A show of fighting spirit
9 months, 1 week ago

A show of fighting spirit

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Spectators take photos with dancers during the Chinese New Year parade in London. Just like Chen Jinxiang, many members of the dance team are not full-time performers but ordinary villagers who make their living by doing a wide range of jobs, including managing small businesses, Chen Laifa says. Hard work and dedication have been keeping Puning Yingge dance vibrant in China for centuries, and now the troupe's efforts have captivated overseas audiences. "Having the opportunity to perform in London is a testament to not just the charm of Chinese traditional culture, but also the enduring power of cultural exchanges," says Wu Chen, chief of the intangible cultural heritage section of the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism.

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Displaying Chinese aesthetics in Hong Kong stage performance
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Displaying Chinese aesthetics in Hong Kong stage performance

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A scene from the dance drama He and The Rite of Spring when it was brought to Shanghai by the Miranda Chin Dance Company in April. To the music of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, nearly 20 Hong Kong dancers put on a display of the shared origin of martial arts and dance through demonstrations of martial arts including tai …

Displaying Chinese aesthetics in Hong Kong stage performance
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Displaying Chinese aesthetics in Hong Kong stage performance

China Daily  

A scene from the dance drama He and The Rite of Spring when it was brought to Shanghai by the Miranda Chin Dance Company in April. To the music of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, nearly 20 Hong Kong dancers put on a display of the shared origin of martial arts and dance through demonstrations of martial arts including tai …

A show of fighting spirit
9 months, 1 week ago

A show of fighting spirit

China Daily  

Performances of Puning Yingge dance feature not only electrifying action but also colorful and exciting costumes. Performers take 300-year-old warriors' dance to Europe for the first time as part of UK's Chinese festivities, report Zheng Wanyin and Wang Linyan in London. For more than a month, Chen Jinxiang, a villager from Puning, a city in South China's Guangdong province, had …

A show of fighting spirit
9 months, 1 week ago

A show of fighting spirit

China Daily  

A performer from Nanshan Yingge dance team and employees at Burlington Arcade pose in London. At 30, he is the oldest among the London squad and considered "old" for a Yingge dancer, with most of the visiting team members aged between 25 and 28. Since 2017, Chen Laifa has assisted Nanshan Primary School in setting up and running a voluntary …

A show of fighting spirit
9 months, 1 week ago

A show of fighting spirit

China Daily  

Performances of Puning Yingge dance feature not only electrifying action but also colorful and exciting costumes. Performers take 300-year-old warriors' dance to Europe for the first time as part of UK's Chinese festivities, report Zheng Wanyin and Wang Linyan in London. For more than a month, Chen Jinxiang, a villager from Puning, a city in South China's Guangdong province, had …

A show of fighting spirit
9 months, 1 week ago

A show of fighting spirit

China Daily  

Spectators take photos with dancers during the Chinese New Year parade in London. Just like Chen Jinxiang, many members of the dance team are not full-time performers but ordinary villagers who make their living by doing a wide range of jobs, including managing small businesses, Chen Laifa says. Hard work and dedication have been keeping Puning Yingge dance vibrant in …

A show of fighting spirit
9 months, 1 week ago

A show of fighting spirit

China Daily  

Performances of Puning Yingge dance feature not only electrifying action but also colorful and exciting costumes. Performers take 300-year-old warriors' dance to Europe for the first time as part of UK's Chinese festivities, report Zheng Wanyin and Wang Linyan in London. For more than a month, Chen Jinxiang, a villager from Puning, a city in South China's Guangdong province, had …

A show of fighting spirit
9 months, 1 week ago

A show of fighting spirit

China Daily  

Performances of Puning Yingge dance feature not only electrifying action but also colorful and exciting costumes. Performers take 300-year-old warriors' dance to Europe for the first time as part of UK's Chinese festivities, report Zheng Wanyin and Wang Linyan in London. For more than a month, Chen Jinxiang, a villager from Puning, a city in South China's Guangdong province, had …

A show of fighting spirit
9 months, 1 week ago

A show of fighting spirit

China Daily  

Performances of Puning Yingge dance feature not only electrifying action but also colorful and exciting costumes. Performers take 300-year-old warriors' dance to Europe for the first time as part of UK's Chinese festivities, report Zheng Wanyin and Wang Linyan in London. For more than a month, Chen Jinxiang, a villager from Puning, a city in South China's Guangdong province, had …

A complex family legacy
1 year, 7 months ago

A complex family legacy

China Daily  

A Yingge dance troupe from Chaoyang district perform in the ancestral hall of demao nei near the ancient port of Zhanglin, in Chenghai district of Shantou, Guangdong province, on April 2. CHINA DAILY Dance hall Cai Haisong, an expert in traditional Chaoshan-style architecture, once told Chen Ye that very unusually, demao nei has been kept in use for a century, …

A complex family legacy
1 year, 7 months ago

A complex family legacy

China Daily  

A Yingge dance troupe from Chaoyang district perform in the ancestral hall of demao nei near the ancient port of Zhanglin, in Chenghai district of Shantou, Guangdong province, on April 2. CHINA DAILY Dance hall Cai Haisong, an expert in traditional Chaoshan-style architecture, once told Chen Ye that very unusually, demao nei has been kept in use for a century, …

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