Tango—The Quintessence of Argentine Culture（探戈——...
Tango is a partner dance that originated in the 1890s along La Plata River，the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay，and soon spread to the rest of the world.
Tango is a dance that has influences from European and African culture.Dances from the candombe ceremonies of former slave peoples helped shape the modern day Tango.The dance originated in lower-class districts of Buenos Aires and Montevideo.The music derived from the fusion of various forms of music from Europe.
In Argentina，the onset in 1929 of the Great Depression，and restrictions introduced after the overthrow of the Hipólito Yrigoyen government in 1930 caused tango to decline.Its fortunes were reversed as tango became widely fashionable and a matter of national pride under the government of Juan Perón.Tango declined again in the 1950 s as a result of economic depression and the banning of public gatherings by the military dictatorship；male-only Tango practice—the custom at the time—was considered“public gathering”.That，indirectly，boosted the popularity of rock and roll because，unlike Tango，it did not require such gatherings.
Argentine tango is the main subject in many films.On August 31，2009，UNESCO approved a joint proposal by Argentina and Uruguay to include the tango in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists.Argentina regards tango as the quintessence of its culture.
探戈是一种舞伴舞蹈，起源于19世纪90年代阿根廷和乌拉圭的天然边界——拉普拉塔河，并很快传播到世界其他地区。(https://www.daowen.com)
探戈是一种受到欧洲和非洲文化影响的舞蹈。从前奴隶的坎东贝仪式上的舞蹈塑造了现代探戈。这种舞蹈起源于布宜诺斯艾利斯和蒙得维的亚的下层社会。
探戈在胡安·贝隆政府统治时期变得越来越流行，它激起了阿根廷人的民族自豪感，并被视为阿根廷文化的精髓。
阿根廷探戈是许多电影的主题。2009年8月31日，联合国教科文组织批准了阿根廷和乌拉圭将探戈列入联合国教科文组织非物质文化遗产名录的联合提案。