Tea Picking Dance Appreciation

The tea-picking dance is a traditional folk dance form in southern China, which is popular because of its beauty, liveliness and fun. It originated from the labor scene of tea picking in the tea plantation. When picking tea, the female workers put the tea leaves they have picked in baskets, and then after they have loaded the baskets, they will dance and sing in the tea plantation to relax their bodies and minds.

The tea-picking dance usually consists of women, dressed in simple national costumes and colorful hats, holding baskets or carrying tea baskets and dancing joyfully to the accompaniment of music. The dance movements are light and flexible, sometimes accompanied by singing, chanting and other forms of expression, rich in local characteristics. The dance is fast-paced and the lyrics are profound, often expressing themes and emotions such as good luck, unity and friendship. The whole dance is exciting and lively, and can bring people a feeling of pleasure and relaxation.

Overall, the tea-picking dance is a form of cultural expression with distinctive regional characteristics, reflecting the hard-working, simple and optimistic spirit of the rural people in southern China. Nowadays, the tea-picking dance has become one of the important programs of traditional Chinese cultural performances, which is not only popular in China, but also loved by many international friends.