“胡旋女，胡旋女。心应弦，手应鼓。弦鼓一声双袖举，回雪飘摇转蓬舞。”这首唐代著名诗人白居易的《胡旋女》生动描述了“胡旋舞”的惊人之美。

This poem by Bai Juyi, the famous Tang Dynasty poet vividly describes the astonishing beauty of Sogdian Whirl Dance.

这是一种来自西域的舞蹈，沿着丝绸之路来到中原地区,在大唐盛极一时。

This is a dance from the Western Regions that traveled along the Silk Road to the Central Plains region and flourished during the Tang Dynasty.

这是出土于宁夏窨子梁唐墓群的石刻胡旋舞墓门。每扇石门正中各浅雕一胡人形象的男伎，两舞者均手执长巾，站立在一块编织精美的小圆毯上回旋对舞。史籍和诗歌中记载的“胡旋舞”第一次以实物的形式生动再现。

They are the stone-carved Sogdian Whirl dance tomb gates unearthed from the YanziLiang Tomb Group of the Tang Dynasty in Ningxia. In the center of each stone gate, there is a shallow carving of a male performer. Both of them were holding long silk ribbons, spinning and dancing on a beautifully woven carpet. For the first time, the "Sogdian Whirl dance" only recorded in historical books, and poetry is vividly reproduced in physical form.

胡旋舞所表现的西域少数民族热情、奔放、豪迈的民族性格，与隋唐时期文化的开放包容，唐代社会意气风发、昂扬向上的时代面貌相应和。正因如此，胡旋舞在唐代风靡一时，广泛流传于宫廷、达官贵人家庭甚至寻常百姓家。

The passionate, unrestrained, and heroic national character of ethnic minorities in the Western Regions as well as the cheerful and lively, characteristics depicted in this dance are in line with the open and inclusive culture of the Sui and Tang dynasties, as well as the prosperity of the Tang dynasty. As a result, this dance was extremely popular during the Tang Dynasty, and widely spread among the palace, high-ranking officials, and even ordinary people.

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