 The dance is performed with a long scarf held in each hand, and is similar to today's Long Silk Dance.Liu Bang was also said to be fond of the war dance of the Ba people, called the "Bayu" (巴渝) dance and known in later eras in various names such as "Zhaowu" (昭武) in the Eastern Wu period and "Xuanwu" (宣武) during the Jin dynasty.Large-scale performances of this dance involved brandishing weapons to the accompaniment of drums and songs in the Ba language.