North Deity Ancient Temple Fair a cultural feast

Video by Liu Xudong

Now through April 25, a temple fair is being held at North Deity Ancient Temple in Xixiang Subdistrict, Bao’an District to celebrate Sanyuesan, the third day of the third month in Chinese lunar calendar that falls on April 22 this year. The parade, which set off from Xixiang Park at noon yesterday, not only featured lion dance, dragon dance, yangge dance, hanfu show and other folk performances by local residents, but also dazzled visitors with intangible cultural heritage performances, including Meiling piaose from Wuchuan City, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, and Yingge Dance from Puning City, Jieyang, Guangdong.

A piaose performance themed on traditional Chinese folktales is staged at the temple fair held in Xixiang Subdistrict, Bao’an District, yesterday.  Photos by Liu Xudong except otherwise stated

A lion dance performance is staged yesterday. 

Performers get ready for their performance.

Clad in a black costume and brandishing a black-and-white serpent prop, a man performs the Yingge (英歌）Dance at the temple fair.

The temple fair draws a large crowd yesterday.

The temple fair draws a large crowd yesterday.

A lion dance performance yesterday. 

Performers get ready for their performance.

Performers get ready for their performance.

A lion dance performance yesterday. 

A piaose performance is staged in a parade of the Sanyuesan temple fair in Bao’an District yesterday. Wang Haolan

Residents in Bao’an District are ready to perform a folk dance in the parade. Wang Haolan

A performance of a folk dance yesterday. Wang Haolan

A local lion dance team performs in the parade. Wang Haolan

A piaose performance themed on traditional Chinese folktales is staged in yesterday’s parade. Wang Haolan

A child performer yawns while getting ready for the piaose performance in the parade. 

A performer in traditional clothing reacts during the parade. 

Yingge Dance from Puning City in Guangdong is staged during the parade. 

A dragon dance team from North Deity Ancient Temple in Bao’an District performs in the opening ceremony of the Sanyuesan temple fair. 

Performers in traditional clothing pose for a photo. 

Residents pose for a photo with the lion dance team during the temple fair.