The Lion Dance is one of the most widespread folk dances in China. The lion is the king of animals. In Chinese tradition, the lion is regarded as a mascot, which can bring good luck. The dance has a ...

Folk artists give a lion dance performance in Zaozhuang City, east China's Shandong Province, March 9, 2024. Various celebrations were held for the upcoming Longtaitou Day, a traditional day for a new ...

The lion’s share of the continent’s top lion dancers are duking it out this weekend in Edmonton’s Chinatown at the Pan-American Lion Dance Championship. It’s the first time the event is being held in ...

SINGAPORE: What does it take to be number one – and topple your chief competitor who has reigned supreme for almost three decades? More than underdog's luck, for sure. After all, when the Singapore ...

Yang and his team perform a Xitao lion dance in Gongyi city, Henan province. CHINA DAILY "They must be capable of imitating the lion's suspicion, joy, anger and other traits with lifelike accuracy," ...

Harry Guey-Lee doesn’t go into D.C.’s Chinatown much these days. Although he grew up there, he mostly returns for occasional Washington Wizards games. But every winter, the same activity draws him ...

As a pioneering platform for advancing lion dance culture in Macau, MGM launches the “Lion Dance Festival 2026”, anchored by the exhibition “Lion Dance Culture in Chinese Life”. Featuring exhibitions, ...

Robert Yu put on a large colorful lion head and matching pants, then took to the stage at Westfield Garden State Plaza recently and performed the Chinese lion dance to the beat of a drum before dozens ...

MGM has launched a month-long festival exploring the development of lion dance culture through exhibitions, artistic collaborations, workshops and international cultural exchanges. The “Lion Dance ...

-- which roars to life Sunday -- is proving especially demanding. The Kwans have agreed to 32 separate performances around the region, their most ever in a Lunar New Year season, and requests are ...

A performance by Catholic High School Alumni Association Dragon and Lion Dance Troupe. Photos: Handout THERE’S palpable excitement as Malaysia National Lion Dance Champion­ship 2026 heads to its ...