This is perhaps the signature dance of the Tang era. According to legend: The Emperor, Tang Xunn Zong, had a dream. In his dream, he traveled to the palace of the moon, where he saw celestial women, clothed in feathers and rosy clouds dancing in the shy.

After the Emperor awoke, his favourite concubine, Yang Gui Fei, (one of the four most beautiful women in Chinese history) choreographed and pcrfonned this dance according to the Emperor's recollections.