The Chinese dance tradition is broad and deep. In the Zhou dynasty, the government established official forms of music and dance, and viewed them as an integral part of education. In the Han, the court held ritual performances, and at banquets guest and host would take turns leading in dances.
中國的舞蹈博大精深，周朝由國家制訂樂舞，視之為教育的一環；漢朝時宮廷有祭祀的宗廟舞蹈，還有宴會時賓主互相起舞的宴饗舞蹈。