The loyalty dance (Chinese: 忠字舞; pinyin: Zhōngzì wǔ; lit. 'loyalty character dance'), was a collective dance usually performed in public places like plazas and squares, or during parades in the Cultural Revolution of the People's Republic of China.
In the late 1960s, Chairman Mao's cult of personality reached new heights, with citizens performing "loyalty dance" to express their loyalty to the leader.[1][2]
- ^ Walder, Andrew G. (2015-04-06). China Under Mao: A Revolution Derailed. Harvard University Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-674-28670-2. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ Jennifer Lin (May 2009). "Dancing for Mao". Smithsonian.