西夏伎乐【英】

Western Xia Musical Dance

定义

指敦煌壁画中具有西夏特色的舞蹈。西夏为党项族建立的政权，曾统治河西走廊一带，在敦煌地区建窟(或重修)数十个，洞窟的壁画中有西夏的伎乐。

Dances depicted in the Dunhuang murals, featuring the Western Xia style. The Western Xia was the only state founded by the Tangut, an ancient ethnic group in northwestern China. This state once controlled the Hexi Corridor, and its people built and renovated dozens of the caves in the Dunhuang region. The musical dance of Western Xia can be found depicted in the cave murals.