Art plays a vital role in the construction of nationalism. This thesis examines Shanxi Xiao Huaxi in Zuo Quan County as part of the national discourse, focusing on how traditional dance contributed to the construction of nationalism through peasant culture during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937_1949), the founding of the People_s Republic of China (1949_1966), and the Cultural Revolution (1966_1976). The study has three primary objectives: to explain how Xiao Huaxi became a form of peasant culture, to analyse changes in its choreography, and to explore how its choreography embodies nationalism. To achieve these objectives, the research adopted ethnographic and historical methods, employing content and narrative analysis to evaluate data collected through semi-structured interviews and archival research. The findings reveal that during the three periods examined, Xiao Huaxi was transformed into a representation of peasant culture through negotiation between the state and the people o.....

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