance is a display of Tibetan life. It's the cultural accumulation of the 5000 years of the history of Tibet. It shows the life of the people who conquered the highest mountain in the world and it shows the ability and wisdom of the Tibetan people. It's the treasure of the Chinese civilization and it has already had its own status in the art and literary circles in the world.

　　The folk Tibetan dance usually combines singing and dancing. The custom of carrying water on their back gives them a lean figure. Because they wear special Tibetan long gown, they all tend to have a special beauty which is known as the "Same Direction". The "Same Direction" means that the hands and the feet of the dancers move in the same direction and makes special well-regulated movements. The reason for forming the "Same Direction" was because they could save much physical strength in moving this way. So it became the basic gait in their daily life. The Tibetan makes the "Same Direction" the basic movement in their dance.

　　Tibetans believe in Tibetan Buddhism. Their devotional faith makes their dance more religious. For thousands of years, the ancient Tibetan created a special religious dance in fighting against the nature and the enemies. Nowadays, many kinds of Tibetan dances have spread all over the highland like the stars in the sky and show their special splendor and charisma.

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作者：佚名