Ensemble brings cultural feast to remote mountain village

After five hours bumping along amountain road, a song and dance ensemble from Tashikurgan Tajik autonomous county in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region arrived in Raskham, a remote village that is about 200 kilometers from the county, on June 6.

The ensemble crossed mountains and a river to bring the villagers a cultural feast. The performance included the traditional eagle dance of Tajik people, folk songs. Some of the performance related to intangible cultural heritage.

Villagers enjoyed the eventand sometimes even joined the performance, as most of the villagers are Tajik.

The county is a place where the average elevation is more than 4,570 meters above sea level and the oxygen content in the air is just half that of most cities in the world.

The ensemble had been to more than 40 villages in the county, a visit they make twice a year to enrich the cultural life of the locals.