Chapter 1 Cultural Exploration of Dance Section 1 Culture 1. What is Culture? 2. Two Types of Culture 3. Two Cultures within a Traditional Framework Section 2 Dance Culture 1. Dance Culture 2. Non-linguistic Cultural Characteristics of Dance 3. Significance of Non-linguistic Cultural Characteristics Studies 4. Relations between Dance and Other Arts Section 3 China Folk Dance Culture 1. Characteristics of Chinese Culture 2. A Cultural Exploration of China Folk Dance 3. Methods in Exploring Folk Dance Culture Chapter 2 Concept and Cultural Characteristic of Folk Dance Section 1 Concept of Folk Dance 1. Folk Dance 2. The Characteristics of Folk Dance 3. The Concept of Folk Dance Section 2 Cultural Characteristics of Folk Dance 1. Preserving and Representing Culture Through Body Movements 2. Inheriting Directly from the Masses 3. Inheriting in Specific Situations 4. Developing as Social Lives Change 5. Sublimating from Folk Arts to Stage Performing Arts Chapter 3 A Survey of China Folk Dance and Its Cultural Types Section 1 A Survey of China Folk Dance 1. Physical Geography Influence on Chinese Culture 2. A Survey of China Folk Dance 3. The Spread of China Folk Dance 4. The Characteristics of China Folk Dance 5. The New Development of China Folk Dance Section 2 Cultural Types of China Folk Dance 1. The Significance of China Folk Dance Classification 2. The Classification of Cultural Types in Ancient Documents 3. The Classification of "Five Cultures" Section 3 Folklore Cultural Characteristics of Folk Dance 1. Cultural Characteristics of Folklore Dance 2. The Formation of Cross-border Folklore Dance 3. The Cultural Comparison of Cross-border Folklore Dance …… Chapter 4 Heritage of Chinese Primitive Dance Chapter 5 Drum Dance as the First Precedent Chapter 6 Agrarian Culture and Han Chinese Folk Dance Chapter 7 Agrarian Culture and Minority China Folk Dance Chapter 8 Prairie Culture and Nomads Folk Dance Chapter 9 Marine Culture and Folk Dance of Coastal Region Chapter 10 Farming and Pastoral Area Culture and Highland People Folk Dance Chapter 11 Oasis Culture and Folk Dance in Northwest China Chapter 12 China Folk Dance and Spirit of the Age