Giving the lion dance more bite

Expertise and various cultural elements combine to add to the spectacle and attract new enthusiasts, Yang Feiyue reports.

The lively and robust beat of gongs and drums from Yang Feilong's training facility can be heard more than a kilometer away.

As the door is pushed open, the sound floods the air and is abruptly overwhelming, while a group of young people dressed in multicolored lion-shaped costumes jump into view.

They nimbly move on the densely arranged iron piles, fixed to the ground, of varying heights, while completing agile flips and twists to showcase an extraordinary performance that exudes the charm of local folk culture.