#CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-YINGGE DANCE (CN)

#CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-YINGGE DANCE (CN)

Xinhua
21 Feb 2026, 19:16 GMT+

(260221) -- BEIJING, Feb. 21, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Feb. 20, 2026 shows people enjoying a Yingge dance performance at a scenic area in Xiaogan, central China's Hubei Province. During the Spring Festival holiday, many Yingge dance teams have staged wonderful performances across China.

The Yingge dance, or "dance to the hero's song," is a folk dance of south China's Guangdong Province which has enjoyed growing popularity nationwide in recent years. As a dynamic blend of theater, dance, and martial arts, it was listed among the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. (Photo by Hu Xuejun/Xinhua)

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