Date: Qing (AD 1644-1911)
Area: Rongjiang, Guizhou province

• Object Type：
  • OTHERS
• Location：
  • Chinese Minority Nationalities' Art Gallery
• Tag：
  • ritual attire dong qing guizhou

The Dong Lusheng dance, also known as ‘Cai Tang’ and ‘Cai Sheng Tang’ was said to have originated from the ceremonies before the spring ploughing, to pray for favorable weather and a bumper harvest of all grains. It was also an ancestral memorial celebration. Nowadays it has become the main recreational activity of the Dong people. It is held once every two years, commonly known as the Lusheng Fair. Male Dong people wear Lusheng costume when they play Lusheng (musical instrument) and dance in the festival. The decorated motifs may be related to the snake totem worship of the Baiyue people, the ancestors of Dong nationality.