Dragon dances fire up enthusiasm
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Dragon dances fire up enthusiasm

China Daily  

The Banban Dragon Lantern from Hunan province is among the highlights of a national dragon dance gala during Spring Festival in Huizhou, Guangdong province. With the rising popularity of various folk dramas, dragon dances gradually evolved from temple rituals to folk customs to give thanks for good fortune. Zhang Fanshen led a team in a performance of Banban Dragon Lantern, a national intangible cultural heritage, in Cili county, Zhangjiajie, Central China's Hunan province, on Friday, International Women's Day. "This symbolizes abundant harvests and national prosperity," says Zhang, who is also vice-president of the county's Banban dragon lantern association.

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Dragon dances fire up enthusiasm
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Dragon dances fire up enthusiasm

China Daily  

By Yang Feiyue | China Daily Dragon dance performers interact with spectators at a grand parade in Huizhou during the Lantern Festival on Feb 24. Zhang Fanshen led a team in a performance of Banban Dragon Lantern, a national intangible cultural heritage, in Cili county, Zhangjiajie, Central China's Hunan province, on Friday, International Women's Day. "We will make a point …

Dragon dances fire up enthusiasm
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Dragon dances fire up enthusiasm

China Daily  

The Banban Dragon Lantern from Hunan province is among the highlights of a national dragon dance gala during Spring Festival in Huizhou, Guangdong province. With the rising popularity of various folk dramas, dragon dances gradually evolved from temple rituals to folk customs to give thanks for good fortune. Zhang Fanshen led a team in a performance of Banban Dragon Lantern, …

The eternal attraction of a Chinese dragon
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The eternal attraction of a Chinese dragon

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A dragon-themed porcelain plate from the Ming Dynasty. These include carved ones on the marble stone platform leading to the hall's entrance, painted ones wrapped around the giant wooden pillars sustaining the weight of the hall's immense roof, as well as molded and enameled ones standing on both ends of the roof's central ridge. When a Ming or Qing emperor …

A brilliant celebration
10 months, 4 weeks ago

A brilliant celebration

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The annual Yuyuan Garden Lantern Show kicks off in Shanghai on Sunday to welcome the upcoming Year of the Dragon. The annual Yuyuan Garden Lantern Show kicked off in Shanghai on Sunday to celebrate the upcoming Year of the Dragon, which begins on Feb 10. Like the previous edition, this year's show, which features thousands of lanterns, is also inspired …

A brilliant celebration
10 months, 4 weeks ago

A brilliant celebration

China Daily  

The annual Yuyuan Garden Lantern Show kicks off in Shanghai on Sunday to welcome the upcoming Year of the Dragon. The annual Yuyuan Garden Lantern Show kicked off in Shanghai on Sunday to celebrate the upcoming Year of the Dragon, which begins on Feb 10. Like the previous edition, this year's show, which features thousands of lanterns, is also inspired …

Local folk dance takes center stage
1 year, 1 month ago

Local folk dance takes center stage

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A dragon dance performance is staged at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium as part of the warm-up festivities for the opening ceremony of the 4th Asian Para Games. At the opening ceremony of the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, the warm-up performance featured the Mulberry Leaf Dragon from Deqing county and the Bamboo Leaf Dragon from Anji county, both …

Local folk dance takes center stage
1 year, 1 month ago

Local folk dance takes center stage

China Daily  

A dragon dance performance is staged at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium as part of the warm-up festivities for the opening ceremony of the 4th Asian Para Games. At the opening ceremony of the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, the warm-up performance featured the Mulberry Leaf Dragon from Deqing county and the Bamboo Leaf Dragon from Anji county, both …

Molten iron to heat up Lantern Festival
1 year, 10 months ago

Molten iron to heat up Lantern Festival

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A molten iron fireworks show in Taijiang county, Guizhou province — part of the annual Lantern Festival — has been performed by Miao ethnic people as a prayer for good weather, a good harvest and auspicious happiness. Every year after Spring Festival, local residents weave dragon lanterns, starting on the fifth day of the first lunar month. Miao residents of …

Dancing in the street
3 years, 10 months ago

Dancing in the street

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The 13-person rice-straw dragon team forms a winding dragon while climbing around a 12-meter-high pillar in Qianjiang's Longwan town, Hubei province, during the Spring Festival of 1988. Hubei province's town keeps tradition alive as festival dragon entertains in dramatic style, Xu Lin reports. While the dragon's body is usually made of cloth, with bamboo as its "bones", those from Qianjiang …

Dancing in the street
3 years, 10 months ago

Dancing in the street

China Daily  

The 13-person rice-straw dragon team forms a winding dragon while climbing around a 12-meter-high pillar in Qianjiang's Longwan town, Hubei province, during the Spring Festival of 1988. Hubei province's town keeps tradition alive as festival dragon entertains in dramatic style, Xu Lin reports. While the dragon's body is usually made of cloth, with bamboo as its "bones", those from Qianjiang …

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