南北朝是佛教大发展的时代，佛教甚至影响了这一时期的各种艺术形式。在举行佛事的仪会上，乐舞成为了主要的角色，充当了佛教有效的传教工具。与此同时，这些为佛教服务的乐舞也沦为统治阶级欺诈百姓的愚民工具。南北朝苦难的时代，使生活在水深火热中的黎民百姓不得不把所有希望的实现寄托在礼佛活动上。每月六天的斋戒日，举办的乐舞演出活动是南北朝时期特有的现象。今天我们看待“六斋乐”要把它还原到它特定的历史时期中去，清楚地认识历史赋予它的时代任务。给我们今天的乐舞发展以启示。

The Nanbei Dynasty is a increasing time of Buddhism .Buddhism have even affected each kind of artistic form of the period. At the holding Buddhist ceremony meter meeting, the dancing has played a important role, acted as effective Buddhism to domissionary work the tool. At the same time, these the dancing to which serve for Buddhism also degenerates into the ruling class to cheat common people.The Nanbei Dynasty is a misery period, were hard to keep their life had reposed all hopes realization in worships buddha in the activity. Each month six day-long fast, conduct dancing performance were the phenomenon. Today we regard "liuzhai" must return it to its specific historical period in, knew the history entrusts with its time duty clearly and realize the enlighten which the dancing development inspires for us today.