Traditional Tibetan folk dance glows with new vitality
4 years, 1 month ago

Traditional Tibetan folk dance glows with new vitality

China Daily  

The State Council listed Xianzi Dance as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Despite being a veteran performer of the traditional Xianzi Dance, 58-year-old Tashi Wangdu had never staged a performance in front of a big audience. Xianzi Dance is a kind of folk art that combines song, dance and string music in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, with a long history dating back to the Tang Dynasty. As the first stop in Tibet along the ancient Tea Horse Road, Mangkam county, in the city of Qamdo, boasts rich and colorful folk culture due to its unique geographical features and profound cultural heritage. Dressed in traditional Tibetan costumes, they performed with sheer delight on the "stage" -- a large tract of grassland, changing formations from time to time, sometimes gathering to the center, sometimes spreading out and around, and sometimes holding hands in circles.

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Xinshi Dance Art Festival showcases environmental dance
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Xinshi Dance Art Festival showcases environmental dance

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Festival dazzles with dance dramas
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Festival dazzles with dance dramas

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Festival dazzles with dance dramas
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Festival dazzles with dance dramas

China Daily  

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Festival dazzles with dance dramas
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Festival dazzles with dance dramas

China Daily  

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Tibetan folk dance unites youth with charm
8 months, 1 week ago

Tibetan folk dance unites youth with charm

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A complex family legacy
1 year, 8 months ago

A complex family legacy

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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, 8 months ago

A complex family legacy

China Daily  

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63-year-old Tibetan dancer energizes cultural heritage
2 years, 9 months ago

63-year-old Tibetan dancer energizes cultural heritage

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Dance manager promotes culture at home and away
3 years, 6 months ago

Dance manager promotes culture at home and away

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Dance show on Tang Dynasty wins hearts
3 years, 10 months ago

Dance show on Tang Dynasty wins hearts

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Dance show on Tang Dynasty wins hearts
3 years, 10 months ago

Dance show on Tang Dynasty wins hearts

China Daily  

A poster of the dance show Night Banquet in Tang Dynasty Palace A dance show which recreates Tang Dynasty scene has gone viral online, winning much acclaim from netizens. Titled Tang Gong Ye Yan, the show presents the process from making preparations to performing by a group of female musicians at a banquet in Tang Dynasty. Fourteen dancers wearing jumpsuits …

Traditional Tibetan folk dance glows with new vitality
4 years, 1 month ago

Traditional Tibetan folk dance glows with new vitality

China Daily  

The State Council listed Xianzi Dance as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Despite being a veteran performer of the traditional Xianzi Dance, 58-year-old Tashi Wangdu had never staged a performance in front of a big audience. Xianzi Dance is a kind of folk art that combines song, dance and string music in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, with …

Dance in tune with a wider audience
5 years, 2 months ago

Dance in tune with a wider audience

China Daily  

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Making a song and dance about it
5 years, 5 months ago

Making a song and dance about it

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