A Yingge dance team performs during an event celebrating the Spring Festival in Shantou, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 2, 2025.
The Yingge dance, or "dance to the hero's song," is a form of folk dance popular in south China's Guangdong Province. The dance merges opera, dance, and martial arts and was listed as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), this traditional dance is often performed during traditional Chinese festivals.
The Yingge dance has been trending on social media platforms over the past two years as videos of the dance garnered millions of views online.
This year, Yingge dance teams from Shantou have also been invited to perform on multiple overseas stages for the Spring Festival celebrations. (Photo by Yao Jun/Xinhua)
Women of Miao ethnic group stage a folk performance during the "Bainiaoyi" Lusheng festival in Gandong Township, Rongshui Miao Autonomous County of Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 5, 2025. During "Bainiaoyi" Lusheng festival, a traditional festival annually held in Gandong Township, people of different ethnic groups gather together to demonstrate traditional ethnic attire, blow Lusheng, a traditional reed-pipe wind instrument, and perform traditional dancing. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)
A visitor looks at a humanoid robot in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 5, 2025. Ten humanoid robots of the "Chucai" series were displayed on a conference in Wuhan, showcasing a variety of abilities. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Tourists watch dragon dance at a studio complex in Laoling City, east China's Shandong Province, Feb. 3, 2025. China witnessed a record 501 million domestic tourist trips during the eight-day Spring Festival holiday that ended on Tuesday, up 5.9 percent year on year, according to data released by the country's Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Wednesday.
Tourists spent over 677 billion yuan (about 94.43 billion U.S. dollars) on their domestic trips during the holiday, a 7 percent year-on-year increase, data showed. (Photo by Chu Baorui/Xinhua)
A volunteer passes a decoration for the 2025 Asian Winter Games in the Main Media Center (MMC) in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)
Workers carry out steel prefabrication at a manufacturing base of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) in Tianjin, north China, Feb. 5, 2025. (Photo by Du Penghui/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Feb. 4, 2025 shows an area along the Thai-Myanmar border seen from Mae Sot, Tak province, Thailand. Thailand suspended power supply to five areas along the border with Myanmar on Wednesday morning as part of its effort to combat illegal operations, Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said. (Xinhua)
