Nepal charmed by SZ lion dance

The “Nepal Visit Year 2025” & “Chinese New Year 2025” event aims to encourage Chinese tourists to visit the South Asian country. Shangchuan is a village located in Xin’an Subdistrict, Bao’an. Built during the Ming Dynasty, it is a typical Canton-style ancient village. The lion dance, which dates back to the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), gained wider popularity in the 1970s when the local martial arts master, Huang Liansheng, created the Shangchuan Huang Liansheng Lion Dance. In 2021, Huang’s lion dance was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage. 

The Shangchuan Huang Liansheng Lion Dance troupe from Bao’an District, Shenzhen, performs at the launch ceremony of the “Nepal Visit Year 2025” & “Chinese New Year 2025” event at Bhaktapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, on Saturday. China News Service