Traditional Chinese art of Cangxian Lion Dance well passed on in Hebei

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)

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 teacher instructs trainees to 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 teacher instructs trainees to 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)

In this aerial drone photo, 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 lion dancer from Cangxian County instructs students to practice lion dance 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)