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Folk art: dance of straw dragon in China's Henan
By Agencies Published: Feb 14, 2017 10:59 PM
A performer waves a straw dragon in Dahan Village of Hancun Township in Qingfeng County, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 14, 2017. The local straw dragon dance was a pray for rain in ancient time and turned into a folk art nowadays. Photo:Xinhua

A performer waves a straw dragon in Dahan Village of Hancun Township in Qingfeng County, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 14, 2017. The local straw dragon dance was a pray for rain in ancient time and turned into a folk art nowadays. Photo:Xinhua


 
Performers wave a straw dragon in Dahan Village of Hancun Township in Qingfeng County, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 14, 2017. The local straw dragon dance was a pray for rain in ancient time and turned into a folk art nowadays. Photo:Xinhua

Performers wave a straw dragon in Dahan Village of Hancun Township in Qingfeng County, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 14, 2017. The local straw dragon dance was a pray for rain in ancient time and turned into a folk art nowadays. Photo:Xinhua


 
Villagers make a straw dragon in Dahan Village of Hancun Township in Qingfeng County, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 14, 2017. The local straw dragon dance was a pray for rain in ancient time and turned into a folk art nowadays. Photo:Xinhua

Villagers make a straw dragon in Dahan Village of Hancun Township in Qingfeng County, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 14, 2017. The local straw dragon dance was a pray for rain in ancient time and turned into a folk art nowadays. Photo:Xinhua


 
Performers wave a straw dragon in Dahan Village of Hancun Township in Qingfeng County, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 14, 2017. The local straw dragon dance was a pray for rain in ancient time and turned into a folk art nowadays.Photo:Xinhua

Performers wave a straw dragon in Dahan Village of Hancun Township in Qingfeng County, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 14, 2017. The local straw dragon dance was a pray for rain in ancient time and turned into a folk art nowadays.Photo:Xinhua


 
Performers play the dance of straw dragon in Dahan Village of Hancun Township in Qingfeng County, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 14, 2017. The local straw dragon dance was a pray for rain in ancient time and turned into a folk art nowadays. Photo:Xinhua

Performers play the dance of straw dragon in Dahan Village of Hancun Township in Qingfeng County, central China's Henan Province, Feb. 14, 2017. The local straw dragon dance was a pray for rain in ancient time and turned into a folk art nowadays. Photo:Xinhua