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The cultural and sports activities in the pre-Qin period were diverse and widely carried out. Let's start with singing and dancing. Song and dance have existed since primitive society, and they were associated with witchcraft from the beginning. In the Zhou Dynasty, when there was a drought, it was necessary to cooperate with the dance activities and ask the witch for rain. This situation has always existed in slave society and feudal society.
In human life, nobles love dancing very much. According to the rules of the Zhou Dynasty, there are eight people in each group, with a maximum of eight groups. Only the temple of Zhou Wang can have such a big team. But by the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Lu family had eight dance teams, breaking the old rules. In addition to dancing at temple fairs, people also have the habit of "getting up and dancing". This situation has been passed down for many generations since the Qin Dynasty.
People in the pre-Qin period attached great importance to music education. Music is one of the six arts. Confucius likes music very much. He learned less music in the State of Qi. It is said that he can't tell the taste of meat for three months.
At that time, local music had its own characteristics. Qu Yuan's "Nine Songs" is a work modified and processed according to folk songs of offering sacrifices to gods. We can't hear Chu's voice and see the dance that matches the music, but we can also imagine some scenes of the day from the nine songs. In the folk temples of Chu State, bells and drums rang in unison to welcome them. ...