From "External Rules" to "Inner Discipline": Building the Aesthetic System of Chinese Classical Dance

As a major branch of Chinese dance, Chinese classical dance, since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, has gone through more than seventy years of exploration and growth. The shaping of its distinctive aesthetic approach and academic system vividly embodies the creative idea of turning external rules into inner discipline. From drawing inspiration from traditional folk arts, to extracting distinctive elements from history and culture, it is deeply rooted in China’s cultural heritage, and expresses the distinctively innovative spirit of dance itself. With inclusive integration, it has formed a pattern of unity in diversity, revealing a vibrant vitality born from tradition.