Yunnan Volume: Axitiaoyue (Axi Dancing to the Moon) of the Yi Ethnic Group

Axi Dancing to the Moon means dancing for joy and is a favorite folk dance as an entertainment greatly favoured by the Axi People and the Sani People, two branches of the Yi ethnic group in Yunnan Province. It is popular in the Counties of Mile, Lunan, Luxi, Yiliang, Qiubi, Luliang, etc. in Yunnan.

While dancing, the male dancers are playing the Chinese trichord string instrument named Dasanxian on their backs or blow bamboo flutes; and the female dancers greet their male partners with applauses. Together they sometimes form a circle and sometimes face each other in two opposite lines with their arms swinging freely and torsos turning lightly which make the whole dance quite vivid and vigorous, and arouse great favour among the local people.

  Yunnan Volume: Bawangbian (Rattle Stick Dance) of the Bai Ethnic Group

Rattle Stick Dance is the most representative and most widely spread dancing form of the Bai ethnic group in Yunnan Province. It is preformed no only in some traditional folkloric activities such as "Raosanling', "Celebrating the First Lunar Month", "Farmers's Celebration", but also on other occasions such as house-buildings, weddings, or festivals. 

Rattle Stick Dance has a long history and was recorded in detail in the poem "Raosanling Zhuzhici" of Duan Wei, a poet of County during the Qing Dynasty. The movements are very rich and diverse; therefore, it is a favorite dance.

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