Guest vinzlim Posted July 18, 2003 at 03:28 PM Report Posted July 18, 2003 at 03:28 PM hey anybody here knows about dun huang traditional dances?? I need some help in getting information bout it. thanx Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 18, 2003 at 04:44 PM Report Posted July 18, 2003 at 04:44 PM Are you refering to the "Buddhist angels" from Mogaoku in Dunhuang? Quote
Guest vinzlim Posted July 19, 2003 at 05:16 AM Report Posted July 19, 2003 at 05:16 AM i think i am. dances inspired from buddhist statues Quote
confucius Posted July 19, 2003 at 06:45 AM Report Posted July 19, 2003 at 06:45 AM It's "flying apsaras" (feitian). Quote
Guest vinzlim Posted July 20, 2003 at 06:42 AM Report Posted July 20, 2003 at 06:42 AM so naybody willing to write bout it's origin? Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 20, 2003 at 03:08 PM Report Posted July 20, 2003 at 03:08 PM The dance is most likely inspired by the paintings of the feitians in Mogaoku. When I visited Dunhuang, the tour guide pointed out that feitians were originally male. However, over the years, the monks (or whoever painted in Mogaoku) started portraying them as female. Quote
Guest alexanderyuen Posted July 23, 2003 at 05:28 PM Report Posted July 23, 2003 at 05:28 PM i just visited dunhuang a week ago, i should point that feitian is originally from india, and they should be a couple, which means husband and wife image, when the feitian image came to china, chinese artists changed the image gradually... Quote
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