Traditional Arts and Performances
Actors and audience members alike in a big show during Chinese New Year in Zhejiang province. Photography by He Xunyi
A heavenly banquet show, commonly known as taige, is performed during the Lunar New Year in Shouxi, Pujiang county, Jinhua city, Zhejiang province. In a taige dance, children in costumes stand on raised platforms while others walk the streets below while carrying poles. Photography by Fang Wen
Audiences watch acrobatic performances at the temple fair. Photography by Feng Changrong
A diabolo performance on the streets at the Confucius Temple in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. Photography by Wang Weiming
New Year pageantry shehuo in Longxian county, Shaanxi province during the First Lunar Month. Photography by Yang Yingyi
International students experience puppet shows in Zaozhuang city, Shandong province. Photography by Zhang Gaozhuang
Aizhai Miao people’s Hundred Lions festival, in Aizhai town, Jishou city, Hunan province. A grand folk tradition during the Spring Festival for the Miao people in western Hunan province. Photography by Long Xuejun
To celebrate the Lantern Festival, a community in Tianjin organized a themed event before the festival. The festive yangge dance performance enhanced the lively atmosphere on the scene. Photography by Shen Yue
After offering sacrifices to the spirits, the dragon lanterns formed with benches descend from the mountain and perform a dragon dance in Jinyun county, Zhejiang province. Photography by Tian Xiaoping
The Baomo Garden in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, hosts the Lingnan Lion Dance Folk Culture Festival to welcome the Chinese New Year. Photography by Wang Guorong
Children dressed as historical figures getting ready to participate in the village’s sedan chair performance in Gongqian village, Jinyun county, Zhejiang province. Photography by Jiang Ping
A pair of lions ushering in the Spring Festival in Suichang county, Zhejiang province. Photography by Xu Jian
In Puzhai town, Fengshun county, Meizhou city, Guangdong province, a fire dragon activity is held every fifteenth day of the first lunar month each year, praying for favorable weather. Photography by Lin Xiaoming
The dragon dance with a dragon crafted from straw in Liangping, Chongqing is recognized as an intangible cultural heritage of Chongqing. During significant festivals, the dragon dance is performed, symbolizing wishes for favorable weather, national prosperity and the well-being of the people. Photography by Hua Wenfeng
During the Spring Festival, a spectacular fire-breathing performance takes place in Jiuzi Ancient Town, Wuhu city, Anhui province. Photography by Fei Boguang
Girls of the Dong ethnic group from Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture in Guizhou province adorn themselves in beautiful costumes, singing melodious Dong songs to celebrate the New Year. Photography by Liu Yi
An Ansai waist drum performance in Nangou village, Ansai district, Yanan city, Shaanxi province. The drummers showcase the traditional mountain waist drumming to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Photography by Wang Fujian
Children learn puppetry from the inheritors of the intangible heritage in Jingning She autonomous county in Zhejiang province. Photography by Zou Dongxiong
Residents of Shenyang, Liaoning province dance with colorful dragon ribbons. Photography by Tong Weiyuan
“Pony Lanterns” – an intangible cultural folk activity in rural Nanjing, Jiangsu province. Photography by Yu Yu
