Traditional underwater dance during Dragon Boat Festival stuns Chinese viewers

[@Timholle]

China’s culture is honestly so rich and beautiful. Can’t wait to visit it one day

[@pujpromptunikjoy6971]

There should be a Chinatown and Chinese people at where you live

[@accelerator3807]

This is impressive i actually got chills when she did that first leap.

[@xsuper6086]

翩若惊鸿 tripping lightly like a startled swan

[@PC2011HK]

Wow

[@MusicGirl881]

That was truly impressive I give a round of applause to the dancer for that magnificent performance 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@xiaolongli9067]

其形也，翩若惊鸿，婉若游龙，荣曜秋菊，华茂春松。鬓鬃兮若轻云之蔽月，飘飘兮若流风之回雪。远而望之，皎若太阳升朝霞；迫而察之，灼若芙蓉出渌波。 ----------《洛神赋》

[@goodluck-mo8dr]

老外看不懂的，所以一个回复都没有

[@PG-wx8nj]

This is simply graceful, fluid, powerful and mind blowing. Truly amazing artistry.🌻

[@岳阳阳-x6f]

惊若游龙，宛若翩鸿 Her body soars lightly like a startled swan, Gracefully, like a dragon in flight

[@NVDAbets]

额。翩若惊鸿，宛若游龙。

[@倚杖听江声]

@@NVDAbets 哈哈哈哈哈哈无情揭露

[@sebastianzhang3379]

我喜欢点赞一些让Up尴尬的评论

[@gavinwang6011]

Tbh, this has nothing to do with Buddhism, the culture background is the real origin of dragon boat festival ( which tbh shouldn’t be called dragon boat festival, it’s “Duanwu”. dragon boat, Qu yuan, eat Zongzi, are culture symbol which were bind in to the festival in the later dynasties. The original purpose of this festival were to pray to the river goddess of Luo, and as the festival is a special time of the Chinese calendar, some traditions were to help people avoiding getting sick and repel pests.) which in this video, the dancer were mean to portray river goddess of Luo, which were also described literally by Quyuan and Caozhi. So the cultural connect are really not connected with Buddhism.

[@賴志偉-d7h]

I know the internet gets people excited for no reason, but did somebody say it's Buddhist?

[@joyce1343]

@@賴志偉-d7h from want I could see no.. however the specific style of Chinese dance she seems to be doing is Dunhuang I believe which is influenced by Buddhism with the Silk Road and India so...??

[@ESCL2004]

Umm.. the video never said it had anything to do with Buddhism lol

[@厉冻干粉]

与佛教确实有联系，但不是你所说的人物或者节日之间的联系，视频中的舞者所跳的舞名为《祈》，它是飞天舞的一种；而《祈》的主角是中国先秦神话中的洛水女神（洛神），又叫宓妃，她是负责司掌洛河的地方水神，视频中的水正真与水神有了联系。另外，前面所说的飞天的形象也是佛教石窟壁画中时长出现的飞天。有关飞天在佛语中的解释为“飞天，佛家语，即干闼婆（Gandhanra），又作犍闼婆、犍闼缚、紧那罗，是佛教中天帝司乐之神，又称香神，乐神、香音神。飞天一词出自于《洛阳伽蓝记》卷二载：“石桥南道，有景兴尼寺，亦阉官等所共立也。有金像辇，去地三尺，施宝盖，四面垂金铃七宝珠，飞天伎乐，望之云表。”飞天最早诞生于古印度，后传入中国，与中国艺术融合。魏晋南北朝初期，壁画中的飞天亦称飞仙。莫高窟的492个洞窟中，几乎皆画有飞天。 飞天是干闼婆和紧那罗相混合，《大智度论》中说：“干闼婆是诸天伎人，随逐诸天，为诸天作乐。”飞天男女不分，职能不分，以香为食，不近酒肉，有佛陀出现的场合，便一定有飞天存在。《阿闼婆吠陀》中说飞天有6333个，每当天上举行佛会，便凌空飞舞，抛洒鲜花，以作歌舞，用歌声、舞姿、音乐、鲜花、食物供养诸佛。”

[@riccardogusso]

​@@賴志偉-d7hthe dance and costume look like Apsaras (in Chinese called Feitian and or Fuiyoh), the Heaven's Maidens Who dance over the Clouds in Hinduism, Who does also exist in Buddhism and can be find portrayed in the caves of the Dunhuang Desert in china, as It was part of the commercial Road Who anciently connected China and India, so cultual shares passed Trough that Place from both places. Apsaras can also be seen portrayed on the ceiling of the Buddhist Temple in Asakusa in Tokyo, Japan.

