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Folk lion dance team braces for coming World Expo

(chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2010-03-25 10:46

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Folk lion dancers in Kunshan city rehearse their program for a competition held for the upcoming Shanghai World Expo, east China's Jiangsu province, March 23, 2010. Lujiazhen town, known for its traditional lion dance, currently has 18 lion dance teams with 256 dancers. The dance's history dates back to 1368, the first year of the Chinese Ming Dynasty(1368-1644). [Photo/Xinhua]

Folk lion dance team braces for coming World Expo

Women dancers rehearse for a competition held for the upcoming Shanghai World Expo, in Kunshan city of east China's Jiangsu province, March 23, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua]

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