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Which nationality is the dance of Guozhuang? Tibetan or Qiang

Guozhuang Dance, also known as "Guo Zhuo", "Ge Zhuang" and "Zhuo", which means circle dance in Tibetan, is one of the three major Tibetan folk dances, distributed in Qamdo, Naqu, Aba, Ganzi, Diqing, Yunnan and Tibetan inhabited areas in Qinghai and Gansu. When dancing, men and women usually form a semicircle hand in hand, with one leading the dance, men and women asking and answering questions, and singing repeatedly in pairs without instrumental accompaniment. The whole dance consists of two stages: first slow and then fast. The basic movements are "cross-legged fluttering", "walking around" and "cross-legged squatting". The dancer's arm mainly changes the dance posture and the formation moves clockwise. Circles are big and small, and the pattern of "dragon wagging its tail" changes occasionally.

Guozhuang Dance originated in Tibet and distributed in Qamdo, Naqu, Aba, Ganzi, Diqing, Yunnan, Qinghai and Gansu Tibetan inhabited areas.