[@awesomepanda4053]

Fuiyoh!!! 👍👍👍👍👍 Truly stunning!!! Like a goddess descended to earth!!! Awesome! Awesome! 💪💪💪💪💪

[@厉冻干粉]

解释一下，这个视频中的文化历史背景，首先它与佛教确实有联系，视频中的舞者所跳的舞名为《祈》，它是飞天舞的一种；而《祈》的主角是中国先秦神话中的洛水女神（洛神），又叫宓妃，她是负责司掌洛河的地方水神，视频中的水正真与水神有了联系。另外，前面所说的飞天的形象也是佛教石窟壁画中时长出现的飞天。有关飞天在佛语中的解释为“飞天，佛家语，即干闼婆（Gandhanra），又作犍闼婆、犍闼缚、紧那罗，是佛教中天帝司乐之神，又称香神，乐神、香音神。飞天一词出自于《洛阳伽蓝记》卷二载：“石桥南道，有景兴尼寺，亦阉官等所共立也。有金像辇，去地三尺，施宝盖，四面垂金铃七宝珠，飞天伎乐，望之云表。”飞天最早诞生于古印度，后传入中国，与中国艺术融合。魏晋南北朝初期，壁画中的飞天亦称飞仙。莫高窟的492个洞窟中，几乎皆画有飞天。 飞天是干闼婆和紧那罗相混合，《大智度论》中说：“干闼婆是诸天伎人，随逐诸天，为诸天作乐。”飞天男女不分，职能不分，以香为食，不近酒肉，有佛陀出现的场合，便一定有飞天存在。《阿闼婆吠陀》中说飞天有6333个，每当天上举行佛会，便凌空飞舞，抛洒鲜花，以作歌舞，用歌声、舞姿、音乐、鲜花、食物供养诸佛。”

[@CA_pan]

胡说八道，一派胡言，和佛教有半毛钱关系，这是曹植写的洛神赋，根据其为题材编的舞蹈，体现中国文化的博大精深，和佛教能扯上关系？不要胡说八道，瞎扯，失去读书

[@ninglu4846]

自己人2吵个p阿，丢人现眼

[@厉冻干粉]

@@ninglu4846 😅自己人不可怕，可怕的是到处装大家让别人多读书，当然跟可怕的是你这样和稀泥不分青红皂白的。

[@夏打盹儿]

@@CA_pan 他说的没错啊，宓妃就是洛神赋里的啊，我读书不算多，洛神赋我也背不过，前几句不就是：斯水之神，名曰宓妃。翩若惊鸿，婉若游龙。髣髴兮若轻云之蔽月，飘飖兮若流风之回雪。

[@wenshen3166]

洛神，名为宓妃，又叫作洛嫔，是中国神话里伏羲氏（宓羲）的女儿，其因为于洛水溺死，而成为洛水之神，故称洛神, 洛神比佛教傳入中國早了很多。😄

[@Priyanka-sf9if]

Wow she really is like a fairy goddess😇😍

[@mariangelafhonchavez3884]

Dios mío!!!!!!!!!! Puro arte!!!!!!!!

[@mrleeart]

This is just stunning to watch!

[@olive674]

Wow!!! And I thought nothing can mesmerize me anymore. This is so stunning and magical and beautiful.

[@reeneazri3221]

mesmerized with all the move & the fabric...

[@dylans8753]

Watched the same video but with a different background music. I don't know which one is better but I love both.

[@donwang9117]

South Korea:It's ours.

[@jasmineking5030]

有被笑到

[@支持川建国同志连任]

韩国人发明宇宙，我们只是发明了韩国人。要谦卑

[@Lilyyaa]

😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻

[@CA_pan]

韩国人你们的国旗都是我们中国人文化，太极八卦，还说是你们的，要脸？

[@melody00317]

摟住這個在搞笑嗎🤣🤣🤣

[@dylan6326]

The Chinese were also shocked in a great way of this amazing show.

[@tanitm9966]

Wow,so beautiful!

