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dragon dance

traditional dance in Chinese culture performed by a team of dancers who manipulate a long flexible figure of a dragon
Intangible type_of_dance Q636304
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dragon dance

Summary

dragon dance is a type of dance[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of type_of_dance entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (716 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • dragon dance is in the country of China[3].
  • dragon dance's instance of is recorded as type of dance[4].
  • Loong is named after dragon dance[5].
  • dragon dance is a type of Chinese dance[6].
  • dragon dance is a type of folk dance[7].
  • dragon dance's Commons category is recorded as Dragon dance[8].
  • dragon dance's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dragon dance[9].

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Definition and Type

dragon dance's instance of is recorded as type of dance[4]. Recorded subclass of include Chinese dance[6] and folk dance[7].

Origins

Loong is named after dragon dance[5].

Why It Matters

dragon dance ranks in the top 9% of type_of_dance entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (716 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

China

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Infovarius · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → https://www.china-cart.com/faq/dragon-dance-complete-faq.html
    Described by source → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.china-cart.com/faq/dragon-dance-complete-faq.html"
  2. 25d ago · Culturechinaava · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Subclass of → Chinese dance, folk dance
    Topic's main category → Category:Dragon dance
    Instance of → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q22137024]]"
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