Dunhuang dance is one of the Chinese classical dance genres, and it is the dance with the most ethnic characteristics in the history of ancient Chinese dance. Incorporating the characteristics of the folk dance of the ancient Western Regions countries, and at the same time having a strong Buddhist color, it shows the ancient Chinese music and dance art, directly or indirectly reflects the living conditions of the ancient people, and contains the form and characteristics of ancient Chinese dances, and Chinese culture and history for more than a thousand years. Dunhuang frescoes preserve a large amount of ancient dance materials, which provide inspiration for contemporary dancers. Through the research and re-creation of Dunhuang mural dances, the dancers reproduced the dance costumes and music of ancient Dunhuang dances and enriched the content of contemporary Dunhuang dance works. However, there are not many academic studies on Dunhuang dance, especially in recent years, the research on the representative work of Dunhuang dance "Yuanqidunhuang" is unprecedented. "Yuanqidunhuang" looks at the creative inheritance of Dunhuang dance, and hopes to contribute to the development of related fields in the future through the systematic analysis of "Yuanqidunhuang". Therefore, this research takes the historical development of Dunhuang dance as a clue, through literature research, case studies, and video research on the Dunhuang dance "Yuanqidunhuang" created and performed in 2015. The characteristics of the work of "Yuanqidunhuang" are the background of its creation. Analyze characteristics, form and content, music, costumes, props, actions, etc. It is hoped that through this research, we can further understand Dunhuang dance, including the long history and rich meaning of Dunhuang culture, and ultimately contribute to the inheritance and development of Dunhuang dance.

This study aims to examine the early use of Da-bo tap and their transformation by analyzing the various meanings of the term pagoda in Chinese translations, the Sanskrit version of the Lotus Sutra, as well as Dabotap in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang. In addition, we aim to highlight changes in Dabotap usage, which started out as residential spaces, but transformed into burial spaces over time. The details can be summarized as follows. First, early Buddhist monuments were usually either pagodas serving as burial places for the dead or shrines that were not. A Dabotap is a type of pagoda enshrining the body of Prabhutaratna, and was initially used as a residential space, rather than a burial place for the dead. Second, the terms stupa and caitya are clearly distinguished from each other in the Sanskrit scriptures, and stupa is also further classified into dhatu, sarisa, and atmabhava based on the object being enshrined. In Gyeon-bo-tab-pum, the preconditions for caitya to transform into stupa is presented by explaining that worshipping the space enshrining the body of Prabhutaratna is worthy of the same status as the space enshrining sarira. Third, the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang had been depicted from the Western Wei of the Northern Dynasties until the time of the Yuan Dynasty. It was used as a residential space until the early Sui Dynasty, but was used as both residence and burial places until the Tang Dynasty when pagodas were first being constructed with wheel or circles forms on top, which then gradually changed into stupa (grave towers).