[@mariamboksmati7993]

Unbeleivable !!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@aparecidaraniele]

a voz do Yi Bai é tão 🔈🔉🔊 eu amei >.

[@TetsuOne]

💗 Великолепно!

[@effsinthechat7326]

This is so stunning ❤giving me chills 😳😍

[@kengtzewei1]

仙女下凡了🧚‍♀️

[@huchen9402]

Amazing！

[@chrisrdgymnastics]

Immaculate!

[@hormel2018]

i can watch 100 times

[@marycarnes6098]

china加油

[@dylans8753]

Stunning!

[@koreanature]

Wow... My best friend, Made an excellent video. I really liked it. Beauty is extraordinary. Thank you very much for the video.

[@decoraftm6703]

Beautiful... Like flying

[@Selendela]

Wow, wonderful and beautiful !

[@hd15957056641]

太美了

[@anqinwang5709]

美的优雅！

[@夏打盹儿]

翩若惊鸿，婉若游龙。髣髴兮若轻云之蔽月，飘飖兮若流风之回雪。

[@rapha683]

I came from Tiktok . this is so beautiful

[@pangeranapi]

Nice fotografi nice dancer ... look like Awirota

[@persiancat1597]

Unbelievable ❤️

[@钧吴]

那飘逸的感觉就是仙女下凡

[@fangfang4042]

Stunning

[@heroes3lover]

河南不愧是中国文化的发源地，这舞蹈太强，秒杀大多央视舞蹈

[@左御史]

这是广东珠海的团队，别盲目捧杀

[@weiyinkhor]

Great

[@mrfaheem4409]

❤️ 😘 ❤️

[@SarahShorts09]

This is so satisfying ≧∇≦

[@Josefornas]

❤

[@貓女俠糖糖]

awesome

[@berry.mixxxx]

Damn now we have a mermaid

[@manuelcamacho8793]

genial

[@ter1675]

💚💚💚💚

[@yuhanzhang2882]

Chinese ancient description of heaven are all portrait as in a low gravity environment. It could mean human was really originally from the space?

[@賴志偉-d7h]

Ancient egytians had pictures of people with wings. Does it mean we all decended from birds?

[@ericpaye9487]

@@賴志偉-d7h corona virus have engravings saying made in China, does that mean they are made in Chinese lab?

[@Lilyjem39]

@@ericpaye9487 what

[@maxgoldfield7790]

@@ericpaye9487 Your comment doesn't make sense. You've failed to communicate yourself well.

[@jinwaii]

Dunhuang dance is dances that originated from desert land in west China. The dances is influenced by Buddha images in the ancient Buddhism temple.

[@zx4337]

Dunhuang has nothing to do with The Goddess of Luo River which had even longer history than Dunhuang...

[@zoef9882]

it has nothing to do with Buddha. it is the goddess of River Luo.

[@jinwaii]

@@zoef9882 洛神有舞蹈？有壁画的记载？

[@katrinajulia438]

洛神怎么就起源于敦煌了？哪来的史料记载？！曹植的洛神赋就是洛神的具象化！

[@jinwaii]

@@katrinajulia438 洛神舞是什么舞？哪里来的

[@felicitytoad]

👍🐳

[@nicb.1213]

Unbelievable. Is this a camera trick or authentic traditional underwater dance.

[@Jajang0404]

Nice

[@jirohkaiohmata5801]

神が宿っている。

[@yenchaowei]

曹植． 洛神賦》：「其形也，翩若驚鴻． 婉若遊龍。」 形容姿態優美矯捷，猶如驚起的鴻雁。

[@pragyasingh7165]

what is the name of costume?

[@keirasun8026]

Hanfu, traditional Chinese clothes, thus style is from Tang Dynasty. You will find different styles in different dynasties

[@nimkati5627]

@@keirasun8026 This is certainly not Hanfu. This is ancient Indian clothing brought to China by Buddhist monks. This is how Hindu Gods and Buddhist Bodhisattvas are depicted. The Chinese never dressed like this. They never showed their belly and legs and they don't wear this type of jewelry (like upper arm bracelets). The type of Hanfu during the Tang dynasty was called Ruqun.

[@stuartlumi6210]

@@nimkati5627 yea but Chinese culture was and still a multiplex and comprehensive one. It could contain a lot of things, just like this one. It has some Buddhism style in it, maybe a little bit Central Asian style as well, but this is definitely Hanfu from Tang Dynasty.

