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Frontiers in Educational Research, 2023, 6(11); doi: 10.25236/FER.2023.061118.

The Southern Guangdong Kirin in the Vision of Symbolic Value—Reflections on the Introduction of Kirin Dance into College Classes

Author(s)

Ruoran Pei1, Hong Wang2

Corresponding Author:
Ruoran Pei
Affiliation(s)

1SOAS, University of London, London, UK

2School of Music, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510631, China

Abstract

"Among the various forms and contents of dance, both ancient and modern dances can express a certain degree of cultural significance and beliefs of all times."[1] As a kind of folk culture, Kirin is a folk cultural phenomenon formed by customs and practices of the people in Southern Guangdong over a long period of agriculture civilization, which have been blooming during its unique development history. It is a mark and symbol of the people of Southern Canton and has a rich cultural connotation, which can evoke people's memory of the nation and history, and reflects the production mode, cultural awareness and technology level of the time from various aspects.

Keywords

The Southern Guangdong Kirin, Symbolic Value, college classes

Cite This Paper

Ruoran Pei, Hong Wang. The Southern Guangdong Kirin in the Vision of Symbolic Value—Reflections on the Introduction of Kirin Dance into College Classes. Frontiers in Educational Research (2023) Vol. 6, Issue 11: 105-110. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2023.061118.

References

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[3] Liu Hao, Wang Dingxuan, and Liu Zhongqiang, "A Study of Kirin Dance," in Journal of Sports Culture, Vol. 6, 2015: 53-55, 64.

[4] Lv Yisheng, Dance Pedagogy, Shanghai Music Publishing House, 2000.

[5] Li Xin, "On the possibility of industrialized operation of intangible cultural heritage protection: From the symbolic value of intangible cultural heritage", in Guizhou Ethnic Studies, Vol. 2, 2008: 73-78.