Reason: There are more peacocks in this area because of the climate and natural conditions where Dai people live. Dai people have the habit of keeping peacocks for a long time. Dai people think that peacocks are beautiful, kind and intelligent, and they are a symbol of good luck, and they have great reverence for them. They often regard peacocks as a symbol of national spirit, and express their wishes and ideals by dancing peacock dance, praising a better life.

In the minds of the Dai people, the "bird of God" peacock is a symbol of happiness and good luck. Many people not only keep peacocks at home, but also regard peacocks as a symbol of kindness, wisdom, beauty, auspiciousness and happiness. Among all kinds of dances of the Dai people, peacock dance is one of the most popular, familiar, changing and developing dances.

Peacock dance is the most famous traditional performing dance among the Dai folk dances in China. It is distributed in Ruili, Luxi, Xishuangbanna, Mengding, Mengda, Jinggu, Cangyuan and other Dai inhabited areas in Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan Province, among which peacock dance ("Ga Luo Yong" in Dai language) in Ruili, western Yunnan is the most representative.

According to legend, 1000 years ago, the Dai leader told Ma to imitate proud as a peacock's graceful posture and learn to dance. Later, it was shaped by folk artists and handed down to form peacock dance.

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Dai people have a long history. Since 1 century, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has maintained economic and cultural ties with the mainland. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dai leaders sent envoys to Luoyang many times to perform music, dance, magic and acrobatics. It can be seen that the music and dance culture of the Dai people has reached a fairly high level as early as more than two thousand years ago.

Peacock dance is a folk tradition in A Dai with a long history, which has been incorporated into religious etiquette. Peacock dance is the favorite folk dance of the Dai people. In the dam area where the Dai people live in compact communities, there is a "dance" (festival) almost every month, and there is a song and dance every year.

In the annual water splashing festival, closing festival, opening festival, running festival and other folk festivals of the Dai people, as long as it is a festive place, the Dai people will get together, beat gongs and drums, and dance the graceful "peacock dance", showing a festive atmosphere of bumper harvest and a beautiful scene of national unity in song and dance.

Baidu Encyclopedia-peacock dance (Dai Traditional Performance Dance)