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Inheritor of lion dance art passes on spirit of ethnic unity in Xizang autonomous region

China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-01-26 10:14

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Tengpa Anye (right) teaches students to perform a lion dance at a primary school in Lhorong county, Xizang autonomous region, on Jan 19. TENZIN NYIDA/XINHUA

Lhorong county, with an average elevation of about 3,700 meters, was once an important stop along the ancient Tea Horse Road and a significant channel for Tibetan-Han exchanges. Locals in Xobando town injected elements of Tibetan folk dances into the Han lion dance introduced to the town in the early years and created a new performing art — the Xobando lion dance.

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