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ChineseToday | 5-year-old girl practices Yingge dance in S China's Guangdong

ChineseToday | 5-year-old girl practices Yingge dance in S China's Guangdong

(240601) -- SHANTOU, June 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhuang Enqi (C) and her little sister Zhuang Yaqi (L) practice drum and gongs in Yingge dance under the guidance of their father Zhuang Rongqiang at their home in Yujiao Village of Guiyu Township, Shantou City, south China's Guangdong Province, May 29, 2024. The Yingge dance, or "dance to the hero's song," is a form of folk dance popular in south China's Guangdong Province that merges opera, dance, and martial arts. Dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), this traditional dance is often performed during traditional Chinese festivals. The Yingge dance was listed as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. In April 2024, videos of a 5-year-old girl, Zhuang Enqi, performing the Yingge dance and interacting with a troupe of Yingge dancers garnered millions of views online. Enqi's father, Zhuang Rongqiang, is a drummer in a Yingge dance troupe in Yujiao Village. Enqi often went to the troupe's rehearsal venue with he

ChineseToday | 5-year-old girl practices Yingge dance in S China's Guangdong

ChineseToday | 5-year-old girl practices Yingge dance in S China's Guangdong

(240601) -- SHANTOU, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhuang Enqi (C) and her little sister Zhuang Yaqi (L) practice drum and gongs in Yingge dance under the guidance of their father Zhuang Rongqiang at their home in Yujiao Village of Guiyu Township, Shantou City, south China's Guangdong Province, May 29, 2024. The Yingge dance, or "dance to the hero's song," is a form of folk dance popular in south China's Guangdong Province that merges opera, dance, and martial arts. Dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), this traditional dance is often performed during traditional Chinese festivals. The Yingge dance was listed as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. In April 2024, videos of a 5-year-old girl, Zhuang Enqi, performing the Yingge dance and interacting with a troupe of Yingge dancers garnered millions of views online. Enqi's father, Zhuang Rongqiang, is a drummer in a Yingge dance troupe in Yujiao Village. Enqi often went to the troupe's rehearsal venue with her father and deve

Asashoryu receives highest award in Mongolia

Asashoryu receives highest award in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Grand sumo champion Asashoryu (L), who received the Hero of Labor award, the highest government award in his native Mongolia, gets a kiss from his younger sister in Ulan Bator on June 12.

Asashoryu receives highest award in Mongolia

Asashoryu receives highest award in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Grand sumo champion Asashoryu (L), who received the Hero of Labor award, the highest government award in his native Mongolia, gets a kiss from his younger sister in Ulan Bator on June 12. (Kyodo)