Study On Female Singers And Dancers In Pre-Qin And Han Dynasties

Female singers and dancers,as an important carrier of ancient Chinese music and dance art,its historical,cultural and artistic values are self-evident.Pre-Qin and Han Dynasties are the period of origin and initial development of female singers and dancers.The study of female singers and dancers at this time can not only prove the initial condition of female singers and dancers,but also lay a foundation for the later study of female singers and dancers.Pre-Qin period is the period of origin and initial development of female singers and dancers.The study of female singers and dancers in this period mainly focuses on the definition,origin,origin and education of female singers and dancers.Female singers and dancers came into being in primitive society.Women can perform music,which can be called "female singers and dancers ".Female singers and dancers has different connotations in different periods,so its definition should be based on specific periods,and can not be generalized.Although female singers and dancers and prostitutes in the Pre-Qin and Han Dynasties were both entertaining,they could not be equated with the prostitutes who live by prostitution today.Although the status of female singers and dancers in the Pre-Qin and Han Dynasties was high or low,it was not reduced to the so-called prostitutes today.At that time,female singers and dancers mostly came from good families,but also some families of criminals.They were educated in music and culture by musicians,music officials,and queens,imperial concubine,and scholar bureaucrat who liked music and dance.Professors mainly include: musical instrument performance,music and dance performance,confucian canon,poetry and prose and other cultural courses.After these educations,female singers and dancers has greatly improved in music and dance,and many female singers and dancers has also been favored by the emperor and become concubines and even queens.During the Qin and Han Dynasties,female singers and dancers developed rapidly.Especially the establishment of Yuefu,concubine palace and other institutions has promoted the development of female singers and dancers.The forms of female singers and dancers and dance in this period are also more diversified,including "long sleeve dance"," scarves dance"," contredance "," plate and drum dance "," jian Drum dance" and "fan dance".And from emperors to civilians can enjoy the performance offemale singers and dancers.The phenomenon of female singers and dancers in private was also very common in this period.So that some people competed with the emperor for female singers and dancers.Music and dance are the survival magic weapon of female singers and dancers.Whether the pursuit of music by the world or the continuous improvement of women’s self in order to survive better,they have promoted the emergence of various beautiful music and dance,which are also precious treasures in the history of Chinese music.The study of the objects,occasions,social status and social roles of female singers and dancers institutes can not only explore the living conditions and social ranks of female singers and dancers group at that time,but also highlight the economic,cultural and even political conditions of the whole society.