[@nimkati5627]

@@stuartlumi6210 actually, any hanfu is basically a robe, and here you don't have one. This type of attire existed long before Tang dynasty. It doesn't just have some Buddhist style in it. It's a classical Indian dress called "three piece garment". It consists of uttariya (the upper garment, scarf), antariya (the lower garment) and kayabandh (a piece of fabric around the waist). This is how Hindu, Jain and Buddhist deities have traditionally been depicted throughout all of South, East and Southeast Asia for millennia. This particular dress is a Chinese interpretation of this classical dress, but the only part of the world where this clothing was really worn was ancient and early medieval Gangetic plains. It came to China through Buddhist iconography, but was never worn by real Chinese. It always remained in the realm of religion. You can still find any Indian mythological series and all women will be dressed like this.

[@greenyuan8415]

美轮美奂，独一无二中国文化

[@dearrhys1159]

美轮美奂形容建筑或雕刻啦

[@poptasticanimation55]

play salmon dance by chemical brothers over this, awesome

[@healer378]

Unbelievable

[@jasonhuang6078]

This is modern choreography, has little historical background, just a cosplay of ancient murals.

[@厉冻干粉]

视频中的舞者所跳的舞名为《祈》，它是飞天舞的一种；而《祈》的主角是中国先秦神话中的洛水女神（洛神），又叫宓妃，她是负责司掌洛河的地方水神，视频中的水正真与水神有了联系。另外，前面所说的飞天的形象也是佛教石窟壁画中时长出现的飞天。有关飞天在佛语中的解释为“飞天，佛家语，即干闼婆（Gandhanra），又作犍闼婆、犍闼缚、紧那罗，是佛教中天帝司乐之神，又称香神，乐神、香音神。飞天一词出自于《洛阳伽蓝记》卷二载：“石桥南道，有景兴尼寺，亦阉官等所共立也。有金像辇，去地三尺，施宝盖，四面垂金铃七宝珠，飞天伎乐，望之云表。”飞天最早诞生于古印度，后传入中国，与中国艺术融合。魏晋南北朝初期，壁画中的飞天亦称飞仙。莫高窟的492个洞窟中，几乎皆画有飞天。 飞天是干闼婆和紧那罗相混合，《大智度论》中说：“干闼婆是诸天伎人，随逐诸天，为诸天作乐。”飞天男女不分，职能不分，以香为食，不近酒肉，有佛陀出现的场合，便一定有飞天存在。《阿闼婆吠陀》中说飞天有6333个，每当天上举行佛会，便凌空飞舞，抛洒鲜花，以作歌舞，用歌声、舞姿、音乐、鲜花、食物供养诸佛。”

[@jasonhuang6078]

@@厉冻干粉 看来“复原”的概念真是名不副实呀…… 首先，认真复古需要严谨的学术依据，如古谱，文物等类型。中国已经没有流传至今的唐代舞谱了，因壁画描绘有限，仅依其而复原在学术上不够严谨。关于文献记载，文献记载并不详细描绘演奏技巧。所谓的敦煌舞仿壁画形象的现代编舞，不算复古。

[@jasonhuang6078]

@@厉冻干粉 唐代音乐没有任何传承，皆断流失传了。

[@厉冻干粉]

@@jasonhuang6078 我认为当你做一项科学论文时应该需要复原技术，没错这里仅仅是历史文化在当代的一种表现。历史不能复刻，但能被另一种方式表现，这是历史和文化应有的价值。

[@antonshekhovtsov8851]

The actress looks beautiful but something is weird about this video. Jerks ruin it. Not a pro to tell why. Maybe poor filming, maybe editing done wrong.

[@多次拒绝郭德纲]

The dancers had to surface for air, so some shots were disconnected. It is said that there will be a new show on August 14th, we are looking forward to it～

[@antonshekhovtsov8851]

@@多次拒绝郭德纲 For sure. This is not what I mean, compare the picture quality, smoothness with e.g. "AMA" or any gopro promo video underwater.

[@dylans8753]

The video was made by a small broadcasting company. They had a very small budget, no money for top-tier equipment or to hire the best editor. But they did their best with the resources they had.

[@lexneuron]

Yeah, you are the one and only top expert in the entire galaxy! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Suck it you dude. 😎😎😎😎😎