On February 12, dragon dance enthusiasts performed colorful dragon dance in Hongshan Lake Park, Xixiu District, Anshun City, Guizhou Province.
The dragon is associated with many good wishes in Chinese culture, such as the dragon soaring and the tiger leaping, the fish leaping over the dragon gate, and so on. The dragon is blessed to coincide with the Year of the Dragon, and people feel the joy of the New Year in the folk activities of "dragon" elements such as dragon dance and dragon lantern appreciation.
On February 12, in the remote village of Shidong Town, Taijiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, Miao girls wore silver crowns of dragon totems to participate in the reed sheng folk activity. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Wu Jibin)
On February 12, in the Chengdong Community of Shibing County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, folk artists hurriedly made creative dragon lanterns. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Tai Shengzhi)
On February 12, folk artists made dragon lanterns in Honghua Village, Pingxi Street, Yuping Dong Autonomous County, Tongren City, Guizhou Province. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Hu Panxue)
(Source: Xinhua News Agency)