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Traditional Chinese art of Cangxian Lion Dance well passed on in Hebei
By Xinhua Published: Dec 23, 2024 08:14 AM
Students interact with a lion dancer from Cangxian County at a primary school in Cangzhou City, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 20, 2024. Cangxian Lion Dance is a unique folk art with a long history, which was inscribed into the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008. Thanks to the policy and funding support of local authorities in recent years, the traditional art has been well passed on. There are nine registered lion dance teams and nearly 1,000 performers in the county. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

Students interact with a lion dancer from Cangxian County at a primary school in Cangzhou City, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 20, 2024. Cangxian Lion Dance is a unique folk art with a long history, which was inscribed into the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008. Thanks to the policy and funding support of local authorities in recent years, the traditional art has been well passed on. There are nine registered lion dance teams and nearly 1,000 performers in the county. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)


 
Trainees practice lion dance at a training base in Cangxian County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 20, 2024. Cangxian Lion Dance is a unique folk art with a long history, which was inscribed into the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008. Thanks to the policy and funding support of local authorities in recent years, the traditional art has been well passed on. There are nine registered lion dance teams and nearly 1,000 performers in the county. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

Trainees practice lion dance at a training base in Cangxian County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 20, 2024. Cangxian Lion Dance is a unique folk art with a long history, which was inscribed into the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008. Thanks to the policy and funding support of local authorities in recent years, the traditional art has been well passed on. There are nine registered lion dance teams and nearly 1,000 performers in the county. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)


 
A student interacts with a lion dancer from Cangxian County at a primary school in Cangzhou City, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 20, 2024. Cangxian Lion Dance is a unique folk art with a long history, which was inscribed into the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008. Thanks to the policy and funding support of local authorities in recent years, the traditional art has been well passed on. There are nine registered lion dance teams and nearly 1,000 performers in the county. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

A student interacts with a lion dancer from Cangxian County at a primary school in Cangzhou City, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 20, 2024. Cangxian Lion Dance is a unique folk art with a long history, which was inscribed into the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008. Thanks to the policy and funding support of local authorities in recent years, the traditional art has been well passed on. There are nine registered lion dance teams and nearly 1,000 performers in the county. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)


 
A trainee practices lion dance at a training base in Cangxian County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 20, 2024. Cangxian Lion Dance is a unique folk art with a long history, which was inscribed into the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008. Thanks to the policy and funding support of local authorities in recent years, the traditional art has been well passed on. There are nine registered lion dance teams and nearly 1,000 performers in the county. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

A trainee practices lion dance at a training base in Cangxian County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 20, 2024. Cangxian Lion Dance is a unique folk art with a long history, which was inscribed into the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008. Thanks to the policy and funding support of local authorities in recent years, the traditional art has been well passed on. There are nine registered lion dance teams and nearly 1,000 performers in the county. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)